Guide to the best Restaurants in Italy - of meat in Milan

(Restaurants in the Michelin Guide) | tried by us

SETA BY ANTONIO GUIDA
CONTEMPORARY - DESIGN A 360 ° expenence made of sophisticated elegance, glamorous contents and above all refined executions by Antonio Guida, chef from Salento but with the heart that now beats for the city of the Madonnina! Classic and modern, light but at the same time luxuriant, Guida's cuisine can afford to interact with land and sea, flavors of the north and scents of the south, national hints and exotic influences, passing through the blatantly Nordic predilection for sauces present in many dishes. The wine pairing will be able to juggle at will thanks to a cellar that abundantly exceeds 1000 references, to which cocktails are added. In the summer, sitting in the internal courtyard is a privilege for the happy few.
Menu 90€ (lunch), 160/230 € - Carte 125/165€
Hotel Mandarin Oriental Milano, via Monte di Pietà 18 (M) Montenapoleone - tel 02 8731 8897 - Closed Monday, Sunday

ARMANI
MODERN - LUXURY Under the banner of dishes with a contemporary and sometimes refined elegance, on the seventh floor of a building entirely consecrated to the Armani world, a view of the city, black marble and backlit onyx are the outline of an exclusive and trendy environment.
Menu 155 € - Carte 100/140 €
Armani Hotel Milano, via Manzoni 31 (M) Montenapoleone - tel 02 8883 8888 Closed at lunchtime, Monday and Sunday

ZELO
MODERN - LUXURY The elegance of ZELO is framed by the beautiful garden of the fifteenth-century internal courtyard, where the beautiful summer terrace is set up. Modern kitchen line, thanks to the chef who uses the best of Italian products to prepare contemporary dishes. A small section of the menu is dedicated to the great classics, simpler and more traditional, such as the proposals for lunch.
Carte 68/135 €
Hotel Milano Four Seasons, via Gesù 6/8 (M) Montenapoleone
tel 02 7708 1478

IL RISTORANTE NIKO ROMITO
CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN - TRENDY Overlooking one of the most beautiful gardens in the city, the Niko Romito Restaurant brings to Milan the gastronomic concept developed specifically for Bulgari Hotels around the world: a tour of the great classics of Italian cuisine updated and made contemporary in line with the chef's philosophy. From the Italian antipasto - with many small samples to share - to lasagna, from Milanese veal cutlet to tiramisu, the menu is a tribute to the beauty and style of the maison, to which are added an elegant mise en place and the cellar with a predilection for Champagne.
Menu 120€ - Carte 80/140€
Hotel Bulgari, via Privata Fratelli Gabba 7/b - Montenapoleone - tel 02 805 8051

CAFE' CRACCO
CLASSIC - ELEGANT Bar-pastry shop on the city lounge par excellence, the famous starred chef's Café (his gourmet restaurant is on the first floor of the same building) is also a pleasant gastronomic stop, with a menu that passes with ease from Milanese specialties and international dishes, square included. Besides the tasting, the dessert corner is also worth the view: they are chosen from a display case and are of considerable refinement. Tables also outside) in the extraordinary setting of the gallery.
Menu 35€ (lunch)/80 € - Carte 70/100 €
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele 11 - (M) Duomo - tel 02 876774

VOCE AIMO E NADIA
CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN - TRENDY Inside the historic buildings where the Gallerie d'Italia museum is located, VOCE Aimo e Nadia is a triptych in which food, culture and art are intertwined in three different environments: the library where you can find texts dedicated to art, cafeteria - always open to the public - and a gourmet and trendy restaurant. A green oasis in the heart of the atta, Voce in Giardino is the open-air space to take advantage of in the summer, surrounded by contemporary sculptures.
Menu 40 € (luch), 110/160 € - Carte 70/130 €
Piazza della Scala 6 (M) Duomo - tel 02 4070 1935
Closed on Sunday

