Caffe della Corte is a cafe in Bologna.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Corte Isolani 5, 40125 Bologna BO
Le Stanze Cafe in Bologna near Via Indipendenza is the cocktail-bar-and-cafe built into a 16th-century chapel, with frescoed ceilings, aperitivo from 18:00.
DrinkAperitivo, cocktail
TipWalk-in works for the aperitivo; the cocktail bar runs until 02:00 Friday and Saturday. Cash and card both fine.
Pasticceria Impero on Via Indipendenza in Bologna is the 1920s-founded pasticceria-and-cafe, with the long marble counter, the morning sfogliatella ricciu.
DrinkEspresso, sfogliatella
TipThe counter runs from 07:00-21:00 daily; the lunch tramezzini sell out by 14:00 and the morning cornetto integrale by 10:00.
Bar Calice in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the long-running aperitivo bar with the porticoed pavement seating and the daily Bolognese tagliere of mortadella.
DrinkAperitivo, Lambrusco
TipWalk-in only; arrive before 19:30 to claim a porticoed seat. The Quadrilatero passeggiata makes this loud after 20:00.
Doppio Civico Coffee & Bakery in Bologna's Saragozza-Sturzo quarter is the modern coffee + bakery counter with the in-house leavened focaccia.
DrinkFilter coffee, focaccia brunch
TipWalk-in works; the focaccia and the cream croissants sell out by 12:00, and the Tuesday and Thursday seasonal cakes go fast. Closed Monday.
Bologna's natural-wine bar near the central station: daily-changing Emilian salumi taglieri, aperitivo 18:00-21:00, salumi board free with a glass.
DrinkAperitivo, natural wine
TipWalk-in works; aperitivo runs 18:00-21:00 with the salumi board free with a glass. The street terrace fills first in summer.
Caffe Scaramagli on Strada Maggiore in Bologna is the long-running family cafe and pasticceria with the morning cornetto-and-espresso ritual and the Sunday.
DrinkCappuccino
TipCounter-stand only; arrive before 09:30 for the morning cornetto and pasticcini, the Sunday pastries sell out fast.
