Bologna Food Tour: Local Culinary Delights

Embark on a private food tour in Bologna and indulge in 10 tantalizing local tastings. Experience the city’s culinary scene while exploring cultural highlights. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza Maggiore - This tour includes 6 or 10 food and drink tastings. Your local host has hand-picked each one of the tastings based on their love for food, and knowledge of the city. Enjoy only the most authentic bites the city has to offer!
  • Quadrilatero - A food tour in Bologna would not be complete without the most typical and beloved…
What's Included
  • PRIVATE multilingual local foodie guide
  • Private Personalized Tour
  • Vegetarian alternatives - please message your host to advise of any dietary requirements
  • 6 or 10 food & drinks tastings of high quality local products - depends on the option you book
  • Sustainable carbon neutral experience (B-Corp)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Entrance tickets to the attractions - we will visit them from the outside
Additional Information

Eat your way through Bologna’s culinary scene on a private food tour. Go on a delicious journey as you try 6 or 10 of the best food items beloved by the locals: from savory to sweet and local drinks; this tour will leave every foodie satisfied!
Enjoy tastings typical of the local cuisine and hand-picked by a local guide passionate about food like…

Location
Via Belvedere, 6
Via Belvedere
In front of 'Pollo e Patate Pollomino' - IMPORTANT - this meeting point is for the 6 tastings tour option
Cancellation Policy

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

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Ronfa1101hf
Dec 30, 2024
Food Tour - Fredrick was fantastic! So knowledgeable and had all the inside information from a local’s point of view. Really a great day!
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Carolyn_and_john_b
Dec 28, 2024
Good food, good information - We enjoyed our Bologna food tour with Jason. We sampled Parmesan varieties, had a Balsamic vinegar tasting, a chocolate and dessert sauce tasting, and tastings of a number of dishes typical of Bolognese cuisine. Alas, there is no wine tasting on this tour. Jason filled in food details and gave us a nice tour of city highlights. He is clearly In love with Bologna and its food! He also gave us a list of restaurants and sights that he especially recommends. We actually followed up on several sights the next day and they were definitely wort
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Aron-michelle
Dec 27, 2024
Excellent Day - Marco is a special character and we thoroughly enjoyed our day with him. He showed us lots of places the locals go, was full of great tips, very knowledgeable, and of course the food samples were spot on. We’d do it again just to peel a layer deeper. Thank you Marco!
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378katharinev
Nov 22, 2024
Experience the best of Bologna with Giuseppe. - Spending the morning with Giuseppe in Bologna was a huge treat! He chose to introduce us to the finest purveyors of all yummy things Bologna. He is charming and knowledgeable, and was so enjoyable to spend time with. We highly recommend you choose him as your local to explore this incredible city with its rich cultural and gastronomic heritage. Totally worth the price!
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Stephanie_d
Nov 18, 2024
Great way to experience the food culture of Bologna - Frederick was an amazing guide. Loved seeing the city center aamd hearing about the local food scene. We are still thinking of the lasagna! Highly recommend this tour and Frederick.
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Q2014lrmikeo
Nov 1, 2024
Tastes of Bologna - We thoroughly enjoyed our food walking tour with Marco this week. Marco was an excellent guide providing us with a blend of information about regional produce and the history of Bologna. He is clearly someone who has a deep knowledge and love of local foods and wines. His manner was relaxed but his talk full of insight and humorous anecdotes whilst patiently answering our questions. The three hours of our tour passed quickly, and we particularly enjoyed the visits to the herb market where we tasted samples of balsamic vinegar and local hams, and the atmospheric Osteria Del Sole. This tour was not cheap, but Marco made it good value. Tom Sarah and Michael
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Paulas6378pu
Oct 30, 2024
Authentic Bologna Cuisine Experience - I like that Giuseppe took us to the mercado delle erbe. It is away from the main tourist areas. There he connected us with authentic fresh pasta makers where we enjoyed fresh tortellini in broth and fresh tortelloni with butter and parmesan right there. He explained that there are fewer fresh handmade pasta shops and this was one of the best. We also visited an olive & grocery vendor, and a cheese & prosciutto shop where he purchased samples of foods we would consume later. Giuseppe used to run a pasta making business so he was very knowledgeable about this. He was very friendly and personally knew the vendors here. We witnessed Giuseppe helping out the roast chicken proprietor remove a rack of hot chicken from the rotisserie because her husband couldn't work that day. Giuseppe was truly knowledgeable and genuine.
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Cafoodie2
Oct 29, 2024
Passionate about Bologna - Our tour with Giuseppe was exactly what we wanted in a food tour, a tour With Locals. Giuseppe shared his favorite foods, stories and himself. He was thoughtful and considerate, even cleaning the table before we had our first taste. Grazie Giuseppe!
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Danhu9254av
Oct 25, 2024
Never go hungry in Bologna - Hermes was very friendly and a pleasure to be with . His command of English was exceptional. Walking through the markets and smaller shops was a great way to experience the day to day lives of the Bolognese. We would not hesitate to do another tour with Hermes.
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Mlypeach
Oct 26, 2024
Good overview of Bologna and some of the local food specialties - The information regarding Bologna was much better than the actual tastings.. Jason provided us with a good starting point for exploring Bologna and also gave us a list of other things to do/see while we were there. Tastings were ok, gave us a sense of the local foods they were known for but certainly not exceptional, especially the first tasting which seemed like an assortment of fast foods ...
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