Forno Campo de' Fiori in Rome bakes pizza bianca by weight at €3-4 per slice. Cut a chunk, walk to the piazza, eat standing: the cheapest filling lunch in the Centro Storico.
Tip: Cash only. Open Mon-Sat 07:30 to 14:30 and 16:45 to 20:00; closed Sunday.
Address: Vicolo del Gallo 14, 00186 Roma, Rome
Arcangelo Dandini's Supplizio in Rome's Centro Storico is the specialist suppli counter at €3 each. Two suppli and a glass of wine runs under €10 for a quick standing lunch.
Try: Suppli al telefono
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 12:00 to 22:00; closed Monday. Cash and card.
Enoteca Corsi in Rome's Centro Storico has been a working-day lunch trattoria with retail wine shelves since 1937. A primo and a glass of house wine runs €12-15 per head.
Try: Roman trattoria lunch with house wine
Tip: Cash only. Open lunch only; no dinner; closed Sunday. The 12:30 seating is the busiest.
Arcangelo Dandini's Supplizio in Rome's Centro Storico is the specialist suppli counter at €3 each. Two suppli and a glass of wine runs under €10 for a quick standing lunch.
Try: Suppli al telefono
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 12:00 to 22:00; closed Monday. Cash and card.
Pinsere in Rome's Castro Pretorio district is the pinsa Romana counter, serving the ancient crisp flatbread topped with mortadella, mozzarella or simple tomato for €4-6 each.
Try: Pinsa Romana (ancient Roman flatbread)
Tip: Closed Sat and Sun. The lunch crowd peaks 13:00-14:00; cash and card.
Enoteca Corsi in Rome's Centro Storico has been a working-day lunch trattoria with retail wine shelves since 1937. A primo and a glass of house wine runs €12-15 per head.
Try: Roman trattoria lunch with house wine
Tip: Cash only. Open lunch only; no dinner; closed Sunday. The 12:30 seating is the busiest.
Panella in Rome's Esquilino quarter is the bakery-cafe with pizza bianca and pizza rossa by weight at the standing counter, plus the cornetto-and-espresso bar from 07:00.
Try: Pizza bianca counter, cornetto-and-espresso
Tip: Pizza bianca by the slice runs €3-5; the cornetto-and-coffee breakfast set is €3.50 at the bar.
Gabriele Bonci's Panificio in Rome's Prati district sells pizza bianca and pizza rossa by weight at €4-6 per slice, with the saltless Roman loaf at €4 per kilo.
Try: Pizza bianca, pizza rossa by weight
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 07:30 to 20:00; closed Sunday. The 18:00 batch is the afternoon drop.
I Suppli in Rome's Trastevere sells suppli, fiori di zucca and potato croquettes by weight from €3 to €8 per portion, with the 19:00 fryer batch the freshest of the day.
Try: Suppli, fritti misti
Tip: Cash only. Open 11:00 to 22:00; standing room only. Mixed fritti box is €8 for two to share.
