The best bars and cafés Nord

From Euralille, you can admire the roof of this restaurant, which has become a must-see, and the hotel's illuminated sign. To get there, you take an elevator... and you're transported into a trendy, colorful world! If you like trendy places, you'll find what you're looking for at the Mama Shelter bar, which boasts a large terrace and top-notch decor. The cocktails are well-balanced, so take your time sipping them. The menu also includes spirits and a fine selection of beers.

A restored farmhouse, Aux Enfants Terribles is a place of conviviality and pleasure that brings together all generations around three pillars: food, beer and events.

Their craft brewery still offers 7 beers brewed on site, then transferred to the venue's multiple spaces via a biéroduc. Fred takes you on a tour of the brewery, explaining the beer-making process, and their comedy shows are aimed at the widest possible audience, while their leisure activities are expanding daily..

As soon as you enter, you love the all-wooden counter, which invites you to sit down and get lost in the reading of the draught beer choices displayed on a large slate board. As for the wall of bottles, it is the proof that here we know what we are talking about. Beware, nothing but the new and the exceptional. The selection is very precise and offers nectars brewed by the best producers in France. While beer is of course in the limelight, whisky lovers will not be outdone thanks, once again, to a careful selection of unique nectars.

If you ask a Dunkirk inhabitant where to go for a drink in a nice place, he will direct you to the well named "rue de la Soif" and more precisely to Le Bommel, a very famous (but not only) beer bar. You can't miss it with its ten or so (Belgian) beer signs on its façade. The menu is also impressive: 14 draught beers, a wide choice of bottled beers, but also rum-based cocktails. The original decoration, with its heterogeneous objects, its hanging hop vines, its flags and beer napkins on the ceiling, its woodwork, has not moved despite the change of ownership. The establishment has a strong identity and on Friday and Saturday evenings, it's buzzing! This is what makes its charm. There are people of all ages, sailors on port calls, workers on the move, English people who often find a pub spirit in this place. The establishment regularly organises events and concerts, but people come here mainly to mingle, to chat all night long... listening to good big rock music, having a good time on Les Lacs du Connemara, and dancing to Dalida music. Le Bommel is just great!

An essential coffee shop! We drink a little coffee in the morning. There is a brunch on Saturday. It is restored at noon with a wide selection of sandwiches, pies, burgers… on site or to take away. Among friends at the time of tea, you can enjoy the exceptional coffees (cappuccino, spéculoos, macchiato caramel…), rare teas, and chocolate drinks that delight your taste buds. You can also opt for a freakshake (house specialty), a recruiter or a delicious. If you have a small dip, you will accompany your drink from homemade pastry. You are even offered a grocery store, where you can obtain the original and quality products you have tasted. Drinks are "véganisables" and a fully végan menu is available.

When you enter this warm place, it is impossible to miss the scent of freshly roasted coffee and the staff is friendly. On the menu, more than a dozen varieties take you around the world from Brazil to Sumatra. Gourmets will not be outdone: cappuccino, latte macchiato, chocolate almond, chocolate speculoos, toppings... you can't go wrong! Tea lovers can rest assured that they will be able to find what they are looking for in the fifty or so teas and infusions on offer. Note that the café is also a shop.

The ideal place for an evening out with friends! This trendy venue is housed in a former spinning mill in Saint-André. The decor is a blend of American dining and the industrial heritage of the North. The vast brick and steel room opens onto a large terrace, which is very pleasant in summer. The beer is brewed on site in huge vats. Every month, 2 experimental beers are offered, and every 3 months, one of them is voted by customers to join the permanent range. Brique House also serves excellent homemade pizzas!

The Cactus Café cartonne on the Malo dam. His drink (candied tomatoes, cheese rolls, salami, sausage, tortillas) séduit as much as the proposed cocktails and 10 special draught beers. We love the vaulted ceiling, the terrace, and the reception that is reserved in a cosy and convivial atmosphere. An essential on the dam, you will appreciate.

This bakery has only the name! Instead of croissants, you can enjoy local and sometimes organic beers, hyper sausage or a vegetarian plate. Located just a few steps from the Théâtre Sébastopol, the establishment has kept the bakery's decorative elements: 1950s tiles, old bricks and original marble shelves. The ears will also appreciate the playlist of the place. Exhibitions are organized regularly. The service is pleasant and you can enjoy a nice terrace in the nice days.

The Oz Australian Bar cafe is an absolute place in Lille! At Andrew, a cosmopolitan crowd is looking for a terrace and a drink between friends in a cool and friendly atmosphere. And the night nights of the Losc or the France team, three large screens provide the retransmission. Among the cocktails, let us say for the most hardened: the iceberg bondi, learned mixture of gin, vodka, rum and curaçao with a zest of lemon and lemonade. Really big! Many beers, of course, beer from the opposite. Inevitably, the creation of an Australian will have to take place, or rugby as often seen on this terrace.

The traditional Irish pub par excellence! More than 15 Irish whiskies and many draught beers. And as with any good pub, St. Patrick's Day is an opportunity to go out on the terrace even if it rains. It is also possible to enjoy Irish specialities and traditional dishes, mainly made with local products. Certified by the label of Maître Restaurateur, the establishment makes an effort to adapt to vegetarians with, in particular, a vegetarian board and a vegetarian welsh.

Opened in April 2017, the Dilettante was able to test its success at the June music festival… a stocked bar and empty stocks! This is the ideal place for a cosy bar and especially for a nice location. Inside, a loft atmosphere with brick walls and beautiful green plants everywhere, without forgetting the beautiful lights above the bar. A sober and elegant decoration, but it really invites you to make it easy. Outside, a small terrace on the beautiful Place des Archives… paradise when the first rays of the sun appear. Side drinks, nothing to say. An excellent selection of draught beers, a very sharp selection of spirits (special mention to Monkey 47 Gin that is unfortunately not found everywhere and is a true delight), organic cider and many other quality drink await you. Animations and concerts are also organized on time. A place not to miss!

A French-style English tea room in Lille's old town for nearly 20 years, Elizabeth's never ceases to awaken our taste buds in a warm, cosy atmosphere.

Its owners, committed to the values of sharing, passion and pleasure, delight us with their cupcakes, brownies, cookies, cheesecakes, scones with orange marmalade, muffins, lemon tarts, carrot cakes, muffins, sponge cakes... not forgetting the inevitable crumble! Once you've tasted them, there's only one thing you'll want to do: go back for more "so British" wonders..

The Spotlight is a great address for humor buffs and those who would like to perform on an open stage. This comedy bar, very well located in the Capital of Flanders, welcomes new talents and spectators in an air-conditioned lounge and intimate room, with a capacity of 150 people. Young artists from all walks of life perform on Mondays at 8pm, Tuesdays from 8pm to 9.30pm and Saturdays at 3pm (admission is free with compulsory consumption). The programme is varied and even features some of the biggest names in French humour, rising stars and concerts. Humour and music in perspective! To follow up, why not let yourself be tempted by the bar side of the Spotlight, bright and well decorated, where it is also possible to play pool with friends? A good address and an original concept that make this place a must for lovers of humorous scenes made in Lille.

As the headquarters of the trendy youth of Lille, it is understandable why the opening of La Biche & Le Renard conquered the curious and made so many people emulate it in the middle of the Lille night. But not just that! Because this address is much more than a place for nightlife. It is a boutique bar like no other in Lille. The secret of its success? Its original concept and its decoration half recup' half vintage. During the day, we exchange in a friendly atmosphere over a coffee or a pint while finding accessories from designers made in Lille. In the evening, the displays fold down into benches and the place turns into a bar to host DJ sets and wild parties. We love it!