SPAZIO NIKO ROMITO MILANO
MODERN - DESIGN On the top floor of the Duomo Market, overlooking the square and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Spazio brings to Milan a contemporary and Italian gastronomic offer, born from the encounter between the creativity of Niko Romito and the passion of chef Gaia Giordano. In the dining room the atmosphere is welcoming and refined, both in the interior design and in the service profile.
Carte 43/56 €
Vittorio Emanuele II gallery (3rd floor of the Duomo Market) (M) Duomo tel 02 878400

Isola-Porta Nuova

BERTON
CREATIVE - DESIGN In the heart of Porta Nuova, an entire glass wall filters light onto a room of contemporary and refined elegance, in line with the characteristics of the new and futuristic district. The cuisine continues to be centered around a few ingredients for deliberately essential but not minimalist dishes. The setting is creative and modern; the products come from different parts of Italy and latitudes, without a precise territorial reference, while the service is remembered for its professionalism, precision and competence.
Menù 45 € (lunch), 130/145 € - Carte 90/150 € - via Mike Buongiorno 13 (M) Gioia - tel 02 6707 5801 - Closed Monday noon, Saturday noon, Sunday

RATANÀ
CLASSIC - VINTAGE Rhythm and dynamism inside a renovated building that was once a cinema and then a tramway shed, in front of the famous Bosco Verticale complex. The raw material is the protagonist, declined in preparations where the Italian flavor plays the role of current events. The outdoor area overlooking the public park is an added bonus. At noon, easy lunch and some nice posts directly at the counter and, from April to October, take-away picnic on the weekend, to enjoy and even more of this corner of green city.
Menu 19 € (luch)/50 € - Carte 55/75 € - via de Castilla 28 - tel02 8712 8855

Central Station

ACANTO
MODERN - LUXURY Large bright and elegant spaces are the garments of this modern restaurant where you will be pampered by an excellent service and you can savor dishes with classic-contemporary flavors.
Menu 90/120 € - Carte 105/128 € - Hotel Principe di Savoia, piazza della Repubblica 17 (M) Repubblica - tel 02 6230 2026

TERRAZZA GALLIA
CONTEMPORARY - LUXURY On the seventh floor of the Hotel Gallia, with a panoramic view of the city and above all of the majestic Central Station, the restaurant offers the place of choice for a light lunch, a cocktail or an informal dinner. The cuisine focuses on some Italian classics, revisited in the name of a personalized and Neapolitan taste.
Menu 40 € (lunch), 85/130 € - Carte 70/120 € - Excelsior Hotel Gallia, piazza Duca d'Aosta 9 (M) Centrale FS - tel 02 6785 3514

LA CANTINA DI MANUELA
MODERN - BISTRO' You eat surrounded by bottles of wine in a young and dynamic environment. Appetizers are added in the evening to a menu of particularly elaborate dishes, replaced at lunchtime by assorted salads for a business clientele oriented towards quick proposals.
Carte 35/45 € - via Poerio 3 - tel 02 7631 8892 - Closed on Sundays

Romana-Vittoria

L'ALCHIMIA
CREATIVE - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT The warmth of the parquet on the floor with beamed ceilings and some exposed bricks to play down the environment welcome to L'Alchimia. Bright by day, vibrant with romantic in the evening thanks to the soft lights, and the second home of chef Davide Puleio who here offers an impact kitchen, where a certain minimalism reigns counterbalanced by the utmost attention in the selection of raw materials and a particular passion for the extra virgin olive oil. Excellent service and an evolving wine list. For a quick lunch or a good aperitif, take a seat in the adjacent bar-bistro.
Menu 60/95 € - Carte 62/95 € - viale Premuda 34 - tel 02 8287 0704

TRIPPA
ITALIAN - TRATTORIAS Simple, informal and with a retro touch, tripe is a fifth quarter proposal that you will often find on the menu, which however is extended to dishes from every region, of immediate strength and contemporaneity, without unnecessary frills. The quality of the products and the ability of a great interpreter - the young cook - make it one of the best trattorias in the city.
Carta 32/45 € - via Giorgio Vasari, 3 (M) Porta Romana - tel 327 668 7908 - Closed January 1-6, August 14-September 6, Monday-Saturday lunch, Sunday

