Bologna's Bamboo Bar Launches Street Art-Inspired Cocktail Menu

Bamboo, a cocktail bar in Bologna, has released a new drink list titled 'A walk around Bologna,' with each cocktail inspired by a local street art mural. The bar, founded by Michele Collina, Marco De Bellis, and Simone Donà, opened in via dei Musei in autumn 2019, just before the pandemic. It moved to the former Caffè dei Commercianti in Strada Maggiore in summer 2021, expanding from nightlife to daytime service. In December 2021, it ranked third among Italy's best cocktail bars by Barawards. The menu features drinks referencing works by Luis Gutierrez (a 1989 mural on 500 Years of the Conquest of America in via Zamboni), Collettivo FX (a mural at DumBO commemorating the 1980 Bologna massacre), Levalet (a rhino hunt in piazza Azzarita), Andrea Casciu (Giro d'Italia in via Saragozza), and Andreco (Philosophical Tree in via dello Scalo). Bartenders include Lara Ponti, Christian Torcasio, Fabio Tammariello, and Elena Montomoli.