Le Petit Bouillon Alcide is a brasserie budget eat in Lille Centre, Lille.
Editorially verified August 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Dinner runs Thursday to Saturday only. Lunch is the reliable service.
Address: 5 Rue des Débris Saint-Etienne, 59800 Lille
L'Estaminet du Welsh on Rue de Gand in Lille runs a lunch menu at 12.90 euros and a plat du jour from 9.90, built around a dozen welsh variations.
Try: Welsh au maroilles
Tip: The plat du jour starts at 9.90 euros, which is the cheapest sit-down welsh in Vieux-Lille.
Au Vieux de la Vieille on Rue des Vieux Murs in Lille runs its plat du jour at 9.90 or 14.90 euros, maroilles gratin included in the cheaper price.
Try: Gratin de la Vieille
Tip: The 9.90 euro plate is a full meal. The terrace on Place aux Oignons costs nothing extra.
L'Estaminet Lillois on Rue de la Barre in Lille prices its regional card from 13 euros, carbonade and potjevleesch with twenty local beers to drink alongside.
Try: Carbonade flamande
Tip: It opens five days only, closed Monday and Tuesday, so check the day before you plan around it.
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.
