Pizza is not Bologna's home dish, and the local form is the thick by-the-slice teglia rather than a Neapolitan round. Pizzeria Altero on Via dell'Indipendenza is the city's best-known slice counter, a quick standing stop near the centre. Panificio Zaccanti on Via San Felice rounds out the bakery-style pizza side.
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.
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.
OrderPizza al taglio
TipTake-away counter runs 11:00-22:00; the pizza rossa is 3 euros per slab and the queue thins after the lunch peak.
Pizzeria Altero on Via dell'Indipendenza in Bologna is the 1957-founded pizza-al-taglio counter, a stand-up Bolognese fixture serving slabs of pizza rossa.
OrderPizza al taglio rossa
TipTake-away counter only; the pizza rossa is 3 euros per slab and the queue thins after the 13:00 lunch peak.
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