Trattoria da Me

Reservations are a must and they are typically booked up way in advance. We managed to find a last-minute table for Sunday at 12:00, very lucky because we wanted to try their acclaimed lasagna and as per bolognese tradition the lasagna is made only on Sunday!! As a starter we ordered the selection of cheese-based ice cream(stracchino, robiola e gorgonzola) with rosemary crackers and caramelised fig jam. Followed by the tagliatelle al ragu, lasagna and cotoletta alla bolognese- a very rich veal steak topped with parma ham and 24 month Parmesan Cheese. Every dish was delicious 😋 The service was friendly, professional and attentive. We will definitely visit again!!

Just amazing food and service. Never ever had Crescentina breads before. Incredible light and the Bologna special filling you can order with it, Friggione alla bolognese. It is onion and tomato cooked slow for several hours with special herbs. We went back the next day, just to eat it again. They have 2 seatings 19:30 and 21:30. Only Sunday they make Lasagna from Nona’s recipe, simply delicious. Our waiter was Laura and she made the night very agreeable. The kitchen needs to be good but the staff makes everything come together. Thanks for a delightful evening.

absolutely great place to have food near to piazza Maggiore. Reservation highly recommended even weekdays at lunch time. Looks inside much better than on the fotos of the website. Small but very creative card, be risky you will love it. We had 2 starters and 2 maincourses, red and white housewine, everything delicious. The cuisine is creative/fusion/stylish/out of the box… 13.00 absolutely full restaurant but service is cool and friendly. Worth every penny, we even rank this place on this level internationally as excellent & priceworthy. Really good food and wine, friendly service, nice athmosphere, nothing more to expect, great experience, big applause & recommendation 👍🏻

WOW! Our tour guide in Parma & Modena strongly recommended this restaurant—and now I completely understand why. The crescentine with cheese gelato is an absolute must-order. The crescentine is freshly baked and pairs surprisingly well with the cheese ice cream and cured meats! And the panna cotta… You won’t find anything like it elsewhere. It’s truly truly exceptional! It’s so creamy and rich. We asked the chef at the end, and they shared that they’re still using a traditional recipe. Panna cotta means “cooked cream.” Most restaurants nowadays rely on gelatin to set their panna cotta, but this recipe doesn’t. Instead, it’s made with just the right amount of eggs and carefully controlled heat, resulting in a texture that’s incredibly smooth and delicate.

100% Recommended. Literally the best food we had in Bologna. Price was not very high compared to other restaurants in the zone. The place is also super nice and service was super friendly. Reservation is needed.

Restaurant fills up very very very quickly!!! As soon as it’s 7:30 and the restaurant opens it’s packed AND there’s a line outside! So make sure you get a reservation the day before. The charcuterie was nice, and so were the cheese ice creams! We ordered the tortellini with cream and truffle, I personally think you can’t that the truffle that much though. The servers were very sweet and friendly! Enjoyable place.

Had a wonderful experience at Trattoria da Me. Highly recommend a reservation as it is a busy place. We came on a Sunday and got the lasagna only available on Sunday’s. Lasagna was fantastic, with classic bolognese sauce. The tortellini in broth was also excellent. The cold ice cream starter was very unique and tasty with the puffy breads. Lastly we had the cotoletta a la bolognese which is a breaded veal cutlet topped with prosciutto and Parmigiano, our favourite dish thus far. It is a traditional dish of Bologna and a must try. The breaded veal was perfection with the Parmigiano sauce. The servers were also very nice and attentive.

The food is traditional and very tasty. We enjoyed the place and the service was very attentive. Is something a little bit “expensive” compared to other options. Great restaurant in Bologna.

Everything was as great as we had heard! It is a must when in Bologna! Make your reservations because it's not the same as in America. They set times for seating. Our time was 1:00pm. The next time was 2:40. They don't sit people for dining in between those times. I don't know the dinner seating times but trust me, you need a reservation The food was amazing and some different dishes. I recommend listening to your waiter for her recommendations for your wants. Enjoy??

This meal really snuck up on me in terms of how much we ended up enjoying it. We got a cute table on the side with a little shelf in the wall which worked perfectly for wine (not sure that's what's supposed to go there but oh well). Started with the crescentine bread, cold cut, and cheese ice cream starter because it was so highly recommended. I never would have ordered this it not for the recommendation and it blew me away-really one of our favorite dishes in Italy. It's fun to eat, looks nice, and really the flavors worked in a way that they shouldn't have. I would come back just for this and is really the reason I gave it five stars. The rest of the meal wasn't AS good as it started but it was still pretty good. We had the cuddle, which were little egg noodles in a broth. This was a bit blander than I was expecting but the bites with the meat specifically were good. Didn't love this type of noodle. Also got agnolotti, which is what I would expect from an agnolotti. I enjoyed the guinea fowl more than I thought I would. Staff was super friendly and attentive.

