Estaminet La Vieille France is a french regional budget eat in Vieux Lille, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday at lunch, which catches out a lot of visitors.
Address: 51 Rue de Gand, 59000 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.
Try: Banh mi au porc
Tip: At 11.50 euros this is the best value sandwich in Vieux-Lille.
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.
Try: Arancini
Tip: Two arancini and a coffee makes a lunch for well under 10 euros.
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.
Try: Kebab with fries
Tip: Six euros for a kebab and frites is the cheapest full plate on this list.
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.
Try: Menu kebab complet
Tip: The full menu at 8.90 euros includes the drink, which most Lille kebab counters charge separately.
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.
Try: Tacos
Tip: Two services daily, seven days a week, which is rare for a kitchen this small.
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.
Try: Banh mi au porc
Tip: At 11.50 euros this is the best value sandwich in Vieux-Lille.
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.
Try: Arancini
Tip: Two arancini and a coffee makes a lunch for well under 10 euros.
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.
Try: Frites and fricadelle
Tip: Ask for the student menu if you have a card. Sunday is evening service only.
