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Italian Noodles & Pasta

226 of Italy's 1,382 ranked dishes are pasta, noodles and rice, and the best-rated of them is the best on earth: Pappardelle al cinghiale, Tuscan ribbons in a wild-boar ragù, Nº 25 worldwide.

226 dishes ranked·16.4% of the cuisine·9,498 diner ratings·Top rank Nº 25

Pasta is Italy, and Italy is pasta. 226 of its ranked dishes belong to this department, and the country holds the single best-rated pasta on earth: pappardelle al cinghiale, wide Tuscan ribbons in a slow wild-boar ragù, at Nº 25. The department also gathers Italy's risotti, the great rice dishes of the north.

Below it sits a canon everyone half-knows: tagliatelle al ragù from Bologna, Roman carbonara and cacio e pepe, ravioli and lasagne. Fame tracks quality closely here, the most-reviewed Italian dish in the department is carbonara, and the plates people love are the plates our raters score highest. The deepest regional benches are Rome and Bologna, the twin capitals of the sauce. Read them below: the signature plates, by region, or the complete list of all 226.

The Signature Plates

Twelve signature plates in rank order, four told in full, then eight more from the kitchen.

Pappardelle al cinghiale, pasta from Italy
Plate IPasta · Tuscany

1Nº 25 worldwide

Pappardelle al cinghiale

Pasta · Tuscany

Wide ribbons of Tuscan pappardelle under a slow ragù of wild boar, the game marinated and braised until it falls apart into a dark, intense sauce. It is autumn and hunting-season food, the plate to order in a trattoria in the hills around Florence and Siena.

★ 4.6|109 ratings

Risotto ai funghi porcini, rice dish from Italy

2Risotto ai funghi porciniNº 114

Rice Dish · Italy

Creamy risotto built on porcini, the prized woodland mushrooms whose deep, earthy flavor defines the dish, stirred into carnaroli or arborio rice with butter, shallot, and stock. Dried porcini carry it through the year; fresh ones in autumn make it something special.

★ 4.4|118 ratings

Tagliatelle al ragù alla Bolognese, pasta from Italy

3Tagliatelle al ragù alla BologneseNº 117

Pasta · Bologna

Bologna eats its ragù on fresh egg tagliatelle, the flat ribbons cut wide enough to carry the sauce in every fold. The pairing is codified locally down to the width of the noodle, and it is what Italians actually mean by bolognese; spaghetti Bolognese is a foreign invention.

★ 4.4|804 ratings

Ravioli, pasta from Italy

4RavioliNº 132

Pasta · Italy

Little parcels of egg pasta pressed around a filling, sealed and cut into squares or rounds, then boiled and dressed with sauce or butter and sage. Ricotta and spinach is the everyday version, but ravioli shift with the region and season, from pumpkin in the north to fish along the coast.

★ 4.4|285 ratings

  1. Pasta carbonara, pasta from Italy5

    Pasta carbonara

    Nº 167

    Pasta · Rome★ 4.3

  2. Lasagne alla Bolognese, pasta from Italy6

    Lasagne alla Bolognese

    Nº 168

    Pasta · Bologna★ 4.3

  3. Tortelli, pasta from Italy7

    Tortelli

    Nº 292

    Pasta · Lombardy★ 4.3

  4. Cacio e pepe, pasta from Italy8

    Cacio e pepe

    Nº 305

    Pasta · Rome★ 4.3

  5. Linguine allo scoglio, pasta from Italy9

    Linguine allo scoglio

    Nº 313

    Pasta · Campania★ 4.2

  6. Amatriciana, pasta from Italy10

    Amatriciana

    Nº 534

    Pasta · Amatrice★ 4.1

  7. Tagliatelle al salmone, pasta from Italy11

    Tagliatelle al salmone

    Nº 607

    Pasta · Italy★ 4.1

  8. Agnolotti, pasta from Italy12

    Agnolotti

    Nº 666

    Pasta · Piedmont★ 4.1

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  7. Another 56 ranked dishes are logged simply as pan-Italian, with no single regional home.

The Complete Ledger

All 226 Italian pasta, noodle and rice dishes in the world ranking, every entry.

