Osteria and pizzeria in Bologna
Cucina Portici is the osteria and pizzeria in Bologna where tradition continues to live and surprise. It lives in the frescoed rooms of Palazzo Maccaferri, among Liberty details, wooden furnishings, and views over the greenery; it surprises at the table, in menus that change with the seasons and accompany lunch, aperitivo, and dinner.
It is traditional Bolognese cuisine reinterpreted in a modern key: less formal than fine dining, yet no less attentive to quality. Here, fresh pasta from the sfogline of Portici Shop, local and seasonal ingredients, and traditional recipes find expression under the guidance of Executive Chef Nicola Annunziata. The service accompanies with elegance and warmth, the rich wine selection broadens the sense of tradition, and desserts by Pastry Chef Vincenzo Digifico add a final note of sweetness.
The result is an open, convivial signature cuisine. A place where you will always feel at ease.
Cucina Portici is located on the second floor of Palazzo Maccaferri, home to I Portici Hotel, between Liberty-style frescoed rooms and Terrazza Lounge overlooking the greenery of Parco della Montagnola and the Scalinata del Pincio. It is a place open to everyone, where 19th-century elegance meets everyday conviviality.
Cucina Portici is open 7 days a week and offers two gastronomic experiences: the contemporary osteria and the pizza selection. The osteria is available from 12:15 PM to 2:30 PM and from 7:15 PM to 10:45 PM, while the pizza selection is served from 7:15 PM to 10:45 PM. From Thursday through Monday, both experiences are available. Tuesday is dedicated exclusively to the osteria, while Wednesday is reserved for the pizza offering. Bar service is available daily from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM.
Ristorante I Portici, Cucina Portici, Caffè Eden, Pasticceria Eden: four expressions of one shared vision, that of Executive Chef Nicola Annunziata and Pastry Chef Vincenzo Digifico. Within this common thread, Cucina Portici represents an authentic, convivial moment.
Local and seasonal ingredients, along with the recipes of Emilia’s culinary tradition, meet the technique and creativity of haute cuisine here. Thus the fresh pasta from the sfogline of Portici Shop and carefully selected raw materials become dishes such as balanzoni with butter and sage, green tagliatelle with Bolognese ragu, or tortellini in broth or Parmigiano cream; the same attention can also be found in the aperitifs and, in the evening, in pizzas prepared with carefully selected ingredients of the highest quality, from Verde Bologna to Sotto i Portici.
Our team
It is Executive Chef Nicola Annunziata who defines the gastronomic offering and overall experience of the Cucina Portici osteria-pizzeria, in continuity with Ristorante I Portici, yet in a less formal, more convivial way. A vision transmitted each day to the kitchen brigade and front-of-house team, called to translate it into an elegant but never distant welcome, capable of calibrating tone, rhythm, and attention to each table and every occasion.
When cuisine becomes a visual story
The moments of Cucina Portici
Whether for a business lunch, a pizza with friends, an aperitivo, or a romantic moment, at Cucina Portici you always feel perfectly at ease.
In the very center, elegant yet never demanding, with menus that change each season while maintaining the same quality, and service that is always attentive: in short, the perfect place for a business meeting.
In the evening, two complementary souls coexist at Cucina Portici: on one side, traditional Bolognese cuisine; on the other, pizza prepared with carefully selected ingredients of the highest quality.
When time stretches out, here you find the more familiar dimension: that of a welcoming table, traditional dishes, toasts shared in company, and an atmosphere that invites everyone to enjoy one another.
Every day, from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM, Cucina Portici welcomes you for aperitivo with bar service and an atmosphere that blends elegance with lighthearted ease.
In the warmer season, Terrazza Lounge brings Cucina Portici outdoors: an airy, luminous, elevated dimension where you can slow down without leaving the city center behind.
Christenings, weddings, receptions, meetings, live music and conferences find an elegant, versatile setting in the Salone delle Feste, in synergy with the adjacent Terrazza Lounge.
Signature cuisine, beyond the second floor
The gastronomic experience of I Portici continues in other spaces within Palazzo Maccaferri, between MICHELIN-starred cuisine, open-air pauses, and the everyday rhythm of the city.
