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Trattoria di Via Serra is an italian restaurant in Bolognina, Bologna.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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 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.