Regional cuisine

What to eat in Bologna

10 typical dishes of Bologna with cultural context, origin story and verified restaurants.

Regional cuisine

Balanzoni are large green ravioli, colored by spinach in the dough, enclosing a creamy filling of Ricotta and fragrant…

Cotoletta alla bolognese is a generous slice of veal, breaded and fried in butter, golden on the outside and tender at…

Crescentine, also known as tigelle, are small rounds of golden bread baked between hot plates that imprint the surface…

Gramigna with sausage is a Bolognese first course with a rustic and inviting look: small curls of pasta hold a creamy…

Generous layers of green spinach pasta sheets alternate with a slow-simmered, fragrant ragù, softened by béchamel and…

Passatelli in broth appear as short, irregular pale golden strands, pressed directly into the boiling broth. On the…

Wide ribbons of egg pasta, rough-textured and golden, wrapped in a slow-cooked, deeply flavored meat ragù where…

Bolognese rice cake appears as a compact, golden dessert, often cut into diamond or square shapes and scented with…

Small parcels of egg pasta, folded with artisanal precision and filled with a rich mixture of meats and Parmigiano…

Tortelloni with butter and sage arrive at the table like small chests of golden fresh pasta, larger and more generous…

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