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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.
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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.
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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.