Street food€WazemmesMon-Tue 11:30-14:00 and 18:30-21:00; Wed-Thu 11:30-14:00 and 18:30-21:30; Fri-Sat 11:30-14:00 and 18:30-22:00; Sun 18:30-21:30
Friterie des Lilas on Rue Saint-Gabriel in Lille cuts and fries its potatoes on the premises, with fricadelle, sandwiches chauds and burgers alongside.
Try: Frites cut and fried on site
Tip: Nothing here is frozen or vacuum-packed. Sunday is dinner service only.
Street food€FivesTue-Fri 11:30-14:00 and 18:30-21:30; Sat-Sun 18:30-21:30; closed Monday
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.
Try: Frites with house sauces
Tip: Weekends are evening service only, and the queue builds fast after 19:00.
Street food€€Vieux-LilleMon-Wed 12:00-15:30 and 17:00-23:00; Thu-Fri 12:00-15:30 and 17:00-01:00; Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-23:00
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.
Try: Frites sauce maroilles
Tip: Eat downstairs at the brewpub counter rather than booking the estaminet upstairs.
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.