226 entries
  1. 25 Pappardelle al cinghiale Pasta Tuscany ★ 4.6
  2. 114 Risotto ai funghi porcini Rice Dish Italy ★ 4.4
  3. 117 Tagliatelle al ragù alla Bolognese Pasta Bologna ★ 4.4
  4. 132 Ravioli Pasta Italy ★ 4.4
  5. 167 Pasta carbonara Pasta Rome ★ 4.3
  6. 168 Lasagne alla Bolognese Pasta Bologna ★ 4.3
  7. 292 Tortelli Pasta Lombardy ★ 4.3
  8. 305 Cacio e pepe Pasta Rome ★ 4.3
  9. 313 Linguine allo scoglio Pasta Campania ★ 4.2
  10. 534 Amatriciana Pasta Amatrice ★ 4.1
  11. 607 Tagliatelle al salmone Pasta Italy ★ 4.1
  12. 666 Agnolotti Pasta Piedmont ★ 4.1
  13. 770 Bigoli con l'anatra Pasta Province of Vicenza ★ 4.1
  14. 899 Tortellini Pasta Emilia-Romagna ★ 4.0
  15. 921 Malloreddus alla Campidanese Pasta Sardinia ★ 4.0
  16. 926 Risotto Rice Dish Lombardy ★ 4.0
  17. 935 Trofie al pesto Pasta Liguria ★ 4.0
  18. 937 Cjarsons Pasta Friuli-Venezia Giulia ★ 4.0
  19. 951 Tagliatelle ai funghi Pasta Italy ★ 4.0
  20. 1,000 Pasta alla Norma Pasta Catania ★ 4.0
  21. 1,105 Lasagne Pasta Italy ★ 4.0
  22. 1,132 Risotto alla Milanese Rice Dish Milan ★ 4.0
  23. 1,224 Risotto ai frutti di mare Rice Dish Italy ★ 4.0
  24. 1,229 Linguine all'astice Pasta Italy ★ 4.0
  25. 1,258 Pasta alla gricia Pasta Grisciano ★ 4.0
  26. 1,260 Pasta alla zozzona Pasta Rome ★ 4.0
  27. 1,263 Tajarin al tartufo bianco d'Alba Pasta Province of Cuneo ★ 4.0
  28. 1,322 Trenette al pesto Pasta Liguria ★ 3.9
  29. 1,337 Agnolotti del plin Pasta Piedmont ★ 3.9
  30. 1,400 Mezzelune Pasta South Tyrol ★ 3.9
  31. 1,424 Spaghetti con la bottarga Pasta Sardinia ★ 3.9
  32. 1,462 Risotto al vino rosso Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.9
  33. 1,471 Pasta 'ncasciata Pasta Sicily ★ 3.9
  34. 1,476 Cavatelli al sugo di maiale Pasta Molise ★ 3.9
  35. 1,517 Cappelletti in brodo Pasta Emilia-Romagna ★ 3.9
  36. 1,568 Spaghetti alle vongole Pasta Metropolitan City of Naples ★ 3.9
  37. 1,572 Pappardelle all'anatra Pasta Tuscany ★ 3.9
  38. 1,604 Paglia e fieno Pasta Province of Siena ★ 3.9
  39. 1,622 Spaghetti alla puttanesca Pasta Ischia ★ 3.9
  40. 1,641 Risotto verde Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.9
  41. 1,650 Balanzoni Pasta Bologna ★ 3.9
  42. 1,671 Risotto zucchine e gamberetti Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.9
  43. 1,693 Pasta e fagioli con cozze Pasta Metropolitan City of Naples ★ 3.9
  44. 1,695 Spaghetti alla Nerano Pasta Nerano ★ 3.9
  45. 1,745 Risotto alla Trevigiana Rice Dish Province of Treviso ★ 3.9
  46. 1,882 Risotto alla pilota Rice Dish Mantua ★ 3.9
  47. 1,917 Pappardelle with White Duck Ragù (Pappardelle al ragù bianco di anatra) Pasta Veneto ★ 3.9
  48. 1,989 Lasagne alla parmigiana Pasta Province of Parma ★ 3.9
  49. 2,200 Risotto mantecato ai quattro formaggi Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.8
  50. 2,293 Fregola con arselle Pasta Sardinia ★ 3.8
  51. 2,300 F Fettuccine con la ricotta Pasta Umbria ★ 3.8
  52. 2,322 S Scialatielli alla Sorrentina Pasta Campania ★ 3.8
  53. 2,463 Spaghetti alla busara Pasta Venice ★ 3.8
  54. 2,552 Gramigna con salsiccia Pasta Bologna ★ 3.8
  55. 2,635 Risotto alla Valdostana Rice Dish Aosta Valley ★ 3.8
  56. 2,653 Eggplant and Ricotta Lasagne (Lasagne con melanzane e ricotta) Pasta Italy ★ 3.8
  57. 2,654 Lasagne al pesto e patate Pasta Liguria ★ 3.8
  58. 2,695 P Pasta alla pecorara Pasta Elice ★ 3.8
  59. 2,798 Penne strascicate Pasta Florence ★ 3.8
  60. 2,819 Spätzle Tirolesi Noodle Dish Trentino-South Tyrol ★ 3.8
  61. 2,838 Pappardelle alla lepre Pasta Tuscany ★ 3.8
  62. 2,870 Spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino Pasta Lazio ★ 3.8
