Tropea - Is there only seafood?

Of course! You can order pizza, Mediterranean, Italian, pastries, sandwiches, steak and fruit. You'll be fine!

I haven’t been to Tropea, so can’t begin to provide insight as to food options, but I have to ask - what were your meals in the Cinque Terre? We weren’t looking for things besides seafood, but that was the most obvious offering all through that area. Glad you were able to get workable food there.

That was the first time I’d ever had fresh anchovies, in Riomaggiore, and they were nothing like the highly salty pizza ingredient found here in the USA!

Mary Pat, Thank you for your reply! That puts me at ease.

Cyn,

There was plenty for me to choose from in Riomaggiore! The foccaccia - pizza was amazing. I bought fruit, cheese, bread, olives, and typical picnic fare often. I enjoyed cappuccino and pastries for breakfast. Gelato was plentiful. Trofie al pesto was a local specialty I adored. I believe I had bolognese, as well. I did try the anchovies!

Lots of food varieties, and that’s good to hear!

https://www.picanha-tropea.it/menu/en.html

Lots of cow

I have never been anywhere in the world where there is only one kind of food available!

Supermarkets there sell a wide variety of produce. Local markets are a great source of locally grown fresh food.

Whereas "pasta bolognese" isn't an Italian dish (and most out of the tourists path will hardly know what you're talking about) I doubt there is a single Italian restaurant where they can't / won't prepare A tomato pasta for children if asked. Writing it on the menu would be like writing they have forks, glasses and chairs.

My husband loves seafood and I hate it, so we find restaurants that offer non-seafood options, but a few times in what looked like seafood-only places, the kitchen seemed happy to make me vegetarian pasta (although they clearly felt sorry for me having this affliction of no-seafood-eating).

Also, when we were in Puglia with our baby and preschooler grandchildren, the kitchen would make special non-fishy dishes for the 3-year-old --- in fact, everywhere we went, people very kindly accommodated the kids.

Both farmers markets and grocery stores will have everything you need, but there will also be bakeries (selling yummy things beyond just bread and sweet stuff), street food, shops with deli-like prepared foods (I forget the name of these), and sandwich places.

I hope someone who has eaten in Tropea can give you more specific advice.

Yes, i've been there for a day last year and there are definitely some groceries around the city opened till midnight where tourists buy souvenirs. Plus, every town in Italy has at least a small supermarket where locals buy food, you might find the best prices there. Just googling a bit i've found out this one: https://www.diper.it/negozi/ , but there are more for sure.
By the way, the most famous food ingredients from Tropea are onions and 'nduja (a spicy salume), pasta is also easy to find.
Food in Calabria is super good, but apart from that i'm really not a fan of the region (actually, i could write at least 4 or 5 reasons not to visit it). Let me know if you need more suggestions about what to do in the town.