Surprisingly didn't have a great time at Trattoria Da Me. I've heard so many good things about it, but it felt overhyped and overpriced, especially in Bologna where you can get great food anywhere! Even if you have a reservation you still have to wait to get inside. The Crescentine w/ meats was really wonderful, I really loved that. The Cheese Ice Cream was creative but I don't think they gave enough wafers. I thought both of the Secondi Piatto were mediocre - one was veal, one was lamb. Both were really dry. And finally, our desserts were also creative but just fine, still felt overpriced. I know that service in Europe is not meant to be very hands on. However, it felt really hard getting a hold of our server. We were missing random utensils, plates, etc. The tables around us got nicer treatment; for example, we had a couple of handbags with us that we placed on the floor. A party with the same size as us was given extra chairs to place their bags on after their server noticed they had bags. I felt like our service wasn't great & our food wasn't worth the price, so I wouldn't recommend Trattoria Da Me to anyone.

Loved this hidden gem a bit away from the main square. A local recommended it and the service and food were both on point. We enjoyed watching families coming up and down the little street as we dined outdoors.

Absolutely the best food in Italy every time! Trattoria Da Me is the reason we go back to Bologna. Consistently the best food, first time I had the osso bucco, last two times the tagliatelle al ragu, absolutely the best meals in all of Italy in my experience. We've been to many cities throughout Italy and we have the best memories here! We have to go more than once when in Bologna. Thanks!!!

Had an excellent first night in Bologna with dinner here. On a Sunday night, they open at 730. They do t roll up the door until then so if you walk by and it's 729 and they look closed, don't panic. People were lined up and there seemed to be a little panic. One they opened, those with reservations were sat and those that didn't have them were turned away. The inside feels very homey. The staff works fast and hard to encourage that feel. The Somm poured my husband and I some bubbles for our anniversary. A very nice touch. She also made recommendations on a bottle of wine. We were lucky on that it was raining that day so turnout was a little less. They had leftover lasagna from lunch. (The menu says that they only serve that for Sunday lunch.) Between that and the Ragu, we were very happy. The proteins for the mains were also really good. It's not Grandma's kitchen. You can tell by the plating that it's got a little bit more of a gastronomic vibe. However, all was good. Personally after trying it, this place has earned its well-known reputation. However, you'll notice that because of that, the crowd is more international and not locals. I think in the past, that was a bad thing as the implication would be that it is a tourist trap. After coming here, I think there is a new category with the use of the internet. The restaurant can be really great and be known internationally. This place draws foodies near and far. We really enjoyed our meal here.

Everything about his place is perfect. Nothing else needs to be said. Food, service, ambiance, staff, location all perfect. If you can get a reservation you won't be disappointed.

One of the Best Meals I've Had in a Long Time! I traveled all the way from the US, and Trattoria da Me absolutely did not disappoint. From the moment we arrived--right at opening--the experience was incredible. The staff was warm, kind, and gave fantastic recommendations that made our meal truly unforgettable. Every dish was thoughtful and bursting with flavor. I'm so glad we came early before it got busy. Thank you to everyone at the trattoria for such a memorable dining experience!