  63. 2,925 Ravioli alla Genovese Pasta Genoa ★ 3.8
  64. 2,934 Risotto al gorgonzola Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.8
  65. 2,962 Orecchiette alla barese Pasta Metropolitan City of Bari ★ 3.8
  66. 3,032 Casoncelli bresciani Pasta Province of Brescia ★ 3.8
  67. 3,042 Spaghetti aglio e olio Pasta Lazio ★ 3.8
  68. 3,044 Risotto Amarone Rice Dish Verona ★ 3.8
  69. 3,053 R Risotto Pavese Rice Dish Pavia ★ 3.8
  70. 3,131 R Risotto alla Parigina Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.8
  71. 3,132 Risotto al Teroldego Rice Dish Trento ★ 3.8
  72. 3,163 Spaghettini verdi Pasta Tuscany ★ 3.8
  73. 3,180 Linguine al cartoccio Pasta Apulia ★ 3.8
  74. 3,193 Pici with Breadcrumbs (Pici alle briciole) Pasta Province of Siena ★ 3.8
  75. 3,199 Rigatoni alla silana Pasta Calabria ★ 3.8
  76. 3,298 Lagane e cicciari Pasta Calabria ★ 3.8
  77. 3,388 Pasta al mascarpone Pasta Province of Lodi ★ 3.8
  78. 3,436 Pizzoccheri alla Valtellinese Pasta Valtellina ★ 3.8
  79. 3,459 Orecchiette con cime di rapa Pasta Bari ★ 3.8
  80. 3,616 Risotto con salsiccia Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.7
  81. 3,681 Casoncelli di Barbariga Pasta Barbariga ★ 3.7
  82. 3,728 Tortelli alla lastra Pasta Tuscany ★ 3.7
  83. 3,730 Risotto alla Fontina Rice Dish Aosta Valley ★ 3.7
  84. 3,731 Risotto con pomodori e basilico Rice Dish Liguria ★ 3.7
  85. 3,732 R Risotto panna e porri Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.7
  86. 3,749 Chicken Ravioli with Cinnamon and Pecorino (Ravioli di gallina) Pasta Marche ★ 3.7
  87. 3,790 R Risotto alla crema di scampi Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.7
  88. 3,800 Pasta con salsiccia e cavolo nero Pasta Tuscany ★ 3.7
  89. 3,814 Bigoli in cassopipa Pasta Chioggia ★ 3.7
  90. 3,815 C Chitarrine alla Teramana Pasta Province of Teramo ★ 3.7
  91. 3,853 Linguine with Walnuts (Linguine con le noci) Pasta Abruzzo ★ 3.7
  92. 3,859 Risotto tastasal Rice Dish Province of Verona ★ 3.7
  93. 3,889 B Bucatini alla calabrese Pasta Calabria ★ 3.7
  94. 3,907 T Tagliatelle with chanterelles (Tagliatelle con finferli) Pasta Trentino-South Tyrol ★ 3.7
  95. 3,938 R Risotto con le salamelle Rice Dish Lombardy ★ 3.7
  96. 4,046 Strascinati con mollica e peperoni cruschi Pasta Basilicata ★ 3.7
  97. 4,172 Sagne e fagioli Pasta Abruzzo ★ 3.7
  98. 4,178 R Risotto with Asparagus Tips (Risotto con punte di asparagi) Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.7
  99. 4,289 Pasta al limone Pasta Italy ★ 3.7
  100. 4,294 Bigoli in salsa Pasta Venice ★ 3.7
  101. 4,306 Risotto al limone Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.7
  102. 4,413 Cappellacci di zucca Ferraresi Pasta Ferrara ★ 3.7
  103. 4,428 Risotto alla zucca Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.7
  104. 4,472 Lasagne al radicchio Pasta Veneto ★ 3.7
  105. 4,602 Pumpkin Tortelli (Tortelli di zucca) Pasta Ferrara ★ 3.7
  106. 4,659 Risotto al salto Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.7
  107. 4,761 Risotto con gamberi Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.7
  108. 4,767 Tortelli d'erbetta Pasta Parma ★ 3.7
  109. 4,834 Casoncelli alla bergamasca Pasta Province of Bergamo ★ 3.7
  110. 4,923 Risotto with Frogs (Riso e rane) Rice Dish Piedmont ★ 3.7
  111. 4,924 Risotto con bitto e bresaola Rice Dish Valtellina ★ 3.7
  112. 4,934 Gattafin Pasta Levanto ★ 3.7
  113. 4,939 Pasta alla jonica Pasta Calabria ★ 3.7
  114. 4,954 Paparele e bisi Pasta Veneto ★ 3.7
  115. 5,139 Pasta con pomodorini e basilico Pasta Italy ★ 3.6
  116. 5,173 Penne all'arrabbiata Pasta Rome ★ 3.6
