Restaurants in Bologna & Verona
Nov 9th, 2004, 09:47 AM
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We spent 8 nights in Verona this past May. My trip report details our favorite restaurants and our numerous day trips.
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34506498
This is for the thread that has the link to the pictures. It also contains a link to the trip report. We had a fantastic time!
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34506498
This is for the thread that has the link to the pictures. It also contains a link to the trip report. We had a fantastic time!
Nov 9th, 2004, 01:19 PM
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We spent five nights in Bologna this September. Our favorites (all Slow Food recommendations) were: Caminetto D'Oro, Sergei, and Meloncello. All small, family run establishments. In Verona, if you're interested in wine, try La Bottega del Vino. A great day trip from Bologna is Ravenna to see the incredible mosaics. Be sure to try the gelato at Sorbeteria (sp) in Bologna.
Nov 9th, 2004, 02:09 PM
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In Bologna, we had lunch at Da Cesarina (Via S. Stefano) and it was wonderful. The restaurant was recommended by Ira and was one of the best meals of our trip and I would say "moderately priced" for lunch.
Nov 9th, 2004, 04:59 PM
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We ate at Ristorante Greppia in Verona in June 2003 and thought it was reasonable. www.ristorantegreppia.it The guy that plays Grissom (sp?) on CSI was eating there with possibly his new bride(?) which thrilled my daughter as she loves the show.
Nov 10th, 2004, 05:48 AM
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Good morning, our two favorites are
LA MELA, via De Fusari, 5, pizzeria with also very good fish. TRATTORIA DA ADOLFO, Corte Galluzzi, 7, very good home style food. Both within a block of the Pza Maggiore. Would suggest reservations at the Da Adolfo
as it is a small ma-pa ristorante..
Richard of LaGrange Park, Il..
LA MELA, via De Fusari, 5, pizzeria with also very good fish. TRATTORIA DA ADOLFO, Corte Galluzzi, 7, very good home style food. Both within a block of the Pza Maggiore. Would suggest reservations at the Da Adolfo
as it is a small ma-pa ristorante..
Richard of LaGrange Park, Il..
Nov 19th, 2004, 03:18 PM
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Jeanne--I would not recommend any large city such as Bologna for a lunch stop. My cousin who lives near Florence came to Bologna to see me, and it took him two hours to find us because of the difficulties of maneuvering around the city by car. Of course, he did not do his on-line research to find out where we would be, even though I gave him the address.
Nov 27th, 2004, 08:37 AM
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I'm doing this from memory from a trip to Bologna a couple of years ago. I've forgotten most of the names of the streets, unfortunately.
Bass'Otto (?) in Bologna was a good self-service style cafeteria. The food was okay, nothing to write home about, but it had two distinct advantages, which more than made up for the average food quality. First, it was air conditioned with COLD air conditioning. Next, and more importantly, it had a separate true non-smoking section with a dedicated HVAC. When it was hot and sticky in July when I was there a couple of years ago, the non-smoking ice-cold air was heavenly. I forget the name of the street it was on, but it's the main street that connects Piazza Maggiore with the Due Torri. It's a block or two past Piazza Maggiore if you're walking away from Due Torri. I'm just going to call it Via Bass'Otto.
A great (albeit expensive) gelateria was on a street that runs parallel to Via Bass'Otto (or whatever the street name is) and is 2 or 3 blocks off Viale Indipendenza. This other street that I can't remember the name of is a block or two off Via Bass'Otto, heading away from Due Torri. I think the name of the gelateria was Gelateria Gianni....although I may be confusing that name with Trattoria da Gianni, which was a good trattoria but I can't remember where it was, other than off an alley in the general Piazza Maggiore/Tamburini area.
Bass'Otto (?) in Bologna was a good self-service style cafeteria. The food was okay, nothing to write home about, but it had two distinct advantages, which more than made up for the average food quality. First, it was air conditioned with COLD air conditioning. Next, and more importantly, it had a separate true non-smoking section with a dedicated HVAC. When it was hot and sticky in July when I was there a couple of years ago, the non-smoking ice-cold air was heavenly. I forget the name of the street it was on, but it's the main street that connects Piazza Maggiore with the Due Torri. It's a block or two past Piazza Maggiore if you're walking away from Due Torri. I'm just going to call it Via Bass'Otto.
A great (albeit expensive) gelateria was on a street that runs parallel to Via Bass'Otto (or whatever the street name is) and is 2 or 3 blocks off Viale Indipendenza. This other street that I can't remember the name of is a block or two off Via Bass'Otto, heading away from Due Torri. I think the name of the gelateria was Gelateria Gianni....although I may be confusing that name with Trattoria da Gianni, which was a good trattoria but I can't remember where it was, other than off an alley in the general Piazza Maggiore/Tamburini area.
