The Red City got quite a reputation for gelato in the latest years, and with some reason. Under the arches of Bologna, you can actually taste some pretty delicious ice cream, with new shops popping up and traditional landmarks stepping up their game in order not to be overshadowed by the newcomers. But when it comes … More Gelato: the Top 5 in Bologna
Small and cute and unusually bright and cheerful for the otherwise darker and scruffier Via Del Pratello, this is my current The Place. I used to call it Alimentare Watson (a pun inspired by the iconic – and never actually pronounced – Sherlock Holmes’ motto «Elementary, my dear Watson»), because that was what was written on … More Pizza al taglio? Alimentary, Watson
A perfume that echoes love? Here you are. A scent to make you experience pure bliss? There you go. Something rounder, less spiced, slightly fruity, a little bit softer, but sensual, and yet delicate, by no means impersonal, and oh, also, possibly reminiscent of a certain feeling of longing? Lady (or Sir), you’re served. Antica Profumeria del … More Getting lost in scent paradise: Antica Profumeria del Sacro Cuore
Want a definition for the perfect comfort food on a saturday lunch? First, you need to step out of your home. Then walk or ride to Piazzetta Pasolini and Piazzetta Anna Magnani, aka the courtyard and gourmet dehors of the local Cinématheque, and there you are. Il mercato della terra is one of the several … More Chestnut soup + farmers’ market = Saturday’s comfort delight
Hidden between Via San Vitale and Strada Maggiore, lies a tiny, porched street where everyone seems to know each other and food comes first. Two famous restaurants (Da Maro and Scacco Matto) and a typical osteria (Osteria Broccaindosso) attract the usual crowd of students, residents and tourists. But there’s also a little gem of a trattoria that nobody seems … More A little magic Barrio Style: L’antica Trattoria della Spiga
Flaneur in Bologna 