Where Bologna drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Bologna worth taking a tram to.
Bunker in Bologna's industrial east is the city's modern craft brewery and taproom from 2014, with daily-rotating IPAs and stouts, plus a daily small-plates carte.
Tip: Walk-in works; the taproom is closed Monday and Tuesday. The IPA Bolognino is the house flagship.
Birra Vecchia Orsa in Bologna's Quarto di Sopra is the craft brewery and farm-to-glass taproom from 2014, with social-cooperative ownership, daily-rotating beers and a small organic carte.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday evenings only; the agricola license means the beer is brewed from on-site malt.
Birrificio Antoniana in Bologna's Centro Storico near the central station is the city-centre craft brewery and taproom from 2013, with the Bolognese-style amber lager and a small pizza carte.
Tip: Walk-in works; the taproom is closed Monday and Tuesday. The Bolognese amber lager is the order to make.
Labadia Brewery in Bologna's Bolognina is the post-industrial-quarter craft brewery and taproom from 2018, with daily-rotating IPAs, saison and stout, plus a small smokehouse carte.
Tip: Walk-in works; the kitchen runs smoked-meat dishes only. The saison is the daily-rotating order and the IPA flight is 12 euros.
Open Baladin Bologna on Via San Felice is the Bolognese branch of the Piedmontese Baladin group, with 50 taps of Italian craft beer, a burger carte and the long late-night standing crowd.
Tip: Walk-in works; the 50-tap board rotates daily and the burger carte runs 12:00 to 01:00. Cash and card both fine.
Birrificio Il Monte in Bologna's Centro Storico is the small-batch craft brewery and taproom on Via Marsala with the daily-rotating lager and pilsner carte, plus a small daily-changing snacks carte.
Tip: Walk-in works; the taproom seats 30 and the kitchen runs only snacks. The pilsner Bolognese is the house flagship.
Peak food season in Bologna is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Bologna rewards trust.