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meals into your Bologna stay and you'll start to understand why the city's known as La
Grassa. Food is second only to Catholicism here.
The university district northeast of Via Rizzoli harbours hundreds of restaurants, trat-
torias, takeaways and cafes catering to hard-up students and gourmet diners alike. If
you're cooking your own, head to the historic delis in the Quadrilatero.
Osteria dell'Orsa
ITALIAN
€
( 051 23 15 76;
www.osteriadellorsa.com
;
Via Mentana 1; meals €22-25; noon-midnight)
If you
were to make a list of the great wonders of Italy, hidden amid Venice's canals and Rome's
Colosseum would be cheap, pretension-free
osterie
(casual eateries presided over by a
host) such as Osteria dell'Orsa, where the food is serially sublime and the prices are
giveaway cheap. So what if the waiter's wearing an AC Milan shirt and the wine is served
in a water glass?
Nothing can equal the deliciousness of your al dente pumpkin
cappellacci
(a type of ra-
violi) doused in butter and sage.
Trattoria del Rosso
( 051 23 67 30;
www.trattoriadelrosso.com
;
Via A Righi 30; mains €7.50-10; noon-11pm)
You
don't have to pay big euros to eat well in Bologna. Doubters should step inside the Rosso,
where unfancy decor and quick service attract plenty of hard-up single diners enjoying
pop-by lunches. They say that the trattoria is the oldest in the city, further proof that an-
cient formulas work best.
TRATTORIA
€
Colazione da Bianco
( 051 588 44 25; Via Santa Stefano 1; snacks €5-10; 7.30am-9pm Wed-Mon)
An ideal place for
breakfast or an afternoon '
pausa
', La Colazione oozes elegance like only the Italians can
with theatrical curtains, opulent chandeliers and creamy croissants. Plenty of table space
encourages lingering. Oops, there goes a second slice of cake.
BREAKFAST
€
Tamburini
(
www.tamburini.com
; Via Caprarie 1; meals €10-20; 8.30am-8pm Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm Sun)
Fast
food done fresh and imaginatively is no oxymoron at Tamburini, a traditional delicatessen
BUFFET, DELI
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