4 & 1/2...Another of the best/most memorable meals, as well as one of the singularly most astonishing dishes I had were during an epic lunch at this legendary OG trattoria on a solo day trip out of Milan via high-speed rail to the great city of Bologna. This should perhaps not be that surprising, considering the fact that Bologna is often lauded by praise in the form as being bequeathed such bold monickers as the "culinary capital of Italy" located at the center as well as claiming the status of capitol and cultural heart of the Emilia-Romagna province which also claims the likewise bold title of "Culinary bread basket of Italy". I arrived on a late morning train with a couple of hours to kill before my lunch reservation, originally made for two but winding up being only for one as the misses stayed back for even more shopping in Milano. I spent some time in the historic city center marveling at the medieval architecture like the iconic clocktower, and did the obligatory strolls through the ancient Basilica and central Market and adjoining storefronts, the vast majority of which seem to have been filled by various hawkers peddling the ubiquitous namesake mortadella and other local foodstuffs to the hordes of tourists that have apparently increasingly been flooding the city in recent years to the point of plaguing the city with the phenomenon of over-tourism, which can perversely result in eradicating a place of the very unique and genuine culture that makes it such a popular destination in the first place, but I digress...This being the case, I was pleased to find that the restaurant was located a good stroll away from the touristy center, which allowed me to check out the University campus and surrounding district, which I believe is Italy's largest and most prestigious University that not surprisingly lends a youthful vibrancy to the city overall. Upon arrival you're struck immediately with the warmth and sense of history as soon as you enter the charming, homey and lived in room, warm wood tones permeating, owing to its nearly 90 year history. The place is quite notable among old school Italian trattorias in the rare fact that it has been continuously owned and operated by women throughout it's history, and the staff largely seemed to skew female as well, the vast majority of them heavily tattooed and extremely bad-ass looking and cool, no doubt also owing at least in part to the University factor. The cool vibes pervaded onto the service, with my server casually and confidently advising me on which dishes I must order as well as the ones that should be skipped as "lame tourist choices" which I very much appreciated, self-hating tourist that I am after all. I followed most of her suggestions to the letter and was glad I did, as everything was delicious and some downright mind-bendingly so. The dish that stands out the most, and which as previously mentioned is another strong contender for the single best thing I ate in Italy would have been the appetizer course, a delicious, profoundly smooth and creamy soft cheese which fell somewhere between the greatest ricotta and mascarpone cheeses ever in terms of flavor and consistency but even better, and topped with what I can only describe loosely as something to akin to an savory relish of caramelized onions, peppers and olives along with some sweet honey and a smattering of some deliciously crunchy crushed nuts, creating a delicious cacophony of contrasting yet complementary flavors and contrasts. I took the servers directive that I must order alongside an order of the Bologna classic Crescentine, delicious fried pockets of dough similar to another Emilian dish of Gnocco Frito that I've precious sampled back Stateside, and they indeed prove to be the ideal vessel to scoop up all the creamy, crunchy, cheesy goodness with. The hits continued course after course, with a deeply flavorful and rich Agnolotti with succulent braised veal with a Lambrusco reduction, bursting with its own decadent gravy in a manner not unlike a Shanghai style soup dumpling. This was followed by a delicious, slick, lacquered pork belly served alongside some wonderfully slippery and squeaky leeks and green beans and a pea puree, before topping off the meal with a popcorn and ice cream topped chocolate torte dessert just as decadently delicious as all that proceeded it. I waddled out more stuffed than at any other point during my time in Italy. If there is one complaint I could muster in regards to my meal here in any way, and it would be surely entirely on me, it would be the fact that I was in fact so stuffed that I could barely manage to make it slowly back to train station and on the train back to Milan immediately after lunch, cutting short my day trip and not getting to check out more of the city, including the much lauded Italian national film archives as I was simply too full from the exceptional meal.

Excellent dinner at Trattoria Da Me in Bologna with an interesting mix of classical and more modern interpretations of dishes Slow cooked egg with jerusalem artichoke parmentier and its ragu, herb breadcrumbs, green oil Cured meats and a touch of Bologna - Gianferrari cured meats from Canossa, mortadella and pink salami from artigian quality bologna Crescentine If my grandmother was thirty - gratin potato gnocchi, filled with la rosola cow's milk ricotta, confit tomato puree, fresh majoram emulsion Pork cheek - sangiovese braised pork cheek, chimichurri, chips and purple potato rosti Tomato, oregano and fresh spring onion salad I am pop - popcorn ice cream, valrhona 75% chocolate cream, cocoa crumble, peach compote My trifle - spoon dessert with custard, cocoa cream, sponge cake soaked in alchermes

A wonderful spot for a meal in the heart of Bologna. The staff were very nice even though we showed up without a reservation (due to a mix up with our planned spot for lunch turning out to be closed). The highlight of the meal was the unusual cheese ice cream! It's like cheese spread but very cold and perfect for a sweltering summer day. The cheese ice cream tasted wonderful with the local crescentine bread. Pasta was perfect as expected. Highly highly recommended!!

One dish, the agnolotti, was wonderful. The other dishes we had were not special. Unfortunately, the service was poor, not attentive. Which was surprising because there was a big staff.

Wonderful creative twists on the food! I would recommend it to any and all who visit Bologna. The service was friendly, delightful and casual (which was perfect for a lunch on vacation). They made excellent suggestions like trying the 3 cheese ice creams- as an appetizer! Fabulous! The twist on their pasta dishes was also creative and delicious such as the gnocchi. The Ambience was comforting and homey. We had a delightful time all round. You cannot go wrong here and if we were here another day we would have gone back.

