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N°1Italian restaurantLa Bellezza Lille
The Lille osteria of the Big Mamma group, set in a former theatre in Vieux-Lille. Truffle pasta, an open kitchen and a spectacular setting: an address noted by Gault&Millau, with a queue that has not thinned since 2018.
« Since it opened on 29 September 2018, the line of curious food lovers wanting to feast at La Bellezza has never got shorter. »
— place-to-be.netSee the full place file15 mentions
N°2Italian restaurantPosto
A Neapolitan bistro on place du Lion d'Or, built for aperitivo and antipasti as much as for fresh pasta. People come back for the welcome and for a rare 6pm opening in the city centre.
« Posto is the Italian spot in Lille you keep coming back to. »
— GoogleSee the full place file9 mentions
N°3Italian restaurantAlfredo
The latest of the Papa Famiglia group, in Croix, with a polished Italian-American atmosphere. Carbonara, cacio e pepe and homemade truffle pasta: the house claims the best pasta in the metro area.
« "To serve the best pasta in the metro area": the ambition of Alfredo, the newborn of Papa Famiglia. »
— La Voix du NordSee the full place file6 mentionsRating rising
N°4Italian restaurantSQUADRA CLUB
A bright trattoria styled like an Italian beach bar in Fives, run by Francesco. Neapolitan pizzas on fresh dough and generous pasta, in a family atmosphere that pleases children and parents alike.
« A restaurant in Italian beach-bar mode to bring back your smile, rain or shine. »
— Lille AddictSee the full place file6 mentions
N°5Italian restaurantDomus Sicilia
Alessandro and Roberto's little corner of Sicily in La Madeleine. Family recipes, produce imported from the island and homemade desserts: a table whose rating is climbing and that appeals well beyond its neighbourhood.
« Two brothers, Alessandro and Roberto, decided to set down their little corner of Sicily in the North. »
— Lille AddictSee the full place file10 mentionsRating rising
N°6Italian restaurantTramontana Ristorante
An institution opened in the late 1970s by the Pitta family from Sicily. Fresh pasta, pizzas and homemade tiramisu in a large, convivial room, with a Sunday lunch service families appreciate.
« Opened in the late 1970s by the Pitta family from Sicily, it was at first a tiny restaurant. »
— actu.frSee the full place file5 mentions
N°7Italian restaurantCucina Popolare • Lille
The popular, no-fuss Italian cooking of Vieux-Lille, on rue des Tours. A short menu, hearty pasta and homemade spritzes in an intimate room, carried by a warm welcome.
« A new address that smells of la Dolce Vita has opened in Vieux-Lille, on rue des Tours. »
— VozerSee the full place file5 mentions
N°8Italian restaurantLa Piazzetta
A restaurant-deli run by a Sicilian couple, where fresh pasta is shaped in front of you. Charcuterie, cheeses and wines imported from Italy, and a homemade tiramisu often cited as one of the best in town.
« Fresh pasta, rare products and a short menu. La Piazzetta imports its produce from Italy to delight the people of Lille. »
— actu.frSee the full place file5 mentionsRating rising
