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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 love it: Lorenzo Vecchia's natural-wine fermentation bistro near Via San Vitale; the city's most-cited natural cellar, with a 30-seat dining room.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead online; the natural-wine pairings are 45 euros and the carte rewrites weekly.
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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 love it: Saragozza's 28-seat osteria from Daniele Minarelli and Valeria Tonelli; the canonical Emilian carte at full editorial precision.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead by phone; the room seats 28 and the lunch service has the easiest tables.
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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 love it: Small-room trattoria one alley off Via Drapperie in the Quadrilatero; locals dodge the Quadrilatero noise after 19:30 here.
Tip: Book three days ahead online; the dining room is intimate and the Quadrilatero passeggiata is loud after 19:30.
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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 love it: Bolognina'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.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead online; lunch is the easier seating and the kitchen runs the same carte at both meals.
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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 love it: Mazzini's no-website neighbourhood osteria with the fixed-price set carte; locals fill the dining room and the tourist guides miss it.
Tip: Book by phone two days ahead; the 25-euro set carte runs at lunch only and is the value play.
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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 love it: Sfoglina counter with hand-rolled pasta sold by weight; the dine-in carte takes walk-ins for the same pasta the restaurant kitchens cook.
Tip: Walk-in for the dine-in until 14:00; take-away pasta runs from 5 euros per 250g and the queue thins after 11:30.