(10 Rue de L'Arc in Lille, France)

La Tête de l’Art restaurant in the very core of Vieux Lille is a gregarious family affair. Jean-Luc... Pétiau welcomes you into the pleasing pink house decorated in charming bourgeois style with pale paneled walls, parquet floors, farmhouse chairs or modern seating, fresh flowers, and modern art. It is a romantic restaurant, with food that seduces. Jean-Luc’s son Gregory is in the kitchen creating traditional cuisine that is regional, rustic, inventive and modern. Yes, all that. Like scallops and salmon marinated in fleur de sel on a mousseline of celery rave, roasted lamb brochette in sauce diable, roasted pineapple au rum. The two and three course menus include wines to accompany the meal in the French style. The service and ambience are notably warm and welcoming. La Tête de l’Art would be a superb choice for dinner a deux or for a meal before taking in a performance of Lille’s symphony at the Nouveau Siecle. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required for bookings a table, absolutely no money will be charged to your card, this is just to secure the booking.The last available time-slot for lunch is 1pm.Toptable bookings are not taken for Fridays and Saturdays. Opening hours: Sat - Thu 12pm - 1pm Wed - Thu & Sat 7:30pm - 10:30pm Fri : closed [moreless]

(86 Rue de Gand in Lille, France)

Le 86 restaurant in Lille’s restaurant central – rue de Gand – is a fabulous mélange of baroque and ...modern, tradition and innovation. The dining room features antique mirrors, Italian chandeliers, plum-coloured leather banquettes and contemporary seating, purple drapes and stippled walls hung with 21st century art. It’s a smart, funky space for business or romance. The menu’s vibrancy draws from regional culinary traditions and the chef’s own creativity: scrambled eggs on toast with smoked duck breast starter, main course of tropical filet of sole with beetroot crème, dessert of roasted goat cheese with honey. A lunchtime formula is great value. But on top of the remarkable décor and cuisine, the welcome is very warm and service is delightful. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12pm - 2pm Tue & Wed 7:30pm - 10pm Thu - Sat 7:30pm - 10:30pm Sun : closed all day [moreless]

(1 Avenue Foch in Lille, France)

Le Cercle restaurant in Lille centre in the charmingly-named, green Square du Petit Quinquin couldn’...t be more typically French if it wore a beret. The bleu awning stretches over rattan chairs on the pavement. Inside the ambience is cosy, decorated with classic bentwood bistro chairs, white table linens, mirrors, fresh flowers and walls the colour of nicotine. The menu, too, is exactly what you’d wish from a French brasserie – foie gras de canard, home-smoked salmon, braised camembert with salad, frites and cornichons, chocolate mousse – as well as dishes typical of the region like potjevleesch, a classic chicken or rabbit terrine, all renowned for their quality and authenticity. The menus are easy on the pocket and more than one stag or hen night has started here and gone on to greatness. Le Cercle is a gem. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 11:45am - 2:30 pm Wed - Sat 7:45pm - 10:30pm Sun: closed all day [moreless]

(6 Rue du Nouveau Siecle in Lille, France)

Le Hochepot restaurant in the heart of Lille offers classic Flemish cooking allied with true origina...lity, all in a warm and welcoming setting and at a friendly price. Le Hochepot, named for the traditional workingman’s meal of sundry meats stewed with seasonal veg, has the feel of an estaminet – the local, low-key version of bar/brasseries. With quarry-tiled floor, exposed brick, rustic seating, this is the perfect setting for authentic Flemish regional dishes like carbonnade flamande, or beef stewed in beer with onions and brown sugar, potjevleesch, or terrine of rabbit or chicken. Michel and Anne Jeandel keep the place full with excellent cooking and true friendliness. If you’re aiming for the authentic experience, the beverage is beer and Le Hochepot specializes in the beers of French Flanders. The dining room seats up to 60 for large parties, and the Jeandels will respect your budget in creating menus for your party. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12pm - 2pm & 7pm - 10pm Sat 7pm - 10:30pm Sun: closed all day [moreless]

(1 Rue Saint-Jacques in Lille, France)

