Help with eating out budget

[Anyislandwilldo]

Going on a Mediterranean cruise with stops in Turkey, Greece and Italy.  We plan on visiting some local restaurants to indulge in some European Cuisine.  We have no idea what prices are like overseas.  What kind of dollar amount should we allow for eating out?  We won't be visiting any upscale restaurants, just local fare.  Our budget is more like $$, if that helps.  Thanks in advance.

[CruiserBruce]

Figure on $10-20 per person for casual lunches, more if alcohol is desired, although alcohol won't be as expensive as in the US, in relative terms. You can easily go higher at nicer places.

[marazul]

For wine, order a carafe of house wine. Frequently the choice is just white or red. 😁 The wine will always be a decent or even very good wine. Local fare.

Edited January 1 by marazul

[edinburgher]

17 hours ago, Anyislandwilldo said:

Our budget is more like $$, if that helps.  Thanks in advance.

if you go on toTripadvisor, there are various filters you can use to narrow down the choices, and price per head is one of the filters.  You will see some dining options are marked $$$$, some $$$ and some $$ although there are additional categories. You can also read reviews which might help you decide and locations are shown too.

 

 

stops in Turkey, Greece and Italy.

 

You didn't say which ports, but if one of your Italian stops is Naples, pizza is the  #1 dish of choice, and in the city where pizza was first invented, it is sold in  hundreds of places and it really would be difficult to find anything less than the perfect pizza in Naples.

Edited January 2 by edinburgher

[Milhouse]

FWIW, here's some of our (incomplete) food spend that I remembered to document during our June 2023 cruise out of Ravenna that went Greece and Turkey.  YMMV of course!  (And note that this is not necessarily a recommendation for the places we ate at, as it was a mixed bag with some great and a few meh/subpar.) 

 

Olympia (Katakolon)

Water from various grocery stores:  0.70e and 0.50e each

Water from duty free shop:  2e for a 6x1.5L pack

A gyro pita (takeout) from a restaurant on the main drag (Pheidias Grill House): 7e

Phyllo pies (takeout) from a bakery (Εργαστήρι Τυροπιτας Γιαννακόπουλος Παναγιώτης):  1.50e each

 

Santorini

Water from a grocery store in Oia:  0.40e each

Sitdown lunch at Pitogyros Traditional Grill House in Oia:  ~35e for 2 gyro pitas, a tomato salad, and 2 Mythos beers

Counter service at Lucky's in Fira.  2 gyro pitas @ 4e each, 2 Mythos beers @ 4e each

 

Kusadasi

Water from a stand in Ephasus:  20TL

Sitdown snack/light lunch at May Dönerium:  130TL for a chicken sandwich combo (fries & coke), 60TL for chicken sandwich only, 10TL for water

 

Mykonos

One large beer on a beachfront table at Ornos Beach at Porto Ornos Greek Cucine:  8e

Counter service at Sakis in Mykonos town/Chora:  One gyro pita @ 7e

A couple of takeout bakery items at Gioras Wood Medieval Mykonian Bakery in Mykonos town/Chora:  5e

Water from a grocery store:  0.50e

 

Athens

Honey brown sugar oat espresso (I forget what size but likely a venti) at Starbucks:  7.10e

Bottle of water at Starbucks:  0.50e

Sitdown light lunch at Atlantikos:  Peppers, calamari, potatoes, greek salad(?), water, beer:  23e

Takeaway gyro pita from Bairaktaris Central:  3.40e

 

Crete/Chania/Souda

Water from a grocery store:  0.50e

Takeout from Oasis in Chania:  2 Gyro pitas @ 3e each.

Sitdown at bougatsa Chania bakery in Chania:  1 bougatsa @ 3.50e

Takeout from Delish Food Streat Story in Chania:  1 gyro pita @ 4e

 

Zakynthos

Sitdown snack/light lunch at Totis Burger in Laganas Beach:  spanakopita pie(?), gyro pita, and a beer @ 13.50e

Frozen yogurt at Chillbox in Laganas Beach:  2.85e

Takeout from Pita Pita in Zakinthos: 1 gyro pita @ 3.30e

 

Bologna

Gelato at Gelato 49:  Sorbet in a cone @ 3e

Lunch counter service at De Gusto Coop in Mercato di Mezzo:  One shared pasta @ 8.5e and a spritz @ 5e

