Street Food
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9 street food restaurants worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Italy.

Bar Focacceria Milese ★ 4.5

€Street foodCentro StoricoAlghero

The Focaccia del Milese is a registered Alghero recipe, cut to order opposite the port for about €3.50 and eaten standing on the pavement outside.

OrderThe Focaccia del Milese, filled with tomato, tuna, egg, anchovy, rocket and pancetta.

Cafè Latino ★ 4.4

€€Street foodCentro StoricoAlghero

The Cafè Latino terrace over the Alghero marina is the standard sunset stop, with espresso in the morning and mirto at the end of the night.

OrderFried Sardinian street food on the bastion terrace with a glass of mirto.

Supplizio ★ 4.4

€Street foodCentro StoricoRome

Arcangelo Dandini's Supplizio in Rome's Centro Storico is the suppli specialist counter, with 12 daily versions including cacio e pepe and mortadella.

OrderThe classic suppli al telefono, the cacio e pepe version and the mortadella ball.

TipCash and card. Open 12:00-22:00 Tue to Sun; closed Monday. Small standing counter only.

Trapizzino ★ 4.3

€Street foodTrastevereRome

Stefano Callegari's Trapizzino in Rome's Trastevere invented the namesake triangle of pizza bianca stuffed with Roman braises since 2008. Priced at €.

OrderTrapizzino with pollo alla cacciatora and another with melanzane alla parmigiana.

TipOpen 12:00-24:00 daily; the Piazza Trilussa location is the original of the brand.

Bottega Mamma Puglia ★ 4.2

€Street foodCentro StoricoModena

Bottega Mamma Puglia brings Apulian puccia and focaccia to Modena's Via Albinelli, a small counter facing the historic Albinelli covered market.

OrderThe puccia salentina, filled with capocollo and local cheese.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday; arrive early as the counter is small and popular.

L'Insolito Bar ★ 4.2

€Street foodMadonninaModena

L'Insolito Bar sits by Modena's Parco Ferrari, a casual room for gnocco fritto and tigelle that has repeatedly won the city's Tigella d'Oro award.

OrderThe tigelle ai 10 cereali filled with pesto alla modenese.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday; outdoor tables sit near the Ferrari park in summer.

Al Tramezzino ★ 4.1

€Street foodCentro StoricoModena

Al Tramezzino has sold pizza al taglio on Modena's Piazza Grande since way back in 1987, a casual counter set right beneath the Ghirlandina tower.

OrderA slice of pizza al taglio, cut fresh from the day's trays.

TipTables face Piazza Grande; ingredients are sourced daily from the Albinelli Market.

La Chersenta ★ 4.0

€Street foodCentro StoricoModena

La Chersenta brings Pavullo style crescentina to Modena's Via Albinelli, a casual counter for gnocco fritto beside the Albinelli covered market.

OrderThe crescentina with lardo, rosemary and grated Parmigiano.

TipClosed Sundays; the larger tigella grande is a house specialty worth trying.

I Suppli ★ 4.0

€Street foodTrastevereRome

I Suppli in Rome's Trastevere is the no-frills friggitoria counter selling suppli, fiori di zucca and potato croquettes by weight, the standing-up cousin.

OrderSuppli al telefono and fiori di zucca fritti, plus crocchette di patate on the side.

TipCash only. Open 11:00-22:00; standing only. The 19:00 fryer batch is the freshest.

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