Café Augustin on Rue de Valenciennes in Lille is retro-chic, a long counter and wooden banquettes serving simple lunches and generous evening plates.
Signature: Duck breast with blackberry pickles, Caesar-dressed kale salad
Order: Duck breast with sautéed courgette and blackberry pickles.
Tip: Weekdays only. Mains sit between 14 and 17 euros, and the room hosts poetry nights.
Cafés MUDA roasts on Rue d'Arras in Lille for espresso and filter, with named lots including Ça Passe Crème from Brazil and Daanissa from Ethiopia.
Tip: Founder Dajo Aertssen is a double French Cup Tasters champion, so the tasting workshops are worth the money.
Sources from: Brazil, Ethiopia, Peru
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
UNIK Kebab on Rue de Thumesnil in Lille Moulins runs to midnight every night, with a complete kebab menu at 8.90 euros that feeds the whole quarter.
Try: Menu kebab complet, €8.90
Tip: Midnight closing seven nights a week makes this the Moulins answer to a late finish.
Le Singe Savant brews in Lille Moulins and pours twelve of its own beers in a taproom a hundred metres from the brewhouse itself on Rue d'Arras.
Tip: Food is simple and mostly vegetarian: houmous, frites, breaded tofu with satay sauce.
The Saturday market on Place Déliot in Moulins is the student quarter's own food market, running from dawn until the middle of the afternoon.
Tip: Saturday morning only. Moulins is a short walk from the Saint-Sauveur boulevards.
The Wednesday afternoon market on Place Vanhoenacker in Moulins gathers local and organic producers, bulk groceries, an apiary stall and Asian takeaway.
Tip: Afternoon trading from 15:00, which suits anyone who cannot face a 07:00 market.
UNIK Kebab in Lille Moulins sells a complete kebab menu at 8.90 euros and keeps its counter open until midnight every single night of the week.
Try: Menu kebab complet
Tip: The full menu at 8.90 euros includes the drink, which most Lille kebab counters charge separately.
UNIK Kebab in Lille Moulins keeps its counter open until midnight every night, with a complete kebab menu priced at 8.90 euros including a drink.
Try: Menu kebab complet
Tip: Midnight closing seven nights a week, which is longer than most Moulins kitchens.