Wine bar€€€Mon-Sat 18:00-23:00
Buca San Petronio in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the 16th-century buca cellar with the brick vaults and a 300-label Italian cellar, the daily tagliere.
Signature pour: Sangiovese di Romagna
Wine focus: Italian classics, Emilia and Tuscany
Food: Salumi, taglieri, tortellini
Tip: Book three days ahead for the seated dinner; the buca dining room is intimate and the aperitivo crowd takes over after 19:00.
Wine bar€€€Daily 20:00-02:00, sets from 22:00, Sun lunch
Cantina Bentivoglio in Bologna's Mascarella from 1987 is the historic jazz wine bar and restaurant with a 500-label Italian cellar, the Bolognese carte.
Signature pour: Sangiovese di Romagna, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian classics, 500-label cellar
Food: Bolognese carte, salumi, fresh pasta
Tip: Book three days ahead for the dinner-and-jazz seated set; the standing bar takes over after 23:00 and the cover charge is included with dinner.
Wine bar€€€Mon-Sat 17:00-22:00
Enoteca Storica Faccioli in Bologna's Centro Storico is the historic family wine-shop-and-bar founded 1924, with a 1,500-label Italian cellar.
Signature pour: Barolo by the glass
Wine focus: Italian classics, Champagne and Burgundy
Food: Snacks, salumi, tortellini
Tip: Walk-in works for the aperitivo; the cellar shop sells by the bottle from 17:00 onward. The Barolo flight is 35 euros.
Wine bar€€€Mon-Sat 11:00-21:30, closed Sun
Osteria del Sole in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the 1465-founded wine-only osteria, the city's oldest, where regulars bring food from the surrounding.
Signature pour: Sangiovese di Romagna, by the glass
Wine focus: Sangiovese, Lambrusco, local growers
Food: Bring-your-own; wine only
Tip: Bring food from Tamburini or Paolo Atti; the osteria sells only wine. Cash only. Closed Sunday.
Wine bar€€€Sun-Mon 12:00-24:00, Tue-Sat 12:00-01:00
Camera a Sud in Bologna's Centro Storico is the natural-wine bar from Andrea Liguori, with a Sicily-and-Emilia-focused cellar, a small plates carte.
Signature pour: Frank Cornelissen Munjebel rosso
Wine focus: Natural Italian wines, Sicily and Emilia
Food: Small plates, seasonal carte
Tip: Book three days ahead for the seated dinner; the bar standing-aperitivo runs 19:00-21:00 walk-in. Closed Monday.
Wine bar€€€Mon-Sat 09:00-21:30, closed Sunday
Enoteca Italiana on Via Marsala in Bologna is the 1958-founded enoteca with the long marble counter, a 1,000-label Italian cellar and the daily tagliere.
Signature pour: Sangiovese, Barolo, Chianti by the glass
Wine focus: Italian classics, broad selection by the glass
Food: Salumi, formaggi, small plates
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive before 19:30 for the aperitivo crowd. The wines by the glass rotate weekly.