Kinki Club is a LGBTQ+ bar in Universita, Bologna.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The room is on the corner of Via Zamboni and Piazza di Porta Ravegnana, two steps from the Two Towers. The floor warms up after 01:00.
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Address: Via Zamboni 1, 40126 Bologna
Lab 16 runs a cocktail room and kitchen under the porticoes of Via Zamboni a few doors from the Two Towers, pairing an aperitivo buffet, a small dinner menu.
TipAperitivo from 18:00 includes a buffet with the drink; reserve a table inside if the live programme runs that night. Outside seats fill fast in summer.
Mascarella 22 anchors the south end of the Via Mascarella jazz strip with a small cocktail and gin counter, a vinyl-led soundtrack, an English-speaking bar.
TipThe bar serves on the street from June to August during the Salotto del Jazz; book inside in winter. Margarita and spritz lists are the strong end.
Bar't runs a men-only multi-level club on Via Polese a couple of streets from Pratello, with house DJ residencies on Friday and Saturday, themed nights.
TipANDDOS card at the door; the underwear-only Monday night runs 21:30-03:00 with a dress code at the door. Cash works for the membership fee.
Borgo Hi-Fi opened on Christmas Eve 2025 as Bologna's first listening bar, set inside the Borgo delle Erbe arcade of the Mercato delle Erbe with a vinyl-only.
TipSaturday nights book up; reservations via [email protected]. Sunday tardeo runs from afternoon into evening with a softer playlist.
Lab 16 runs a cocktail room and kitchen under the porticoes of Via Zamboni a few doors from the Two Towers, pairing an aperitivo buffet, a small dinner menu.
TipAperitivo from 18:00 includes a buffet with the drink; reserve a table inside if the live programme runs that night. Outside seats fill fast in summer.
Mascarella 22 anchors the south end of the Via Mascarella jazz strip with a small cocktail and gin counter, a vinyl-led soundtrack, an English-speaking bar.
TipThe bar serves on the street from June to August during the Salotto del Jazz; book inside in winter. Margarita and spritz lists are the strong end.
Osteria del Sole has run a bring-your-own-food wine room on Vicolo Ranocchi since 1465, run today by the third-generation Spolaore family, with three euro.
TipNo kitchen of its own; pick up mortadella and bread at the Quadrilatero salumerias first then carry it in. Cash only at the counter.
Mutenye runs a craft and German beer bar on the Pratello strip, with a 30-tap pour, a deeper bottle fridge of Italian micros and German classics.
TipThe pub is open until 03:00 every night so it picks up the Pratello late crowd after the osterias close. Cash and card both work.