  117. 5,208 Risotto alle ortiche Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.6
  118. 5,291 Lobster Ravioli (Ravioli di aragosta) Pasta Italy ★ 3.6
  119. 5,378 Tajarin al burro Pasta Province of Cuneo ★ 3.6
  120. 5,395 Risotto alle carote Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.6
  121. 5,568 Pasta alla caprese Pasta Capri Island ★ 3.6
  122. 5,628 Tortelli cremaschi Pasta Crema ★ 3.6
  123. 5,679 Spaghetti alla carrettiera (Rome) Pasta Rome ★ 3.6
  124. 5,700 Salmon Ravioli (Ravioli al salmone) Pasta Italy ★ 3.6
  125. 5,794 Anolini in brodo Pasta Emilia-Romagna ★ 3.6
  126. 5,830 Tagliatelle alla boscaiola Pasta Italy ★ 3.6
  127. 5,843 Lasagne di carnevale Pasta Metropolitan City of Naples ★ 3.6
  128. 5,853 Risotto con le mele Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.6
  129. 5,854 Risotto al Barolo Rice Dish Piedmont ★ 3.6
  130. 5,858 Spaghetti al cartoccio Pasta Province of Chieti ★ 3.6
  131. 6,087 Pasta alla Norcina Pasta Norcia ★ 3.6
  132. 6,190 Tortellini in brodo Pasta Bologna ★ 3.6
  133. 6,245 Rigatoni con la pajata Pasta Rome ★ 3.5
  134. 6,250 Frittata di pasta Pasta Italy ★ 3.5
  135. 6,306 Risotto al prezzemolo Rice Dish Lombardy ★ 3.5
  136. 6,307 Riso e salvia Rice Dish Lombardy ★ 3.5
  137. 6,425 Manfredi con la ricotta Pasta Naples ★ 3.5
  138. 6,492 Spaghetti alla colatura Pasta Cetara ★ 3.5
  139. 6,508 S Spaghetti all’assassina Pasta Bari ★ 3.5
  140. 6,523 Risotto primavera Rice Dish Veneto ★ 3.5
  141. 6,622 Budino di riso Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.5
  142. 6,678 Fregola ai frutti di mare Pasta Sardinia ★ 3.5
  143. 6,726 Risotto with Potatoes (Riso e patate) Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.5
  144. 6,779 Spaghetti al nero di seppie Pasta Sicily ★ 3.5
  145. 6,952 Vincisgrassi Pasta Marche ★ 3.5
  146. 6,987 Spaghetti al guanciale Pasta Abruzzo ★ 3.5
  147. 7,017 Marubini Pasta Province of Cremona ★ 3.5
  148. 7,156 Pasta al pomodoro Pasta Italy ★ 3.4
  149. 7,166 Scialatielli all’Amalfitana Pasta Campania ★ 3.4
  150. 7,188 Spaghetti ai ricci di mare Pasta Sicily ★ 3.4
  151. 7,247 Pasta e alici Pasta Calabria ★ 3.4
  152. 7,373 Pasta chî sàrdi Pasta Palermo ★ 3.4
  153. 7,404 T Tagliatelle col prosciutto Pasta Metropolitan City of Bologna ★ 0.0
  154. 7,519 Spaghetti alla carrettiera (Sicily) Pasta Sicily ★ 3.4
  155. 7,549 Ciceri e tria Pasta Apulia ★ 3.4
  156. 7,665 Tordelli Lucchese Pasta Province of Lucca ★ 0.0
  157. 7,694 Panissa (Piedmont) Rice Dish Piedmont ★ 3.3
  158. 7,763 Pasta e patate Pasta Italy ★ 3.3
  159. 7,778 Risotto ai mirtilli Rice Dish Trentino-South Tyrol ★ 0.0
  160. 7,842 Spaghettini alla Siracusana Pasta Province of Syracuse ★ 0.0
  161. 7,849 Penne alla fiesolana Pasta Fiesole ★ 0.0
  162. 7,935 Tagliatelle agli striduli Pasta Emilia-Romagna ★ 0.0
  163. 7,966 Risotto alle fragole Rice Dish Italy ★ 3.2
  164. 8,097 Risi e bisi Rice Dish Veneto ★ 3.2
  165. 8,100 Fregnacce alla Reatina Pasta Province of Rieti ★ 0.0
  166. 8,293 Pasta con tenerumi Pasta Sicily ★ 3.1
  167. 8,335 Blecs al Tazzelenghe Pasta Friuli-Venezia Giulia ★ 0.0
  168. 8,353 V Vipere cieche Pasta Lazio ★ 0.0
  169. 8,354 Spaghetti alla puveriello Pasta Metropolitan City of Naples ★ 0.0
  170. 8,502 Tortelli Mugellani Pasta Mugello ★ 0.0
  171. 8,592 Fettuccine burro e Parmigiano Pasta Rome ★ 2.9
  172. 8,809 A Anellini alla pecorara Pasta Abruzzo ★ 0.0
  173. 8,935 T Tagliatelle con calamari e scampetti Pasta Marche ★ 0.0
  174. 9,015 S Strascinati con la menta Pasta Tito ★ 0.0
  175. 9,035 R Rigatoni al cavolfiore Pasta Campania ★ 0.0
  176. 9,036 P Pasta con pomodori gratinati Pasta Province of Foggia ★ 0.0
