A meal at this Michelin-starred restaurant is a memorable experience right from details like the lemon butter served with einkorn flour sourdough bread. While lunch (Friday and Saturday only) is in an atmospheric 14 th century ice-house with a transparent floor above the labyrinthine wine cellar, dinners are served in a former theatre. The tasting menus, named after operas, offer intriguing dishes such as pigeon, cauliflower, kumquat and coffee or turbot with chard and savoury zabaglione.

The frescoed ceiling, parquet flooring, and live classical music are clues that this sophisticated restaurant (part of the hotel of the same name) occupies a former theater and café-chantant, or musical venue, from the late 19th century. It's the perfect setting for an evening of fine dining featuring mainly Emilian-inspired dishes with modern touches and the vision of chef Nicola Annunziata. The menus change seasonally, and four separate dinner tasting menus offer gustatory bliss.

Bologna is home to one Michelin-starred restaurant, Ristorante I Portici. Located in the heart of the city on Via Indipendenza, it holds the distinction of being the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Bologna's historic center.​The first surprise is that is located inside I Portici, one of the best hotels in Bologna, a few meters from the train station.The restaurant is set in the elegant cafè chantant, called Teatro Eden, which opened in 1889. Young chef Nicolò Annuziata arrived at I Portici in early 2023, after an intense career around European Michelin stars.

We are in the heart of Bologna, inside a luxurious hotel that combines the Art Nouveau atmosphere of Maccaferri Palace with designer, modern and minimalist interiors. The adjoining restaurant is in a fascinating space, the nineteenth-century hall of the former Eden Theater, with a frescoed ceiling and beautiful Art Nouveau works. The kitchen is in the hands of the talented chef from Campania Agostino Iacobucci who offers unusual and creative dishes resulting from the contamination between northern and southern Italy, flanked by exotic influences.

InfoRistorante I CarracciVia Manzoni, 2, 40121 BolognaTel: +39 051 225445www.grandhotelmajestic.duetorrihotels.comPrice for 2: from 160 € I Portici The only Michelin-starred restaurant in Bologna center is set in the only one café chantant remaining in town. At the rising of the 19th century, people went there to listen to piano music, drinking Champagne from a crystal cup. Now the young chef Emanuele Petrosino welcomes you with his rich and complex cuisine.His spaghetti with 5 tomatoes is better than a pearl necklace.

Having earned a Michelin star, this restaurant in the I Portici Hotel is considered one of the best restaurants in Bologna. Chef Agostino Iacobucci blends his own Mediterranean culinary influence with the flavors of traditional Emilian and Campanian cuisine in dishes such as seabass with fennel flavored by Pernod, baby vegetables and a tartlet of Gaeta olives. These plates are then served in a dining room that sits inside the elegant Eden-Kursaal Theater.

With one Michelin Star, I Portici holds the distinction of being Bologna’s only Michelin-starred restaurant, offering a fine dining experience that blends creativity with tradition. Set within the stunning I Portici Hotel, this elegant venue boasts a sophisticated ambiance under a historic theater ceiling, creating a unique backdrop for its culinary artistry. The menu is a celebration of local ingredients, reimagined with innovative techniques.

I Portici Hotel Bologna, Via Indipendenza 69, Bologna, ☎ +39 051 41285 (email protected(/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60090e060f2009100f1214090309080f14050c4e030f0d), fax: +39 051 4128584), 63(http://www.iporticihotel.com). I Portici Hotel is a 4-star luxury property. It is in the hearth of town, walking distance from the main train station, the city centre shopping area and near by to Bologna fair exposition area.

Ristorante I Portici is situated beside Parco della Montagnola, tucked inside Hotel I Portici. From the moment I stepped inside the sophisticated dining area, which is set inside a former theater, the team at this Michelin-starred restaurant pulled out all the stops. I was fortunate enough to secure a table at this acclaimed Bologna restaurant for the weekend lunch sitting a few days in advance.

Al piano terra, c’è uno spettacolo unico, soprattutto per chi viene da fuori regione: le tipiche sfogline emiliane che preparano a vista la pasta fatta in casa, proprio come si faceva una volta. All’ultimo piano, invece, si staglia lo skyline della città, con i suoi portici e tetti rossi. Sulla terrazza è aperto anche un Bistrot dall’atmosfera informale, ma in una location mozzafiato.

Michelin-starred I Portici does an admirable job of mixing traditional and modern cuisine. And with delicious results. Set inside the Eden Theatre, the soaring ceilings and ornate wall and ceiling moldings make for a dramatic setting in which to eat small-portioned dishes with molto flavor.

Ristorante I Portici in Bologna offers a refined dining experience with a focus on traditional Italian cuisine. Set in an elegant, historic setting, the restaurant combines modern culinary techniques with classic flavors, providing a memorable gastronomic journey for its guests.

Ristorante I Portici, in the heart of Bologna on Via dell'Indipendenza with food as elegant as the historic 18th century theater it resides in.