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ENRICO BARTOLINI AL MUDEC
CREATIVE - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT The man of records: this is the definition that we read most often of Enrico Bartolini, because there is no one like many starred restaurants in many parts of Italy. But this on the third floor of the Museum of Cultures is the flagship, the restaurant that thrilled him has collected Milan by bringing back to the city the three stars that first in Italy only Gualtiero Marchesi conquered in the city of Milan. Classic-contemporary is the definition that the chef reserves for his kitchen, and with good reason: young, born in 1979, yet his menu already has a series of dishes considered inevitable by the loyal customers of his only seven tables. Alongside these, a continuous search for new recipes, ready to become further classics.
Menu 250 € - Carte 180/200 € - via Tortona 56 (M) Porta Genova - tel 02 8429 3701 - Closed Monday, Sunday noon

CONTRASTE
Chef: Matias Perdomo
MODERN - ELEGANT The bell rings of what appears to be a private residence; an impression that continues in the elegant room with a pleasant mix of ancient and modern elements, nineteenth-century ceiling and fireplace, contemporary paintings. The original combinations seem to anticipate what comes from the kitchen. There are two menus to choose from: the shorter one with the chef's classic recipes, the longer one (but with the same weight - they specify in the dining room), with surprise proposals. The dishes are playful in the presentations, the ingredients sometimes combined in such a way as to refer to other products or recipes in appearance, revealing themselves to be anything but tasted. Everywhere the remarkable technical preparation of the chef erupts. At the end of the dinner, the meaning of the allusion contained in the name of the restaurant will be revealed: a cuisine of contrasts between temperatures, textures, land, sea and more, which will make those who prefer a gastronomic experience full of challenges and surprises fall in love with.
Menù 160 € - via Meda 2 - tel 02 4953 6597 - Closed Monday noon, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday noon

AQUADA
MODERN - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT Modern settings, soft colors and good privacy for this restaurant in a typical neighborhood location, on the Navigli, but in a less busy area. Chef Sara Preceruti's cuisine is crystal clear, focused on selected products, which she combines in highly personalized recipes for tastes, aromas and colors.
Menù 75/85 € - Carta 70/100 € - via Eugenio Villoresi 16 - tel 02 3594 5636 - Closed Saturday noon, Sunday

(BU:R)
CREATIVE - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT0 100% Italian and the proposal by Eugenio Boer, created starting from local products, with the aim of paying homage to the great traditional recipes and, at the same time, supporting small producers. A national connotation that does not, however, put any brakes on the chef's creative flair was born, for example, Baccala & Zabaglione / porcini mushrooms and coffee. Two tasting itineraries (The Classics and the Seasonal) and a fairly extensive menu.
Menù 100 € - Carta 70/90 € - via Giuseppe Mercalli, corner of via San Francesco d'Assisi - tel 02 6206 5383 - Closed at noon and Monday

CHIC'N QUICK
MODERN - BISTRÒ Chic'n'Quick is chef Sadler's interpretation of a modern Italian trattoria. It is an informal and dynamic space with a proposal of traditional cuisine as required and reaching out to the modern. A casual / elegant environment.
Menù 21 € (lunch) 60/80 € - Carte 45/80 € - via Via Ascanio Sforza 77 (M) Romolo - tel 02 8950 3222 - Closed Monday at noon, Sunday

28 POSTI
MODERN - MINIMALIST A cuisine with a first chromatic impact and then a gustatory impact: spices, aromatic herbs, seasonal products are the elements that stand out in the captivating and tasty dishes. The minimalist environments combine to create a certain atmosphere, while the selection of wines (especially natural ones) is the right accompaniment to the various proposals on the menu. In the summer, outdoors, the nightlife of the canals becomes an accomplice.
Menu 60/90 € - Carte 46/120 € - Via Corsico 1 (M) Porta Genova - tel 02 839 2377 - Closed Monday, Tuesday-Friday at noon