Sitdown dinner at Salumeria Simoni:  Charcuterie Platter and two drinks @ 32.50e

Water:  0.50e

Espresso and a croissant @ 3.80e

Snack counter service at Sfogliamo in Mercato delle Erbe:  Small pasta sampler bowl @ 5e

 

Florence

Lunch counter service at Salumeria Verdi:  Sandwich @ 5e and wine @ 2e

Snack counter service at Pescheria Sugarello in Mercato Centrale:  Mixed fried seafood box @ 11e

Lunch counter service at Nerbone in Mercato Centrale:  Pasta @ 6.50e and large water @ 3e

 

Rome

Lunch counter service at All'Antico Vinaio:  Sandwich @ 8e.

[Anyislandwilldo]

15 hours ago, Milhouse said:

FWIW, here's some of our (incomplete) food spend that I remembered to document during our June 2023 cruise out of Ravenna that went Greece and Turkey.  YMMV of course!  (And note that this is not necessarily a recommendation for the places we ate at, as it was a mixed bag with some great and a few meh/subpar.) 

 

Olympia (Katakolon)

Water from various grocery stores:  0.70e and 0.50e each

Water from duty free shop:  2e for a 6x1.5L pack

A gyro pita (takeout) from a restaurant on the main drag (Pheidias Grill House): 7e

Phyllo pies (takeout) from a bakery (Εργαστήρι Τυροπιτας Γιαννακόπουλος Παναγιώτης):  1.50e each

 

Santorini

Water from a grocery store in Oia:  0.40e each

Sitdown lunch at Pitogyros Traditional Grill House in Oia:  ~35e for 2 gyro pitas, a tomato salad, and 2 Mythos beers

Counter service at Lucky's in Fira.  2 gyro pitas @ 4e each, 2 Mythos beers @ 4e each

 

Kusadasi

Water from a stand in Ephasus:  20TL

Sitdown snack/light lunch at May Dönerium:  130TL for a chicken sandwich combo (fries & coke), 60TL for chicken sandwich only, 10TL for water

 

Mykonos

One large beer on a beachfront table at Ornos Beach at Porto Ornos Greek Cucine:  8e

Counter service at Sakis in Mykonos town/Chora:  One gyro pita @ 7e

A couple of takeout bakery items at Gioras Wood Medieval Mykonian Bakery in Mykonos town/Chora:  5e

Water from a grocery store:  0.50e

 

Athens

Honey brown sugar oat espresso (I forget what size but likely a venti) at Starbucks:  7.10e

Bottle of water at Starbucks:  0.50e

Sitdown light lunch at Atlantikos:  Peppers, calamari, potatoes, greek salad(?), water, beer:  23e

Takeaway gyro pita from Bairaktaris Central:  3.40e

 

Crete/Chania/Souda

Water from a grocery store:  0.50e

Takeout from Oasis in Chania:  2 Gyro pitas @ 3e each.

Sitdown at bougatsa Chania bakery in Chania:  1 bougatsa @ 3.50e

Takeout from Delish Food Streat Story in Chania:  1 gyro pita @ 4e

 

Zakynthos

Sitdown snack/light lunch at Totis Burger in Laganas Beach:  spanakopita pie(?), gyro pita, and a beer @ 13.50e

Frozen yogurt at Chillbox in Laganas Beach:  2.85e

Takeout from Pita Pita in Zakinthos: 1 gyro pita @ 3.30e

 

Bologna

Gelato at Gelato 49:  Sorbet in a cone @ 3e

Lunch counter service at De Gusto Coop in Mercato di Mezzo:  One shared pasta @ 8.5e and a spritz @ 5e

Sitdown dinner at Salumeria Simoni:  Charcuterie Platter and two drinks @ 32.50e

Water:  0.50e

Espresso and a croissant @ 3.80e

Snack counter service at Sfogliamo in Mercato delle Erbe:  Small pasta sampler bowl @ 5e

 

Florence

Lunch counter service at Salumeria Verdi:  Sandwich @ 5e and wine @ 2e

Snack counter service at Pescheria Sugarello in Mercato Centrale:  Mixed fried seafood box @ 11e

Lunch counter service at Nerbone in Mercato Centrale:  Pasta @ 6.50e and large water @ 3e

 

Rome

Lunch counter service at All'Antico Vinaio:  Sandwich @ 8e.

Wow, very extensive list.  Thank you so much for taking the time to put this on CC.