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🫓 Crescentine, Tigelle & Piadina · Bologna

Polpette e Crescentine (Mercato delle Erbe)

Hot crescentine and meatballs inside the market

MarketAperitivo

The story

As the name says: meatballs and crescentine. This counter inside the Mercato delle Erbe serves baskets of puffy fried crescentine and tigelle with a board of salumi and soft cheese, plus Bolognese meatballs. Gambero Rosso recommends it for crescentine in the centre. It is a lively, local place for lunch or for aperitivo after the market stalls close.

🍽️ What to order

  • Basket of crescentine with mortadella and squacquerone
  • Polpette (meatballs)
  • A glass of Lambrusco or Pignoletto

💡 Insider tips

  • The market's food area is busiest after 19:00
  • Original restaurant is at Via dei Fornaciai 9/3, outside the centre

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