Eat well in Montpellier without overpaying: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Montpellier for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
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Order Load the crudites buffet, then take the simmered plat du jour of the day.
L'Oignon Givré has fed Montpellier students an unlimited salad buffet since 2001, with market produce, house quiches and a €10 plat du jour.
Order Ten pork, cabbage and mushroom dumplings with a chilled Chinese salad.
Li's Raviolis Chinois folds dumplings to order on Rue de l'Université, ten pork and cabbage for €6.60, the cheapest proper hot lunch in the Ecusson.
Order Mortadella, stracciatella and pistachio on warm focaccia, eaten standing.
Fabiano Focaccia bakes Ligurian focaccia on Rue Saint-Guilhem and fills it with Italian charcuterie, marinated vegetables and melting cheese to order.
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Order The galette with grilled meat, salad and white sauce plus a portion of chips.
Nabab Kebab works the Rue Maguelone run between the station and the Comedie until 01:00, the default late cheap plate for Montpellier students.
Order A bun bowl with grilled pork and nem, herbs piled on top.
Bol Bun & Bubble builds Vietnamese rice-noodle bowls on Rue d'Alger with grilled pork, herbs and nuoc cham, then pours bubble tea to follow.
Order The vegetal kebab in bread with white sauce, salad and a side of chips.
KVB reworks the kebab as a fully vegetal plate on Rue de l'Aiguillerie, seitan on the vertical spit with the usual sauces and chips alongside.
Order Ask which country the day's special comes from, then order that plate.
La Cantine du Mékong cooks across the whole Mekong basin from a truck in the Marché du Lez yard, so the daily special changes country by country.
Order The creative croque of the week rather than the plain ham build.
Jean le Croquant is a fixed stall in the Marché du Lez street-food yard, griddling classic and creative croque-monsieurs at Montpellier's cheapest end.
Order A double patty burger with chips, eaten on a bench in the yard.
Mother Trucker grills burgers from a truck in the Marché du Lez yard, the cheap end of the riverside food scene and open every day of the week.
Order Split a table and order across three trucks rather than one.
La Street Food du Lez is the covered truck yard at the Marché du Lez, a dozen kitchens sharing benches and the cheapest way to eat by the river.
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Order A dulce de leche alfajor with a coffee, taken at the counter.
Station Sucrée sits on the university strip of Rue de l'Université and sells alfajores, medialunas and Argentine pastries at student prices.
Order The Green Burger with vegan cheese, caramelised onion, mushroom and gherkin.
Vegorilla, once Green Gorilla, grills fully vegan burgers in a small room on Rue du Puits des Esquilles, with gluten-free bread available on request.
Order A slice of the day's bake with a long coffee, taken at the counter.
Ikonka bakes Central European cakes and savoury plates on the Faubourg du Courreau, a Figuerolles counter open seven days at student-friendly prices.
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