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.
Link runs Bologna's main underground electronic floor from a converted warehouse on Via Fantoni, programming techno, drum and bass and experimental sets.
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.
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.
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.
Kindergarten sits a couple of streets from the Fiera in a warehouse space, programming Italian electronic residents and visiting techno acts on a tight.
Tip: The club is small and the floor fills past 01:30; arrive earlier if you want a counter spot at the bar. Arci card at the door.
Estragon Club has run a Parco Nord concert hall on Via Stalingrado for more than thirty years, programming indie, electronic, reggae, ska and rap touring.
Tip: The Parco Nord site sits north of the ring road; bus 11 from Centrale or a cab is the route in. The hall is standing-only and the headline runs around 22:00.
Cassero has anchored the Italian LGBTQ scene since 1982, housed in a former salt warehouse by the Reno canal, with a tower-room dance floor, a rooftop garden.
Tip: Arcigay tessera required at the door; sign up at the desk or online before. The rooftop dance floor opens in summer and is the seat to get.