Grocery shopping with a camera
Now it's time to soak up aromas of parmesan, mortadella, ham, fresh fruits and even fish. Back to the Quadrilatero, pay a visit to old style baker Atti, get lost between the little decorated stalls of Via Pescherie Vecchie, buy some serious cheese or charcuterie at Simoni, turn into Vicolo Ranocchi and enter Bologna's oldest osteria, Osteria del Sole, where the elderly play cards during the day and hipsters have apertivo at night, and where you can only order wine. Food can be brought in from the outside, try the slightly touristy but still solid Mercato di mezzo and I recommend you to be eat your lunch here; no one will judge you if you grab a slice of mortadella with one hand and devour it with some crescentina bread. Actually, they will think: “One of us!”. Or, if you want a more structured but still fun and cozy option, go for Mercato delle Erbe on Via Ugo Bassi: fresh pasta, good pizza, veggie options and street food ins