PERUGIA We stayed in Perugia for 4 nights and 5 days--during which we ate pretty cheaply, as it's a university town. There are several supermarkets and inexpensive restaurants and pizzerie.
We ended up shopping at the downtown COOP once or twice, walked to the CONAD-Margherita (on the outskirts of town), and ate at a really good pizzeria quite often. I really miss that pizzeria, I think of all the places we ate in Italy, it was one of the "best buys" and the pizza was really good, piping hot, tasty, yummy -- just makes me salivate now. It was different from Da Michele - which is in a different league. Anyway, at the COOP, we usually just bought loads of water bottles and fruit (tangerines and clementines, which is what our staple was during our trip). We had to make a trip our to CONAD because the downtown COOP didn't have certain necessities: toothpaste, feminine needs, etc. (you get my drift). (Which is weird, because I have seen other COOPs fully stocked. I think it was just this particular COOP and location, which is smack dab in the downtown of Perugia.)
BEST MEAL DEAL in PERUGIA!!! --> ***Pizzeria di Maurizio*** <-- (There is no sign on the storefront other than "Pizza al trancio" (pizza by the slice). I discovered that it is "Maurice's" by saving the receipt. Anyway, the address:Piazza Morlacchi 1 (it's north of S. Lorenzo Cathedral) Perugia Prices
Pizza by the slice, 1.50 euros
Pizza (1 slice) and soda, 3.00 euros
Pizza and beer, I don't recall how much (but cheap)
COOP Centro Italia - Piazza Matteoti 15, Perugia.
SIENA While in Siena, we mostly feasted on quick bites at local pizzerie and food purchased from local mercati (groceries). There's a CONAD in Piazza Matteoti (take the escalators one level down), or just follow in the direction of the the shoppers who are coming with the CONAD yellow and green logos on the plastic bags. Tel. 0577/270806. There are other groceries, but CONAD is probably the cheapest and has the greatest assortment of food. There is a fancy looking supermarket in the middle of town (Siena isn't that big), and the prices aren't that much higher than CONAD, but I think most of the stuff they sell is for tourists, not the Sienese.Conad Supermarket - Piazza Matteoti. Siena.
*Pizzeria il Corso - Via Banchi di Sopra 23. Siena. Tel. 0577/40144. (Across from the famous Caffe' Nannini.) Of all the thin-crispy style pizzerie in Siena, I think this one was my favorite. It tasted the best to me. They can get kind of busy at times. The service is friendly. Each slice (thin) is about 1.25 euros, which was expensive compared to what we were paying in Perugia. But still tasty!
Pizzaland - Via Camollia 41/43. Siena. (Via Montanini and Via Camollia are the same streets. They change names sometime past the Bus depot, Piazza Lizza.) I think we had pizza here once or twice. The service was friendly. They had both the thin and thick pizza. Open late, and I believe pizza slices are discounted after 10 p.m. or midnight (?).
Pizzeria Forzanti Paola - Via Banchi di Sotto 25. Tel. 0577/40207. We had pizzas at 3 or 4 different places in Siena. This place was ok. It was probably the cheapest, only .80 euros per slice. Their pizzas are really thin, on a square pita-like crispy bread. (I think this is something regional. It is actually very tasty and light snack! We ate like 2 each when we were hungry, compared to the full-sized pizzas of Napoli!) The reason it was so cheap was because they were having a special sale. I think their regular prices are 20-30% higher.
ASSISI
La Pallotta - Vicolo della Volta Pinta 06081 Assisi (Perugia) Tel. (+39) 075/812649. Closed Tuesday. They give a 10% discount to those staying in their hotel. During lunch they provide several tasting menus, which are good buys. I think my sister and I opted to splurge and do something different. We ordered different pastas and salads. The dessert on one of the tasting menus was "fruit" - but I forget what kind of fruit. What I found was funny - the waitstaff just gave people fruit unpeeled fruit with a knife. I guess here in the States, everything comes prepped all done for you. But there, it was so "raw." It just blew me away. Anyway, other than that, the food was good - I think my sister's pasta was better. The lasagna was nothing special in my honest opinion. Otherwise, everything else was good, especially the tomato salad, which was just fresh tomatoes, olive oil, and salt. Yum. Lunch cost for two, without alcohol, 50-60 euros, I think. Lunch: 12:15 to 14:30. Dinner: 19:15 to 21:30.
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