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Bolognese TrattoriaQuadrilatero
Vicolo Colombina in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the small-room trattoria one alley off Via Drapperie, with the Bolognese pasta canon, a strong local cellar.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, tortellini in brodo, the carpaccio of Chianina.
TipBook three days ahead online; the dining room is intimate and the Quadrilatero passeggiata is loud after 19:30.
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Bolognese TrattoriaCentro Storico
Il Passatello di Bologna on Via Zappoli, off Piazza VIII Agosto, cooks passatelli in broth or with sausage and porcini beside tagliatelle and cotoletta.
OrderPassatelli with sausage and porcini, then the cotoletta alla Bolognese.
TipClosed Tuesday, and shut from 4 to 20 August in 2026. The upstairs room is small and tables sit close, so book by phone for a weekend dinner.
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Salumeria, Bolognese CounterQuadrilatero
Tamburini in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the 1932-founded salumeria-and-self-service operating from Via Caprarie, with cured-meat counters, a daily-changing.
OrderThe mortadella tagliere, the daily pasta plate, a tigella with squacquerone.
TipThe self-service runs 11:00-22:00 daily; the salumi counter closes at 19:30 and the aperitivo crowd takes over after 18:00.
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Salumeria, Bolognese CounterQuadrilatero
Salumeria Simoni on Via Drapperie in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the 1960s-founded family salumeria with a dine-in tasting room behind the counter.
OrderThe mortadella platter, the tigelle with squacquerone, the prosciutto di Parma 24-month.
TipThe dine-in tasting room behind the counter takes walk-ins for the tagliere; the salumi counter is busiest at 11:00.
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Bolognese TrattoriaCentro Storico
Antica Trattoria della Gigina in Bologna's Bolognina is the long-running family room with the canonical Sunday-lunch carte and the carrello dei bolliti.
OrderTortellini in brodo, tagliatelle al ragu, the Sunday bollito misto.
TipBook a fortnight ahead for Sunday lunch; the carrello dei bolliti is the order to make and sells out by 13:30.
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Bolognese TrattoriaCentro Storico
Trattoria Fantoni on Via del Pratello in Bologna is the long-running neighbourhood trattoria with the porticoed pavement seating and the canonical Bolognese.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, the cotoletta alla bolognese, the tortelloni di ricotta.
TipBook a fortnight ahead by phone; the Pratello passeggiata is loud after 19:30 and the lunch service is the easier seating.