10 Best Places to Go Shopping in Lille

Westfield Euralille is located in the heart of the city centre and offers a huge outdoor shopping experience with all the biggest names, exclusive brands and entertainment options. Here you can find upscale haute couture fashion, big-name electronics brands and lots of restaurants to grab a bite to eat at while you're here, all of it in a warm, bright design with wooden floors and vibrant lighting. This spot offers 137 shops and services spread over 67,000 square metres of space.

Some of the top brands here include Adidas, André, Claire's, Foot Locker, Histoire D'Or, Hollister, Intimissimi and even a LEGO Store. Restaurants include everything from Mama Kitchen Caffè to Paul to Burger King.

Centre Commercial Les Tanneurs is an indoor shopping mall offering over a dozen names in fashion, accessories, toys, electronics, home decor and entertainment. This mall, just 8 minutes northeast of the Lille city centre, has just about everything you need, from daily necessities to the latest fashions and wall art to decorate your home. Just a few of the stores you can find at this shopping centre include Addict Paris, Grand Playground, Christine Laure and Le Bonhomme de Bois.

Les Tanneurs is a smaller mall, but that also means it's quieter and doesn't draw as much of a crowd while still offering quality stores, including a full grocery store. It's a place to escape the hustle and bustle.

Lille Old Town (Le Vieux Lille) is the historic district of the city with buildings that are hundreds of years old, many of them containing small, independent boutique shops. The shops here are as charming and quaint as the district itself, including everything from high-end clothing boutiques to small arts and crafts stores and independent art galleries.

This neighbourhood is worth walking through whether you're shopping or you just want to explore a quaint, charming and authentic historic district. The 17th-century architectural styles here are diverse, so you'll enjoy walking from building to building experiencing the different looks of each. It's about 10 minutes northeast of the city centre.

The Grande Braderie de Lille is an annual event drawing thousands of antiquers and collectable hunters to the Lille city centre for the crème de la crème of secondhand markets. If you're an antique lover, this event is one of the great attractions across the world as practically the entire city turns into one gigantic antiques, collectables and flea market tucked among exuberant 17th-century architecture. This is one of France's most famed events, and if there's a hidden gem you're looking for, this is the place to find it.

You can also come just to get immersed in the city's atmosphere and colour. Be sure to try local delicacies from one of the many food vendors while you're here.

PRINTEMPS Lille is an upscale department store that offers a Parisian-like experience in the heart of Lille and precisely replicates its sister store in the capital of France. This multi-floor department store has the same layout as the flagship store in Paris. On the ground floor, you'll find menswear, leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics. One floor up, you'll find women's clothing and home decor. On the top floor, you can visit the snack bar to grab a bite to eat, or you can head to the salon to get your hair done in the latest Parisian style.

This is the height of upscale shopping in the heart of Lille. It's directly in the city centre for easy access.

Marché de Wazemmes is a beloved covered market that draws hundreds of locals to the working-class quarter of Lille every week with arts, crafts and food stalls. Here you can find 26 vendors tucked under a roof less than 5 minutes south-west of the city centre and about a mile from the tourism centre. Outside the cover, 3 times a week, the market explodes in size with up to 400 additional vendors selling everything from food to clothes, bric-a-brac, arts and crafts, adding to the excitement and buzz.

Here you can spend all day browsing stalls, sampling prepared delicacies and looking for hidden treasures. If you need a gift or souvenir, you can find it here.

Lillenium is a vast shopping, dining and entertainment destination offering more than 100 shops, eateries and services as the heart and soul of an evolving commercial district. This shopping mall was designed to fulfil all the needs of locals and visitors to the community alike, offering the best of modern brands and striking architecture from internationally famous architect Rudy Ricciotti. Just a few of the big-name brands you'll find here, both local and international, include H&M, Levis, Don't Call me Jennyfer and E.Leclerc.

Eateries in the food court and throughout the complex include Burger Bar by Quick, Belchicken, Columbus Café & Co, Justin Donut and Namaste Indian Restaurant. It's only 8 minutes south of the city centre.

The Old Lille Market is held 3 times per week and brings together arts and crafts vendors and bakers from all over the region to offer unique artisanal products. The focus here is on bakers and textile dealers, but you can also find organic foods, regional products and even products from as far away as the Far East. You'll find fresh produce and poultry, cheeses and even bric-a-brac in the many vendor stalls. On weekends, the atmosphere is vibrant and friendly, encouraging you to stay well into the afternoon.

When you're done shopping, head for one of the quaint pavement cafes and grab a coffee to people-watch. It's about 10 minutes north of the city centre.

Furet du Nord is a chain of bookstores dating to 1936, with the flagship in Lille being one of the largest bookshops in the world and a stunning sight. This flagship store was once the largest bookstore in the world and still ranks among the biggest. It began in 1936 and expanded over the years until it moved in 1959. It moved again in 1976 to the spot where it stands today. By the 1980s, it had branched out into a chain. It covers 8,000 square metres of space and gets nearly 10,000 visitors a day.

Many folks come here just to snap photos of the nooks, crannies and aisles. It's 9 minutes north of the city centre.

The Fashion District along Avenue Jean-Lebas in Roubaix offers the chance to shop all of the latest local, national and international haute couture brands. Many stores here are dedicated to hot, up-and-coming young designers offering fashions that are truly avant-garde and unique. If you want to find clothes that might well be the next wave in fashion and grab them before they become the hot item, this is where you can go to find them. Even better, it's steps from local museums and galleries where you can show off your new clothes.

Lille's Fashion District is a good place to see, be seen and find stunning new designs. It's about 25 minutes northeast of the Lille city centre.