€€€€Street foodLille-Centre
Friterie Meunier works the square outside Lille Flandres station, the regional frites chain serving croquettes, burgers and fish and chips to order.
OrderFrites with fricadelle
TipIt runs straight through to 22:30 every day, which makes it the reliable pre-train plate.
€€€€Street foodWazemmes
Friterie des Lilas on Rue Saint-Gabriel in Lille cuts and fries its potatoes on the premises, with fricadelle, sandwiches chauds and burgers alongside.
OrderFrites cut and fried on site
TipNothing here is frozen or vacuum-packed. Sunday is dinner service only.
€€€€Street foodFives
La Friterie du Splendid on Place du Mont de Terre in Lille is a neighbourhood baraque, frites cooked properly and served with sauces made in house.
OrderFrites with house sauces
TipWeekends are evening service only, and the queue builds fast after 19:00.
€€€€Street foodVieux-Lille
Bierbuik's ground-floor counter on Rue Royale in Lille does Flemish street food over wood fire, and the frites in maroilles sauce is the house classic.
OrderFrites sauce maroilles
TipEat downstairs at the brewpub counter rather than booking the estaminet upstairs.
€€€€Street foodVieux-Lille
La Broche on Rue de Gand in Lille marinates its chicken for a full day and confits it on the spit for three hours before it ever reaches the bread.
OrderKebab from the spit
TipThe kitchen runs to 00:30 on Thursday and Friday, which is late for Rue de Gand.
€€€€Street foodVieux-Lille
La Broche on Rue de Gand in Lille keeps its spit turning to 00:30 on Thursday and Friday, chicken marinated a day and confited for three hours.
OrderKebab from the spit
TipSaturday runs non-stop from 11:30 to midnight, which is the longest service on Rue de Gand.
€€€€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.
OrderFrites and fricadelle
TipAsk for the student menu if you have a card. Sunday is evening service only.
€€€€Street foodFives
La Friterie du Splendid on Place du Mont de Terre in Lille is a working baraque à frites, cheap plates of frites with sauces made on the premises.
OrderFrites with house sauce
TipClosed Monday, and both weekend days run an evening service only, from 18:30.
€€€€Street foodLille-Centre
Friterie Meunier beside Lille Flandres station sells frites, croquettes and fricadelle from 11:00 to 22:30 daily, the cheapest fill near the trains.
OrderFrites and croquettes
TipIt runs to 22:30 every day, so it covers the gap after most kitchens close.