57 addresses, none of them picked at random. They were chosen for us by Trattoria da Me, on Via San Felice, and they are the same ones we give the guests of the homes we manage.
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In the San Felice area, perfect for an informal breakfast. Very good artisan pastries and a neighbourhood feel.
One of the great Bolognese classics: careful pastry work and the atmosphere of a historic café.
Contemporary breakfast, very good pastries and filter coffee. Young, well made and a little hipster.
Classic pastry shop on one of the most beautiful squares in Bologna.
Great for a relaxed brunch, children included: pancakes, eggs, cakes and savoury dishes.
Elegant without being stiff, with excellent pastry and outstanding petits fours.
Pleasant for brunch and for a slower breakfast.
Contemporary, informal brunch, with both sweet and savoury options.
The home of the person who wrote this guide, and the place to start. A contemporary Bolognese trattoria where the great classics meet a personal, seasonal kitchen. Fresh pasta rolled by hand, ragù, stocks and sauces all made in house. Booking strongly recommended.
The Da Me kitchen inside a medieval tower in the heart of the city: intimate, surprising and very Bolognese.
Bolognese cooking with contemporary touches and interesting fish dishes.
A piece of Bolognese restaurant history, for the great classics and traditional service.
A contemporary osteria, young and informal, with a present-day reading of tradition.
Small, cosy and very central: Bolognese cooking in an intimate room.
To get into the most authentic, traditional side of Bolognese cooking.
Simple, traditional and down to earth, with gentler prices.
A small trattoria devoted to Roman cooking: cacio e pepe, gricia, carbonara, artichokes and the great classics done properly.
In the San Felice area: an easy place to stop, eat something and have a glass without too much of a plan.
A perfect stop for Bolognese fresh pasta: tortellini, tortelloni, tagliatelle and daily specials in an informal, convivial room.
A few steps from piazza San Francesco. Very good gelato, and the maritozzo filled to order is worth trying.
One of our favourites and, in our view, not to be missed.
We go here mostly for the granita. With cream on top, better still.
Excellent gelato and one of the best loved addresses in the city.
Elegant, exclusive and formal. Serious ingredients and great precision: for a special dinner.
Great attention to the produce. Try the raw fish, the spaghetti, the risotto and the shellfish catalana.
A fishmonger with a kitchen, lively and informal, with a menu that follows the day's catch.
A more gastronomic take on seafood, with technique, research and carefully built dishes.
Contemporary, with well built dishes and a few ideas off the beaten track.
Fish cooked simply and directly, handy for a quick lunch too.
Informal and perfect for lunch, with good ingredients and several vegan dishes.
Almost everything here goes over the coals. Unusual dishes, bold flavours and excellent produce.
For when you simply want a good smash burger.
Barbecue and live fire cooking in a rustic room, with serious cuts of meat and a well kept spirits list. Outside the centre, and worth the trip.
For anyone after a good Neapolitan style pizza.
Young, informal, excellent pizza and craft beers they brew themselves.
Just outside the very centre: Neapolitan pizza and good quality ingredients.
A more gastronomic pizza, right in the centre, with great attention to ingredients.
Contemporary pizza, carefully made doughs and interesting combinations.
For anyone who likes a thinner pizza. The spaghetti and some of the fish dishes are very good too.
Roman pan pizza, crisp and perfect to grab on the move.
Carefully made pizza by the slice, very handily placed between San Francesco and the centre.
Romagna cassoni and piadine: a simple, fast street food answer.
An excellent cellar, with top flight wines both Italian and foreign. A high level selection of cheese and cured meats.
One of the first wine bars in Bologna to commit to natural wine, in the best sense of the term. High quality, and a specialism in Balkan wines.
Perhaps the best place outside Bologna to drink great Italian and great French bottles. A careful beer selection too.
A search for artisan wines. A smart, fun place where you drink well without spending much.
High level Italian and foreign bottles, where little known appellations are explained very well.
The best stocked, most complete and most wide ranging wine shop in Bologna.
An excellent selection of Italian and foreign wine. Deli products of recognised quality.
A well known, distinctive cocktail bar, perfect after dinner.
Wine bar, bistrot and bar with a very Bolognese feel, ideal for drinking well without formality.
Cocktails, food and a small, recognisable room.
A theatrical, eclectic cocktail bar, for a slightly different evening.
A small cocktail bar, more intimate and more refined.
Cocktails and food in an elegant room, good for starting the evening too.
A distinctive, contemporary cocktail bar, one more for the after dinner list.
Healthy, light cooking, with real attention to gluten free needs. Balanced, careful and tasty dishes.
We did not write this selection. It was written by Trattoria da Me, at Via San Felice 50/A, a contemporary Bolognese trattoria that still rolls its pasta by hand and knows the city from the inside rather than from the rankings. All we did was put it in order and make it downloadable, because it was far too good to stay on a printed sheet on a kitchen table.
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