Osteria Broccaindosso is an italian restaurant in Mazzini, Bologna.
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.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
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.
Address: Via Broccaindosso 7, 40125 Bologna BO
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.
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 love it: 1465-founded wine-only osteria where regulars bring food from the surrounding salumerie; the city's oldest tavern, never on a tourist guide.
Tip: Cash 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 love it: Saragozza's family trattoria on Via Andrea Costa, well outside the tourist orbit; the Bolognese carte for the weekday lunch crowd.
Tip: Book 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 love it: At 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.
Tip: Book 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 love it: Andrea Liguori's Sicily-and-Emilia natural-wine bar with a 30-seat room; locals queue but tourists rarely find Via Valdonica.
Tip: Book 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 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.
