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The top specialized grocery stores for international products in Lille

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If you can't dine out at a good Italian restaurant or wherever, you can still practice cooking dishes at home that will take you on a culinary journey. Whether you're more into Asian cuisine or Mediterranean cuisine, this list gathers a selection of specialty grocery stores in Lille that offer products from around the world! And, there's something for everyone's taste buds!

Comptoirs de l'Est: the grocery store specializing in Eastern products

Recently opened on Gambetta street, this grocery store specializing in Eastern products promises some lovely discoveries. Whether it's sweet treats (with a wide selection of delicacies) or all the essentials to make a good original dish, the store has got you covered. The owners have only one requirement: to select the best Russian, Polish, etc. products...

Comptoirs de l'Est

Asie Gambetta: the special store for Asian cuisine

Located on Gambetta street as its name suggests, this grocery store (although very small) is full of all kinds of products: noodles, vegetables, sauces... To succeed in making a really good dish, you must make a stop here!

Asie Gambetta

Carlier Voglia: the temple of Mediterranean gastronomy

Between expats looking for "products from home", former travelers wanting to rediscover the flavors they discovered, or curious people in search of a new tasting experience, the store is always full. Located near the Wazemmes market, here you will find the best of Italian cuisine (mostly), Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek. At a price that beats all competition, much cheaper than supermarkets, you will be spoiled for choice: various cold cuts, raw milk cheeses, feta, burrata, chorizo, Serrano ham, manchego, ricotta, pancetta, bresaola, Setaro pasta, Gallo rice, pasteis de Nata... And in terms of wine, we are also well served!

Little Konbini: a selection of Japanese products

Everything you need to cook your favorite Japanese dishes is right here! What can you find here? Alcohols: sake, whisky, umeshu; sweets: Pocky, Kit Kat, Melon Pan, Grave of the Fireflies; or even the best of cooking: dashi, panko, okonomiyaki... Visit us on Molinel street!

Rangoli: the Indian grocery store

In total, there are 250 Indian products that you won't find anywhere else. Your home-cooked meals, your chicken tikka masala, your curries, your naans will never have the same flavors. They will taste like real cuisine from there. A true taste adventure, believe us. So, what can you buy? Mostly spices, sometimes rare ones, dry ingredients, drinks. But also fruits or vegetables and prepared meals or pastries.

La Tiendita: the grocery store specialized in Spanish products

Chorizo, lomo, pancetta... At La Tiendita, this 100% Spanish grocery store in the old town of Lille on Rue Péterinck, you will find ONLY products from there to succeed with your aperitifs or cook hot specialties. Among the tons of smoked charcuterie, you can also find sardines or marinated sun-drenched vegetables, as well as cheese. Hot stuff!