Li's Raviolis Chinois is a chinese budget eat in Écusson, Montpellier.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Ten pork, cabbage and mushroom dumplings with a chilled Chinese salad.
Tip: Lunch service only, 11:30 to 14:30 every day, and the room seats barely a dozen people.
Address: 23 rue de l'Université, 34000 Montpellier
Fabiano Focaccia bakes Ligurian focaccia on Rue Saint-Guilhem and fills it with Italian charcuterie, marinated vegetables and melting cheese to order.
Try: Filled Ligurian focaccia to take away
Order: Mortadella, stracciatella and pistachio on warm focaccia, eaten standing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the counter sells out of the popular fillings by mid-afternoon.
Nabab Kebab works the Rue Maguelone run between the station and the Comedie until 01:00, the default late cheap plate for Montpellier students.
Try: Kebab galette and chips, served late
Order: The galette with grilled meat, salad and white sauce plus a portion of chips.
Tip: Open until 01:00 six nights a week; Sunday is the one night the shutters stay down.
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.
Try: Vietnamese bun bowls and bubble tea
Order: A bun bowl with grilled pork and nem, herbs piled on top.
Tip: It splits the day with a break from 16:00 to 18:00, which catches out the late-lunch crowd.
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.
Try: Fully plant-based kebab
Order: The vegetal kebab in bread with white sauce, salad and a side of chips.
Tip: The spit is genuinely vegan rather than a swap-in, and the sauces are made in-house too.
Fabiano Focaccia bakes Ligurian focaccia on Rue Saint-Guilhem and fills it with Italian charcuterie, marinated vegetables and melting cheese to order.
Try: Filled Ligurian focaccia to take away
Order: Mortadella, stracciatella and pistachio on warm focaccia, eaten standing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the counter sells out of the popular fillings by mid-afternoon.
Nabab Kebab works the Rue Maguelone run between the station and the Comedie until 01:00, the default late cheap plate for Montpellier students.
Try: Kebab galette and chips, served late
Order: The galette with grilled meat, salad and white sauce plus a portion of chips.
Tip: Open until 01:00 six nights a week; Sunday is the one night the shutters stay down.
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.
Try: Vietnamese bun bowls and bubble tea
Order: A bun bowl with grilled pork and nem, herbs piled on top.
Tip: It splits the day with a break from 16:00 to 18:00, which catches out the late-lunch crowd.
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.
Try: Fully plant-based kebab
Order: The vegetal kebab in bread with white sauce, salad and a side of chips.
Tip: The spit is genuinely vegan rather than a swap-in, and the sauces are made in-house too.
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.
Try: Southeast Asian street plates at the Marché du Lez
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.
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.
