15 Best Bologna Food Tours

“Our tour guide, Federica, is truly knowledgeable and presented so well. She also demonstrated professionalism and composure. During the tour, a participant appeared to be a medical emergency. Frederica handled the entire incident with calm and exceptional speed, ensuring the person received the necessary attention…”

“This was an amazing tour. Each stop was full of food fun and lots of information. The lunch at the end was terrific. More food and wine than one could eat and drink. The staff put on a super show with lots of participation on…”

“We were so impressed by the amount and quality of food provided on this tour. In addition to local meats and cheeses from a local market we were given a full meal at the end of the night. Frederica was an excellent tour guide and…”

“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…”

“A very novel way to travel around the city and to visit San Luca which is stunning, especially if like us we only had an overnight stay. A big big thank you to Alessandra for rearranging time changes for the tour twice! & for assisting…”

“Sonia was a fantastic guide and took our group to several places we would not have experienced on our own.”

“Guide was extremely knowledgeable and made our trip to Verona such a fabulous experience! Would definitely recommend this, felt we got more than what we paid for :)”

“Definitely recommend. Being in Bologna, the culinary capital of Italy, a local food tour was a must. We had a small group and it was great! There were 5 food tasting stops... street food, pasta, main dish, dessert and of course, coffee... plus additional stops…”

“Very relaxed way to get to know Bologna and its food history. Matthe was very helpful and clearly enjoyed his job, and looked after us well. Nice that it was a small group too. Good value for money.”

“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.”

“Guide was very interesting and informative. Easy to find meeting point. A small group which was also very beneficial. Best tour we’ve done.”

“Eugenio was a lovely, passionate and energetic tour guide. He gave a lot of background and history in addition to discussing the local dishes. Gave good tips on where to go. I thought it was great that he sent us a picture of himself the…”

“We had an excellent food walking tour with Matteo in a small group of 6. Matteo was great! Very knowledgeable about the city and funny too! He made a point to interact with each of us. Great tour, amazing food and a lot of information…”

“This was a fantastic beginning to our Tuscan gastronomic experience. Everyone at Bottega Bottlé was super knowledgeable and passionate about the wines and local products from Bologna. We learned a tremendous amount, and look forward to continuing our exploration through the products we discovered. The…”

“Loved the tour. Benadetta was excellent and kept us all engaged despite the torrential rain which made her job very difficult. Generous amount of food at many local suppliers. So happy we did this tour. Highly recommended!”