Food & Drink
Eat Your Way Across Italy: 6 Cities, 6 Signature Dishes
A delicious tour from Roman carbonara to Neapolitan pizza — the regional plates worth planning an entire trip around.
Marco Rossi
Itinerary Editor
June 2, 20268 min read
In Italy, food is geography. Each city guards its own beloved specialty, and eating local is the fastest route to understanding a place.
Rome — Cacio e pepe
Three ingredients, endless mastery: pecorino, black pepper and pasta water emulsified into silk.
Naples — Pizza margherita
The birthplace of pizza serves it blistered, soft and gloriously simple from wood-fired ovens.
Bologna — Tagliatelle al ragù
Forget 'spaghetti bolognese' — the real thing is slow-cooked ragù over fresh egg tagliatelle.
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