The Lille City Guides answer the questions visitors ask first: which estaminets still cook carbonnade the proper way, which museums are worth the metro ride, where Vieux-Lille drinks after dark and how easy the sea, Bruges or Ypres really are by train. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look out for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Lille City Guides
- 157 places
- 6 guides
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Lille guides
Food guide
28 places
Estaminets that get carbonnade and welsh right, the brasseries Lillois still choose, chefs cooking the region in a modern way, markets, frites and cheese, then sweets and coffee.
Things to do guide
25 places
France’s second-largest fine art museum, an art deco pool turned museum, a belfry with a lift, the Flemish squares and the Vauban citadel.
Family guide
23 places
A zoo for about €6, free city farms, a lake beach, an open-air museum of old farmhouses, rainy-day museums and where children eat well.
Nightlife guide
28 places
Vieux-Lille cocktail and games bars, craft beer cellars, wine bars, concert halls, clubs open until 7 am and food at 3 am.
Day trips guide
26 places
North Sea beaches under an hour away, Bruges and Ghent by train, belfry towns, the Louvre-Lens and the First World War front, all by public transport.
Budget guide
27 places
Free first Sundays at the museums, free landmarks and parks, market lunches for about €5 and the transport tricks that keep Lille cheap.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Brasserie André
Rue de Béthune, pedestrian centre
A grand brasserie open since 1927, all mirrors and brass, with waiters who have stayed for decades, shellfish platters and steak tartare cut to order. Locals bring their parents here; the midweek lunch formule is the smart way in. From the food guide.
Villa Cavrois
Croix, tram R to Villa Cavrois stop, 30 min
Robert Mallet-Stevens’ 1932 modernist house for a textile magnate, restored over 15 years down to the parquet and the kitchen clocks. Pair it with La Piscine, a quarter of an hour away. From the things to do guide.
La Capsule Lille
25 rue des Trois Mollettes, Vieux-Lille
The city’s best beer bar, with around 20 taps of cask and lambic-style beers from northern France and Belgium, poured by people who know them. Sit at the long bar or take a group down to the brick cellar. From the nightlife guide.
Play the trail, then follow the guide
World City Trail’s Lille scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the old town. Afterwards the guides carry on: carbonnade in a Vieux-Lille estaminet, the view from the belfry, a beer cellar on a cobbled lane or an early train to the beach.
Questions about the Lille guides
What is inside the Lille City Guides?
Six guides with 157 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For every place you get why it is worth going, the area, opening notes and a practical tip.
Where do I find the guides once I have paid?
The links appear on your order page as soon as payment goes through and in your order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app or account required.
Will the Lille guides work without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it carries on working offline, ticks and notes included. Map links need mobile data.
What languages are the guides in?
English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch. Switch language inside the guide at any moment.
Do I have to buy all six guides?
No. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99. Bought with a World City Trail game, the food guide is €3.99 and all six are €14.99.
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