Le Lion Bossu restaurant in Vieux Lille near the Place du Lion d’Or and five minutes from the train ...stations, is one of Lille’s gastronomic stars. The dining rooms, dating from the late 1600’s, combine luxe red velvet banquettes and antique copper pots with exposed rustic, modern art hung on antique brick walls and beams and, downstairs, curving vaults. It works brilliantly. Monsieur Coue welcomes you warmly into the establishment, while Madame Coue works her magic in the kitchen creating dishes like filet of beef in red wine with raviolis of foie gras or her famous escargots brochette with gazpacho. For special private banquets and receptions, Le Lion Bossu comfortably seats up to 50 – recommended for both private events and corporate entertaining. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12pm - 2pm Mon - Thu & Sat 7:30pm - 10pm Fri 7:30pm - 11pm Sun : closed for dinner [moreless]

(1 Place Sébastopol in Lille, France)

Le Sébastopol restaurant in Lille’s lively Beaux Arts-Gambetta district is a classic, understated re...staurant where gastronomy reaches peaks of excellence – and there’s a Michelin star to recognize it. Maitre Chef Jean-Luc Germond creates dishes that unite classic French cooking with the finest local ingredients and traditions. It all looks beautiful on the plate, as well. Wife Nicole welcomes you warmly into the fine art deco dining room in colours of warmest reds and earth tones with natural light pouring through the French windows onto the snowy-linened tables. Invite guests upstairs to dine privately in one of three rooms, Le Scrive seating 2 to 4, Le Mac Mahon from 4 to 10, and Le Crimée seating 8 to 20, each as classically lovely as the main dining room. Menus include a la carte, main menu, the seven-course Musée et Gourmandise, dramatic Theatre des Saveurs with two glasses of ‘découverte’ wine, and the light Sur le Pouce for lunch. Germond will consult with you to formulate the perfect menu for your private event and, with a mind-boggling five hundred wines on offer, the perfect bottles to complement the dishes, too. Le Sébastopol is one of Lille’s culinary highlights. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required for bookings of 8 people or more, absolutely no money will be charged to your card, this is just to secure the booking. Opening hours: Mon - Sat 7:30pm - 10pmTues - Thurs & Sun 12pm - 2pm [moreless]

(9 Rue Maracci in Lille, France)

Le Why-Not restaurant in Vieux Lille is a real find, an historic spot that’s dead hip with superb fo...od and a cool ambience. Come downstairs and you’ll find yourself in a series of red brick arched vaults with sleek modern décor and a changing array of contemporary art. Very romantic. Chef Jean Christophe, formerly inmate of some of the most prestigious kitchens in France like Le Crillon and the Tour D'Argent in Paris and chez Marc Meneau in Burgundy, is the chef-patron. He produces a market-sensitive menu that encompasses both traditional regional cuisine and exciting riffs of his own. Try feuillete of white asparagus with infusion of light chive crème, slow-braised lamb shoulder casserole with fine tart of veg and rosemary jus, carpaccio of pineapple with saffron and home made coconut ice cream. Groups are very welcome at Le Why-Not and the staff will assist you in creating the perfect group meal or event. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. A credit card is required to reserve a table, if there is availability - this is simply to secure your booking, absolutely no money will be charged to the card except in the case of late cancellations. A fee of 30€ per person will be charged for a cancellation within 24 hours or for a no show Opening hours: Tue - Fri 12pm - 2pm Wed - Sat 7:30pm - 10pm Sat 7pm – 10:30pm Sun - Mon: closed all day [moreless]

(1 bis Rue du Curé St Etienne in Lille, France)

N’Autre Monde restaurant just two steps from the Grand Place brings you the world’s cuisines in a wa...rm, modern setting. The dining room is a fabulous blend of pink walls, exposed brick, Louis XV chairs, chandeliers, downlighters and dramatic flower displays. Self-taught chef David Beve puts his fascination with the world’s cultures to great use in his monthly-changing menus, utilizing all the flavours of the planet with a special focus on the Caribbean and Asia, filtered through his own imagination. Dishes might include courgette flowers stuffed with salmon accompanied with red pepper coulis, roast duck breast with Szechuan pepper and rhubarb chutney, and waffle with mango compote and coulis and vanilla chantilly. The wine list is just as much a vagabond as the chef, with bottles from every wine-producing country, it seems, as well as the classic French regions. Finish your meal with a choice of coffees and teas from all over the globe. Hire the entire venue to seat up to 35 for lovely banquets or smart seminars. A credit card is required to reserve a table for eight covers and above, if there is availability - this is simply to secure your booking, absolutely no money will be charged to the card except in the case of late cancellations. A fee of 20 Euros per person will be charged for a cancellation within 24 hours or a no showUpon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Tue - Sun 12pm - 3pm & 7:30pm - 11pm Mon : closed all day [moreless]