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Buca San Francesco is rated 8.9/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 9/10 Service: 9/10 Atmosphere: 8.8/10

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Buca San Francesco is identified as offering traditional cuisine cuisine.

Does Buca San Francesco have a terrace?

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Buca San Francesco

Name: Buca San Francesco
Address: Piazza Malpighi, 14, Bologna, 40124, Italy
Price range: €20 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.9

For You

Restaurant menu

Food photo481 photos

Type of cuisineTraditional cuisine

Average price€20

Gramigna Panna e Salsiccia

€12

Tortelloni di Ricotta e prezzemolo ,burro e Salvia

€13

Tagliatelle al Ragù

€13

Reviews

8.9
of 10

Fabulous

2923 reviews

Ambience

8.7

Food

9.0

Service

9.1

Real experiences from real diners
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Eglė L. • 36 reviews
September 29, 2025
8.5/10
Good place

Domen C. • 5 reviews
September 28, 2025
10/10
Super nice service, excelent food. You have to try mortadela spread.

David H. • 2 reviews
September 8, 2025
8/10
Very pleasant experience. The outdoor seating area is nicer later on as less road traffic and bus stop users. Inside has an authentic rustic feel and frequented by locals which is a good sign. Fork discount missed off original bill but quickly corrected when pointed out. Food flavoursome and drinks sensibly priced.

Andrea C. • 129 reviews
August 11, 2025
6.5/10
Food was tasty

Peter H. • 8 reviews
June 16, 2025
8.5/10
Very helpful service. Food & wine was very enjoyable & very reasonably priced.

Daniel S. • 12 reviews
June 13, 2025
8.5/10
Delicious food. Good service

Ozan C. • 4 reviews
April 25, 2025
9.5/10
Nice local restaurant. Fits the bill of a family budget. Food was nice but not extraordinary.

Pavel D. • 14 reviews
February 26, 2025
10/10
Delicious lasagna, friendly service. Thank you.

Claudia S. • 40 reviews
December 20, 2024
8/10
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Pietro S. • 2 reviews
December 22, 2024
10/10
Perfect restaurant to have fantastic local food in the center of Bologna! Perfect for families and big group

Albert q. • 20 reviews
September 30, 2024
10/10
excellent food and surrounding

Gloria D. • 1 review
September 15, 2024
6/10
First, the waiter was ok. We arrived early. He was not interested in our having a reservation. The printed menu did NOT show the fried bread which was served to another table even though I asked him for it. The pasta dish was supposed to have prosciutto and asparagus, but only came with the prosciutto. The mixed salad was supposed to come with tomatoes but didn’t. I asked for them and he brought some out. The pasta portion was huge and could easily have served 2. The roast beef was excellent and also a substantial portion—probably the best roast beef we’ve ever eaten. Our biggest complaint was asking for the 30 % discount. The cashier refused to give it to us. Our bill was 48 Euros of which 5 was for wine and 6 for sparkling water. The location was on the outskirts of Centro Historico so it did not seem touristy. Looking at the Italians, they seemed to be ordering from a different menu.

Grace W. • 1 review
August 29, 2024
9/10
The meals were great lots of sauce in the ragu. Well priced and good size meals

Juliana R. • 3 reviews
May 17, 2024
6/10
The food was good, but the service was rude and they seem annoyed we were not locals.
Buca San Francesco • Owner
good evening Mrs Juliana Rodas the service is not rude and local and first of all we are kind and calm with people who are not local and not annoyed because it is not our job to be annoyed and rude... we hope to see you again and the opium and not change will be right

Roberta B. • 5 reviews
April 5, 2024
10/10
+1
Perfect place for a family meal! We really enjoyed it! Staff are very attentive to detail and made us feel welcome! We highly recommend this restaurant!

Alessandra A. • 3 reviews
December 26, 2023
10/10
Tooop

Alisa C. • 3 reviews
December 25, 2023
10/10
Everything was delicious - tortellini en brodo was especially flavorful but I think our favorite was the pig knuckle! Unfortunately, we forgot to get a picture until it was cut into - but it was fantastic!

Nicola E. • 32 reviews
December 16, 2023
10/10
Lunch in Bologna. I thought that the food was great especially the tagliatelle with ragu sauce. The waiters offered a friendly and quick service.

Catherine B. • 36 reviews
September 19, 2023
10/10
Fantastic little restaurant with excellent service and food.

Chris M. • 8 reviews
July 6, 2023
9.5/10
Enjoyable dinner. Service was excellent as was the food quality. We had Bologna meat and cheese to start, followed by pasta dishes. The pasta was particularly good - very fresh and great quality especially the sausage and the asparagus with Parma ham. Puddings were also great.

Tripadvisor reviews

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68 reviews

Location

Piazza Malpighi, 14, 40124 Bologna

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Buca San Francesco is rated 8.9/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 9/10
- Service: 9/10
- Atmosphere: 8.8/10