VietnameseۃcussonMon-Sat 11:30-16:00 and 18:00-22:00; closed Sunday
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.
Street foodۃcussonTue-Sat 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-22:00, closed Sunday and Monday
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.
Street food€Port MarianneMarché du Lez food-truck yard, daily from lunch through the evening
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.
Street food€Port MarianneMarché du Lez food-truck yard, daily from lunch through the evening
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.
Street food€Port MarianneMarché du Lez food-truck yard, daily from lunch through the evening
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.
Street food€Port MarianneOpen every day, lunch through evening
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.