Caffetteria Lilù

bologna takes its coffee seriously in a way that quietly redefines what a morning can feel like. the city has its own rhythms, its own shortcuts past porticoes, its own insistence that a good espresso at a counter is not a small thing. caffetteria lilù on via benedetto xiv sits in that tradition without making a fuss about it. regulars here aren't casual about it, either, which tends to tell you more than any list of credentials could. if you find yourself in the 40125 on a weekday morning, or drifting past after lunch, this is the kind of stop that doesn't disappoint in the way that matters most. the espresso at the counter, short and taken standing up, the way bologna intended.