From
the center of Bologna it takes 15 minutes by bus to the direction to San Lazzaro.
You can find this entrance in front of the bus stop.
"What's the today's content of the pot?" The chef prepares delicious
daily menu choosing the best food every morning.
Vini di'Italia is also wine shop. After enjoying a meal, you can purchase a bottle
of wine as a souvenir.
Interior
long tables and chairs are lined. On the wall there are many posters and unique
signs. It's friendly atmosphere of typical Osteria.
One
of the unique sign on the wall. "For those who don't drink alcohol, my God,
Thou shalt not give even water!".
Owner
Chef Massimiliano Monaco. He creates with his imagination new menu every day.
He received also the gold medal at an international exhibition of Italian cuisine
in 2008.
Homemade
spaghetti with sauce of bacon of pork cheek meat. You can take a big amount of
pasta per plate.
Tagliatelle (egg pasta) with sauce of porcini mushrooms. The famous Italian porcini
mushrooms is very fragrant.
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50 years ago, Vini di'Italia was only restaurant standing alone on a country road. Now here was dramatically changed into a residential area, but the restaurant remains as an old Osteria or Taverna, where you can enjoy the atmosphere and food of a pub. It has also Enoteca (wine shop) at the entrance of the restaurant and there are lots of wine bottles on the wall. Empty a bottle of good wine dining on a wooden long table and patting shoulder of friends... This restaurant is recommend to young people who would like to spend an evening of popular folklife. |
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Bologna has the oldest university in Europe. Around the city there are many pubs called Osteria or Taverna, where many students fill the halls at night. It's not for who would like to go to elegant restaurants, but it's advisable for young people to eat delicious food at economy prices. In Vini di'Italia, regulars occupy the tables near the entrance. They enjoy playing cards, drinking wine at night. Please don't hesitate, let's go inside and get counter seats!
Since the chef chooses the best food every morning, the menu is changed daily. On the board in front of the door, "the contents of the pot of the day" is written. Normally you can choose from two kinds of Primo pasta (first plate) and two kinds of secondo (second plate) like meat. Since one portion is really big, it would be suffice to order and share only one pasta dish and one second plate for two people. Their dishes are very delicious and staffs are very friendly. Please try to come here!
The meaning of the restaurant's name is "Wine of Italy." Actually it's also a wine shop called Enoteca, and you can also purchase selected wines from all over Italy as souvenirs after eating. The owner chef has plenty of wine knowledge and he is very friendly person. Let's ask him some advices about good Italian wine. Feel free to say him also your budget.
| Name | Vini d'Italia |
| Address | Via Emilia Levante, 142, 40100 Bologna-Italy |
| How to reach | From the city center take a bus of number 19 or 27 towards San Lazzaro. It takes 15 minutes. Get off at Villa Paradiso and just in front of the bus stop. Let's ask to the bus driver. |
| Tel. | 051-4982392 / Fax : 051-541509 |
| Closed | Sunday, Summer Vacation : 3 weeks in July or August |
| Opening Hours | Wine Seller Monday to Saturday: 10:30-14:30, 18:00-02:00 (Lunch: from 12:30, Dinner: from 19:30) |
| Budget | about 25 euros / person (excluding drink) |
| Menu | [Table charge] Free Lunch and dinner is daily [Menu Example] [Wine] One bottle: from 10 euros to 80 euros |
It's very small Osteria-Taverna restaurant. Reservations are required for dinner, especially on weekends.