Fantastic coffee, pastries, sandwiches. BUSY place with outside and inside dining. Perfect…read morecroissants - many varieties.

Stopped in to enjoy an apertivo and Impero's selection of complimentary tapas that you have…read moreunlimited access to as long as you order at least one cocktail. It's an interesting marketing concept that I wish would catch on in the U.S. :) The space is very large and features both indoor and outdoor seating. It was extremely busy when we arrived but we managed to snag a table for two outside. The tapas buffet selection was varied and interesting and included finger sandwiches, pastas, rice, pastries, and more. As an added bonus, they bring you a complimentary cheese pizza just make sure to ask for it. We only stayed for one cocktail each but mine was very delicious and packed a punch. The food was just good/ok. Nothing mindblowing in a country where mindblowing food can be found on every corner but worth a stop in for the money.

Bologna is the epicurean capital of Italy. So when I've had all the required dishes, tagliatelle…read moreala bolognese, Tortellini in broth and Lasagne, it was time to hunt down the most delicious Gelato in town. All my sources pointed me to Cremeria La Vecchia Stalla, or in english, The Old Stall. I always start with Pistacchio. This is the standard by which I judge all gelato. I had the Pistacchio di Bronte and underneath the Cioccolata Extra Fondente. The flavor jumps out and it has little bits of granular pistacchio in it creamy and delicious in its own right, one of the best I have had in all of Italy. But the dark chocolate that came later was intense. Rich and a perfect compliment to the pistachio. A great combination. Staff were excellent and very friendly. If in Bologna this is a must for Gelato, you will not be dissapointed

The biscoff flavored one knocked my socks off. Just heavenly and rich. The salty pistachios was…read morehonestly way too much and salty to almost unbearable. But the biscoff was so life changing I'll let that slide.

Got coffee in here, and it was alright, just normal. Nothing special nor anything bad about itread more

Al fresco lunch on a beautiful clear afternoon after a long morning of checking out the Bologna…read moresquare. I had a panini with prosciutto cheese and tomato and Joan had some different sandwich. A little stuffy on the server having to deal with tourists ordering things too early in the day. So no pasta for us! lol. Silly Italians. Topped everything off with Pistachio gelato's and all was well. No toilet. Or at least non that I found.

Every time I'm in Italy and not in Italy I dream about the pastries at Dino's! The brioche with…read morecream is my morning favorite, but while I'm feeling full after, I can't help myself and eat the chocolate everything and the calzone and some cookies to go. All of this and I have still not mentioned the coffee... I drink a few until I'm shaking and clearly should stop. If you are ever in Bologna, take the short trip to Dino's for a real taste of Italy at breakfast... It's one of those places and meals you don't forget.

One of the most popular gelato spots in Bologna, but I thought Cremeria Cavour was better than this…read moreone. I appreciated how they had a lot more unique flavors, and I chose the speculoos and the classic pistachio. I thought the texture of the speculoos was a bit underwhelming and the flavor wasn't that precise either. The pistachio was solid, but nothing super memorable. either.

We walked past this gelato place, and in the name of science, we needed to test some flavors. This…read morewas the best gelato we found in Bologna, but the flavors were not quite as authentic as what we had in Florence. However, it was still very good and the staff has exceedingly friendly and helpful. I even was able to see them making the gelato in the back room. I would recommend this place for you to do your own scientific testing. There was no seating inside or outside, which would have been helpful as our gelato melted.