Caffe Mulassano (tramezzino at the counter) ★ 4.4
Mulassano under the porticoes of Piazza Castello in Turin is a budget icon: a tramezzino and an espresso at the counter for under six euros, eaten standing.
Try: Tramezzino, espresso
Eat well in Turin for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
Perino Vesco (focaccia counter) ★ 4.5
Perino Vesco's Via Cavour counter in Turin sells focaccia and pizzette by weight from morning. Cheap, fresh-baked, the best counter focaccia in the city.
Try: Focaccia and pizzette by weight
Tellia Lab ★ 4.5
Tellia Lab in Turin sells Roman-style pizza al taglio by weight alongside fresh-baked bread and maritozzi. A square of margherita and a beer come in under 9 euros; listed on 50 Top Pizza al Taglio.
Try: Pizza al taglio, by weight
Porta Palazzo counters ★ 4.2
Porta Palazzo morning counters serve Turin's cheapest sit-down: Maghrebi sandwiches, cut fruit, coffee at the largest open-air food market in Europe.
Try: Maghrebi sandwiches, panini, fresh produce
Trattoria Valenza ★ 4.1
Trattoria Valenza next to Porta Palazzo in Turin keeps a budget-trattoria carte: primi from 6 euros, secondi from 8 euros, table under 25 with wine.
Try: Bollito misto lunch, plat du jour
Trattoria Decoratori e Imbianchini ★ 4.1
Decoratori e Imbianchini in Turin keeps the budget worker-trattoria carte. Plat du jour lunch under 15 euros: vitello tonnato, primo, bonet, house red.
Try: Lunch primi e secondi
Gelateria Pepino Pinguino ★ 4.4
A Pinguino at Pepino on Piazza Carignano costs about 4 euros and is the cheapest history lesson in Turin: chocolate-covered gelato on a stick, since 1939.
Try: Pinguino gelato on a stick