When it comes to Bologna, the question isn’t so much what to do there as what to EAT! So this Bologna Italy food guide should come in pretty handy for visiting the city! Along with the surrounding Emilia-Romagna region, Bologna is considered to be the culinary capital of Italy.

This is the home of some of Italy’s most famous foods, including the city’s namesake, bolognese – which locals simply call ragu, and eat with tagliatelle rather than spaghetti. Italian food is very regional: each area of the country has its own unique cuisine, influenced by its history, culture, and by the kinds of ingredients it produces. The food in Rome is very different to the food in Bologna or Naples, for example.