Cinque Sapori Cucina e Bottega — Restaurant in Bologna

Slightly off the beaten track but fab place for vegan dinner with Italian twist. Menu includes clearly marked vegan dishes including vegan carbonara and the place special twist on farinata / cecina. We were looking forward to trying the vegan arancini but unfortunately it doesn't feature on the menu anymore. Instead we had vegetable pakoras that were crispy and delicious and veggie balls with peas courgette and soya yogurt - nice and refreshing. For mains my partner had vegan carbonara which was incredibly creamy and I opted for farinata. We had a lovely time sitting outside although it's next to a street really busy with car traffic. Overall one of the loveliest vegan meals we had in Bologna. Would...

Overwhelmingly tasty food! We all loved the vegan options (carbonara, ragu and tortelloni). And the vegan parmigiano alternative tasted better and more like the original than I have ever experienced before. The service and ambiente was also very good. The only criticism is that the portions were quite small for hungry people, especially if the food is so good you do not want to stop eating it! I enjoyed it so much anyway, that I wanted to give 5...

The restaurant seems to specialise in organic food. Stuff they serve differ by day, for example today we had a 2 courses vegan meal which was quite nice (the waitress said they did meat dishes too but not today) . There doesn't seem to be an a large cart menu. Perfect if you would like a change to greasy/heavy meals! The waitress speaks English which is super...