City Life-Sempione

MORELLI
CREATIVE - DESIGN Inside a beautiful design hotel, the chef's gourmet proposal of creative cuisine is offered only in the evening in the elegant dining room with soft lighting or at the chef's table in the kitchen. Throughout the day, however, the Bulk, mixology and food bar, is available for quick lunches, aperitifs or simpler dinners, in the summer even outdoors.
Menù 100/130 € - Carta 70/150 € - Hotel Viu Milan, via Aristotele Fioravanti 4 (M) Cenisio - tel 02 8001 0918 - Closed on Sunday

ALTRIMENTI
MODERN - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT Informal and contemporary atmosphere, in some ways in a bistro style, for a place with an - however - elegant appeal. Modern cuisine with proposals that embrace land, sea and the increasing number of vegetarians. Nice wine list.
Carta 45/65 € - via Monte Bianco 2/a (M) Amendola-Fiera - tel 02 8277 8751 - Closed Monday, Tuesday-Thursday at noon

LA CANTINA DI MANUELA
MODERN - NEIGHBORHOOD The name of the place suggests - and in fact it is - the presence of a good selection of wines, also available by the glass and for take away, while in the kitchen a Mediterranean and national line is prepared in general, with dishes that follow the seasonality. The first room is in bistro style and offers an easier menu for lunch, while in the back room you can order à la carte, even at noon.
Carta 35/45 € - via Procaccini 41 - tel 02 345 2034

AIMO E NADIA BISTROT
ITALIANA - CHIC The famous two-star restaurant here presents its simpler and more informal version, in a room as small as it is pretty and original. The maison's motto does not change: in the front row you will find Italian products, highlighted by a cuisine that respects their flavors and integrity.
Menu 47 € (pranzo), 75/120 € - Carta 75/120 € - via Matteo Bandello 14 (M) Conciliazione - tel 02 4802 6205 - Closed on Sunday

BOTTEGA LUCIA
CONTEMPORARY - BISTRO' New in the Milanese gastronomic panorama, the restaurant offers a substantially Italian line, to which are added some dishes from the nearby Iberian peninsula and other geographical realities. A deliberately reduced menu of homemade pasta, meat and fish, in a captivating New York bistro style setting. American bar in the evening and kitchen always available with some nice and delicious "temptations" to accompany.
Carta 40/60 € - via via Carlo Ravizza 4 (M) Wagner - tel 02 481 4295 - Closed on Sunday

North-West urban area

INNOCENTI EVASIONI
Chef: Tommaso Arrigoni
CREATIVE - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT The card suggests an Italian and modern gastronomic line, both from land and sea. A cuisine created by composition in the plate of elements prepared separately, well served, never complicated; imaginative recipes with some revisited Milanese specialties. Few coveted tables for outdoor dining in an unexpected Zen garden, between water games and various botanical species. The environment has recently undergone a restyling entrusted to a Milanese artist, arnica of the chef-patron, who has not, however, distorted the "old Milan" setting with a smiling view of the small but lovely green space.
Menu 65/85 € - Carta 58/90 € - via privata della Bindellina (M) Portello - tel 02 3300 1882 - Closed at noon and Sunday

MI WIEW
CONTEMPORARY - ELEGANT On the twentieth floor of the World Join Center, the restaurant boasts a wonderful view of Milan and its surroundings: not for nothing its name is Ml View! In the kitchen, a chef with a sure hand will make you watch from north to south and beyond borders, from past to present, with a preview of the future. At lunch, a light proposal, while in the evening more articulated with three tasting menus: Less is More, Nothing is as it seems, II giro del mando in eighty ingredients (10 courses). For those with less appetite, dishes can be extracted from the menus.
Menu 40 € (lunch) 6 0/160 € - Carte 40/120 € - viale Achille Papa 30 - tel 02 7861 2732 - Closed Monday evening, Saturday noon, Sunday evening

IN GALERA
CLASSIC - COLORFUL He turns paging from a difficult past already "in jail" thanks to this restaurant created to offer the guests of the Bollate prison an opportunity for redemption and skills suitable for reintegration into the world of work once their sentence has been served. The cuisine is simple, well made and with noble contents, the service is attentive. At lunch the menu is easier and also includes unique dishes.
Menu 12 € (lunch)/30 € - Carte 35/57 € - via Cristina Belgioioso 120 (inside the Milano Bollate prison) - tel 334 308 1189 - Closed Monday, Sunday

