Restaurants in Milan
The Milanese love pastas, risottos and meat dishes, although one of the best restaurants is Michelin-starred vegetarian Joia. Establishments around Piazza del Duomo, like Cracco, attract a fashionable crowd, while Navigli boasts delicious Pizzeria La Tradizionale. Everywhere, old-fashioned gran caffès like Zucca offer snacks and liqueurs, and pasticcerie serve sweet treats. It is customary to round up bills to the nearest euro. Many restaurants close Mondays.
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Autogrill
Eating out in Milan is an expensive pastime so it's always good to find a refreshingly good-value option, especially hidden under the colonnades in pricy Piazza del Duomo right next to the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II. Autogrill is a self-service restaurant with a fast turnaround…$Centro Storico - Cafeteria
Bar Motta
Eating out in Milan is an expensive pastime so it's always good to find a refreshingly good-value option, especially one hidden under the colonnades in pricy Piazza del Duomo right next to the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II. Motta is a self-service restaurant and espresso bar with a…$Centro Storico Berbere
Milan has never been a real pizza town—Milanese pies are typically simple, flat, and crispy—but a wave of Neapolitan-style pizzerias is changing all that, boasting top-notch ingredients and long-rising dough made with flour from select Italian mills. One of the best new pizzerias in…$Around Town- Italian
Biffi in Galleria
Opened in 1867, Biffi was the first of the triumvirate of grand caffès (Zucca and Savini making up the trio) in the venerable halls of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Today it is one of the most popular meeting places in Milan, and is busy all hours. The food is famously expensive…$$Centro Storico Carlo e Camilla in Segheria
It may be slightly off the beaten path, but celebrated chef Carlo Cracco’s innovative bar and restaurant located in an old sawmill outside the centro storico is a favorite with foodies and hipsters. The restaurant has a bare yet warm post-industrial feel with large chandeliers and…$$$Around Town- Italian Fusion
Contraste
Contraste is one surprise after another, starting when you arrive outside—the only indication that there’s a restaurant here is a small gold sign on the wall, next to what seems to be a residential gate. Once you’re inside, however, this Michelin-starred restaurant offers “wow…$$$Around Town - Coffee house/Confectioner
Cova
A genteel wood-paneled Milanese institution, Cova was established in 1817 and sits at the heart of the gilded Quad d'Oro shopping district. Here you’re just as likely to see aged Milanese ladies in fur coats alongside gruff aristocrats clad in Barbour jackets as you are pop stars and…$Quad d'Oro - Gourmet Italian
Cracco Ristorante in Milano
Vicenza-born two-Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco has been at the top of his game since 2007, when he bought his eponymous restaurant from Milan’s famed Peck delicatessen empire. World renowned for exemplary service and old-fashioned glamour, Cracco serves up a set tasting menu…$$$Centro Storico - Mediterranean
Fioraio Bianchi Caffè
This gorgeous restaurant/flower shop in arty Brera is not the place for anyone suffering hay fever, as diners almost play second fiddle to the stunning, ever-changing floral displays that are shown to best effect against bare plaster walls—and they are all for sale, too. Although the…$$Brera - Lombardy
Hostaria Borromei
Known for its down-home vibe and hearty Lombardian fare (with some southern Italian dishes thrown into the mix), this stalwart offers a winning experience in lively environs. The menu features polenta, saffron risotto, the famed veal osso bucco, homemade pastas (such as “mamma’s”…$$Around Town - Vegetarian
Joia
Founded in 1989, Joia is arguably the best vegetarian restaurant in Milan and is certainly the only one with Michelin stars, run according to the biodynamic Hindu doctrines of chef Pietro Leeman in a surprisingly unostentatious dining room. The set menus change according to what's…$$$Porta Venezia Joia
Milan is not all bone-marrow risotto and osso buco, and this Michelin-starred vegetarian restaurant has become a local institution. The décor is certainly up to fine-dining standards, if a bit generic, but the real draw is the food. Swiss chef Pietro Leemann is known for his creative…$$$Porta VeneziaNerino Dieci Trattoria
Offering solid Italian fare at reasonable prices, this popular trattoria (call at least a month in advance for dinner reservations) is conveniently located near the Duomo and centro storico. Aside from the trendy open kitchen and neon lettering on the wall, it’s laid out with plenty…$$Centro Storico- Italian Organic
òbikà
The seventh floor of Milan's classiest department store La Rinascente is a heavenly haven for foodies, offering the very best of Italian produce from hand-crafted pasta to the richest of olive oils and seasonal truffles. Among the nine restaurant concessions in the food hall, the…$Centro Storico - Northern Italian
Osteria il Kaimano
Among the buzzing restaurants and bars in the artsy Brera district, this casual, pleasantly chaotic osteria is a reliable pick. Its menu of pasta and pizza staples may not be vastly different from other Brera dining options—Sans Egal (Vicolo Fiori 2; www.sansegal.it; tel.…$$Around Town - Modern Italian
Pane e Aqua de Francesco Passalacqua
Without a doubt one of Milan's most beautiful restaurants, this shabby-chic venue was once a tobacco store and is now a mad jumble of whitewashed brick walls, wooden tables, wrought-iron benches, a mismatch of lampshades, and wildly patterned floors. However, there is nothing shabby…$$$Magenta - Chocolatier
Pasticceria Marchesi
Founded way back in 1824, Pasticceria Marchesi is Milan's most revered chocolatier, serving classy hand-made confectionery alongside puffy meringues, elegant pastries, and extravagantly decorated tortes. The marble pillars, glass display cases, and brass-topped counters may be…$Magenta - Italian Organic
Peck Italian Bar
If you have responded to the siren call of the delicious food displays in Milan's best-loved delicatessen on Via Spadari, you’ll want to head straight to Peck Italian Bar around the corner, which is part of the deli's ever-expanding empire. Like some of the city's old grand caffès,…$$$Centro Storico - Pizzeria
Pizzeria San Mina
Off the well-trodden tourist path, this is all you could ask for in a no-frills, down-home trattoria. The decor is simple, the ambience is happy, and it's always teeming busy with local workers who congregate in noisy crowds around the tables. Look for a vast selection of popular…$Gioia - Pizzeria
Pizzeria Tradizionale
A solid pizzeria in the Navigli neighborhood, Pizzeria Tradizionale is a simple canalside affair with checked tablecloths, but it’s always crammed and buzzing. Happy patrons devour enormous crispy pizzas piled high with local salamis and mozzarella, as well as vast bowls of…$$Around Town - Northern Italian
Restaurant Giacomo Arengario
Deserving three stars just for its Duomo views, this centrally located restaurant is a top choice among well-heeled Milanese for business lunches. There’s a smart little bar for early-evening aperitivos, but the real point here is to get a table near those plate-glass windows to gawk…$$$Around Town - Gelato
Rinomata Gelateria Artigiana
This wonderfully old-fashioned Navigli family gelateria hasn't changed for decades, and still serves up delicious homemade gelato in a shop decked out in wood and brass. There's a clever combination of traditional flavors made from secret recipes, such as pistachio or chocolate, with…$Navigli - Modern Italian
Sadler
Fast catching up with Cracco (www.ristorantecracco.it) as the most feted Michelin-starred restaurant in Milan, Sadler is the brainchild of chef Claudio Sadler. There are five dining rooms designed in soothing tans and golds, with the occasional Baroque flourish of cherubs flashing…$$$Around Town
