French regional€€Vieux-LilleDaily 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:30; closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch
Estaminet La Vieille France on Rue de Gand in Lille feeds 65 covers of carbonade, poulet au maroilles and potjevleesch at neighbourhood prices.
Try: Poulet au maroilles
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday at lunch, which catches out a lot of visitors.
Turkish€WazemmesMon-Sat 09:00-01:00; closed Sunday
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.
Turkish€MoulinsDaily 11:00-00:00
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.
Mexican€Vauban-EsquermesDaily 12:00-14:30 and 18:30-22:30
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.
Vietnamese€Vieux-LilleMon-Fri 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-21:00; Sat 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-21:30; Sun 19:00-21:00
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.
Italian€Vieux-LilleTue-Sat 11:00-19:00; closed Sunday and Monday
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.