The post-industrial quarter north of Bologna Centrale station, now Bologna's multi-ethnic and natural-wine corridor with Mercato Albani and the new wave of casual rooms.
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.
Signature: Tagliatelle al ragu, Tortelloni di ricotta, Cotoletta alla bolognese
Order: Tagliatelle al ragu, tortelloni burro e salvia, friggione.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead online; the lunch service is the easier seating and the kitchen runs the same carte at both meals.
Trattoria Mariposa in Bologna's Bolognina is the family-run room running the canonical Bolognese carte for the post-industrial quarter, with a strong neighbourhood lunch trade.
Signature: Tagliatelle al ragu, Tortelloni, Bollito misto
Order: Tagliatelle al ragu, the tortelloni di ricotta, the Saturday bollito misto.
Tip: Book three days ahead by phone; the Bolognina quarter is a 10-minute walk from the central station and the lunch carte is the value play.