Traveling is good not only for a wonderful vacation and wonderful views of the places seen, but also for culinary impressions of the national cuisine. Whatever one may say, but food during travel is quite a sensitive issue. It's great if finances allow you to eat in any restaurant in the city, but if the budget is limited, then you need to know how you can save on food in Rome without losing the quality of the product.
Supermarkets
Traditional supermarkets are one of the cheapest types of food in Rome. You just have to go to the store, decide on the choice of products, and the food is served! But finding a supermarket in Rome is not so easy. The most visited shops are hidden in the city center. The first Spar is located on the ground floor of the central station and the other on Nazzionale street. Here, in addition to a huge selection of food products, you can buy ready-made meals in the culinary department, which are heated at the request of the client.
Time to have lunch
All tourists who come to the Eternal City, as a rule, leave the hotels in the early morning, running away on planned excursions or just for a walk, so by 13-14 hours they feel hungry. It is for such cases that many pizzerias and restaurants have a lunch menu: lunch (12-15-00) or dinner (from 19-00 and later), which costs up to 20% less. If you have a hearty lunch at 14 o'clock, then for dinner you can limit yourself to a glass of wine and dessert.
Of course, having arrived in Italy, you want to enjoy the local cuisine, but as a budget option, you can consider eating in Chinese restaurants, which are located in almost every quarter of Rome. In them, a 4-course dining complex will cost a tourist 8-9 euros with a fairly decent quality of food.
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Rack
Even your own legs can bring savings in the process of eating. In Rome, the "rule of the rack" works, i.e. A cup of delicious coffee drunk at the counter will cost a tourist one and a half euros, and the same drink at a stationary table in a cafe will "pour out" already at 3-4 euros. This rule of thumb applies to other beverages as well, as well as sandwiches, snacks and pastries.
Checked points
The small restaurant Caffetrria Gracchi next to the Vatican Museum metro station offers a cozy atmosphere, excellent local wine and delicious pasta in the complete absence of restless tourists for only 10 euros.
Trattoria Carlo Menta, one of the cheapest restaurants in Rome, is located in the creative district of Rome, Trastevere, where the residents of the city love to dine. There are not many tourists here, so the prices are very pleasant. The main dish with dessert and a drink will cost you 9 euros.
An excellent dining option is the Pastificcio restaurant, a small establishment with free water on the tables that specializes in pasta, the types of which change on days of the week. Here, dishes are prepared almost in front of visitors, and the cost of a hearty and tasty portion is 4 euros.
Well, what about without an Italian dessert? The finest Roman tiramisu at Pompi, a pastry shop near Plaza de España. Italians themselves adore it, but what about tourists? Only 4 euros for a portion of incomparable pleasure and divine taste!
