Osteria dell'Orsa is an italian restaurant in Universita, Bologna.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Via Mentana 1/F, 40126 Bologna BO
Trattoria Bertozzi in Bologna's Saragozza is the neighbourhood family trattoria on Via Andrea Costa running the canonical Bolognese carte. Priced at €€.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, the petroniana cotoletta, the tortelloni di ricotta with sage butter.
TipBook by phone two days ahead; the dining room has 40 seats and the kitchen runs the same carte at lunch and dinner.
Osteria Broccaindosso in Bologna's Mazzini is the long-running neighbourhood osteria with a fixed-price set carte and pasta still hand-rolled daily on site.
OrderThe fixed-price set carte at 25 euros, tortellini in brodo, the salumi board.
TipBook by phone two days ahead; the 25-euro set carte runs at lunch only and is the value play.
I Conoscenti in Bologna's Centro Storico in a 14th-century palace is the cocktail-and-cucina restaurant from chef Salvatore Amato, with the contemporary.
OrderTortellini in crema di parmigiano, the seasonal carpaccio, the chef's tasting carte.
TipBook a fortnight ahead; the ground-floor restaurant runs dinner only and the cocktail bar takes over after 22:30. Phone +39 051 232071.
Ristorante Franco Rossi in Bologna's Centro Storico is the family fine-bistro running the Bolognese banking-class carte with a celebrated Sunday carrello dei.
OrderTortellini in brodo, the cotoletta alla bolognese, the Sunday carrello dei bolliti.
TipBook a week ahead; the Sunday carrello dei bolliti runs only at lunch and is the order to make.
Ristorante Da Vito in Bologna's San Donato is the family room blending the Bolognese pasta tradition with Adriatic-fish service, on a 40-seat dining room.
OrderThe truffle tortelli in season, the fritto misto, the sea bass in salt crust.
TipBook a fortnight ahead; the Friday-night seafood carte is the most-booked seating and the cellar is heavy on Trebbiano di Romagna.
Drogheria della Rosa in Bologna's Santo Stefano is the Emanuele Addone fine-bistro built into a 19th-century apothecary, running the modern Bolognese carte.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, lasagne verdi, the stinco di maiale on Sunday.
TipBook a fortnight ahead online; the ground-floor room with the apothecary cabinets is the seating to request.
