La Chersenta
Try Crescentina montanara with lardo and Parmigiano
La Chersenta sells Pavullo style crescentina and gnocco fritto from a counter on Modena's Via Albinelli, cheap eating by the covered market.
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Al Tramezzino
Try Pizza al taglio by weight
Al Tramezzino has cut budget pizza al taglio on Modena's Piazza Grande since 1987, a cheap counter set right beneath the Ghirlandina bell tower.
Bottega Mamma Puglia
Try Puccia salentina and focaccia pugliese
Bottega Mamma Puglia serves cheap Apulian puccia from a small Modena counter on Via Albinelli, facing the historic Mercato Albinelli market.
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PizzALTaglio
- ★ 3.5
- Pizzeria
- €
- Centro Storico
Try Pizza al taglio by weight
PizzALTaglio has cut budget pizza by the slice on Modena's Piazza Mazzini since the 1990s, a cheap stop with a view of the Ghirlandina tower.
L'Insolito Bar
Try Gnocco fritto and tigelle ai 10 cereali
L'Insolito Bar serves cheap gnocco fritto and tigelle by Modena's own Parco Ferrari, a repeat winner of the city's Tigella d'Oro cooking title.
Bertani Ristorazione
- ★ 4.0
- Deli
- €
- Centro Storico
Try Ready made Emilian counter dishes
Bertani Ristorazione sells cheap ready made Emilian dishes from a counter inside Modena's Mercato Albinelli, family run since way back in 1994.
La Piadeina
- ★ 3.8
- Sandwich
- €
- San Faustino
Try Piadina with cured meats and cheese
La Piadeina turns out cheap flatbread sandwiches on Modena's Via Giardini, a quick counter stop south of the city's own centro storico core.
Bar Schiavoni
- ★ 4.4
- Sandwich
- €
- Centro Storico
Try Gourmet panino from the counter
Bar Schiavoni has sold cheap gourmet panini inside Modena's Mercato Albinelli since 1931, a counter now run by two sisters, Sara and Chiara.
Taglio - Focacce e Bottega
- ★ 4.1
- Sandwich
- €
- Centro Storico
Try Gourmet focaccia sandwich
Taglio - Focacce e Bottega bakes cheap gourmet focaccia sandwiches on Modena's Via del Taglio, staying open through the evening most nights.
Dispensa Emilia
Try Tigelle with a choice of five fillings
Dispensa Emilia sells cheap tigelle and gnocco fritto on Modena's Via Emilia Est, a chain outpost offering combinations of five different fillings.
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House of Kebab
- ★ 3.6
- Middle Eastern
- €
- San Lazzaro and Modena Est
Order A durum kebab wrap with extra vegetables and garlic sauce.
House of Kebab grills Turkish specialities on Viale Amendola in eastern Modena, a budget counter for lunch and dinner with free home delivery.
Chiosco 75
Order Piadina romagnola with squacquerone, or gnocco fritto with salumi.
Chiosco 75 fries gnocco and rolls Romagna piadina on Viale Ciro Menotti in central Modena, a kiosk counter open for lunch and dinner all week.
Bar Ristorante Torrazzi
Order The fixed lunch menu of handmade pasta and a seasonal second course.
Bar Ristorante Torrazzi cooks a fixed lunch menu of handmade pasta on Via Nonantolana in northern Modena, open from early morning into the evening.
Bar Trattoria Portile
Order The fixed price weekday lunch menu with a seasonal pasta course.
Bar Trattoria Portile serves a fixed-price weekday lunch menu in the Portile frazione of Modena, a bar and tobacconist that closes on Sundays.
L'Or-Ma Crescenteria
Order Crescentine filled with squacquerone and cured meats.
L'Or-Ma Crescenteria fills tigelle and crescentine on Via dei Gallucci in central Modena, a budget counter open for lunch and dinner every evening.
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