Restaurants in Bologna
Beyond the restaurants recommended here, you can make yourself quite a wonderful meal in the Quadrilatero, a neighborhood that's the gastronome epicenter of Bologna. Snack your way through a number of venerable food shops on a warren of lanes behind Piazza Maggiore. For recommendations on specific stores, click here.
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- Bolognese
All’Osteria Bottega
In this unassuming storefront, the simple tables are covered with butcher paper, and pride of place belongs to the bright red meat slicer and the meats and cheeses on display. These find their way into affetati misti and delicious pastas, followed by roast rabbit and other hearty…$Around Town - Bolognese/Italian
Caminetto d’Oro
Despite the sleekly contemporary appearance of the formal dining room and a more casual bistro to one side, the Carrati family has been feeding Bologna for 80 years, from premises that were once a bakery. They still use a decades-old oven to bake their own delicious breads, which are…$$Around Town - Bolognese
Casa Monica
Tucked away in what looks like a converted garage in an alley-like street at the far western edge of the historic center is this pleasant, low-key dining room, an oasis of calm and refinement. Deep rose hues and subtly warm lamp light give the contemporary surroundings a welcoming,…$$Around Town - Bolognese/Italian
Drogheria della Rosa
An old apothecary that looks much as it always has, except that now wine bottles are mixed in among the old-fashioned jars on the wooden shelves. Just as the premises once dispensed medicines, chef/owner Emanuele Addone dishes out warm hospitality and down-to-earth Bolognese cooking,…$$Around Town - Bolognese/Vegetarian
Il Rovescio
The name of this rustic-looking little room just off bar- and osteria-lined Via Pratello translates roughly as “upside down” or “backwards,” and the concept applies to some unusual takes on traditional Bolognese cuisine. All the food is locally sourced, and the menu changes…$$Around Town - Bolognese
Montegrappa da Nello
This Bologna institution occupies several cozily paneled subterranean rooms just off Piazza Maggiore. Crisply uniformed waiters who seem to have been here since the place began serving in 1948 will lead you through the specialties, which include the house signature dish, tortellini…$$Around Town - Bolognese
Trattoria Anna Maria
Photographs of Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, and legions of other film and music celebrities line the walls of these high-ceilinged, welcoming rooms, but everyone in Bologna knows that the real star is Anna Maria, who has been making what many consider to be the best pasta in…$$Around Town - Emilian
Trattoria dal Biassanot
The wood beams, lace tablecloths, warm service, and other grace notes of this welcoming bistro (the name roughly means “night owl”) do justice to the expertly prepared Bolognese classics that emerge from the kitchen. Light-as-a-feather tagliatelle with Bolognese sauce has a…$$Around Town
