Sfoglia Rina: the best spot for pasta lovers in Bologna

23/05/2023 - Category: Eat

A cozy place with chickens on the walls opened in Bologna, just under the 2 towers, to transform boring lunch breaks into a dream: Sfoglia Rina.

It was created by Rina in 1963 as a fresh pasta shop, but only 40 years later his grandson Lorenzo decided to rethink the traditional fresh pasta laboratory as a bakery with a restaurant.

Bologna sfoglia rina cakes — *Ciambella cake at Sfoglia Rina. Get a slice with coffee.*

Take away or eat inside?

Are you sleeping in one of the best Airbnb in Bologna and would like to take home and cook the best Bologna pasta?

Avoid the long queue outside Sfoglia Rina and go straight to the counter to order your tortelloni.

If you're looking for a delicious lunch break then go to the main room for the restaurant service.

Sfoglia Rina menu: a delicate choice

The weekly menu, handwritten on a blackboard, walks between Emilia Romagna's traditional dishes to more refined plates based on seasonal vegetables.

You can choose some of the most famous Bologna pasta like tortellini (with broth or with a mascarpone cheese cream), tagliatelle al ragù, lasagne, or tigelle with charcuterie, all perfectly made.

If you're crazy about pasta, you should take a look at our food tour in Parma as well ;)

I usually pick from the weekly menu. In Autumn you can try fettuccine with porcini mushrooms, chestnut gnocchi with gorgonzola cheese, nuts and orange zest, or tortelloni pumpkin and bacon.

Sfoglia Rina Bologna - Tortelloni — *Black tortelloni with pumpkin and hazelnuts: a seasonal pasta to find in Autumn*

What's the price?

All the pasta dishes cost from 8 to 9€ and are served with a small bread and a vegetable side dish different every day.

Don’t forget one of Bologna desserts (€5): panna cotta, ricotta cake with figs, or the delicious biscuits served with a glass of Malvasia wine.
The coffee is made with moka.

You will spend €18 including dessert, with no charge for water and cover.