Bottega di Franco (La), Bologna

The Bottega di Franco is situated in a lovely park close to the center of the city. It is easily reached and has its own carpark. Every year, the Bottega organizes a theatrical performance with Giorgio Comaschi which is given on Monday nights and which involves the diners. The decor of the restaurant is rustic but very refined. You can eat by candlelight and in summer there is a veranda in the garden. The menu offers a choice of special starters, homemade pasta dishes, fresh fish dishes, and Mediterranean delicacies based on vegetables, white meats, offal, fowl, horse meat and beef cooked in traditional manner. The homemade desserts are excellent.