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Bologna Private Food Tour with a Local Foodie: Bologna's Tastiest Treats

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A BOLOGNESE FEAST FOR FOODIES
  • 3 hours
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Follow your senses — and a gourmet guide — around Italy’s culinary capital on a private food tour in Bologna. Remove the guesswork from choosing eateries and let a local show you the best delis, cafes, markets, and bakeries scattered through the historic city center. Sample Bolognese specialties like tortellini and mortadella, discover new favorite dishes, and rest your feet over an aperitif at an indoor market.
  • Learn what makes Bologna the gastronomic capital of Italy
  • Shop confidently alongside locals at a historic market
  • Includes sweet and savory tastings of Bolognese specialties and drinks
  • Private tasting tour is designed for food and drink enthusiasts

What's Included

  • 6-8 tastings of local delights, and 2 drinks from 2-3 local eateries
  • Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
  • 3 hours walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central locations)
  • Additional food and drinks
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Gratuities (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Comet
    Via IV Novembre, 6/A, 40123 Bologna BO, Italy

    After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Il Quadrilatero (Pass By)

Mercato di Mezzo (Pass By)

Mercato delle Erbe (Pass By)

Trattoria dal Biassanot (Pass By)

Stefino Organic Gelato (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • We’ll be in touch within 24 hours after booking to find out more about your personality, tastes and interests so we can assign a like-minded Local who can create a bespoke experience for you.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Great tour and food
Debbie_S, Sep 2023
Elisa was a great guide who made learning about Bologna very enjoyable. We had a lovely gelato and then a meal of ragu and bruchetta, cheeses, meats, spreads and breads. Topped this off with an aperol spritz. A great tour.
Must experience when in Bologna
Renee_C, Sep 2023
Antonia made this such a special experience! Her knowledge of the city and its history added that special element to the incredible food!
Food Tour - Lorenza
Salvatore_B, Sep 2023
Lorenza was an amazing guide! We saw the city and sampled some amazing food. Would highly recommend to anyone.
Delicious & Fun
Emily_B, Aug 2023
Everything we ate was delicious and our guide, Daniele, was so knowledgeable and kind. We ate and learned a ton!
Excellent tour of Bologna!
ngoetze14, May 2023
We had a beautiful morning with Mirko on this tour! Not only did we get to try some amazing food (& wine!) typical to Bologna, we got to see & learn a LOT about the history of the city in a short amount of time. Plus, Mirko was able to customize the tour for us, based on us not having as much time as we should have had for the tour - and we had such great conversation with him! I absolutely recommend this tour - even with careful planning we would have missed a LOT about the city if we tried to do it ourselves. Enjoy!
Marco, my guide, is very personable and provided a memorable introduction to Bologna cuisine and special vendors.
Tim_T, Feb 2023
entire experience was memorable, including a selection of shoppes and experiences only known to locals.
Fabulous fabulous fabulous
Amanda_E, Jan 2023
This was an absolutely wonderful choice. Mirko was simply fantastic - incredibly knowledgeable, engaging and hilarious. He went above and beyond to ensure that I had a special experience and he absolutely delivered. The city itself is stunning and packed with incredible history. The food is exquisite. I’m so happy I did this tour.
Mirko was an excellent guide
Michael_B, Jul 2022
Mirko was an excellent guide! It was apparent that he loved his city of Bologna. We had a very informed tour of the center of Bologna with key insight to some of the secrets of the community. Mirko was knowledgeable, accommodating and insightful. He was also very patient. Highly recommend the tour and ask for Mirko
Great experience!
Cheryl_W, Jun 2022
We really enjoyed the food tour of Bologna. Geet showed us the historical hight lights in between food stops. We really enjoyed the various dishes we tried. The highlights were the deli meat and cheese tasting and gelato! Ready to go back to the deli and buy one of everything.
Great tour
RachelH0llingsw0rth, Sep 2019
Wonderful and funny guide (Andrea) who was able to engage our group, show us the market and help to explain Bologna's food culture. The tour was customizable to the desires of our group!
Bolognese Feast
William_P, Apr 2019
I decided to take two business friends on this tour instead of having a traditional dinner and we had a wonderful time. I strongly recommend this to anyone who is going to Bologna. Our host Benedetta was very knowledgeable and did a great job education us on the culinary delights of the local area.
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JOSEMANUEL_V, May 2023
Pasamos muy buena tarde con Elisa. Cenamos con ella. Una persona muy agradable y estuvimos muy bien.

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