Bacareto Da Lele on Campo dei Tolentini in Venice's Santa Croce is the canonical budget bacaro, with EUR 1 panini and EUR 0.80 ombre served from a window to the campo.
Tip: Cash only. Walk-up window; sit on the Tolentini church steps with your panino and ombra. Closed Sundays.
Address: Campo dei Tolentini 183, Santa Croce, 30135 Venezia VE, Venice
Dal Moro's Fresh Pasta To Go in Venice's Castello near San Marco is the takeaway pasta counter for fresh pasta in a box at EUR 7 to 10, the city's go-to cheap meal.
Try: Fresh pasta in a box
Tip: Lines run round the corner from 12:00; arrive 11:00 or after 14:30. Cash and card. Spaghetti carbonara is the move.
Osteria All'Arco near Rialto in San Polo serves cicchetti at EUR 1.50 to EUR 4 each, the canonical bacari budget meal with francobolli sandwiches and lagoon-fish bites.
Try: Cicchetti at the bar
Tip: Six cicchetti plus two ombre runs roughly EUR 20 to 25 for a full meal. Closes after lunch.
Al Merca on Campo Bella Vienna near Rialto is the tiny walk-up bar where the mini panini cost EUR 1.50 and the spritz EUR 3.50, the canonical campo aperitivo for under EUR 5.
Try: Spritz and mini panino
Tip: Closes 20:00. No interior space; the crowd stands on the campo. Cash and card accepted.
Trattoria Bar Pontini in Venice's Cannaregio is the neighbourhood lunchroom locals fill at noon, with a EUR 14 weekday set lunch (primo, secondo, acqua) the canonical budget pick.
Try: Set lunch (primo, secondo, acqua)
Tip: Walk-in only. Set lunch weekdays only. Arrive 12:30 for the best seating.
Panificio Volpe Giovanni in Venice's Jewish Ghetto sells kosher pizza al taglio at EUR 2 to 4 per slice plus breads and biscuits, the canonical cheap Cannaregio lunch.
Try: Kosher pizza al taglio, breads
Tip: Cash only. Closed Saturday. The kosher rules limit the cheese options, so toppings are mostly tomato-and-vegetable.
Vecio Fritolin in Santa Croce runs a cartoccio window at EUR 12 for a paper cone of mixed fried lagoon fish, the canonical 19th-century fritolin takeaway tradition.
Try: Paper cone of fried lagoon fish
Tip: Walk-up window for the cartoccio takeaway. Lunch hours only. Cone is enough for two with a glass of Soave.
