What to order at Estaminet La Vieille France

The dish to know
Poulet au maroilles
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Closed Tuesday and Wednesday at lunch, which catches out a lot of visitors.
CuisineFrench regional
Price€€
NeighborhoodVieux Lille
HoursDaily 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:30; closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch
The dishPoulet au maroilles
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Location

Address: 51 Rue de Gand, 59000 Lille

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Smokey Banh Mi ★ 4.3

€ VietnameseVieux Lille

Smokey Banh Mi on Avenue du Peuple Belge in Lille sells a pork banh mi at 11.50 euros, meat smoked on site and bread from a Vieux-Lille bakery.

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Arancini Lovers on Rue Saint-André in Lille fries Sicilian rice balls to order, a cheap and filling walk-up lunch in the middle of Vieux-Lille.

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Aspendos ★ 3.5

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Aspendos on Rue des Sarrazins in Lille sells a basic kebab with fries for six euros and keeps serving until one in the morning six days a week.

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UNIK Kebab Lille Moulins ★ 3.6

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UNIK Kebab in Lille Moulins sells a complete kebab menu at 8.90 euros and keeps its counter open until midnight every single night of the week.

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Nomás ★ 4.0

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Nomás on Rue Nationale in Lille sells Mexican tacos and burritos at street-food prices, open every day of the week for two full services a day.

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Smokey Banh Mi ★ 4.3

€ VietnameseVieux Lille

Smokey Banh Mi on Avenue du Peuple Belge in Lille sells a pork banh mi at 11.50 euros, meat smoked on site and bread from a Vieux-Lille bakery.

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Friterie des Lilas ★ 4.2

€ Street foodWazemmes

Friterie des Lilas on Rue Saint-Gabriel in Lille cuts its own potatoes and prices its student menus low enough that Wazemmes queues for them.

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