Bravo Caffe is a nightlife spot in Universita, Bologna.
Bravo Caffe runs the busy corner of Via Mascarella, pairing a small live room with a restaurant kitchen and programming jazz, soul and songwriter sets.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Reserve a dinner table for 20:30 to hold a sightline of the stage. In summer the music spills onto Via Mascarella as part of the Salotto del Jazz street programme.
Address: Via Mascarella 1, 40126 Bologna
Camera a Sud sits on Via Valdonica in the old Jewish ghetto, run by sommelier owners Roberta and Lorenzo with an armchair-and-bookshelf room.
Tip: Aperitivo from 18:30 with a vegetarian and meat plate buffet. Reserve an inside table for live nights; the room is small and seats book up by 21:00.
Camera a Sud sits on Via Valdonica in the old Jewish ghetto, run by sommelier owners Roberta and Lorenzo with an armchair-and-bookshelf room.
Tip: Aperitivo from 18:30 with a vegetarian and meat plate buffet. Reserve an inside table for live nights; the room is small and seats book up by 21:00.
Macondo runs a Pratello cocktail bar with a tiny stage that programmes around 250 live nights a year, anchoring Via del Pratello's bohemian strip.
Tip: The room fills by the second song so arrive by 21:00 for a bar stool. Cash and card both work and the cocktail list runs cheaper than the centre.
Terrazza Mattuiani opens for the warm months on the fifth floor of Hotel Touring Bologna with a cocktail bar, loungers and an in-deck jacuzzi.
Tip: Reservations are required; the jacuzzi slot runs 30 minutes per booking. Open May through September only, hours can shift if the weather closes the deck.
The Roof Garden sits on the fifth floor of Hotel Metropolitan a couple of streets from Via dell'Indipendenza, with loungers, dining tables and a sightline.
Tip: Aperitivo runs from 17:00 and the kitchen sends a short bites list at the bar. Closed October to February so plan for the warm months.
The Aemilia Hotel rooftop runs from the seventh floor of the Savhotel on Via Zaccherini Alvisi, a wide terrace with a lounge corner and a panorama that takes.
Tip: The hotel sits a 10 minute walk east of the centre; the terrace is quieter than the central hotels and the cocktail list runs cheaper. Sunset over San Luca is the time slot.
I Portici tucks its rooftop deck above a 19th-century palazzo on Via dell'Indipendenza, with a cocktail bar that looks across the green of Parco della.
Tip: Cocktails from 18:00 with a short bar menu; the room downstairs takes the dinner crowd so the rooftop stays drink-only. Reserve through the hotel for a terrace seat.
