Bakeries & Pastry in Lille

Boulangerie du Renard on Rue Saint-Génois opens first, at 6 AM on weekdays, with sandwiches, pains au chocolat and tarte tropézienne in its reviews, and Pain Beurre on Rue Léon Gambetta opens at 6:30 AM on some days, Sundays included, with chouquettes, financiers and Saint-Honoré. La Gourmandise at 187 Rue Colbert opens daily from 7 AM to 8 PM and also sells oriental pastries and day-old bread at a discount, whereas La briochée, a pâtisserie at number 33, keeps weekday hours and offers sandwich menus for students. Il Forno on Rue du Plat is an Italian sourdough bakery with focaccia, pizza and an olive-oil brioche; it closes on Sundays and Mondays and opens only in the afternoon on Tuesdays.