San Marino’s Secret Weapon: Food

Does San Marino (and Romagna) have the best food in Italy?
Let’s find out.

This piece kicks off our Food section. Scroll down to explore our top picks, including:
🍕 Our favourite Pizza • 🍝 Tagliatelle and Romagna Cuisine • 🥙 Piadina Heaven

Let’s settle this.

When you ask an Italian, “Which part of Italy has the best food?”, they’ll almost always answer either “my city” or “the region I’m from” – depending on how territorial they are.

In that regard, San Marino is no different. We genuinely believe we have the best food on the Italian peninsula.
(Or dare I say... the world?)

Still, I’ll try to be as objective as I can in proving my point.

San Marino x Romagna = Culinary gold

Yes, San Marino is an independent country – but culturally, it shares deep roots with nearby Romagna, the eastern part of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

Romagna has a fascinating history (it was once a Roman frontier, remember Ariminum? That’s Rimini today).
But we’re not doing a history lesson here. Let’s talk food.

Why San Marino and Romagna have the best food (Rational edition)

Let’s start with the facts:

📰 The Financial Times called Romagna “second to none” and “the cradle of Italian cuisine.”
🗞️ The Guardian said Emilia-Romagna is “one of the world’s top foodie regions.”
🍴 Gourmet Traveller crowned it “Italy’s gastronomic epicentre.”
📈 Forbes went all in: “Italy’s greatest gastronomic treasure.”
🗳️ Even NRN readers ranked Emilia-Romagna first in Italy (okay, tied with Sicily – transparency matters).

So… the data speaks for itself. But if that’s not enough...

Why Romagna has the best food (Emotional edition)

Let me hit you where it really matters: the stomach.

Here are just a few of the "heavyweights of Italian cuisine" that hail from Romagna:

That’s basically the holy trinity of fresh pasta.

And if that weren’t enough, Romagna also serves (in my opinion):

Ready to eat?

Now that we’ve set the stage, it’s time to dive into our top food picks.
Scroll down to discover:

• Where to try real Tagliatelle and other Romagna classics

• My favourite Pizza spot (in a quiet local square, far from tourist traps)

• The best Piadina I’ve ever had
  
  

Buon appetito 🇸🇲

Lasagne
(yeah they're called Lasagne, not Lasagna)

Ravioli
(this one are with sage and butter, typical)

Tagliatelle
(number 1 dish in San Marino!)

The best seafood cuisine
(grigliata dell'Adriatico -Seafood grill)

The best fast food
(piadina... which was born here, obviously)