Day two into my foodie
extravaganza and I’m already feeling constantly full. Everywhere you go, there
is always food on offer, drinks are often served with a small selection of
snacks so you never go hungry. I often abuse the free Wi-Fi and sip on delicious
Prosecco at the Paneburro café on Alessandro Tiarini, a great place on the
outskirts of town for drinking and relaxing.
The afternoon started on
a rather big lunch from Il Grottino, located south of the city centre. We
ordered the Antipasti (above) which was delicious, but I wouldn’t recommend ordering
one each! As you can see, sizes are very generous here. The pizzas are the main
attraction, the dough is handmade and rolled to order then topped off with the
ingredients of your choice, the porcini mushrooms are amazing. Cooked in a Wood
fire, which blows a delicious smell round the restaurant this place is hard to
beat for amazing pizzas.
For good quality hams, meats
and cheeses the place to go is Vecchia Malga located in the city centre. By the time
nightfall came after a day of
exploring the city’s historical sites, it was already time for Aperitivo. We
headed down to Season bar on via Emilia Ponente, which is a great place for wine,
Campari sodas and has a good selection of snacks, served from 6pm onwards,
drinks are charged at five euros which during this time your free to gorge out till
dinner. Restaurants do no open back up for dinner till after 7:30pm.
After looking up reviews
for restaurants online, we decided to try Al Sangiovese, north of the city
centre, and we were blown away. The tortellini stuffed with ricotta in a sage
and butter sauce was heavenly, while the tagliatelle ragu was rich and thick, like nothing i
have had here in the UK, it carried so much flavour. The 2009 house sangiovese
cost a mere 13 euros a bottle was delicious, absolute steal. If you make a trip
to Bologna then you need to come here, it’s the perfect ending to an evening.
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