North-east urban area

MANNA
MODENA - COLORFUL Far from the spotlight, in an unexpectedly pretty corner of the Milanese suburbs, creative and successful cuisine, attentive to presentations, with proposals for both meat and fish
Menu 25 € (lunch) - Carte 43/50 € - piazza Governo Provvisorio 6 - tel 02 2680 9153 - Closed on Sunday

South-East urban area

TRATTORIA DEL NUOVO MACELLO
MODERN - TRATTORIAS Baptized with this name in 1927 - when the new slaughterhouse was built in front of it - thirty years later the grandfather of one of the current partners took it over, sniffing out the "good deal" based on the wear and tear of the threshold. He was not wrong at all! Platti faithful to the flavors of the past, with the Milanese tradition lightened and reworked in a contemporary key.
Menù 20 € (lunch) - Carte 45/70 € - via Cesare Lombroso 20 - tel 02 5990 2122 - Closed Saturday noon, Sunday

South-West urban area

ERBA BRUSCA
OF THE MARKET - SIMPLE In the suburban area reminiscent of the trattorias of old Milan, close to the Naviglio Pavese, a private garden and an informal setting will welcome you to Alice's kingdom: a young American cook who offers "fresh" market cuisine.
Carta 45/50 € Alzaia Naviglio Pavese 286 - tel 02 8738 0711 - Closed 7-19 January, 10-16 August, Monday-Thursday noon

CARLO AL NAVIGLIO
MODERN - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT A new challenge for chef Cracco who signs a new restaurant inside the Cà Bianca, a seventeenth-century villa overlooking the Naviglio Grande, a temple of Milanese cabaret in the seventies and eighties. A contemporary concept that in addition to a creative and modern cuisine offers an elegant cocktail-bar in the garden for relaxing evenings, surrounded by greenery but a stone's throw from the city center.
Menu 65/95 € - Carte 67/90 €
- via Lodovico il Moro 117

(The Restaurants of the Espresso Guide)

AL MERCATO
Via Sant'Eufemia 16
Ph. 02.87237167
Open: lunch and dinner
Closed: never
Holidays: in August
Credit cards: all
Price from: 25 to 70
Al Mercato simplifies the offer but doubles the location. The hamburger, one of the best if not the best in Milan, becomes central, there are no more restaurants and noodle bars: now everything revolves around the came. From 2020, to the historic site, the one in corso Venezia 18 (02.45474553) has been added Two classic steakhouses where you can choose a carnivorous route that starts with some appetizers such as the `` came salada '' and a choice of excellent salads (on all "Caesar wedge salad") and get to the Wagyu steak, to share, or throw yourself on the burgers, classic or revisited like the "del Mercato" one with foie gras. Each has pre-established ingredients and sauces to which, however, each diner can add ingredients to taste and match the tasty fries. About 45 euros.

CÀ.RI.CO
Via Savona 1
Ph. 345.9431361
Open: lunch and dinner
Closed: Tuesday
Holidays: from 10 to 25 August
Credit cards: all
Price from: 30 to 70
Casual-Risto-Cocktail. The intentions of Domenica Carella (a world-class barman who returned to Italy after long experiences in Asia) are declared right from the name chosen for his 'hybrid' born from the desire to replicate at home the cocktail bar models with cuisine that are abroad a standard. And Cà-ri-co demonstrates how a well-organized team of 4-5 people can smoothly animate a large metropolitan venue in miniature. The completely symbolic cuisine of Leonardo D'Ingeo manages to bring out real dishes such as quinoa with Parmesan, liver and grapefruit concentrate or like duck breast with brown base and bitter lime mustard. Accompanied by a free or guided paring that ranges from cocktails to sake to wines. 38 euros for three plates and three glasses, 68 for six and six.

