Bologna: Local Food Tour with Authentic Tastings and Wine
Indulge in Italy’s food capital! Choose our deep-dive 3-hour feast for locals' favorites, or our punchy 2-hour express tour for iconic bites and wine. Savor pasta, age...
Donkey Speakeasy is a bar in Bologna.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Snacks, cocktail pairings
Tip: Book via WhatsApp +39 349 1384953; entry is by password supplied with the booking and the room runs late, Sundays open until 04:00.
Indulge in Italy’s food capital! Choose our deep-dive 3-hour feast for locals' favorites, or our punchy 2-hour express tour for iconic bites and wine. Savor pasta, age...
Master the art of making pasta and tiramisu with a home cook in a local setting in Bologna. Unite with "cucina italiana" lovers to prepare and savor these Italian clas...
Embark on a wine tasting experience with a food pairing in a local winery. Visit the barrel room and taste 3 high-quality wines, each expertly paired with local food.
Address: Vicolo Broglio 1/F, 40125 Bologna BO
Lab 16 in Bologna's Centro Storico is the modern cocktail bar on Via Zamboni with the herbal-twisted classics, the daily-changing snacks carte.
Signature drink: Modern classics with herbal twists
Food: Snacks, cocktail pairings
Tip: Walk-in works; the late-night standing crowd takes over after 22:30 and the bar runs until 02:00 Friday and Saturday.
Freakout Club in Bologna's San Vitale is the late-night cocktail bar with the rotating DJs, the modern Italian cocktail carte and the standing crowd.
Signature drink: Modern Italian cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Walk-in only; the bar runs 22:00-04:00 Friday and Saturday and 22:00-02:00 mid-week. Cash and card both fine.
Le Stanze in Bologna's Centro Storico is the cocktail bar built into a 16th-century frescoed chapel near Via Indipendenza, with aperitivo from 18:00.
Signature drink: Negroni invecchiato, Aperol classico
Food: Aperitivo small plates
Tip: Walk-in works for the bar; book the dining room a week ahead for dinner. Aperitivo runs 18:00-21:00 with the small plates.
Nu Lounge Bar in Bologna's Centro Storico is the city's pioneering tiki cocktail bar from Daniele Dalla Pola, with a daily-changing tiki carte and the long.
Signature drink: Mai Tai, Pisco Sour
Food: Snacks, tiki small plates
Tip: Walk-in works; the late-night standing crowd takes over after 22:30. The Mai Tai and the Bolognesi-edition tiki cocktails are the order.
Caffe Rubik in Bologna's Centro Storico is the third-wave cafe-and-cocktail-bar with an aperitivo carte from 18:00, a daily small-plates board.
Signature drink: Negroni, spritz al Sangiovese
Food: Aperitivo, brunch
Tip: Walk-in only; the aperitivo crowd takes over after 18:30 and the weekend late-night cocktail crowd runs to 02:00.
Vino Vino in Bologna's University quarter is the long-running wine-bar with the Bolognese tagliere of mortadella, prosciutto and squacquerone.
Signature drink: Sangiovese, Lambrusco spritz
Food: Salumi tagliere, crostini
Tip: Walk-in only; the aperitivo crowd takes over after 18:30. The Lambrusco spritz is 6 euros and the tagliere is 12 euros.