The fastest, cheapest, frequently best food on Montpellier's streets.
Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Montpellier.
La Street Food du Lez parks a village of food trucks at the Marché du Lez in Montpellier, tacos, croques, Asian bowls and ice cream around shared tables.
Try: Rotating food-truck village
Tip: Every truck has its own queue; split the group, claim a table and pool the haul with a glass from the wine truck.
Vin Diu is the wine and grill truck at the Marché du Lez in Montpellier, plancha meats at lunch and boards of charcuterie and cheese in the evening.
Try: Plancha meats and organic Languedoc wine
Tip: It has poured at the Lez since 2018; evenings it works best as the apéro stop between the other trucks.
Jean le Croquant griddles croque-monsieurs at the Marché du Lez, from the classic ham build to a rotating run of more creative versions each week.
Try: Croque-monsieur, classic and creative
Tip: The creative croque of the week is usually the move; portions are a full lunch, not a snack.
La Cantine du Mékong cooks Vietnamese, Thai and Laotian street plates from its truck at the Marché du Lez in Montpellier, bowls built to travel.
Try: Southeast Asian bowls and street plates
Tip: The menu roams the whole Mekong basin, so ask the truck which country cooked the day's special.
Mother Trucker flips burgers and stuffs batbout flatbreads at the Marché du Lez, the smash-and-skewer counter of the Port Marianne truck yard.
Try: Burgers and batbout sandwiches
Tip: The batbout, a Moroccan pan-baked flatbread, is the order that separates it from every other burger truck.
Mélissa Coquillages serves tielles, brasucade mussels and Bouzigues oysters at its Halles Laissac stall in Montpellier, eaten standing at the counter.
Try: Tielles, brasucade and Bouzigues oysters
Tip: Order the brasucade, mussels flamed in front of you, then finish with a warm tielle wedge.
L'Écailler des Beaux-Arts shucks through fishmonger hours on Rue de la Cavalerie in Montpellier, platters and grilled fish straight off the counter.
Try: Oysters and seafood platters
Tip: Come at fishmonger pace: early evening for a dozen oysters and a glass beats queuing for a full dinner table.
Nabab Kebab feeds the stretch between the Comédie and the station on Rue Maguelone, halal kebabs cut until 01:00 for six nights of the week.
Try: Halal kebabs until 01:00
Tip: The post-concert line moves quickly; sauce blanche is the local default order.
KVB reworks the kebab in full plant-based form on Rue de l'Aiguillerie in Montpellier, marinated seitan Kevabs, falafel bowls and vegan nuggets.
Try: Kevab, the plant-based kebab
Tip: Brothers Paco and Félis make the galette and sauces in-house; the cheddar-sauce nuggets convert sceptics.
Vegorilla veganises fast food on Rue du Puits des Esquilles, seasonal vegan burgers and sides served as a proper sit-down meal rather than takeaway.
Try: Vegan burgers and mozzarella sticks
Tip: The card changes every two weeks; burgers run from about 13.90 euros and gluten-free buns are available.
Bol Bun & Bubble builds Vietnamese bo bun bowls and pours bubble tea on Rue d'Alger, quick plates a few minutes north of the Gare Saint-Roch.
Try: Bo bun bowls and bubble tea
Tip: Several of the bowls convert to vegan builds on request; takeaway keeps the queue moving at noon.
Li's Raviolis Chinois folds pork, cabbage and mushroom dumplings on Rue de l'Université in Montpellier, steamed or grilled, ten to a plate for 6.60 euros.
Try: Steamed and grilled Chinese dumplings
Tip: Lunch window only at midday; the sesame-paste noodles are the sleeper order beside the dumplings.
Fabiano Focaccia layers Italian imports into ten focaccia builds on Rue Saint Guilhem in Montpellier, daytime sandwiches with a small terrace.
Try: Filled focaccia sandwiches from 8.90 euros
Tip: The 12.90 euro formula adds a dessert and a drink; the tiramisu is made in-house and worth the add.