Bologna · Nightlife

The city's drinking street: osterie, small bars and pavement crowds every night, running from early evening until well after midnight.

Open since 1465 and serving only wine. You bring your own food, sit at a communal table and pay for the drink. Cash, and it shuts earlier than you expect.

Student bars around Piazza Verdi and Via Zamboni, cheap and loud, emptying out completely when term ends.

A vaulted jazz cellar near the university with live sets most nights and a full kitchen. Book if you want a table near the stage.

A covered market that turns into a food and drink hall in the evening, with counters staying open long after the greengrocers have packed up.