Street food€Vieux-LilleMon-Wed 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-22:00; Thu-Fri 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-00:30; Sat 11:30-00:00; Sun 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-22:30
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.
Try: Kebab from the spit
Tip: The kitchen runs to 00:30 on Thursday and Friday, which is late for Rue de Gand.
Mexican€Vauban-EsquermesDaily 12:00-14:30 and 18:30-22:30
Nomás on Rue Nationale in Lille runs Mexican street food seven days a week, tacos and burritos built to order across two services every day.
Try: Tacos and burritos
Tip: Open every day of the week, which is unusual for a small kitchen in Lille.
Turkish€MoulinsDaily 11:00-00:00
UNIK Kebab on Rue de Thumesnil in Lille Moulins runs to midnight every night, with a complete kebab menu at 8.90 euros that feeds the whole quarter.
Try: Menu kebab complet, €8.90
Tip: Midnight closing seven nights a week makes this the Moulins answer to a late finish.
Turkish€Vieux-LilleDaily 11:00-00:00
The Vieux-Lille branch of UNIK Kebab on Rue Royale serves until midnight every night, a few doors from the busiest bar strip in the quarter.
Try: Kebab
Tip: It sits on the same street as the brewpub, which is exactly why it stays open until midnight.
Japanese€Lille-CentreMon-Fri 11:30-15:00; Sat 11:30-18:00; closed Sunday
Salon UBU on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille makes onigiri and onigirazu to order, a lunchtime-only counter that most visitors walk straight past.
Try: Onigiri and onigirazu
Tip: Saturday is the only day it stays open into the afternoon.
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 smokes its own meat and buys its bread from the Degruson bakery up the road in Vieux-Lille.
Try: Banh mi au porc, €11.50
Tip: Everything is made in house except the bread, which comes from a named Lille bakery.