Eat well in Verona for under €15 a plate: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Verona for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Osteria al Duca in Verona's medieval Casa dei Montecchi runs pastissada de caval with polenta for €14 to 18. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Try: Pastissada de caval with polenta
Tip: Walk in by 12:30 for lunch; the daily set with primo, secondo and water runs about €20.
Osteria a la Carega in Verona on Via Cadrega near Castelvecchio runs daily-lunch primo, secondo, water and coffee for €16 to 20. A 2026 editor pick.
Try: Daily set lunch: primo, secondo, water, coffee
Tip: Walk in for lunch between 12:30 and 13:30; the pastissada is the Wednesday and Saturday special.
Panificio Sona near the Arena in Verona sells focaccia farcita and pizza al taglio by weight. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Try: Focaccia farcita lunch
Tip: Focaccia farcita with prosciutto and stracchino €5; the queue moves fast at 12:30.
Berbere in Verona on Via Pellicciai off Piazza delle Erbe runs sourdough pizza rounds for €9 to 14, the best €10 pizza in central Verona. A TableJourney pick.
Try: Sourdough pizza margherita
Tip: Lunch with one round and a small beer runs €14; the Mortadella e Pistacchio round is the must-order.
Du de Cope in Verona runs pizza al taglio counter for €4 to 7 a slab, the lunch operation behind the standalone wood-fired-pizza dinner kitchen.
Try: Pizza al taglio slabs
Tip: Lunch pizza al taglio at the counter (cash or card) for €4 to 7; lunch slot 12:00-15:00.
Osteria Caffe Monte Baldo on Via Rosa in Verona runs the standing-counter cicchetti operation, three cicchetti and an ombra at the counter for €6 to 10.
Try: Three cicchetti and ombra
Tip: Standing-counter is the move for budget; the seated luccio primo runs €14.
Antica Bottega del Vino in Verona runs the panino al musso (donkey-meat sandwich) at the counter for €6. A 2026 editor pick with neighbourhood notes inside.
Try: Panino al musso with ombra
Tip: Stand at the marble counter for the €10 lunch; the seated dining room is the €60 minimum for full meals.
Signorvino in Verona on Corso Porta Nuova runs a lunch board with one primo and a glass for €18, the city's best €18 trade-fair lunch. A 2026 editor pick.
Try: Lunch board with one primo and a glass
Tip: Lunch slot 12:00-15:00; ask for the by-the-glass Soave Coffele or Lugana Cà Lojera.
Pizzeria da Salvatore in Verona's Borgo Trento is the city's oldest pizzeria (since 1961) selling Neapolitan rounds for €7 to 12, take-away or sit-down.
Try: Naples-style pizza margherita
Tip: Margherita €7 take-away; eat by the Adige river two blocks east.
Universo Vegano in Verona on Stradone San Fermo runs daily vegan bowls plus drink for €14, the cheapest plant-based lunch in the city centre.
Try: Daily vegan bowl plus drink
Tip: Daily bowl €12 to 14; vegan burger plate €14 to 16, both filling and lunch-fast.
Trattoria da Ropeton in Veronetta runs family Veronese kitchen prices across the river, gnocchi sets and pasta-and-fagioli lunches at €12 to 18.
Try: Gnocchi or pasta-and-fagioli set
Tip: Walk-in lunch by 13:00; Carnival season (late January to mid-February) the gnocchi specials run daily.
Panificio Vivona in Borgo Venezia brings Pugliese focaccia barese to Verona for €4 to 7 a slab. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Try: Pugliese focaccia by weight
Tip: Walk in for focaccia by weight; the lunch slot avoids the central-Verona queues.
King Kebab on Via XX Settembre in Veronetta is the cheapest cooked-to-order meat lunch in the student quarter, kebab piadina with salad for €6.
Try: Kebab piadina with salad
Tip: Cash counter; piadina with double meat runs €8 to 9, open until 02:00.
Antica Trattoria da Bepi in Verona's Sant'Anastasia pocket runs daily lunch sets with primo, secondo and water for €16. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Try: Daily lunch with primo, secondo, water
Tip: Walk in by 12:30; the Sunday lunch needs 7-day booking for bigoli con l'arna.
Ristorante Greppia in Verona is the central reference for risotto all'Amarone with the two-person minimum, €50 to 60 the meal for two with wine.
Try: Pasta plate with two-person risotto
Tip: Two-person risotto and one shared antipasto runs €50 to 60 for two; the cheapest reference Veronese fine-dining meal.