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Two days in Bologna: culture, food, and engines
Discover Bologna on this 2-day tour with hotel included
Trattoria da Pietro is an italian restaurant in Centro Storico, Bologna.
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Multi-day trip · 2 days
Discover Bologna on this 2-day tour with hotel included

Day trip · 8 hours
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Trattoria da Gianni in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the long-running family room on Via Clavature, running the canonical Bolognese carte and the Sunday carrello.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, the cotoletta alla bolognese, the Sunday carrello dei bolliti.
TipBook a fortnight ahead for Sunday lunch; the Quadrilatero is loud after 19:30 and the lunch service is the calmer seating.
Ristorante Da Vito in Bologna's San Donato is the long-running family room blending the Bolognese pasta tradition with Adriatic-fish service.
OrderThe truffle tortelli in season, the fritto misto, the sea bass in salt crust.
TipBook a fortnight ahead; the Friday-night seafood carte is the most-booked seating and the cellar is heavy on Trebbiano di Romagna.
051 Osteria Santo Stefano sits inside the Corte Isolani arcade off Piazza Santo Stefano, plating the city's fresh-pasta canon from the 051 group's daily lab.
OrderTortellini in brodo, the tagliatelle al ragu, a board of tigelle with cured meats.
TipOpen every day for lunch and dinner until midnight; arrive off-peak as the Corte Isolani tables fill fast on weekends.
Trattoria del Rosso in Bologna's University quarter is the canonical 1899-founded student trattoria, a no-reservations room serving the Bolognese pasta canon.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, the cotoletta alla bolognese, the Saturday bollito.
TipWalk-in only; arrive by 12:00 for lunch or after 21:30 for dinner. Cash preferred but card now accepted.
Trattoria da Gianni in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the long-running family room on Via Clavature, running the canonical Bolognese carte and the Sunday carrello.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, the cotoletta alla bolognese, the Sunday carrello dei bolliti.
TipBook a fortnight ahead for Sunday lunch; the Quadrilatero is loud after 19:30 and the lunch service is the calmer seating.
Pizzeria Altero on Via dell'Indipendenza in Bologna is the 1957-founded pizza-al-taglio counter, an old-school Bolognese counter serving slabs of pizza rossa.
OrderThe pizza rossa al taglio, the crescentine fritte, the slab pizza with mortadella.
TipCash and card both fine; the counter runs 11:00-22:00 daily and the queue thins after the lunch peak.
Ristorante Da Vito in Bologna's San Donato is the long-running family room blending the Bolognese pasta tradition with Adriatic-fish service.
OrderThe truffle tortelli in season, the fritto misto, the sea bass in salt crust.
TipBook a fortnight ahead; the Friday-night seafood carte is the most-booked seating and the cellar is heavy on Trebbiano di Romagna.
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.