Cocktails in Bologna: where to drink the best

Bologna is spoiled with new bars and great young bartenders eager to show their finest cocktails.
​Whether you’re looking for somewhere to stop off for a pre-party cocktail, or wanting the perfect spot for an evening, here’s the list of the best cocktail bar in Bologna. 

In the heart of Bologna this cocktail boutique combines the art of bartending with the traditional Italian aperitif.
Tastefully decorated inside: vintage research and contemporary look thanks to the wood counter with the high pastel stools and the brass and glass chandeliers. Only 12 seats, for an intimate and pleasant atmosphere.

Enrico Scarzella, winner of the first edition of Bologna Cocktail Week and a discovery of Italian high-quality blending, offers creative cocktails with original tastes and presentation.

​Suggested cocktail
Il Conte è libero: white vermouth, green bitter, smoked gin and Fernet’s cotton candy

Info
Address: Via Belvedere, 4/a, 40121 Bologna BO
Tel: 347 097 7547
​www.bizarrebologna.com

Sipping a Manhattan on a marble counter lit by a 1800s glass chandelier?
In this former antique shop, inside the historical Palazzo Isolani in Piazza Santo Stefano, you can.

Camera con vista is a refined bistrot and cocktail bar with gourmet cuisine. The interior design is a melting pot of antiques from all around Europe and from different ages and styles.
Davide’s sublime cocktail skills make this the perfect place to go if you want to enjoy contemporary and exotic drinks in the most beautiful square in Bologna.

​Suggested cocktail
La grande bellezza: Champagne, Cognac and Chambord, inspired by the namesake movie by Paolo Sorrentino

Info
Address: Via Santo Stefano, 14/2a, 40125 Bologna BO
Tel: 051 224268
cameraconvista.it

Everybody calls him Pano, a creative, funny and experimenter mixologist who loves challenges. 
The green sofa under the window is the perfect place to admire his juggler, since he’s the main attraction of this mellow, cozy and intimate cocktail bar which from the outside looks like a house.

A great selection of classics and inventive revisits along with some finger food or local dishes such as tigelle, cold cuts or piadina. 
In summer you can enjoy your drink in the elegant Piazza Minghetti.

Suggested cocktail
Italian Job: chinotto, passion fruit, bitter digestive, Martini

Info
Address: Piazza Minghetti, 1A, 40124 Bologna
​Tel: 051 587 6685

Bologna is the city of towers. You can tell it from the long queue in front of Asinelli’s tower.
But like a kid looking at the flying balloons, you have to look up to find the beauty.
The ancient fourteenth-century Palazzo Conoscenti is a hidden tower included in a building.

Just at its base you find I Conoscenti, a new classy place that offers excellent cocktails created with uncommon and homemade ingredients. Try the odd Peperoni botanici, an infusion of peppers with Japanese yuzu and Chinese green tea along with calendula.

At I Conoscenti you’d feel inside a movie scene: green walls, velvet armchairs and mood lighting.
You can also taste tiny portions of delicious finger food, or a full dinner with fresh pasta like passatelli.

Suggested cocktail
Spicy Gimlet: different warm spices and gin brewed in orange peel and bitter jam

Info
Address: Via Manzoni, 6, 40122 Bologna BO
Tel: 051 232071

Order a cocktail under the frescos of this suggestive hall in the former chapel of Palazzo Bentivoglio, a historical building near the University area, is a unique experience.

Sometimes you can find dj sets, very often degree party with young students ready to attack the rich buffet. 
If you’re looking for a theatrical setting to astound your friends, this is it.

Suggested cocktail
Limoncello Spritz: Limocello and Prosecco

Info
Address: Via del Borgo di S. Pietro, 1, 40126 Bologna
Tel: 051 228767
www.lestanzecafe.it

Bruno Barbieri is a popular name in Bologna.
Maybe for the 7 Michelin stars he keeps around the world, maybe for being a severe judge in the Italian edition of Mastechef, maybe for the cosmopolitan restaurant that he opened in Bologna in 2016.

Fourghetti is both a restaurant and a lounge bar with a large and particular range of cocktails and wine along with fingers food prepared by chefs you can see at work through a crystal glass. 
The young bar lady Francesca Lolli can suggest you the best cocktails for your dishes or just for sipping them at the counter.  Forget everything and enjoy the ordinary and refined relax with a top quality. 

Suggested cocktail
Merenda: Marendry Fabbri, vanilla syrup, gin, lime juice and tangerine’s foam 

Info
Address: Via Augusto Murri, 71, 40137 Bologna
Tel: 051 391847
www.fourghetti.com/bologna

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