Not many people have been using this section of the website for cheap eating, so I will start this thread.

I have found that in general, the Trastevere section of Rome (located just west of the Tiber river) has some of the best food and not too many tourists eat there, because there are few tourist sites.

If you want some good pizza (almost all pizza will have thin crusts), try Pizza San Calisto, which is located in the Trastevere section of Rome at P.S. Calisto #9a (right off of P.S. Maria).

Also in in Trastevere I would check out a restaurant for lunch or dinner called Mario’s located at #53 via del Moro (at Via della Pelliccis), for inexpensive traditional Italian food (the place is frequented by locals).

Another good place to eat in Trastevere is called Da Giovanni located at Lia Delle Lungara #41/a (between Via degli Orti d’Aliberti and Via di San Onofrio). Tel. 68 61 514. They offer lunch and dinner but are closed in August. This place offeres 2 or 3 hearty pasta dishes or standard entres and caters to local workers.

Any other experiences with good places to eat cheap in Rome (not just cheap and crappy, but good food)?