5 bars in Bologna, editor-picked for bars open past midnight friday or saturday. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Bologna.
Nu Lounge Bar ★ 4.5
Via de' Musei 6, 40124 Bologna BO
Hours: Mon-Sat 15:00-02:30; Sun 15:00-02:30
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.
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.
Donkey Speakeasy ★ 4.5
Vicolo Broglio 1/F, 40125 Bologna BO
Hours: Tue-Sat 20:30-04:30; Sun 19:00-03:00; Mon closed
Donkey Speakeasy in Bologna's Centro Storico on the second floor of a dark alley near the Two Towers is the reservation-only speakeasy with the monthly.
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.
Le Stanze ★ 4.3
Via del Borgo San Pietro 1, 40126 Bologna
Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-01:00; Mon closed
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.
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.
Caffe Rubik ★ 4.2
Via San Giorgio 5/A, 40121 Bologna BO
Hours: Daily 07:00-01:00
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.
Tip: Walk-in only; the aperitivo crowd takes over after 18:30 and the weekend late-night cocktail crowd runs to 02:00.
Lab 16 ★ 4.2
Via Zamboni 16/D, 40126 Bologna BO
Hours: Daily 16:00-01:00
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.
Tip: Walk-in works; the late-night standing crowd takes over after 22:30 and the bar runs until 02:00 Friday and Saturday.