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Bravo Caffè
Over the road from Cantina Bentivoglio, Bravo Caffè is a sexy wine bar with red walls, black furniture and soft, subtle lighting. A favourite with the cool crowd, it too features regular live jazz and a full food menu.
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Cantina Bentivoglio
Bologna's top jazz joint, the Bentivoglio is a jack of all trades. Part wine bar (choose from 500-plus labels), part restaurant and part jazz club (there's live music nightly), this much-loved institution makes for a great night out.
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Cassero
Wednesday is the big night at this legendary gay and lesbian (but not exclusively) club, home of Italy's Arcigay organisation.
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Chet Baker Jazz Club
Jazz fiends should make for Cantina Bentivoglio, one of the best jazz venues in town, or Chet Baker Jazz Club, which has live music Tuesdays to Saturdays.
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Cinema Capitol
Cinema Capitol usually screens films in English on Tuesday.
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Cinema Lumière
Northwest of the city centre, Cinema Lumière shows art-house films in their original version.
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Cinema Odeon
Cinema Odeon usually screens films in English on Thursdays.
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Corto Maltese
A popular student joint with commercial sounds and nightly happy hour.
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Estragon
This large, edge-of-town club (take bus 25 from the main train station) hosts regular concerts; tunes range from electro-pop to hard rock and ska.
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Godot Wine Bar
Wine buffs will feel comfortable among the bottles at this down-to-earth wine bar. Tipples of the day are chalked up on a board, with the emphasis on Italian vintages.
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Kinki
Art exhibitions, video projections, house music and the Sunday gay night keep Kinki at the forefront of the disco scene.
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La Scuderia
On Piazza Verdi, this happening bar occupies the Bentivoglio family's former stables. All the rage with image-conscious students, it features towering columns, impressive vaults and large arty photos.
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Le Stanze
With its chapel-chic décor, hip clientele and in tunes, Le Stanze is hot. As you drink, admire the original 17th-century frescoes, vestiges of the palazzo 's past as the private chapel of the Bentivoglio family.
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Link Associated
Historic music club famous for its experimental art shows, video projections and multimedia events.
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Marsalino
The ideal place to sit and put the world to rights, Marsalino is a laid-back watering hole. Tiny, arty and chameleonlike, it opens as a tearoom at , morphs into a wine bar at , and becomes a modest restaurant at .
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Osteria del Sole
Oozing the sort of character that modern rivals strive for, this historic osteria (wine bar) has been serving booze, and only booze, since the 15th century. If you want to eat, bring a takeaway; if you want water, bring your own.
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Osteria L'Infedele
Another very agreeable spot to while away a few hours with a glass or two of wine. Vintage adverts line the walls and the mellow jazz soundtrack hits all the right chords.
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Teatro Comunale
Bologna has a year-round cultural calendar. Teatro Comunale, where Wagner's works were heard for the first time in Italy, is Bologna's main opera and classical music venue.
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Terzi
A refined café serving an unusual range of coffees, Terzi is a great spot to toy with a caffè con prugna e cannella (espresso with plum and cinnamon) or cappuccino brulé alla cannella (cappuccino with cinnamon).
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Villa Serena
Three floors of film screenings and music, live and canned, plus a garden for outdoor chilling.
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