Vegan
Italian
Organic
Beer/Wine

A small Bologna restaurant with a bar. Offers meals and beverages list include coffee, tea, soft drinks, juices, blended fruit and fresh vegetables, shakes. Non smoking. Reported fully vegan October 2024. Companion animal friendly. Open Mon-Wed 07:00-20:00, Thu-Sat 07:00-23:00.


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29 Reviews

First Review by sgoodmanesq

elizaland

Points +64

Vegan
20 Sep 2025

Wonderful

Ate here twice, a dinner and a lunch. Tasty food with lots of fresh vegetables and sizable portions. Friendly staff and a nice chill atmosphere.

Marenka95

Points +234

Vegan
08 Sep 2025

Very good!!

Such a cool Bistro, super friendly staff and very good food! Try the Carbonara, Lasagne or Tofu - the sweet dishes are very tasty too!

Pros: Food, Staff, Location/vibe

cinemastranger

Points +1601

Vegan
02 Sep 2025

Vegan Extravaganza!

An awesome restaurant that openly embraces vegan, feminist, and antispeciesist values, which I really appreciate. The food is always good. They serve breakfast, lunch, and aperitivos every day, with a menu that changes daily. From Thursday to Saturday they also offer dinner, and on Saturdays there's brunch until 1 pm. I've visited many times and never once regretted it. The staff are super friendly, and the atmosphere is always warm and welcoming. My only complaint would be that the portions can sometimes be a bit on the smaller side.

P.S. The photos are from different visits over the past year.

Brycew

Points +1964

Vegan
24 Jul 2025

Great philosophy, baked goods could improve

I had a quick breakfast here. Definitely liked the decor and the description as a queer anti-speciest refuge. The juice was good but the cinnamon roll was a bit dry

lomay

Points +27

Vegan
21 May 2025

Yummy 😋

Soup and salad was delicious! Freshly made, and was amazing! The desserts, carrot cake, and chocolate cheesecake were also amazing! This is by far the best vegan food my husband and I have had since we've been here in Italy (2 weeks). Thank you Estravagario!

Updated from previous review on 2025-05-21

Pros: Food, Service, Laid back, casual atmosphere

Cons: No cons

Feddi

Points +22

Vegan
18 May 2025

Il miglior ristorante in città!

Proposte ogni giorno nuove e di stagione accompagnate da una accoglienza sempre calorosa. Impossibile non tornare ancora e ancora! Da provare i loro muffin.

AmbraT

Points +42

Vegan
17 May 2025

Eccezionale!

Materie prime, accostamenti, ricette buonissime e varie. Anche le pietanze apparentemente più semplici sono in realtà ricche di sapore.
Ambiente easy ma molto curato. Ci tengo a sottolineare che ogni dettaglio mostra e dimostra il pensiero di questo luogo (perché dire che è "solo" un ristorante sarebbe sminuirlo).
Personale gentilissimo. Prezzo adeguato.
Personalmente ritornerò. Super consigliato.

Pros: Ricette varie, Ambiente, Prezzo

___lulix___

Points +359

Vegan
10 May 2025

beautiful place, beautiful people, amazing food

i went to Estravagario for a special event: for 25€ i ate an entire menu (appetizer, first dish, second and dessert) from a typical regional cuisine, in this case Puglia.
The food was amazingly delicious. The orecchiette and the braciole were the best part so far, super tasty!
i really recommend this restaurant

ViviKing

Points +87

Vegan
29 Apr 2025

Great atmosphere

A nice place for a healthy and cruelty free lunch.
You can combine your plate by picking one main course and one/two/three side dishes.
The menu is made of local and seasonal ingredients.

Pros: Great variety of desserts

Cons: Not so many options for main course/side dishes

reginadeiceci

Points +36

Vegan
20 Mar 2025

comfort place

mi dispiace di averlo scoperto troppo tardi...fossi ancora a Bologna sarei tutti i giorni in quest'adorabile angolo di paradiso in mascarella. menù giornalieri con spunti da diverse culture culinarie che AMO, qualità impeccabile, gentilezza, amore, inclusività ecc ecc. ps. se c'è prendete la sacher che è spaziale e me la sogno dopo settimane

mstfdmr

Points +668

Vegan
03 Dec 2024

Good!

Good place. I liked snakes. There were many options.

_the_kangaroo_

Points +12404

Vegan
08 Nov 2024

queer & vegan

all vegan place which is also queer-friendly. it gets very busy during lunch time but they have a table where many strangers can sit together so it's possible to get a seat when you're alone.
they have 3 main and 3 side dishes each day which are announced on their website. unfortunately, it's not available in english but staff can explain.

i chose one main and a side for 13€ and was surprised by the size. was good tastewise but not special. so value for money is good.
they have many desserts including cakes ans tiramisu that looked good.

Soshanna

Points +59

Vegan
29 Oct 2024

Great experience!

It's a small café/restaurant, but quite cute interior. The staff was really friendly and patient. We only had a capuccino with oat Milk and a pastry with it, but I would defintely come back for another coffee or lunch/dinner. Everything was vegan which is a huge pro!

Pros: Nice interior, Friendly staff, Everything vegan!

kamözüt

Points +1038

Vegan
15 Sep 2024

Loved the place. Hate the dessert.

