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The best new restaurants in Bologna

Start with Tamburini in Historic centre for family-run salsamenteria, Mo Mortadella Lab in Centro storico for oversized mortadella panino with pistachio pesto and burrata and Borgo delle Erbe. Here are all 11, with why each one is worth it.

11 places · Updated October 25, 2026

Tamburini
Tamburini · Photo: Nicola Quirico, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
  1. TamburiniTamburiniHistoric centre

    Get: Family-run salsamenteria (since 1932) selling cured meats, cheeses and tortellini, with a tasting room

    Family-run salsamenteria (since 1932) selling cured meats, cheeses and tortellini, with a tasting room.

  2. Mo Mortadella LabCentro storico

    Get: Oversized mortadella panino with pistachio pesto and burrata

    Oversized mortadella panino with pistachio pesto and burrata.

  3. Borgo delle ErbeBorgo delle Erbe

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  4. Corner Ab

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  5. Osteria Futura

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  6. Bao Bros

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  7. Forno Brisa – Stadio Dall’Arabakery, naturally leavened pizza

    New branch; bakery with savoury food. Bologna bakery outpost known for naturally leavened pizza, focaccia and bread baked with care near the stadium.

  8. Ristorante Zivieri – Torre degli Alberici

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  9. aMare

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  10. Birbawood-fired grill

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  11. Gorditas

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Where is the best new restaurants in Bologna?

Chef Amazing’s picks start with Tamburini (Historic centre), Mo Mortadella Lab (Centro storico) and Borgo delle Erbe. All 11 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.

What should I order?

At Tamburini, get family-run salsamenteria (since 1932) selling cured meats, cheeses and tortellini, with a tasting room. At Mo Mortadella Lab, get oversized mortadella panino with pistachio pesto and burrata.

How does Chef Amazing pick these?

From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Bologna: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.

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