Pepen
Try Spaccaballe roast-pork sandwich
Pepen keeps Parma's best-value lunch on Borgo Sant'Ambrogio: the 6 euro Spaccaballe and the 2.50 euro Carciofa, from a counter that began as a dopoteatro.
Eat well in Parma for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
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Da Walter La Clinica del Panino
Try Il Crociato sandwich
Da Walter La Clinica del Panino holds the 4 to 7 euro line on Borgo Palmia in Parma with the Crociato and the Pesto primavera leading the board.
Frank Focaccia
- ★ 3.9
- Street food
- €
- Oltretorrente
Try Focaccia with local salumi
Frank Focaccia's four-to-six-euro focaccia sandwiches at Piazzale San Lorenzo are Parma's warm and cheap answer to a sit-down lunch bill in the centre.
Book food experiences in Parma
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Parma: Medieval Village Pasta Class, Wine & Truffle Option
Make fresh ravioli & tagliatelle in a family home in a medieval village near Parma. Eat a full Italian meal with local wine on a panoramic terrace; opt for black truff...
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5 hours
Parma: Market and Cooking Class at a Local's Home
Tour the vibrant local markets and immerse yourself in a private cooking class in a local home with a certified Italian home cook. You can learn local recipes before t...
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Parma: Private Cooking Class at a Local's Home
Participate in a private cooking class in a local home with a certified cook. Learn local recipes and taste everything you've made with wines included.
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Panino d'Artista
Try Rosetta with rabbit roast
Panino d'Artista proves seven euro buys real craft in Parma: a corn rosetta, house-roasted rabbit, provola and agrodolce onions on Strada Farini.
Tra l'Uss e l'Asa
Try Cotechino sandwich
Tra l'Uss e l'Asa sells its six-euro cotechino-and-salsa-verde sandwich all year on Borgo San Biagio, budget Parma served in dialect and full portions.
Dispensa Emilia
- ★ 3.4
- Italian
- €
- Centro Storico
Try Tigelle with salumi
Dispensa Emilia plates tigelle, gnocco fritto and ragu bowls at counter prices in central Parma, the region's fast-casual done by an Emilian chain.
Gallo d'Oro
- ★ 4.1
- Trattoria
- €€
- Centro Storico
Try Torta fritta with salumi
Gallo d'Oro's continuous-hours tavern menu behind Parma's town hall keeps torta fritta boards and fresh pastas in the low teens all afternoon and evening.
I Tri Siochett
Try Tortelli d'erbetta
I Tri Siochett prices tortelli d'erbetta around nine euro and seconds under fifteen at Parma's edge, Bib Gourmand cooking at trattoria-of-old prices.
Trattoria Le Viole
Try Tortelli and savarin di riso
Trattoria Le Viole keeps its Michelin-listed tortelli at 12 euro and savarin at 14 north of Parma, white tablecloths without the white-tablecloth bill.
Trattoria Antichi Sapori
Try Tortelli and trippa
Trattoria Antichi Sapori's Bib Gourmand menu in Gaione holds tortelli at 12 euro and trippa alla parmigiana at 14, countryside prices ten minutes from Parma.
La Duchessa
- ★ 3.8
- Pizzeria
- €€
- Centro Storico
Try Pizza on Piazza Garibaldi
La Duchessa keeps pizza in the seven-to-fourteen euro band on Parma's main square, the affordable long-hours table right on Piazza Garibaldi itself.
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