Fully vegan restaurant. The food is delicious. The portions are not small but also not very filling. So might want to order several options if you are hungry. So the price might go up. But verything was delicious. That is except the pistachio cake. Must have been lying there for the entire week. Too bad for an otherwise wonderful place.

Pros: Ethical vegan, Very tasty food

Cons: Stale cake

EleonoraTabaroni

Points +25

Vegan
14 Sep 2024

Bellissima scoperta

Brunch completamente Veg in un posticino davvero accogliente! Ritornerò

JeremyLiquidpsy

Points +39

Mostly Veg
25 Jun 2024

Wonderful

Seems to be a small family business. The people working there are very wholesome and kind. They took their time to explain everything on the menu. The food was very delicious and the prices are super fair. Definitely worth a visit!

Wasabi666

Points +167

Vegan
25 Jun 2024

Healthy and delicious

and very helpfull and warmhearted staff, felt like a family buisness.
Rainbow flag at the entrance ⚧️

cecile_b

Points +2724

Vegan
07 Oct 2022

Very nice lunch deal

They have a nice lunch deal where you can choose a main and one, two or three side dishes.
It was served very fast and the food was delicious.

LemonsandLuggage

Points +2198

Vegan
17 Feb 2019

Best Vegan Food in Bologna

A lot of vegans, including me, overlook the non-vegan options in a city, but in this case, the best vegan food we had in Bologna was definitely at this vegetarian organic restaurant.

We went during brunch and while the vegan option had fewer dishes than the vegetarian one, everything was so tasty! We had a very velvety, delicious soup, and some bread with various spreads that tasted absolutely delightful. It may not sound or look like much, but everything tasted so fresh and clean that we wished we would have come here sooner.

Pros: Really friendly staff, Yummy food

Cons: Not vegan, Not many vegan options.

loveforveganfood

Points +419

Vegan
09 Jul 2018

good

we went there for lunch. they had two options to choose from, both vegan. I liked my meal, it was healthy but nothing special. something I would quickly make at home.
the waitress spoke English.

avocado_jess

Points +3119

Vegan
29 Mar 2018

Happy hour

We had the happy hour set menu, so for €15 each we had a plate of two starters (chard with lemon, peppers, served with bread), a main meal (I had lentil medallions, he had lasagne), and a drink (carrot juice and wine). It was all delicious, particularly the starters and juice. Staff were so friendly - taking time to explain the menu to us as it wasn’t in English, which was very sweet. Lovely relaxing atmosphere and really not far from train station etc. So glad we checked HappyCow. Also staff weren’t aware of HappyCow - they had asked if we had a recommendation for the restaurant - so we explained the website.

Pros: Delicious food, Multiple vegan options, Friendly staff

experimental_setup

Points +423

Vegetarian
06 Oct 2017

Nice organic veg* restaurant

Nothing much to add to the previous reviews except that it has some outdoor seating. Also I'd suggest to make a reservation for the evenings.
Good selection of dishes, clearly marked vegan, gluten free. ~20 Euros per person for starter, main+wine.

Pros: Good prices, Good food

Alessandro

Points +518

Vegan
27 Jan 2014

Good place

Small organic vegetarian restaurant, warm and relaxed atmosphere, attentive and friendly staff (but a bit slow service), a good price/quality ratio. Estravagario is also a fair trade cafeteria where you can find herbal teas and infusions, fresh fruit and vegetables juices, homemade snacks and desserts, with some vegan options.
I went here for dinner and my overall experience was very satisfying: I ate chestnut gnocchi with mushrooms, excellent seitan cutlets in orange sauce with mixed salad and a vegan walnut strudel. The plates change every day. Unfortunately it's not open most evenings for dinner or Sundays.

Pros: excellent food quality

Cons: opening hours

Manuela

Points +89

Vegan
10 Jan 2014

Explosion of flavours

This is my all time favourite veg restaurant in Northern Italy. I live in Milan and often travel to Bologna only to taste the succulent dishes this cosy restaurant serves. Staff and atmosphere are informal and totally unintrusive. All dishes are well presented, with mouthwatering smells and packed with flavours. Estravagario means opening up to a tasty and exquisite meal, that turns out to be very light as well. Honestly, I could never get enough.
Updated from previous review on Friday January 10, 2014

Updated from previous review on Friday January 10, 2014

Pros: excellent fresh food, Staff is friendly and well informed, menu is seasonal

Cons: closed for August and festivities

Sarayna

Points +208

Vegetarian
16 Sep 2013

Nice

Was a proper restaurant rather than a take away which we liked. Food was average and not that much choice. Waiter insisted on speaking to us in English no matter how much we replied in Italian desperate to practice! Waitress was very sweet though.

Pros: Proper restaurant (not take-away)

Nathan

Points +2089

Vegan
01 Aug 2011

It looked good but....

From the outside, the place looked lovely and the menu sounded great. But when I arrived there (on August 1st 2011) I was totally bummed to learned that it closes for the entire month of August. It's probably safe to say that it's the same every year.

Pros: Looked great

Cons: Closed the ENTIRE month of August

celestialstar2004

Points +107

Vegetarian
14 Dec 2010

Delicious

The restaurant is small and pleasantly decorated. Teh food was delicious. Definitely will return next time we are in Bologna.




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