CHUNK SMOKE AND-SPIRIT
Ripa di Porta Ticinese 55
Ph. 02.84194720
Open: lunch and dinner
Closed: from Tuesday to Friday for lunch
Holidays: variable
Credit cards: all
Price: froma 20 to 70
The seduction of the barbeque is the strong point of this rustic-chic place, with tables along the Naviglio, together with fine meats (a sector in which one of the partners, Alberto Masseroni, butcher of rank, is very skilled) and original cocktails. In addition to this, every day there are dishes of homemade pasta, including the excellent and very traditional raviolini del plin. Smoked dishes prevail on the list, from ribs to pork, as well as conventionally cooked dishes, such as Black Angus fillet and a very tender beef stew (pre-smoked). On weekends the "Sunday roast" is a smoke-free menu (but also a lot of roast) at 30 euros. The opening in the evening and at the time of the offer. In addition to cocktails, good wines and beers. Around 45 euros.

LA GRIGLIA DI VARRONE
Via Alessio di Tocqueville 7
Ph. 02.36798388
Open: lunch and dinner
Closed: Saturday for lunch
Holidays: two days in Paqua; a week in August; two days at Christmas
Credit cards: all
Price: from 35 to 100
The precious oak wood feeds the legendary grill, the absolute protagonist in this elegant design room. The great ribs glisten here in swanky boutique windows, enticing you to taste the best varieties of meat from around the world. From Black Angus to Rubia Gallega, from Kobe beef to Piedmontese Fassona, to triumph are the excellent cuts selected with competence to offer pure quality. On the menu there is also space for raw Piedmontese dishes and tantalizing dishes such as tacos di vera coda alla vaccinara from long cooking. An entire page is dedicated to smoked puree, a house specialty presented in thirteen variations. The cellar is large, inform the service. Tasting menu at 50 euros. to the card about 65.

MOEBIUS
Via Alfredo Cappellini 25
Ph. 02.36643680
Open: dinner
Closed: Sunday; Monday
Holidays: variable in August
Credit cards: all
Price: from 60 to 115
Address with a multipurpose soul, obtained from a former cocktail bar warehouse, wine shop, concert space, tapas bar and gastronomic ostena. This last one, with a modern imprint. it is undoubtedly not gourmet, and offers quality material cuisine, with dishes that reveal themselves for depth and intensity of taste. attention to aesthetics and lightness There is a fairly small card. and a four-course tasting menu that is not fixed but developed with the customer. Crustaceans, fish and meat with game in season. Decisive flavors in veal tripe with Parmesan lovage and soupe à ORIGINO, as in agnolotti stuffed with ossobuco and seasoned with sea urchin creams. Inspiring wine list. Tasting menu for 60 euros (without dessert). About 80 euros.

TORRE FONDAZIONE PRADA
Via Giovanni Lorenzini 14
Ph. 02.23323910
Open: Wednesday to Friday for dinner only; Saturday and Sunday also for lunch
Closed: Monday; Tuesday
Holidays: two central weeks of August
Credit cards: AE, BM, DC, MC, VISA
Price: from 60 to 90
On the sixth floor that houses the Fondazione Prada, overlooking the whole city and surrounded by works by Lucio Fontana, John Wesley, Jeff Koons, the restaurant offers a pleasant cuisine of moderate creativity, made with careful choices of products by the young chef. Before dedicating yourself to the "calamarata with dried tomato, 'nduja, stracciatellla and mussels" or the "smoked pigeon with red turnips and orange", a cocktail in the elegant bar or on the terrace is a must. About 70-80 euros.

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(Gambero Rosso Restaurants)

ALESSANDRO BORGHESE IL LUSSO DELLA SEMPLICITA'
v.le Bellisario, 3
PHONE 0284040993
CLOSED always open
COVERED 80
€ 70 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS all
RESTAURANT It is one of the branches of the company headed by Alessandro Borghese, television chef and celebrity, who here has set up a place that reflects his name in a modern, stylish, lively, exuberant environment. Just like cooking, with games, surprises, certainties and delicacies. Cellar and online service.

