How much should I budget for food per day in Italy?

€50–70 per person per day eats very well; €35 is entirely doable. A realistic day: coffee and a pastry standing at the bar for €3, lunch as pizza al taglio or a panino for €6–10, an aperitivo with snacks for €8–12, and a trattoria dinner with house wine for €25–35. What blows the number up is sitting down for breakfast at a hotel, eating dinner where you can see a famous monument, and ordering bottled water and coffee at every meal. Eating better in Italy is mostly about walking two streets further, not spending more.

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