Bologna Local Food Tour: Experience Traditional Bolognese Cuisine

Indulge in the flavors of traditional Bolognese cuisine on a walking food tour in Bologna. Taste tortellini, ragù, mortadella, and more while exploring the city’s hidden gems. Discover the culture and legends of Bologna with a knowledgeable local guide. Vegetarian options available.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bologna - Start your day in the best cafè of Bologna with classic italian breakfast Cappuccino and Cornetto
  • Bruno e Franco - La Salumeria - Visit a little pasta workshop where “Sfogline” make handmade pasta and stop to their shop to grab the best cold meat and Parmigiano Reggiano 30Months.
  • Quadrilatero - Walk around the streets of the…
What's Included
  • Food tasting
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Tour escort/host
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup
Additional Information

Delicious Bologna Food Tours offer tourists an authentic local experience. Enjoy 6 stops at selected historical shops and restaurants to taste over 20 local specialties from the Bologna region.
SMALL GROUPS, LOCAL HOST for a high-quality food tour and to learn about Bologna’s culture and traditions:
TORTELLINI SHOULD BE EATEN IN BROTH, NOT WITH CREAM…

Location
Piazza di Porta Ravegnana
The meeting point is at 9.55am at Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, between BOTTEGA DEI PORTICI and FELTRINELLI BOOK STORE. If you come by car, you can park at Piazza 8 Agosto, 15 mins by walk to the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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90karenj
Nov 4, 2025
Entertaining and Delicious Food Tour - This was a fun way to see some sights in Bologna and to sample the wonderful food and drink. Our host (Ricardo I think) was very enthusiastic and made the tour so much fun, and we learned so much about the foods we tasted - coffee, tortellini, lasagne, prosciutto and other meats, balsamic vinegar, etc. it was all delicious and we ended the tour satisfied and very full!
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Kristi_s
Nov 3, 2025
Great tour of Bologna and amazing food! - This was such a fun, educational tour. Our guide was fantastic and told us so much about the history of Bologna while showing us some of the incredible foods made in this region. We highly recommend this tour! It was a great day trip from Florence. We drank the best cappuccino I’ve ever had, tasted meats and cheese from the region and had a wonderful lunch with several different pastas. The lasagna…. The best! Then we ended with great gelato. Bologna is a really cool city they we will return to.
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Seaside60262559547
Nov 3, 2025
Best Food Tour in Bologna!! - One of the best tours I’ve had. Ricardo is an exceptionally talented tour guide and his experience growing up in Bologna gave us insight like most other tours will not. Every stop was impressive from tasting 12 year old Balsamic to watching tortellini prepared from scratch. There’s no baloney on this tour, just wonderful people and delicious food.
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Sillymckinney
Nov 2, 2025
Best Bologna Food Tour – Highly Recommend! - Ricardo exceeded expectations on our Bologna food tour. He was extremely knowledgeable, offering rich insight into the culinary history and traditions of the region. Every stop was well-chosen, and the food was exceptional from start to finish. His humor and warm personality made the experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommend this tour and Ricardo as a guide.
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Lisam_schfo
Nov 2, 2025
Beautiful and Delicious Bologna - Mattia was an excellent and enthusiastic guide for all things Bolognese. He navigated the differing mobility needs of his group effectively and showed us a great time and great food. Well-organized, inforative and fun. Would highly recommend.
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Florinb831
Nov 2, 2025
A memorable experience - Hands down the absolute best food tour you can possibly experience in Bologna, it was a memorable pleasure to see Mattia in action and this experience got us more in love with Bologna and the food culture that surrounds everything here with such taste, flavour and gastronomic majesty. Florin and Mihaela
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Excursion316560
Oct 30, 2025
Wonderful food tour - This was our first food tour and we are now spoiled! Mattia is a very friendly, personable guide, taking turns to speak with everyone. Mattia provided well thought out explanations of each of the food experiences, introducing us to local owners and markets. We left full and very satisfied!
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Z6868lejoannac
Oct 29, 2025
Excellent food tour - An interesting and informative tour; Mattia was really passionate about his food and his city. We really enjoyed all the food tastings, the stories and would highly recommend it to others. Small group size and the places visited make it really super.
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Samanthawt1646wq
Oct 27, 2025
Brilliant Nightfall food tour - We thoroughly enjoyed the Nightfall food tour. Mattia is very knowledgeable and passionate about the produce of the region and is very likeable. The tour was fun and relaxing. Whilst walking between eating and drinking stops, Mattia also talked more generally about Bologna and gave us ideas of which things we wanted to visit in more detail during our stay. It was a very small group, so easy to ask any questions we wanted to. I would suggest you do this tour early in your trip to Bologna so that you can benefit from the knowledge and the list of recommendations (for places to eat, drink, shop) that is sent out after. Mattia also gave us a printed booklet with pictures so we could remember the names of things we'd tried. Try to go with an empty stomach, as there's lots to eat on this tour.
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Molsonmantx
Oct 26, 2025
Outstanding experience - From start to finish it was top notch. The food, wine, knowledge, and customer service were phenomenal. I highly encourage to you take in this wonderful experience while in Bologna.
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From $128
up to 8 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).