The places in Bologna the guidebooks miss.
The places in Bologna the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
Trattoria di Via Serra (Italian) in Bologna: Book three weeks ahead online; lunch is the easier seating and the kitchen runs the same carte at both meals.
Why locals goBolognina's quiet, neighbourhood-scaled trattoria; the tagliatelle al ragu is the city's most-cited by editors but tourists never wander north of the station.
TipBook three weeks ahead online; lunch is the easier seating and the kitchen runs the same carte at both meals.
Osteria Broccaindosso is a italian room in Bologna. Book by phone two days ahead; the 25-euro set carte runs at lunch only and is the value play.
Why locals goMazzini's no-website neighbourhood osteria with the fixed-price set carte; locals fill the dining room and the tourist guides miss it.
TipBook by phone two days ahead; the 25-euro set carte runs at lunch only and is the value play.
Sfoglia Rina is sfoglina counter with hand-rolled pasta sold by weight; the dine-in carte takes walk-ins for the same pasta the restaurant kitchens cook.
Why locals goSfoglina counter with hand-rolled pasta sold by weight; the dine-in carte takes walk-ins for the same pasta the restaurant kitchens cook.
TipWalk-in for the dine-in until 14:00; take-away pasta runs from 5 euros per 250g and the queue thins after 11:30.
Osteria del Sole: 1465-founded wine-only osteria where regulars bring food from the surrounding salumerie; the city's oldest tavern, never on a tourist guide.
Why locals go1465-founded wine-only osteria where regulars bring food from the surrounding salumerie; the city's oldest tavern, never on a tourist guide.
TipCash only. Bring food from Tamburini or Paolo Atti; the osteria sells only wine. Closed Sunday.
Trattoria Bertozzi is saragozza's family trattoria on via andrea costa, well outside the tourist orbit; the bolognese carte for the weekday lunch crowd.
Why locals goSaragozza's family trattoria on Via Andrea Costa, well outside the tourist orbit; the Bolognese carte for the weekday lunch crowd.
TipBook by phone two days ahead; the 40-seat room runs the same carte at both meals and the lunch is the easier seating.
Trattoria Meloncello (Italian) in Bologna: Book a week ahead for Sunday lunch; the portico walk from Porta Saragozza is the traditional pre-lunch passeggiata.
Why locals goAt the foot of the 666-arch portico up to San Luca; the post-Sunday-walk lunch destination that requires a 25-minute portico stroll first.
TipBook a week ahead for Sunday lunch; the portico walk from Porta Saragozza is the traditional pre-lunch passeggiata.
Camera a Sud is andrea liguori's sicily-and-emilia natural-wine bar with a 30-seat room; locals queue but tourists rarely find via valdonica.
Why locals goAndrea Liguori's Sicily-and-Emilia natural-wine bar with a 30-seat room; locals queue but tourists rarely find Via Valdonica.
TipBook three days ahead for the seated dinner; bar standing-aperitivo runs 19:00-21:00 walk-in. Closed Monday.
Ahime is lorenzo vecchia's natural-wine fermentation bistro near via san vitale; the city's most-cited natural cellar, with a 30-seat dining room.
Why locals goLorenzo Vecchia's natural-wine fermentation bistro near Via San Vitale; the city's most-cited natural cellar, with a 30-seat dining room.
TipBook three weeks ahead online; the natural-wine pairings are 45 euros and the carte rewrites weekly.
All'Osteria Bottega is saragozza's 28-seat osteria from daniele minarelli and valeria tonelli; the canonical emilian carte at full editorial precision.
Why locals goSaragozza's 28-seat osteria from Daniele Minarelli and Valeria Tonelli; the canonical Emilian carte at full editorial precision.
TipBook three weeks ahead by phone; the room seats 28 and the lunch service has the easiest tables.
Vicolo Colombina is small-room trattoria one alley off via drapperie in the quadrilatero; locals dodge the quadrilatero noise after 19:30 here.
Why locals goSmall-room trattoria one alley off Via Drapperie in the Quadrilatero; locals dodge the Quadrilatero noise after 19:30 here.
TipBook three days ahead online; the dining room is intimate and the Quadrilatero passeggiata is loud after 19:30.
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