  177. 9,064 Spaghetti sciuè sciuè Pasta Italy ★ 0.0
  178. 9,213 C Conchiglie al cavolfiore Pasta Italy ★ 0.0
  179. 9,302 Vermicelli alla Siciliana Pasta Metropolitan City of Messina ★ 0.0
  180. 9,422 Riso e filetto di pesce persico Rice Dish Province of Como ★ 0.0
  181. 9,469 Mandilli de sea al pesto Pasta Liguria ★ 0.0
  182. 9,495 C Caramelle ricotta Pasta Italy ★ 0.0
  183. 9,497 Trout Risotto (Risotto con le trote) Rice Dish Veneto ★ 0.0
  184. 9,596 R Risotto all'aglio Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  185. 9,597 R Risotto all'uovo Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  186. 9,598 R Risotto con la rucola Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  187. 9,599 R Risotto alla paesana Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  188. 9,600 Quail Risotto (Risotto con le quaglie) Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  189. 9,601 R Risotto alla ciociara Rice Dish Lazio ★ 0.0
  190. 9,602 Risotto con peperoni Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  191. 9,603 Risotto tricolore Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  192. 9,604 R Risotto al Chianti Rice Dish Tuscany ★ 0.0
  193. 9,605 R Risotto in cantina Rice Dish Veneto ★ 0.0
  194. 9,606 R Risotto con panna e rucola Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  195. 9,607 R Risotto al caviale Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  196. 9,608 R Risotto di finocchi Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  197. 9,609 R Risotto con le seppie Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  198. 9,610 R Risotto al cavolfiore Rice Dish Italy ★ 0.0
  199. 9,665 Pheasant Ravioli (Ravioli di fagiano) Pasta Italy ★ 0.0
  200. 9,666 Sea Bass Ravioli (Ravioli al branzino) Pasta Italy ★ 0.0
  201. 9,670 Lasagne radicchio e salsiccia Pasta Province of Treviso ★ 0.0
  202. 9,671 P Poppy Seed Lasagne (Lasagne ai semi di papavero) Pasta Friuli-Venezia Giulia ★ 0.0
  203. 9,672 Lasagne alla ferrarese Pasta Province of Ferrara ★ 0.0
  204. 9,714 S Spaghetti alla nursina Pasta Umbria ★ 0.0
  205. 9,715 Spaghetti alla checca Pasta Rome ★ 0.0
  206. 9,746 S Spoja lorda Pasta Province of Ravenna ★ 0.0
  207. 9,833 R Riso arrosto Rice Dish Liguria ★ 0.0
  208. 9,895 P Paccheri alla Vittorio Pasta Brusaporto ★ 0.0
  209. 9,896 F Farfalle con salmone e mascarpone Pasta Italy ★ 0.0
  210. 9,897 P Paparele e figadini Pasta Veneto ★ 0.0
  211. 10,124 Linguine ai datteri Pasta Apulia ★ 0.0
  212. 10,125 C Capunti with Lamb Sauce (Capunti con ragù d'agnello) Pasta Apulia ★ 0.0
  213. 10,126 S Strascinati di grano saraceno Pasta Apulia ★ 0.0
  214. 10,255 B Bucatini with Mullet (Bucatini alle triglie) Pasta Marche ★ 0.0
  215. 10,256 F Fregnacce alla sabinese Pasta Lazio ★ 0.0
  216. 10,269 Z Ziti alla palermitana Pasta Metropolitan City of Palermo ★ 0.0
  217. 10,270 Fusilli alla paesana Pasta Calabria ★ 0.0
  218. 10,271 P Perciatelli and Snails (Perciatelli con le lumache) Pasta Calabria ★ 0.0
  219. 10,362 Cavatelli and Beans (Cavatelli e fagioli) Pasta Basilicata ★ 0.0
  220. 10,363 Bucatini in Mackerel Sauce (Bucatini al sugo di suri) Pasta Giulianova ★ 0.0
  221. 10,364 T Tuoni e lampo Pasta Italy ★ 0.0
  222. 10,365 C Cavatelli ‘ncatenati Pasta Molise ★ 0.0
  223. 10,662 L Lagane di San Giuseppe Pasta Mola di Bari ★ 0.0
  224. 10,750 R Riso alla Genovese Rice Dish Metropolitan City of Genoa ★ 0.0
  225. 10,821 P Pasta alla crudaiola Pasta Italy ★ 0.0
  226. 10,824 L Lumachine alla Schegginese Pasta Scheggino ★ 0.0
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Questions, Answered

