Vegan
Italian
Fast food
Beer/Wine
Take-out

Previously known as Alchemilla Bio. The shop is now owned by creators of La Zappa e il Mestolo. Specializes in street foods, piadines, burgers, chips and more. Open Mon-Sat 11:30-15:00, 18:00-22:00.


Venue map for ZEM Bistro
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45 Reviews

First Review by ConcettaDAddabbo

PoornimaJain

Points +29

Vegan
06 Jan 2024

Food here is awesome!

I've tried many dishes here all of them had a refreshing and perfectly balanced taste.

AsteriscoVegan

Points +28

Vegan
14 Dec 2023

Perfetto per cene informali e pause pranzo

Buonissimo tutto e a km0, spazia da burger a piatti caldi.
Qualità prezzo buona
Anche cibo bolognese classico in chiave veg

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-14

Pros: Burger buonissimi, Torta della nonna da provare assolutamente, Personale super carino

vineeta9

Points +1058

Herbivore
20 Nov 2023

Lovely service

Good range of food served with love ❤️ Everything is seasonal, organic and vegan 🌱

Nice potato roasted wedges
Lovely squash and chard
Kumbucha nice 👌 too

Tortellini was plain and needed the vegetables to make them complete. 🍝

The restaurant could work on soft furnishings but really lovely little place and worth visiting! 💓

Eepie

Points +884

Vegan
31 Oct 2023

Good food

Loved the tortelloni itself, but the seitan on top lacked a bit of flavour and wasn't a necessary addition I think. The tortelloni with cream tastes a bit ham-like. Good taste, but be aware it's quite heavy.
I can recommend to have the seasonal veggies on the side for some balance/diversity. It's a good portion, well prepared and for only €4.

They don't serve tea.

Love the ambiance!
Inside it offers space to like 14 persons.
Monday around 2 it was packed.
Tuesday around 12.30 there was nobody ...

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-31

anna.ritchie

Points +1083

Vegan
04 Oct 2023

Cute bistrot, great vegan food

We wanted to try the tortellini but they didn't have any that evening, so we had (pumpkin filled) tortelloni instead, along with the the peasant's grill. Both were great. All the sausages etc. in the grill seemed to be homemade and all from different, interesting ingredients. I would definitely have it again.

Decent beer and wine choices.

The service was charming.

Pros: Great Italian food, Charming service, Cute setting

MirtillaLaResdòra

Points +1086

Vegan
18 Sep 2023

So cute!

I’m a fan of La Zappa e il mestolo for long, I love their burgers and I’m so happy they opened this little bistrot. It’s very cozy, delicious fresh and seasonal veggies, creative and healthy burgers. I also had the vegan erbazzone, something very typical but almost impossible to find vegan! Totally recommend!!!

Crisantema

Points +82

Vegan
04 Sep 2023

Love love love

Il ristorante è completamente vegano, ilcibo è molto buono, i prodotti sono locali e i prezzi sono buoni.
Sono molto contenta ci sia un posto così in centro a Bologna.
Il menu è vario e segue la stagione, si specializzano in burger e panini molto buoni.
Consigliatissimi i tortellini e i biscotti al cioccolato e sale, non vedo l’ora di provare i tortelloni .

Updated from previous review on 2023-09-04

Gbilly

Points +63

Vegan
28 Aug 2023

Lovely food!

My husband and I had lunch here. I had the tortelloni and he had the hot dog. We also shared the tigella. It was all very good. I would highly recommend eating here.

Sar01

Points +271

Vegan
25 Aug 2023

Vegan bistrot

All the menu has vegan dishes from starters to desserts

Pros: scrumptious food , cheap

karlijnagnes

Points +167

Vegan
31 Jul 2023

Disappointing

Unfortunately our experience at Zem was a bit disappointing.

We had the tortellini - which was ok - and the grill platter - which we didn't like so much. Too much 'meat' to little veggies. And the taste of the meat substitutes was not enjoyable. Maybe if we had chosen a different meal, we would have had a different experience.

It's a rather small restaurant and if your looking for somewhere to really sit down, chill and share a nice dinner I would not go here. It's more of a fast food/take away place.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-31

Pros: Friendly staff!!!

BenniSC

Points +60

Vegetarian
29 Jul 2023

Tasty

Ho preso un piatto di tortellini passando ed erano buonissimi, servizio perfetto e simpatico. Non ho avuto il tempo di assaggiare altro ma tornerò

KatrinaJi

Points +300

Vegan
04 Jul 2023

Tasty Tortelloni

Absolutely loved the Tortelloni!

Pros: Vegan

JoVan_Otto

Points +202

Vegetarian
13 Jun 2023

Tortellini vegani migliori di Bologna

Io e la mia ragazza siamo venuti da Zem durante il nostro primo viaggio a Bologna e sapevamo subito che bisognava tornarci, anche se lei mangia carne. I tortellini completamente vegani migliori di Bologna, in un piccolo ambiente familiare e dinamico. Consigliatissimi anche i nugget e le tigelle, sempre vegane. Birra artigianale molto buona. Ci torneremo di sicuro anche al prossimo viaggio.

Pros: Personale gentile , Tortellini veganii, Buona birra artigianale

Cons: Piccolino, No bagno

hevesch

Points +95

Vegan
22 May 2023

Lovely Bistro for Apperitivo and Food

We had a great time at the ZEM Bistrot.
The staff was really nice, their recommendations were yummy and the location is just far enough from the historical centre to feel not touristy at all. Very nice vibes and beautiful concept!

Pros: A lot of choices on the menu, Really nice staff, To stay or to go

ClaudiaPiccy

Points +18

Vegan
13 May 2023

Super buono!

La Zappa e il Mestolo non delude mai! Tutto super buono e fresco!

MadsNielsen

Points +70

Vegan
25 Mar 2023

Great People run this

Good food and vegan with an activist angle.

Everytjing is locally sourced and the beer is from lokal brewery

This is place that should be visited when in bologna

Pros: All vegan and locally sourced, Great beer

Cons: Small but friendly

biancafurii

Points +2039

Vegan
07 Mar 2023

Best Vegan Fast food

This place was formerly vegan but now is. A new and very cool shape. I know the owner because he has also other food track in the city at some market (Tuesday on Vag, Thursday on Campi aperti and Wednesday and Saturday at Mercato ritrovato). The place is small but well designed and you can have a very good dish including the amazing tortellini vegan. So good. They have a good selection of organic beer and wine with local company. They also plan some tasting. It a must go place. The price are also very good and people always nice.

Pros: Vegan and tasty food, Good price, Good people

ConcettaDAddabbo

Points +36

Vegan
17 Feb 2023

Ottimo

Ampia scelta da tortellini a bun supercolorati! Buone anche birre e succhi 🖤

Pros: Tutto completamente vegano, Ambiente dog friendly




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