Mercato delle Erbe

This market is a mecca that no foodie should miss! Fortunately I had a hotel nearby. As well as all the stalls selling all sorts of good quality produce there are great restaurants, but they only do lunch. Closed in the evenings. Don't miss it!

A small fruit and vegetable market, with local produce. On either side of the market were cafes and small eateries but when we have arrived there it was nearly closing time so we didn't had a chance to try anything.

Many varieties of fresh vegetables. Excellent fish counter. The Mercado is lined with restaurants and coffee shops. We ate tapas al fresco behind the fish section of the market. Delicious food. Great variety. The staff totally understood which dishes had, or did not have gluten in them.

The market as a market is not something special. But... around the market there are several canteen style restaurants and cafes with delicious dishes! We may have the most tasty lunch in one of them!

Quite a few stalls were closed when I visited, so it was lacking that hectic vibe that a true fresh food market has, but I managed to get great lunch options: pasta with brodo from one place and eggplant parmigiana piadina (made as the closed version, can’t remember the name) and both were so tasty! 😋

Great place to try local dishes and a few twists on these. There are still market stalls, but don’t come here for a traditional market atmosphere. Come here for the foods to be tasted and the wines to be drunk. Also don’t miss the after work atmosphere in the surrounding bars, where life starts from 5 or 6 pm.

Loved visiting this market on our first day in Bologna

Had high hopes for this after frequenting the historic Mercato Albanelli in Modena but this market in Bologna is much smaller with a lesser variety of stalls. Predominantly there are fruit & veg stalls here. There are a few cheese & meat shops. The best cheese shop is just to the left as you go inside the door. They also sell a great variety of locally made alcohol. Around the edge of the market are some bars / restaurants where you can eat & drink.