Italian€carmes
Il Paradiso on Rue de la Pleau in Carmes is the cheap Italian pasta-of-the-day counter at €13 over lunch, with a hand-rolled pasta menu rotating by the week.
Try: Pasta of the day
Tip: The lunch pasta of the day at €13 with a small wine glass at €4 is the canonical Carmes Italian order.
Burgers€carmes
Le Petit Bois on Rue Saint Antoine du T in Carmes is the cheap burger bistro with the burger maison and frites at €15, the canonical Carmes working-day lunch.
Try: Burger maison and frites
Tip: The burger maison plus frites at €15 is the canonical Carmes working-day favourite at lunch.
French regional€victor-hugo
Stand de la Saucisse inside Marche Victor Hugo is cheapest canonical Toulouse lunch, with city's coiled sausage grilled in a baguette over the market service.
Try: Saucisse de Toulouse in baguette
Tip: Cash only at €6; the saucisse de Toulouse plus a coke runs the lunch under €9.
Turkish€saint-sernin
Kebab Saint-Sernin on Rue du Taur is late-night doner counter near the basilica, with kebab sandwiches at €8 and canonical student late-night order in Toul.
Try: Doner kebab and frites
Tip: Cash and card both; the kebab plus frites at €11 is the canonical late-night order.
Vietnamese€carmes
Banh Mi May on Rue Pharaon in Carmes is the daytime banh mi counter, sandwiches at €9 and the canonical Carmes solo-lunch order over the week.
Try: Vietnamese banh mi sandwich
Tip: Lunch only Monday to Friday; the classic banh mi plus iced jasmine tea runs the lunch under €13.
Japanese ramen€saint-etienne
Fufu Toulouse on Rue de Metz is small ramen counter with thick tonkotsu broth at €13, gyoza turned to order and canonical cheap-eats ramen for the centre.
Try: Tonkotsu ramen
Tip: The tonkotsu ramen plus gyoza pair runs the lunch under €16; takeaway window from 12:00.