Parma
Owner Marco has done up this cosy neighbourhood bar, fashioning a draught distribution system made from recycled farming irrigation piping, with tap…
Must-see nightlife in Emilia-Romagna
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Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita
Bologna
Bologna's best time: parking yourself, with an Aperol spritz (€4) in hand, among the cool kids and digital nomads at these formerly abandoned city…
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Bologna
Ditch the city centre and venture just outside Bologna's ring road to a distinctly unremarkable apartment block where one of the city's best craft-beer…
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Reggio Emilia
Dapper, well-trained mixologists whip up sinfully good cocktails (€8) amid vintage radios, leather sofas, an old jukebox and even a hanging bicycle at…
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Parma
In the heart of Parma's animated Strada Farini drinking scene is this classy but friendly wine bar run by a personable ex-rugby player. In warm weather,…
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Modena
Step up your coffee game at this trendy, barista-driven cafe that produces Modena's best espresso, pulled from 100% Arabica specialty blends from around…
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Ravenna
This 1200-sq-metre brewpub and beer garden is Emilia-Romagna's most ambitious craft-beer undertaking yet. Local brewery Birra Bizantina flipped this long…
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Modena
Though she has no formal certification, renegade wine expert Marina Bersani has been slinging juice since the age of 15. Archer – named after The Portrait…
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Bologna
Bologna's best and most Italian-focused craft-beer bar offers eight taps of birra artigianale (including one hand-pump; draught beers €3.50 to €6) and…
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Rimini
It's a good idea to reserve a prime spot in advance at this trendy cocktail bar hidden away in Rimini's marina (Darsena). You have entered the domain of…
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Rimini
Dancing under Cocoricò's glass pyramid, 2000 clammy strangers (straight, bi, gay, whatever) quickly become friends to the sounds of techno, house and…
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Rimini
In quaint Borgo San Giuliano, this is Rimini's best spot for a sophisticated glass of vino without the hubbub that comes along with major European beach…
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Modena
The big personality behind the now-closed rock-and-roll craft-beer bar Maltomania is one of the partners behind Modena's newest and best destinations for…
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Rimini
FOB, named after the Foam on Beer draught head control system installed above its 34 taps (pints €5 to €6.50), is one of Emilia-Romagna's most visually…
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Rimini
For an adult aperitivo, this trendy newcomer is a solid bet. This spot boasts excellently mixed cocktails and sophisticated tapas led by a creation after…
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Ravenna
Hip and friendly owner Pepe suffered for a few years while his trendy cocktail bar was cut off from the action by the construction work that transformed a…
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Bologna
Just 400m across the bridge in Bolognina, this former neighbourhood furniture shop was transformed by cool kids into one of the city's best cocktail bars…
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Emilia-Romagna
This classy bottleshop and enoteca tucked down a photogenic lane is the best spot in town to try local wines. Friendly owner Matteo (and an in-house…
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Modena
Your negroni at this shabby-chic lounge takes longer than a masterpiece Renaissance painting, but the excruciating mixology is worth the wait. The…
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Ferrara
This small brewpub is the domain of friendly Marcello, who started brewing beer when he was 19. He keeps five or so of his own brews on draught (the…
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Ferrara
This third-wave coffeehouse hailing from Bologna faces far less competition in Ferrara, where its single-origin and organic speciality coffees and…
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Bologna
This standing-room-only wine bar is one of Bologna's most social, attracting an eccentric early-evening crowd – bohemian art professors, seasoned drunks,…
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Bologna
You'd walk right past this seemingly typical Italian caffè and never think twice, the wince-inducing logo certainly not helping matters. But inside,…
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Bologna
This bohemian pop-art coffee and amaro bar packs a wallop of soul into a tiny space. Cassette tapes and old school lunchboxes line the walls, and the…
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Bologna
The sign outside this ancient Quadrilatero dive bar tells you all you need to know – ‘vino’. Bring in your own food, and elbow past the alley-filling…
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Bologna
The natural wine movement is slow on the take in Italy, but this storied – if somewhat touristy – enoteca features the best natural, organic and…
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Bologna
Probably the finest of Bologna's traditional cafes, Zanarini hosts gaggles of die-hard fans who chase exquisite pastries and sweets, courtesy of famed…
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Reggio Emilia
With precious patio tables dotted with potted plants filling up a charming side alley, this quaint wine bar is the embodiment of Italian romance. Around…
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Rimini
Feeling more like a hedonistic Beverly Hills house party than a club, Rimini's poshest after-dark venue occupies a converted villa complex with a swimming…
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Bologna
On leafy Piazza Minghetti, this trendy restobar is a local favorite for its creative cocktails (from €9). The small indoor space is intimate, but it's all…
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Rimini
This artsy cafe is the domain of Rimini's alterna-hipsters, wandering bohemians and the anti-beach brigade. It's a great spot for settling in with a…
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Parma
A loud, elbow-in-the-ribs type of wine bar (it gets busy!) with some tables in a room out back where you can sip wine and munch grilled panini while…
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Rimini
Perched on stilts over the Adriatic at the far end of the marina pier, Rockisland is the place for beer, sunset cocktails, live rock music and bikers with…
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Bologna
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are the big nights at this legendary gay-and-lesbian (but not exclusively) club, home of Italy's Arcigay organisation.
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Emilia-Romagna
A fine wine bar with four to 10 selections by the glass and tables on popular Piazza Garibaldi.
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Bologna
Part of a homegrown, sustainably focused brewpub chain born in Piozzo, Bologna's Baladin sits inside the Quadrilatero's gourmet Mercato di Mezzo. In…
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Modena
This Piazza Grande establishment manages the delicate juxtaposition of trendy (uber-contemporary decor) and old (cobbled central-square location) without…
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Ferrara
The oldest osteria in the world (according to Guinness), this scruffy-meets-stylish wine bar was already an established drinking den in 1435. Titian drank…
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Rimini
With eight dance floors, evergreen Baia Imperiale is one of Europe's largest clubs, and 'smells of the echoes of Rimini's past' (as one local put it)…
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Bologna
This indie bookshop with an affiliated cafe-bar next door is where postgrads sit down to write up their theses in a room decorated with antifascismo…
