Calais
Bistro-style French dishes, such as grilled pig's trotters with Béarnaise sauce, sea bass with beurre blanc (emulsified butter sauce), and port-poached…
Must-see restaurants in Lille, Flanders & the Somme
Côte d’Opale
Built between 1931 and 1933, Le Touquet's semi-circular, neo-Nordic–style covered market is a listed historical monument. A produce market sets up here…
Arras
Beloved for its marvellous vaulted cellar and friendly staff, this buzzing brasserie has a great range of salads alongside regional standards including…
Arras
Hugely popular with locals for its great-value steaks, this Grand' Place restaurant also serves burgers and mixed grills.
Arras
Arras' twice-weekly food market stretches across the city's three central squares; Saturday's market is especially huge.
Lille, Flanders & the Somme
Fruit, veggies, cheeses, wines and prepared dishes are sold inside this one-time salt store built in 1784.
Côte d’Opale
Boulogne's lively fruit and vegetable market sees up to 40 stalls set up twice a week on place Dalton.
Lille, Flanders & the Somme
Colourful stalls sell fruit, vegetables and other picnic supplies.
Arras
Traditional French meat and fish dishes, Flemish dishes such as carbonade (braised beef stewed with onions and beer) and potjevleesch (cold meat in aspic)…
Lille
Chef Arnaud Duhamel prepares Flemish favourites such as Ostend shrimp croquettes, veal sweetbreads flambéed in cider, carbonade (beef stew with beer) and…
Arras
Madame Delforge has been preparing dishes such as bavette (flank steak) and cod with mustard sauce at this unpretentious old-time cafe comme à la maison …
Amiens
Inviting, bistro-style decor reminiscent of the belle époque provides an atmospheric backdrop for home-style French and Picard cuisine, including fish…
Amiens
Two dozen stalls sell picnic supplies, including cheeses, breads and wine, at this covered market within Amiens' Les Halles shopping complex.
