Food Scene
Great Pastries, good cappuccino, lots of outside tables, fun for people watching.
Also aperitvo after 6pm is great.
Piazza Dè Celestini
Great Pastries, good cappuccino, lots of outside tables, fun for people watching.
Also aperitvo after 6pm is great.
Oesteria Dell Orso
Super low budget place for Bolognese food at all hours, nothing fancy but always good.
Communal seating
Via Mentana, 1
1 Via MentanaOesteria Dell Orso
Super low budget place for Bolognese food at all hours, nothing fancy but always good.
Communal seating
Seems like a bookstore but go inside and find 3 different eateries as well,one on each floor.
Special menus, great service.
53 locals recommend
Eataly Bologna
19 Via degli OreficiSeems like a bookstore but go inside and find 3 different eateries as well,one on each floor.
Special menus, great service.
Great atmosphere, menu changes every week.
Serious food lovers making plates with care, along with fantastic wine list.
Sophisticated without pretension. About 30/40 euro per person.
7 locals recommend
Casamerlò
2d Via de' GombrutiGreat atmosphere, menu changes every week.
Serious food lovers making plates with care, along with fantastic wine list.
Sophisticated without pretension. About 30/40 euro per person.
When you just want at fast slice on the go, this is the place.
Delicious toppings like artichoke or mushroom.
People that work there are always kind and patient.
Pizza Altero
10o Via Ugo BassiWhen you just want at fast slice on the go, this is the place.
Delicious toppings like artichoke or mushroom.
People that work there are always kind and patient.
Very casual / typical Bolognese trattoria.
You can get dinner and wine for about 15 euro per person.
Kind of a hippy place, outdoor tables as well. Nice people working there, very laid back.
71 locals recommend
Trattoria Fantoni
11 Via del PratelloVery casual / typical Bolognese trattoria.
You can get dinner and wine for about 15 euro per person.
Kind of a hippy place, outdoor tables as well. Nice people working there, very laid back.
This is an "Enoteca",
Its a great place to shop for wines, as they are all divided in regions and the prices are excellent.
Its also a pleasant place to have a meal.
Divinis
4 Via BattibeccoThis is an "Enoteca",
Its a great place to shop for wines, as they are all divided in regions and the prices are excellent.
Its also a pleasant place to have a meal.
This is a handy place to go near my house when you just want a quick easy meal. Pizza, pastas, fresh fish and salads. House wines.
All high quality and fast, friendly service.
21 locals recommend
Trattoria Pizzeria La Mela
5 Via de' FusariThis is a handy place to go near my house when you just want a quick easy meal. Pizza, pastas, fresh fish and salads. House wines.
All high quality and fast, friendly service.
When you are ready to splurge on a great meal in a gorgeous setting with the high-end Bolognese crowd, this is it.I think Mario Fadiga got a Michelin star...
Marco Fadiga Bistrot
23 Via RialtoWhen you are ready to splurge on a great meal in a gorgeous setting with the high-end Bolognese crowd, this is it.I think Mario Fadiga got a Michelin star...
Essentials
When you are ready to get serious about your food shopping. This is where to go for fruit, cheese, salami.
Just don't touch anything - point to what you want!
Fun to go in the evenings; everyone hangs out in the back on picnic tables and you can order random food from different vendors.
300 locals recommend
Mercato delle Erbe
25 Via Ugo BassiWhen you are ready to get serious about your food shopping. This is where to go for fruit, cheese, salami.
Just don't touch anything - point to what you want!
Fun to go in the evenings; everyone hangs out in the back on picnic tables and you can order random food from different vendors.
Pam Local
47 Via BellariaOpen until 10pm
Arts & Culture
This is our "shopping mall" its the public library, cultural centre and if you look down on the glass floor you will see Roman ruins. Coffee bar as well.
162 locals recommend
Biblioteca Salaborsa
3 Piazza del NettunoThis is our "shopping mall" its the public library, cultural centre and if you look down on the glass floor you will see Roman ruins. Coffee bar as well.
Sightseeing
Archiginnasio of Bologna
1 Piazza GalvaniSpectacular; remember to check out the anatomy room.
Its fun t do the walk up the stairs to San Luca- Have a coffee in Billi Bar before you head up;
wear comfortable shoes!
There is a pizzeria at the top and gorgeous views.
366 locals recommend
Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
36 Via di San LucaIts fun t do the walk up the stairs to San Luca- Have a coffee in Billi Bar before you head up;
wear comfortable shoes!
There is a pizzeria at the top and gorgeous views.
Shopping
A mix of horrible cheap objects and funky used things on the other side of the Intersection.
just Fridays and Saturdays
53 locals recommend
Mercato "La Piazzola di Bologna"
5c Via IrnerioA mix of horrible cheap objects and funky used things on the other side of the Intersection.
just Fridays and Saturdays
Getting Around
Bike Rental Bologna
1 Via Santa MargheritaNearby; one block from my house