I crashed there after arriving a tiny bit late from the station…read more The place is a little bit hard to find, a little bit hidden by the Rihour parking place. One found, you will have bleeding cornea: the sign is written in Comic Sans MS, trainee job! Normally it would be a sufficient argument for me to step back but I acted as I didn't see anything. I got a 2 meats sandwich, goat cheese, pepper sauce and 3 different ingredients. It was really good, everything seemed fresh, the bread tasted good too. Well, actually, it must do because it's as expensive as a Subway (and at Subway you have crisps and a drink) and its barely half the size. And if you go there, keep in mind that you'll probably take away as there's a very limited number of seats inside and outside.

From the owner: Alternative française Cet établissement est une institution. D'ailleurs, on utilise désormais…read morel'expression : manger un Made in France. On aime y regarder les cuisinières préparer les sandwichs. Au Made in France, on choisit tout, selon la saison ou ses goûts. Divers fromages, garnitures, crudités et sauces sont proposés afin de composer le sandwich idéal. Avec 19 sauces et jusqu'à 13 crudités proposées selon les saisons, en pain long ou médium, toasté ou non, les possibilités sont infinies. Parmi les recettes proposées par l'établissement, c'est le France Cheeseburger, un steak haché avec gruyère qui rencontre le plus grand succès. Tous les ingrédients sont frais, à l'image des succulents jus de fruits pressés à la demande. Le Made in France est donc l'adresse à connaître pour profiter d'un excellent sandwich à base de bon pain, de bons produits frais, variés et naturels qui séduit les papilles tout en conservant ses qualités nutritionnelles.

Great pastries and coffee in a relaxing atmosphere. The staff is kind. Although there is road work…read moregoing on currently, it's quiet inside.

From the owner: Proposer à nos clients des Espresso et des spécialités Gourmandes à base de café, thé, lait et…read morefruits, servis par des passionnés du Café, autour d'une restauration de qualité.

Spok is a cute, hipster lunch spot in Lille. They offer fresh sandwiches and little salads for…read moretakeaway or you can stay there to eat a dish of the day. The sandwiches are on display, almost like food often displayed in Japan, and evidently something not so common in France. Definitely a cute little place with a major hipster vibe!

All the meals are sold in little baskets, which is innovative but I did not appreciate it too much,…read morei.e. it feels like eating fast food. The staff is very friendly though, and the interior is cosy and original. I would only recommend it for a quick lunch.

My wife and I were roaming around the city of Lille with absolutely no direction, no plan, and…read morenothing to actually do when we wandered a bit far from where we were staying and got a bit hungry, which lead us to try and get back to a place we knew. When we were walking back we randomly walked by De Rode Koe and figured "why wait?" So we headed in and grabbed a table. This place was small, but very comfortable and the gentleman working was super friendly and pleasant. This restaurant features a good selection of vegan and vegetarian options while also having a few meat options as well to cater to pretty much everyone. I was struggling to decide on what to get when I blurted out "lasagna" and made the choice I didn't know I needed. The food came out pretty quickly here and let me tell you, it should have had a warning on it. The lasagna was roughly 200 degrees Celsius and smelled so good I couldn't help but take teeny tiny little bites for the first 20 minutes. Once the dish actually cooled down and I got to eat it, this thing was next level tasty and I couldn't help but devour the whole thing. The meats flavoring was absolutely delicious while the cheese and sauce were top notch as well, this thing was perfect! Overall, De Rode Koe was a random home run that I'm so glad I got to experience. I loved pretty much everything about this place and wish I was staying in the city longer so I could have tried something else off the menu. If you need good food in this city, this place is gonna treat you right.

Good food and great service! Nice outdoor seating makes it even better. If they restricted smoking…read morethat would make it perfect.

My friend told me that this was a great place to study. However, we went here for dinner. And we…read moregot really great burgers. They were at around 10 euros per burger but they were really flavourful ones. Apart from their burgers, we also tried their dessert, which I wish I could have tried all of them. We had their speculoos cheese cake. No words, I can just say it was heaven for a speculoos fan.

Recommended by my dear friend Diane, we had our breakfast here at the trendy Be Yourself! on a…read moreSunday. When we arrived, we were a bit confused and had to figure out how things worked here at Be Yourself! because of our poor French. First of all, you can opt for the buffet on Sunday and pick whatever you like from the buffet. But it's also possible to order a la carte at the cash register. There's a fridge on the right hand side of the ground floor of this establishment where you can grab your juices, pre packaged drinks or desserts. I forgot the name of the dish I ordered a la carte, but it had pancakes with cream cheese on it, cured salmon, bacon and a savory muffin and it was delicious. I also loved my cherry smoothie. I really liked how Be Yourself! is decorated, especially the stairs with the red walls with paintings and portraits. There is some extra seating area on the first floor. And the lavatory room here is called "Pipi room". The staff at Be Yourself is very young, they could be students or maybe scholars. The staff is very friendly and they tried to accomodate us by speaking to us in English. Because even though we tried our best, our French was really poor, especially the morning after hanging out at the wine bar all night.