Street vendors are all over the tourist areas of Rome. In true touristic fashion, these vendors are extremely over-priced. The vendors do not even attempt to give a sales pitch for their products, because they know just by being located along Via del Fori Imperiali they will sucker hungry and thirsty tourists into buying their paninos, pizza, Pringles, Peroni beers, Ritz crackers, and Coca-Cola products (yes, you can buy beer right off the streets in Rome). If you find yourself along any of the tourist areas or main streets avoid these stands. Try looking down an alley or side-street where the prices are lower and the food is better quality. It is cheaper to look around a bit and prices can be unreasonable if you only go to the first spot you find. Last week we were near the Vatican and went to the first ristorante we found, and ended up paying $10Euro for pizza and $5Euro for a 500mL Coke--both tasted terrible.
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