Italian pasta, frequently asked, answered from 9,498 ratings.

What is the best Italian pasta?
By our diners' ratings it's pappardelle al cinghiale, wide Tuscan ribbons in a long-simmered wild-boar ragù, Nº 25 worldwide, the best-rated pasta on earth. Bologna's tagliatelle al ragù (Nº 117), ravioli (Nº 132) and Roman carbonara (Nº 167) follow.
What is the most famous Italian pasta dish?
By number of ratings, carbonara, the Roman dish of egg, pecorino, black pepper and guanciale, is the most-reviewed, just ahead of lasagne alla Bolognese and tagliatelle al ragù. All three are among the most-rated dishes on the whole site.
Is risotto a pasta dish?
No, risotto is a rice dish, but it lives in this department alongside pasta and noodles. Italy's best here is risotto ai funghi porcini, the creamy porcini-mushroom risotto, at Nº 114, one of several northern rice dishes among the country's 226.
Which region of Italy has the best pasta?
Rome and Bologna, the twin sauce capitals. Rome gives carbonara, cacio e pepe and amatriciana; Bologna gives tagliatelle al ragù and lasagne. In our data Rome and Veneto tie for the deepest bench at 8 ranked dishes apiece, Tuscany and Calabria just behind.
What is pappardelle al cinghiale?
A Tuscan classic: pappardelle, the widest ribbon pasta, tossed in a ragù of wild boar braised slowly in red wine with juniper and herbs until the meat falls apart. Rich, gamey and autumnal, it is the highest-rated pasta in our ranking at Nº 25.
Where else should I look for great noodles?
For pasta, nowhere beats Italy, but the wider department is global: 783 dishes from 96 countries, and after Italy's 226 the deepest bench is Japan's 128, all ramen and sushi. See Noodles & Pasta worldwide.

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