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SeafoodPiazza Maggiore
Osteria Bartolini on Piazza Malpighi in Bologna is the Romagna group's seafood branch with a courtyard garden, daily fritto and a Romagnola seafood carte.
OrderFritto misto, the Adriatic crudo plate, the spaghetti alle vongole.
TipBook three days ahead online; the garden seating is the spot to ask for in summer and the Friday-night carte is busiest.
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Bolognese TrattoriaCentro Storico
Trattoria da Me in Bologna's San Felice is the Elisa Rusconi family room running the Bolognese pasta canon on a 35-seat porticoed dining hall.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, tortellini in brodo, the Sunday bollito misto.
TipBook a week ahead by phone; the lunch service is the easier seating and the Sunday bollito sells out by 13:00.
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SichuanCentro Storico
Amole in Bologna is chef Chao Zeng's Sichuan dining room on Via Riva di Reno, with an open kitchen, a tea and cocktail bar and a menu rooted in Sichuan food.
OrderGo for the Sichuan classics, and take a tea or a cocktail at the bar first.
TipClosed Wednesday lunch and Sunday dinner. Reserve through the booking page linked from the site; the info email does not take reservations.
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ItalianUniversita
Trattoria Anna Maria in Bologna near Via Zamboni is the city's most-photographed sfoglia trattoria, run by Anna Maria Monari since 1985 with hand-rolled.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, tortellini in brodo, lasagne verdi, gnocco fritto.
TipBook a week ahead for dinner. Lunch is calmer and the sfogline still hand-roll pasta in the window between services.
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ItalianSaragozza
All'Osteria Bottega in Bologna's Saragozza is the Daniele Minarelli and Valeria Tonelli room, a tiny dining hall running the canonical Emilian carte.
OrderTortellini in brodo, tagliatelle al ragu, the salumi board of Bonfatti mortadella.
TipBook three weeks ahead by phone; the room seats 28 and the lunch service has the easiest tables.
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Bolognese TrattoriaBolognina
Trattoria di Via Serra in Bologna's Bolognina is the Flavio Fabbri and Tommaso Trifoni room, a 28-seat osteria with the city's most-cited tagliatelle al ragu.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, tortelloni burro e salvia, friggione.
TipBook three weeks ahead online; the lunch service is the easier seating and the kitchen runs the same carte at both meals.