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
Trattoria Decoratori e Imbianchini is an italian budget eat in Borgo Po, Turin.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Via Lanfranchi 28, 10131 Torino, Turin
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
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
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 in Turin sells Roman-style pizza al taglio by weight alongside fresh-baked bread and maritozzi. Located in Centro Storico. Booking recommended.
Try: Pizza al taglio, by weight
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 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