L'Estaminet Lillois is a french regional budget eat in Vieux Lille, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It opens five days only, closed Monday and Tuesday, so check the day before you plan around it.
Address: 21 Rue de la Barre, 59000 Lille
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.
Kousbi on Rue Brûle-Maison in Lille runs a short Levantine card built on falafel, five euros more turns any dish into a meal with a drink and dessert.
Try: Falafel in pita
Tip: It was built to feed the Wazemmes Sunday market crowd, and Sunday is still its best service.
GONG Cafétéria feeds the EuraTechnologies campus on Avenue de Bretagne in Lille, a weekday canteen of burgers and plates priced for the office crowd.
Try: Burger and fries
Tip: Weekdays only, and it shuts at 17:30 every day except Thursday, when it runs on to 20:00.
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.
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.
