About Eating Out at Bologna Restaurants

(Bologna, Italy)

Locals in Bologna always take their food extremely seriously, with a range of authentic Italian dishes and specialities on offer. Traditional dishes in Emilia-Romagna are particularly tasty and always prepared with tremendous care using local produce.

Eating Out: Places to Eat in Bologna

Specialties in Bologna include bollito misto - a tasty soup dish, cotechino - a spiced pork sausage, and lasagna, tortellini, tagliatelle and many other types of pasta dishes. The city's tratorrie are usually fairly cozy, family-run restaurants where you can find many appealing Italian dishes, often run by renowned chefs.

Bologna is known as La Grassa, which translates as 'The Fat One', which is the direct result of the city's rich and historic culinary tradition. Pizzas are not really a part of the city's cuisine, although a number of pizzerias are available in the city centre, together with Chinese, Greek and Indian restaurants.

Popular Restaurants and Eateries

Cesarina
Address: Via Santo Stefano 19, Bologna, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)51 232 037
Website: www.ristorantecesarina.it/

Dal Biassanot
Address: Via Piella 16, Bologna, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)51 230 644
Website: www.dalbiassanot.it/

Eataly Bologna
Address: Via degli Orefici 19, Bologna, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)51 095 2820
Website: www.bologna.eataly.it/

Ristorante Al Sangiovese
Address: Vicolo del Falcone 2, Bologna, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)51 583 057
Website: www.alsangiovese.com/

Ristorante Garganelli
Address: Via del Pilastro 2 / 3, Bologna, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)51 376 7766
Website: www.savoia.it/