The Places · Italy
Bologna
Made By profiles 9 places in Bologna, spanning winery, distillery, modern bolognese — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Modern Italian Fine Dining
I Portici
Bologna, Italy
A Michelin-starred restaurant inside Bologna's historic I Portici hotel, occupying a former 19th-century musical café adorned with Liberty-style frescoes. Chef Emanuele Petrosino, named Michelin Young Chef 2019, bridges Mediterranean technique with Emilian tradition across tasting menus of five, seven, or nine courses. Service runs Tuesday through Thursday evenings only, making advance booking essential.
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02.Traditional Bolognese
Al Cambio
Bologna, Italy
Al Cambio pairs Traditional Bolognese cooking with Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition and an extensive wine list, fitting lunch or dinner in Bologna.
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03.Modern Italian with Seasonal Ingredients
Ahimè
Bologna, Italy
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder for two consecutive years, Ahimè sits near Bologna's Mercato delle Erbe and runs a menu that shifts daily around what arrives from the farm. Chef Lorenzo Vecchia's approach tilts heavily plant-based without abandoning traditional Bolognese structure. At the €€ price point, it occupies a different tier from the city's heavier osteria tradition.
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04.Modern Bolognese
Oltre.
Bologna, Italy
Oltre. operates from a sticker-plastered doorway in Bologna's Mercato delle Erbe district, where the visual chaos of a record shop gives way to a bar counter, a surfboard communal table, and a menu that cross-references Emilian tradition with global technique. Chef Daniele Bendanti holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and an Opinionated About Dining ranking, anchoring the room's casual energy to a serious kitchen. Booking ahead is strongly advised.
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05.Winery
Vecchia Romagna
Bologna, Italy
Vecchia Romagna sits on Via Ugo Bassi in central Bologna, carrying a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025 that places it among the city's most seriously regarded addresses. The name connects to one of Emilia-Romagna's longest-standing spirits traditions, and the experience reflects that weight: considered, unhurried, and rooted in regional identity.
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06.Traditional Emilian Osteria
All'Osteria Bottega
Bologna, Italy
Among Bologna's most consistently recognised casual dining addresses, All'Osteria Bottega on Via Santa Caterina holds a Michelin Plate and has appeared in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe rankings every year from 2023 to 2025. Chef Daniele Bendanti anchors the menu in the Emilian canon: cured meats, hand-rolled pasta, braised meats, and traditional desserts served at a price point that keeps the room full of locals as much as visitors.
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07.Traditional Bolognese Trattoria
Trattoria di Via Serra
Bologna, Italy
A Michelin Bib Gourmand trattoria in Bologna's Bolognina district, Trattoria di Via Serra delivers Emilian cooking at its most grounded: fresh tortellini in broth, zuppa inglese, and a short menu anchored in regional tradition. The price point sits at the affordable end of Bologna's dining spectrum, and a Google rating of 4.6 across nearly 1,900 reviews confirms its standing with locals and visitors alike. Book ahead, even at lunch.
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08.Distillery
Distillerie Buton (Vecchia Romagna)
Bologna, Italy
Distillerie Buton, the Bologna-area operation behind the Vecchia Romagna brandy label, sits in Zola Predosa at the western edge of Emilia-Romagna's production corridor. Awarded a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025, it represents Italy's longer tradition of spirit-making alongside its more celebrated wine culture. For visitors serious about Italian distillate, it belongs in the same conversation as the country's named grappa and brandy houses.
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09.Winery
Gruppo Montenegro
Bologna, Italy
Gruppo Montenegro is a Bologna-based spirits producer carrying a Pearl 1 Star Prestige rating for 2025, placing it among Italy's recognised names in distilled liqueurs and amaro production. The group sits within a long Emilian tradition of bittersweet spirits that predate the cocktail revival by more than a century, making it a reference point for anyone tracing the lineage of Italian amaro from its regional roots.
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