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Student eats · November 2026
Studying abroad in Rome
Every meal here costs €10 or less.
About $12 US. Typical prices, checked November 2, 2026.Rome eats cheaply on its feet: pizza by the slice, supplì and trapizzino at a counter, a maritozzo for breakfast. Sit down for a Roman pizza at night, and never eat near the Pantheon.
A day of eating for €25
- Breakfast, €5: Pasticceria Regoli, a maritozzo (cream-filled bun) and a cappuccino
- Lunch, €10: Pizzarium Bonci, three slices of pizza al taglio, by weight
- Dinner, €10: Da Remo, pizza margherita, thin and crackly, with a fried starter
Breakfast, lunch and dinner: €25, about $29.
Eat for €10 or less
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€5Breakfast
Pasticceria Regoli
Get: A maritozzo (cream-filled bun) and a cappuccino
A family bakery since 1916 making the best maritozzo in Rome. Sunday mornings there's a line around the corner.
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€10Lunch
Pizzarium Bonci
Get: Three slices of pizza al taglio, by weight
Gabriele Bonci's pizza by the slice, a short walk from the Vatican. Point at what you want, they cut and weigh it.
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€6Lunch
Trapizzino
Get: Chicken cacciatore or tripe trapizzino
A pocket of pizza bread stuffed with Roman stews. It was invented in this shop in Testaccio.
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€5Snack
Supplì Roma
Get: A supplì (fried rice ball) and a slice of pizza rossa
The Trastevere counter Romans grew up on. Pull the supplì apart and the mozzarella stretches like a phone cord.
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€10Dinner
Da Remo
Get: Pizza margherita, thin and crackly, with a fried starter
The Roman pizzeria: paper-thin crust, paper tablecloths, loud, fast, cheap. Go early or wait.
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€4Late
Gelateria del Teatro
Get: A small cup with the sage and raspberry
Made in the window in front of you, on a quiet street around the corner from the tourist piazzas.
The market
Monday to Saturday, mornings to about 3pm
Mercato di Testaccio
Testaccio
Get: A hot sandwich from Mordi e Vai (box 15), plus fruit and cheese for the week
Campo de' Fiori is for photos. Testaccio is the market Romans shop at, with food stalls for lunch.
The supermarket to find
Conad, Carrefour Express or Pim
- Pizza bianca from the bakery counter for a euro or two
- Fresh pasta and guanciale to make your own carbonara
- Mozzarella di bufala, cheaper here than anywhere else in the world
Look for the Lidl or MD discount supermarkets away from the center for the weekly shop.
How students save in Rome
- Fill your bottle at the nasoni, the free public drinking fountains all over Rome.
- Pizza al taglio is sold by weight. Say how much you want ('un po' così') and point.
- Avoid any restaurant with photos of food on the menu or a waiter outside asking you in.
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