Eat well in Rome for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.

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Cheap eats worth seeking out

20 places

Trapizzino

Try Trapizzino, a pocket of white pizza closed on the sides

Trapizzino is a pocket of white pizza closed on the sides, invented by Stefano Callegari and filled with Roman recipes, sold at Piazza Trilussa 46 in Rome.

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Eat your way around Prati

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Panificio Bonci

Try Daily bread and leavened goods, plus some types of pizza

Panificio Bonci, at Via Trionfale 36, dates from 2012 and makes bread and leavened goods every day, along with some types of pizza on offer there.

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I Suppli

Try Supplì with tail ragù, amatriciana, cacio e pepe or carbonara

I Suppli, at Via di San Francesco a Ripa 137, dates from 1979 and serves pasta, pizzeria products and rosticceria in Trastevere at a price accessible to all.

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Pizzeria Chicco di Grano

Try Wood-fired pizza, or grilled or barbecued meat.

Pizzeria Chicco di Grano, at Via degli Zingari 6 in Roma Colosseo, serves wood-fired pizzas and grilled or barbecued meat in a family atmosphere.

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Mangiafuoco

Try Pizza with unusual toppings such as mashed potato, baked in the wood-fired oven.

Mangiafuoco, at Via Chiana 37, serves naturally leavened pizzas from a wood-fired oven made by a Neapolitan pizzaiolo, plus pasta worked completely by hand.

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Spiazzo

Try Pizza nel Padellino Romano, leavened and matured for over 48 hours.

Spiazzo, at Via Antonio Pacinotti 83 in Ostiense, opened in 2016 as a pizzeria between Roman tradition and innovation, a few steps from the Gazometro.

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Pummare

Try Carbonara, fried zucchini flowers or polpette de nonna.

PummaRe, at Via Andrea Doria 41 above Mercato Trionfale, serves wood-fired pizza and Roman classics with ingredients sourced every morning at the market.

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Dar Poeta

Try Dar Poeta pizza, neither low Roman nor high Neapolitan, cooked in the wood-fired oven.

Dar Poeta, at Vicolo del Bologna 45 in Trastevere near Piazza Trilussa, is a pizzeria dedicated since 1995 to the Roman poet Giuseppe Gioachino Belli.

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Panina

Try Artisan panini, fresh salads or poke, made to order in front of you.

Panina, at Viale Europa 310, serves gourmet artisan panini, fresh aromatic salads and light poke, prepared in minutes in front of the customer.

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Pinsa E Pizza

Try Pizza alla pala and pinsa, from a dough that rises for 72 hours.

Pinsa E Pizza, at Viale dei Consoli 110, serves pizza alla pala and pinsa from a dough that rises for 72 hours, making it lighter and highly digestible.

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Manforte

  • ★ 4.3

Manforte is a pizzeria at Via Giovanni Zanardini 39 in Montesacro, Rome, open every day from 19:00 to 24:00, with Sunday lunch added from October to May.

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MAMI

  • ★ 3.9

MAMI sells pizza by the slice and Roman fried food to take away at Via della Pace, 27A, a short walk from Piazza Navona and the Chiostro del Bramante.

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