Excelent restaurant we came across in while we visit Bologna. This restaurant was walking distance from our hotel and the ratings were high. There were no availability for reservations for 2 but only there was 2 seats by the bar. We ordered the panakota as appetizer and it was delicious. For main course my honey had the tortellini al caldo and I had the beef cheek. Both were delicious and we were so happy we went there and try this gem place.

I read about Trattoria da Me and decided we had to get a lunch reservation here. They have parklet seating and lots of tables for 2-4 people inside. When in Emilia Romagna, you must start your meal with a glass of Lambrusco - light and refreshing for lunch. I was pleasantly surprised by their house bread since Italy isn't exactly known for bread. Their bread was a great crusted country loaf with a wonderfully chewy center, great with the local olive oil. - Cheese ice creams: stracchino, robiola, gorgonzola - super interesting - basically almost like whipped cheeses, intense, unsweetened. This was great with the rosemary crackers and fig jam, as well as the cresecentina - Crescentina: Bologna's special fried bread - puffed and hollow inside, good with the cheese ice creams Fried porcinis: lightly breaded in cornmeal, with a porcini mushroom dipping sauce - Tortellini en brodo: traditional and simple, true to the region - Tagioloni the way my dad likes them: onion and tomato sauce, squacquerone cheese - best pasta of the day. The fresh pasta texture was perfect, and the sauce was simple but perfectly balanced. The dish was even better with their parmigiano reggiano. This is one of the favorite pastas I had on this trip There's a reason they've been in business since 1937. They do traditional dishes but also modern takes on things, and they try to stay true to the regional focus. Reservations are available online. Definitely make one since there was still a line out the door at 2pm on a weekday!

No one needs to recommend this restaurant - it is already so packed. That said, let me be just another voice saying this was one of the most memorable meals I have had in my life. The food is once-in-a-lifetime incredible, the staff helpful despite being insanely busy. This is the meal you will write home about. Make sure to get the regional special of green lasagne if you come on a Sunday, the tortellini in brodo any time you come, and the crescentine with cheese gelato unless you want to regret the choices you mad when you got to eat in one of the best restaurants in Italy.

we had such an amazing dinner here that we quickly made another reservation for lunch 2 days later, and yes, it was not a fluke. I had an incredible tagliatelle in ragù that was so good that I had to order it again at lunch. the pumpkin ravioli also left us speechless. The real exclamation point to both meals was the Panna Cotta. They bragged that is the best in the world and I have to give them their due. Very friendly service, great atmosphere. We will return anytime we are in Bologna in the future.

Bologna is foodie heaven. Da Me is an example of the creativity of his area. On a week night people line up to get in. We had no trouble getting a reservation when the open. Italian restaurants generally do not open for dinner until 7:30 p.m. Dined al fresco on a beautiful evening. The appetizer course was Gelati Al Formaggio. Three types of cheese ice cream served with nut crackers and a fig compote. Incredible. My pasta course was Tortellone Salmone. Goat cheese stuffed tortellone in a beet reduction topped with raw salmon and dill. Wow! My main was Coteletta Bolognese which was veal cutlet topped with prosciutto and melted cheese. Really wonderful. No room for desert however a nice glass of grappa bianca was a perfect ending. Dinner for two with a bottle of Barbera and the coperto was only 82e. Service was wonderful despite the fact they were very busy.

My new favorite restaurant in Bologna! it's a smallish resto, a little outside the main part of the centro storico. Serves mostly classic Bolognese dishes, but each with a little twist, a little extra, something that makes the whole thing *pop*/shine/stand-out, and makes your whole day just a little bit better. And no, I'm not overstating things. This place is legit! Take your advice from the waiter. Pretty much everything on the menu is excellent, but discuss what you're in the mood for w/ the (mostly young/enthusiastic) waitstaff, sit back, and enjoy the ride! Add in an excellent wine-list, and you've pretty much got it made! Note - make a rsvn!

I had read such great reviews was so excited for this restaurant but sadly was very underwhelmed. The food was mediocre, cheese ice cream appetizer sounded interesting and unusual but unfortunately was just ok. First course gnocchi was good (not great but pretty good). However, the main was not good at all. Bland, chewy veal, drowning in an overwhelmingly rich white sauce, I could only tolerate a few bites. Service was decent, but all in I would not return or recommend.

Pretty good, but slightly overrated. I feel like there's better options in the area for more affordable prices. Overall, the food was solid - but it fell short of the high expectations I came in with.

Excellent dinner in a popular place. Bolognese wonderful. Orecchiette excellent too. Fast service.

