Do Eat Better Experience: Bologna Food Tour

The Bologna Food Tour from Do Eat Better Experience is a walking tasting tour of about 3.5 hours through the old town of Bologna, in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. The operator, Do Eat Better Experience (doeatbetterexperience.com), runs food tours in several Italian cities. The meeting point is Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, beneath the leaning Asinelli and Garisenda towers, the best-known landmark of the city and an easy spot to find. Groups range from 2 to 12 guests, and the tour is conducted in English and Italian by a local guide. The tasting menu follows the classic dishes of Bologna: tagliatelle, tortellini, tigelle with cured meats or a mortadella cone, cotoletta and gelato. Water, wine and espresso are included alongside the food, so the ticket covers a full meal in effect. The balance is savoury through the first four items, with gelato as the single sweet finish and espresso as the coda. The tour departs at 12:00PM daily, with an additional 6:30PM departure in summer, which makes it suitable for both lunch and dinner timing. The price is from EUR 89.95 (about $103) per person. A vegetarian option is available, and visitors with other restrictions should contact the operator in advance, as the listing does not describe further substitutions. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start. The route stays within the compact historic centre, so no transport is required and walking distances between stops are short. Because the tour starts at midday and includes pasta, a cutlet dish and gelato, most visitors find it replaces lunch entirely. The location beneath the two towers also puts the meeting point close to the university district and the Quadrilatero market lanes, which makes it simple to continue exploring after the tour ends.