La Cantine du Mékong is a street food budget eat in Port Marianne, Montpellier.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Ask which country the day's special comes from, then order that plate.
Tip: The truck yard is covered, so this stays a good option when the weather turns wet.
Address: 1348 avenue Raymond Dugrand, 34000 Montpellier
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.
Try: Croque-monsieurs at the Marché du Lez
Order: The creative croque of the week rather than the plain ham build.
Tip: Order at the stall and take a bench in the shared yard; the tables are first come, first served.
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.
Try: Burgers from the Marché du Lez truck yard
Order: A double patty burger with chips, eaten on a bench in the yard.
Tip: The yard fills from 19:30 on Friday and Saturday; come earlier if you want a seat.
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.
Try: A rotating yard of food trucks
Order: Split a table and order across three trucks rather than one.
Tip: Trucks rotate through the year, so the line-up you find will not match the one from last season.
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.
Try: Croque-monsieurs at the Marché du Lez
Order: The creative croque of the week rather than the plain ham build.
Tip: Order at the stall and take a bench in the shared yard; the tables are first come, first served.
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.
Try: Burgers from the Marché du Lez truck yard
Order: A double patty burger with chips, eaten on a bench in the yard.
Tip: The yard fills from 19:30 on Friday and Saturday; come earlier if you want a seat.
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.
Try: A rotating yard of food trucks
Order: Split a table and order across three trucks rather than one.
Tip: Trucks rotate through the year, so the line-up you find will not match the one from last season.
Station Sucrée sits on the university strip of Rue de l'Université and sells alfajores, medialunas and Argentine pastries at student prices.
Try: Argentine alfajores and pastries on the student strip
Order: A dulce de leche alfajor with a coffee, taken at the counter.
Tip: Open from 08:00 on weekdays, which makes it a cheap breakfast as well as an afternoon stop.
Pain Brut bakes organic sourdough behind the Opéra Comédie on Rue Richelieu and builds its sandwiches on that same bread at any hour the shop is open.
Try: Organic sourdough and artisan sandwiches
Order: A sandwich on the day's sourdough, cut thick and wrapped at the counter.
Tip: It opens late at 11:45 and runs to 20:00, so it works better as lunch than breakfast.
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.
Try: Vegan burgers with gluten-free options
Order: The Green Burger with vegan cheese, caramelised onion, mushroom and gherkin.
Tip: Ask for the gluten-free bun when you order; the kitchen swaps it without changing the build.