Just alright and really slow service. Took 30 minutes for someone to take our order. We ordered two pastas and the ossobuco. Compared to some of the other pasta spots we tried in town (like Sfoglia Rina and Trattoria dal Biassanot), this place fell flat. The prices were higher and portions smaller, but the flavors were lacking depth and the service was excruciatingly slow. Definitely not worth the hype!

Top 20 meals of my life. The appetizer(s)...wow! The ice cream cheeses were one of the most unique delicious flavored bites I've ever had. It came with 3 varieties, but crisps and a fig marmalade that was a perfect sweet compliment. We also got the charcuterie board which was the perfect complete with a basket of fried bread (think sopapilla). Also 3 dipping/compliment tastes that were so flavorful. For dinner I got the tortellini in broth - just as you'd expect - a big bowl of broth and pasta. My husband got the veal cheeks with spinach and fried onion on top. For dessert I tried the cheesecake...it's presentation is in a jar like a parfait with crisp/crumbs/almond and persimmon jam. I honestly thought it would be sweeter and denser but it was a good last couple of bites. And the bathroom, they consider the details...especially conveniences if you have babies or young children. You need a reservation - and they confirmed it with us the day of.

This place was hyped up from Yelp and from locals as one of the best eats in Bologna... and wow it was spectacular. It is 100% booked always, so be sure to make a reservation online at least a few days/weeks before you want to go. We snagged a table on a random Tuesday night during our trip, and we were lucky to get it! We were welcomed with glasses of champagne to celebrate our anniversary, so sweet and thoughtful. The place is beautifully decorated, very light and intimate. We ate the classics- agnolotti, ragu and beef. All melt in your mouth, perfectly cooked and unbelievable flavors. Great prices, great wine, guys- this is a must if you're in Bologna.

Interesting food, relatively good service. Tried it twice . Not all of the entrees are really top notch.

The food was incredible. Taste a bunch of different things. The cheese ice cream and tortelli in lemon chili broth were incredible. Must try

The best restaurant in all of italy. Everything here is sublime. Cheese ice cream? Yes!! The duck melts like foie gras in your mouth. Mascarpone is heaven. Service & ambiance A+! You can't miss out on this place.

This place is very hard to get into. Have to reserve and even reservation on same day, someone you can't get in. We got lucky on the insistence on trying to beg for a seat and the wonderful staff agreed to let us stay for an hour which is enough for us. It was well worth it. The balsamic vinegar for the bread is so specially good. Home made tagliatelle is exquisite and the ragu was so delicious, especially after 11 hours of simmering. The risotto was creamy also and delicious with the port wine reduction. The Bolognese Sunday lasagna was also hearty. I would highly recommend this place.

Very friendly staff, excellent food. We made reservations for lunch on a Tuesday in October but the place wasn't packed so it may not have been necessary. No evening bookings available at a reasonable hour for a week, though. Our lively server recommended the cheese ice cream (one mild, one goat, one gorganzola with a magnificent fig reduction) and the crescentine (puffed up fried flatbread) with sliced meats. Both of these were delicious. We also ordered the salted cod balls which we enjoyed very much. I ordered the pasta with rabbit and peas and my husband the tagliatelle al ragu. Both were tasty, my rabbit a bit more so (although it was a bit heavy on the peas), and you could taste the intense beef broth in the ragu. Dessert was a peach sorbet, the only disappointment. It didn't taste fresh enough, but it was about as much as we could manage to eat by then. We had a sparkling white wine with our meal that held up to the pasta. A very nice meal all around.

We were told to find this place by a friend from Bologna. Good fresh food with a modern twist . The pasta was cooked nice and " al dente" Ragu very heavy flavor , not enough tomato for my taste . Portions good , sat outside literally 18" from the buses that kept passing . Ambience it Bright and they never answered the phone after 6 tries .

This is the best restaurant in Bologna hands-down! We ate so much delicious food during our stay, but this is the best place by far and the only one we came back to for a second dining experience. Honestly, I wish we came back a third. The food is amazing, as is the service. You need a reservation, but it was very easy to do online. I highly HIGHLY recommend the cheese ice cream appetizer, the crescentine with meats and cheese, and any of the pastas. You will not regret this dining experience.

Stumbled upon this trattoria from a few Yelp recommendations and what a find. One of the best meals I've ever had in Bologna and that's saying a lot! Thanks for being there Yelp... you led me to a real find. Yum

We were pleasantly surprised by the superb quality of the entrees. The pasta bolognese was unbelievable, we had to order more of it. The pasta was freshly made and the ravioli was awesome!