Best Wine Bars
In Bologna, Italy
Local Spots to Drink Great Wine in Bologna
For a relatively small city, Bologna has many fantastic wine bars to taste your way through Italy, and occasionally other European countries. There are countless places to enjoy local pasta, meats, sweets, and cheese.
While many bars and restaurants offer great wine, it can be hard to find places dedicated to natural wines. All recommended wine bars below are your best bet for finding small production, organic and biodynamic bottles.
Many of these Bologna wine bars offer small bites, while some have full menus to give you a true taste of Bologna’s excellent food and wine. All mentioned wine bars sell bottles to go, acting as wine shops, in addition to offering wine to be enjoyed in-house. If you’re also looking for great places to eat, check out our guide to the top restaurants in Bologna.
What To Do In Bologna and Beyond
- We recommend taking a Bologna walking wine tour, or food tour to sample everything this amazing city has to offer.
- If you are also heading to Milan, don’t forget to book your Milan Cathedral and Duomo’s Terraces Entrance tickets in advance!
- For those visiting Rome, we highly advise you get your Vatican Museums Skip The Line tickets early!
Where To Stay In Bologna
- Bologna is a very walkable city and to indulge in all the food and drinks it has to offer, you must stay in the historic center.
- Our top recommendations are Phi Hotel (also called Al Cappello Rosso) and Hotel Corona D’Oro.
Bivio Enoteca
A relatively newcomer to the Bologna natural wine bar scene, Bivio Enoteca is a much needed addition to the Saragozza area.
Since opening in 2022, the team behind Bivio have been carefully curating a great selection of unique Italian and European wines. Located in a quiet neighborhood, you can enjoy a glass or two in their outdoor seating area, or inside the intimate bar.
Bivio also offers artisanal meats, cheeses, and vegetarian options for aperitivo or a late night snack. Regularly hosting winemaker tastings, be sure to follow them on Instagram for the latest events. In the summer they even host events at nearby vineyards.
Tuesday-Thursday 6pm – 11pm. Friday – Saturday 5pm – 12am. Sunday 5pm – 10pm
Bivio Enoteca Via Urbana 12/B, Bologna, Italy 40123
Enoteca Zampa
Zampa is a historic enoteca outside the western city walls of Bologna. About a 15 minute walk, it’s located in a quiet zone called Saragozza. Not only can you find great bottles to-go, but their warm and hospitable atmosphere is a great place to try one of their many natural wines by the glass. They also have tagliere, meat and cheese cutting boards and small snacks.
Enoteca Zampa Via Andrea Costa, 127/a, 40134 Bologna BO
Mon-Sat 6pm – 1 or 2am
L'Ortica
L’Ortica is an artisanal beer and natural wine bar that is open all-day during the week! Located in northern Bologna, close to the University, L’Ortica has a younger and more laid back vibe than most bars.
Serving café food, they also make good cocktails and feature craft beers. With their own natural wine shop nextdoor, the selection is tremendous and their large by the glass list is always changing. You’re bound to discover something unique at L’Ortica!
L’Ortica Via Mascarella, 26/B, 40126 Bologna BO
Mon 11am – 1:30am, Tues-Friday 11am – 2am, Sat 5pm – 2am, Sun 5pm – 1:30am
Fermento
Located in Bolognina, north of the historic center and the Bologna Centrale train station, you can find a lively crowd sitting outside Fermento. Inside, you’ll find a fine selection of craft beers, cocktails and most importantly natural wines. Fermento is a hidden gem that’s also open for breakfast and lunch, as well as close to a few hotels and good restaurants! It’s also just 5 minutes from Il Pollaio, another natural wine bar below.
Fermento Via Luigi Serra, 11, 40129 Bologna BO
Mon – Fri 8am-12am, Sat 5:30pm-12am
Tricheco Osteria
Tricheco is a quaint osteria and wine bar hidden on a quiet street in southeastern Bologna. They feature natural wines and tasty dishes to enjoy in their beautiful courtyard or within one of their two dining areas. The owners are very hospitable and helpful with choosing your food and wine to pair with it! Open for dinner everyday except Monday, they also do brunch on the weekends! A rarity in Italy!
