The best restaurants Milan

A pizzeria al trancio (sliced thick pizza) very welcoming, where one can eat an excellent farinata di this (galette of chickpeas). The staff were very friendly and helpful.

This restaurant is known for its cheese-based menu. A detour to those who want to discover the famous Italian cheeses and Lombards. Friendly and friendly atmosphere.

A very good address to eat at any time, on the thumb or for a more consisting dish. A good cheese card and an even more impressive list of wines. A living atmosphere, although a little noisy, with a warm but welcoming staff, especially the boss.

A trattoria located near the Stazione Centrale. From the entrance, beautiful seafood and fresh fish trays welcome you. Two rooms, one large and one more intimate, furnished to the old, and shelves filled with bottles of wine. The kitchen is traditional and offers excellent homemade pasta and full of other savour specialities or more original like the penne alla Tognazzi (recipe from the famous actor). Among the wines, try the grignolino.

With its 60 seats, this restaurant has always been a guarantee of good Piedmont and Lombardy cuisine. The misto bollito (mixture of boiled meat), the cassoeula and the al al-barolo, all cooked in a traditional way and served with great attention.

Its exceptional location on the most beautiful square of the city, the Santa Lorenzo column, its family management and its winter garden make this pizzeria-restaurant particularly magical. All pizzas are prepared with organic products.

A restaurant-museum whose owners, art lovers, offer the walls of their establishment to the artists of Milan who are also regular clients of the house. Everything is artistic in this restaurant, each dish is an explosion of colours and perfumes, and always very careful.

At the head of this restaurant in the Fiera, two associates who made their arms in the best restaurants, before opening their own kitchen in 1998. An intimate and refined atmosphere. In the summer, a Zen garden offers a romantic atmosphere. A cuisine mainly Milanese, the card changes every month. 

A pizzeria-restaurant with a very Neapolitan ambiance. As its name indicates, it serves dishes based on mussels (cozze) but also some pizzas (15 varieties). The bright and colourful garden makes the atmosphere pleasant and Mediterranean. Among the dishes, try a'cozziata, a rich plateau of mussels and other specialties of the sea, and, as cheese, the famous mozzarella mozzarella, speciality Neapolitan speciality.

Another historic Milanese restaurant. This is where every year the literary prize of the same name (Bagutta) is awarded. Tuscan cuisine is delicious and the garden is very pleasant in summer.

Excellent wood-fired pizzas in the characteristic setting of an old Milanese working-class dwelling. Small wooden tables and bottle-covered shelves upstairs, a large vaulted room in the basement for groups. A friendly, informal address that doesn't drain the wallet while guaranteeing an authentic setting and impeccable service. Pizzas include ham and artichoke, spicy salami and four-cheese. Focaccia and salads are also on the menu.

An intimate, sought-after atmosphere in this restaurant in the Brera district, ideal for a romantic meal or a dinner in a hushed setting. Subdued lighting, spaced tables and attentive service complement the high quality of the food. On the plate are classics like saffron risotto and marrow bone, as well as a few originals like salmon tartar with avocado. An address to be enjoyed in all circumstances, and at very reasonable prices given the quality!

A neighborhood trattoria where people come from far and wide to taste its fish and seafood. On the menu, a long sequence of hot and coldantipasti , fried and grilled meats, without forgetting the lobster à la catalane (with tomato), pride of the store. Among the primi, linguine with lobster or risotto with squid ink do not deviate from the leitmotiv of the menu. The chef's nod to Sardinian pecorino (his region), which is cut from the wheel. The Lobster Bar annex offers a new formula, whose star is the lobster!

Facing the Roman ruins of what used to be the imperial palace, hidden behind an unassuming entrance, a small corridor leads to a wonderful veranda overlooking a pleasant garden with centuries-old trees. A stylish, chic and very Milanese address, chef Antonio Facciolo offers creative, tasty and sophisticated dishes. On the menu are specialties that have sometimes been revisited: veal liver carpaccio with marinated cherries, poached egg with almond milk, asparagus, cotechino (pig's trotter) and cannelloni revisited in a light version.

A trattoria with the flavours of the past, where regulars look for a little something familiar and warm between its red walls and wooden tables, in a neighbourhood where it is difficult to eat well and cheaply. Its fixed-price menu makes it an address with an unbeatable quality-price ratio for maintaining the perfect quality of its dishes. Without surprises, popular cuisine plays the leading role with soup, risotto, pasta in sauce, braised or boiled meats, some grilled meats, vegetarian dishes and homemade desserts.

A Milan classic that never disappoints. Much frequented by journalists at the nearby Corriere della Sera headquarters, Rigolo offers tasty and careful Tuscan-inspired cuisine. In an elegantly classic setting, the "bourgeois" address is reminiscent of a Sunday meal. Very good fish dishes and legendary bolliti misti (meat and vegetables boiled in broth) served only on Thursdays (lunch and dinner) and only between October and February, with exquisite sauces as an accompaniment. Reservation recommended.

Milan's oldest restaurant, opened since 1696! Located on the elegant Piazza Belgioso, facing the residence of the writer Manzoni, he is frequented mainly by businessmen in the neighborhood's neighboring banks. The atmosphere is very refined, and the Milanese and Tuscan cuisine is very popular. The wine list offers more than 160 labels.

A very classic neighborhood restaurant, run by an owner of Sardinian origin who makes a point of having good things said about his restaurant. Two simple rooms seating around 50 create an atmosphere that smacks of the South, with rustic white walls and floral tablecloths. The cuisine is typically Italian, with a special focus on Sardinian dishes. Among the primi piatti, you can try bean and chicory purée or maccheroni with wild boar sauce. For secondi, dishes based on lamb and fish.