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 glasses of Pignoletto and Lambrusco poured at a long counter and wooden tables.
Tip: No kitchen of its own; pick up mortadella and bread at the Quadrilatero salumerias first then carry it in. Cash only at the counter.
Address: Vicolo Ranocchi 1/d, 40124 Bologna
Nu Lounge Bar runs a tiki room under the Quadrilatero porticoes on Via de' Musei, with a ceramic-mug back bar, fire-and-dry-ice drink presentations and a list that runs from canon tiki classics to house variations, drawing the World's 50 Best Bars discovery list.
Tip: Cocktails sit around 11 euros; book a counter seat to see the fire show. The kitchen sends hard-shell tacos and poke bowls if you want a base for a longer sit.
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, a back room set up for football and an outdoor stretch that fills past midnight.
Tip: The 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.
Bar de' Marchi runs from a corner of Piazza San Francesco at the foot of the Pratello strip, with three euro amari, students and Pratello regulars in the late hours, and outdoor tables that hold the basilica view through the small hours.
Tip: Cash gets the cheapest pours; cards work too. The piazza in front fills past midnight with the Pratello spillover crowd.
Nu Lounge Bar runs a tiki room under the Quadrilatero porticoes on Via de' Musei, with a ceramic-mug back bar, fire-and-dry-ice drink presentations and a list that runs from canon tiki classics to house variations, drawing the World's 50 Best Bars discovery list.
Tip: Cocktails sit around 11 euros; book a counter seat to see the fire show. The kitchen sends hard-shell tacos and poke bowls if you want a base for a longer sit.
Link runs Bologna's main underground electronic floor from a converted warehouse on Via Fantoni, programming techno, drum and bass and experimental sets since the 1994 founding on Via Fioravanti.
Tip: The club is on the western edge of the centre and the last bus home runs well before close. Arci card required at the door, around eight euros.
Locomotiv Club has run a small but active concert room on Via Serlio since 2007, programming indie, electronic and alternative touring acts alongside its own record label and recording studio in the Bolognina backstreets.
Tip: Eight euro Arci card required at the door even with a paid ticket. The room holds around 500 and the late DJ floor opens once the headline set finishes.
Numa Club fills a warehouse near the Fiera with a large central dance floor and a multi-level layout, programming techno, house and hip hop nights through the weekend with both Italian residents and touring DJ names.
Tip: The Fiera district is north of the centre with no easy public transport after midnight; plan for a cab back. Drink prices climb on table service.