Tricheco Osteria Via Rialto, 23/a, 40124 Bologna BO
Tues – Fri 6:30pm-12am, Sat & Sun 12pm-3pm, 6:30pm-12:30am
Medulla Vini
In the heart of Bologna on a busy pedestrian street sits Medulla, nothing more than a door under the historic portici (covered archways). Once you find your way inside, you can drink natural wine directly from their casks or discover one of their highly curated bottles to drink there or take away. With a small, but very thoughtful selection of wines, its hard to go wrong. No outdoor seating, but you can grab a glass or bottle to sit on the steps or wall and pair it with a sandwich or pizza from nearby La Prosciutteria or PizzArtist (now called Certo).
Medulla Vini Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 18/A, 40126 Bologna BO
Vineria Favalli
Favalli is the most centrally located wine bar and shop that both locals and tourists frequent. With great outside seating, it’s situated on Piazza Santo Stefano and just steps from the famous Due Torre (two towers). Whether you’re looking for a boutique, natural wine to take home, or you want to try something new by the glass, Favalli has you covered. Open all day, Favalli is a nice place for a piadina lunch or aperitivo any day of the week. The weekends are especially busy, so be prepared for a wait due to the touristy location!
Vineria Favalli Via Santo Stefano, 5A, 40125 Bologna BO
Mon – Thurs 10am-12am, Fri 10am-2am, Sat 10am-2am, Sun 11am-12am
Saràvino
To truly experience a typical Bolognese night, head to Saràvino in the piazza behind Mercato delle Erbe, in the center of Bologna. There, you can sit outside and try an excellent selection of natural wines served by passionate wine lovers. They feature many southern Italian wines as well as other small production wines, mainly from Italy. Order a tagliere (meet and cheese) board and enjoy the lively atmosphere before or after having some food inside the historic market just steps away.
Saràvino Via Belvedere, 11, 40121 Bologna BO
Mon – Sat 6pm – 1:30am
Enoteca al Risanamento
If you’re looking for a lovely and relaxing place to eat lunch or dinner, look no farther than Enoteca al Risanamento. You can pair your food with a great bottle of French or Italian wine, from their selection of over 2,000 labels. They also offer 30 wines by the glass, if you’d like to have a casual evening at the bar.
Enoteca al Risanamento Via Zamboni, 57 40126, Bologna
Mon – Thurs 12pm-3pm & 6pm-11pm, Fri 12pm- 3pm & 6pm-1am, Sat 6pm- 1am
L’Emporio, as the name suggests is an emporium of wine and delicious deli foods from Bologna. The owner Nic, makes homemade Tigelle sandwiches, meat and cheese boards and other rotating specialties to enjoy with your wine. They only serve the highest quality artisanal products, and you can taste it!
They offer natural wines as well as other small, independent producers. In addition they have a good beer selection and make cocktails. Recently relocated, L’Emporio is located on a quiet section of a busy central Bologna street.
L’Emporio Via d’Azeglio, 37/b, 40123 Bologna
Mon – Friday 11am -3pm & 6pm- 10pm. Saturday 6-10pm
Il Pollaio
Located north of the historic center of Bologna, not far from the train station is a small outdoor market called Mercato di Francesco Albani. Amongst the fruit, vegetable and meat stalls you will come across the dynamic, natural wine bar, Il Pollaio. Rustic and uniquely different from every other wine bar in Bologna, you will be warmly welcomed by the local, unpretentious atmosphere. Choose from a rotating selection of small, natural and rare wines by the glass or share a bottle along with a panino and other locally sourced, artisanal products.
Il Pollaio Via Francesco Albani, 40129 Bologna BO
Weds – Fri 6pm – 12:30am, Sat 10am-3pm & 6pm- 12:30am
Enoteca Cantina Mia is a small wine bar and shop, off the beaten path in a quiet corner of southwestern Bologna. Helmed by a husband and wife team, Cantina Mia exclusively sells small, independent wines priced for all budgets. Their selection is constantly changing and ranges from unique sparkling wines, to interesting full-bodied reds from the Veneto region of Italy. They have a small menu of tapas-style foods and often hold wine tastings, classes and other events to celebrate various holidays. Follow them on Instagram for the latest news and stop-by to see what bottles you can pick up to enjoy at home.
Enoteca Mia Cantina Via Saragozza, 43/a, 40123 Bologna BO
Tuesday – Saturday 10:30am- 1:30pm & 5pm – 11pm
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