LA BRISA
via Brisa, 15
PHONE 0286450521
CLOSED Sunday for lunch and Saturday all day
COVERED 55
€ 70 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS AE, MCard, Visa, POS
RESTAURANT
In the heart of the city there is this welcoming reference with a well-kept environment and a pleasant garden to be enjoyed in summer. The style of the kitchen is classic and interprets typical recipes of the whole national territory following the seasonality. Validate the cellar. Thoughtful service.

DADA IN THE TAVERN

40 COOKING | 14 CELLAR | 23 SERVICE
via Morigi, 8
Tel 0236755232
Closed on Sunday
Seats 35
Price range €€
RESTAURANT Well renovated in its spaces, the ancient Taverna Morigi is still a fascinating place thanks to the two chefs and owners Paolo Anzil and Davide La Grotteria, who maintain the playful aspect of the Dadaist aesthetic, already mentioned in the sign, without losing sight of the grammar of taste. The cuisine with room for growth explores traditional recipes with often new combinations, such as the Terùn, veal cutlet stuffed with fine black truffle, anchovies and lemon and charcoal breadcrumbs. The pride of the mixology, with interesting pairings. Intriguing mise en place, punctual service, possibility of choosing half portions.

OSTERIA BRUNELLO

Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 117
PHONE 02.6592973
CLOSED always open
COVERED 70
€ 50 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS AE, MCard, Visa, POS
TRATTORIAS
A place that manages to combine success and authenticity, focusing on classicism without flourishes, but also without slipping into the banal iconography of white and red checks. Always open and always full, it is a place for everyone: outsiders who want to indulge in what some consider the best Milanese cutlet in the city, Italians who find well-executed dishes from the repertoire (soft egg, veal with tuna sauce, tagliatelle with asparagus cream, mussels and bacon powder, beef sirloin, revisited moderate-current tiramisu), foreigners looking for a contemporary restaurant without tourist compromises. Wine list with numerous references (not only Tuscany), refined environment, reliable service.

TAVERNA CALABIANA

Via Arcivescovo Calabiana, 3
PHONE 0255213075
CLOSED Monday and Sunday all day
COVERED 120
€ 50 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS AE,MCard,Visa,POS
TRATTORIAS The redevelopment of the south-oriented area - in full development and with new sites - has made this place less secluded than in the past. Fortunately, the vocation of a tavern has not changed, a motto loved by those who frequent it, with warm furnishings and a nice covered Jordan in winter. Timeless menu with classic Lombard, Piedmontese and Ligurian but above all good cornea cuts that are prepared in the wood-fired oven from where the equally good pizza comes out, characterized by simple topping. The immense menu satisfies the tastes and satisfies, even the desserts. Quick and friendly service, cellar from which to fish above all excellent reds.

IL CHIOSTRO DI ANDREA

via San Barnaba, 48
PHONE 02/5466494
CLOSED Saturday for lunch and Sunday all day
COVERED 40
€ 50 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS AE, MCard, Visa, POS
BISTROT A pleasant place all year round, whether for a quick lunch or a relaxing dinner. At the helm is Andrea Alfieri (executive at Da Noi In of the Hotel Magna Pars Suites, see details) who offers a solid, round cuisine with some well-balanced creative twist. Here is the nervetti salad with mango and vegetables in ogro, a veal tartare with red prawns, figs and chocolate, the Castelmagno beetroot and peach risotto, the tuna tatoki with spaghetti with rice or the Milanese-style veal loin Almost everything center, in what remains a valid address on the whole also thanks to the spectacular location, inside the Cloisters of San Barnaba. Friendly service and good wine list.

COOD
via Lecco, 1
PHONE 028777025
CLOSED always open only in the evening
COVERED 100
€ 60 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS all
GRILLERIA Cocktails & Beef can be read under the brand name of this beautiful place that combines in an original way the atmosphere of the classic cocktail bar with that of the grill. The meat is selected by slow food principals and sustainable farms, it is grilled, barbecued or at a low temperature, well marinated and served with homemade sauces. The cocktails are devised by the expertly blended barman, lovable even in the most classic offerings. The internal veranda with "vertical garden" is very nice. Alternative menu of first courses, pizzas, focaccia and vegetarian dishes. To appreciate the cellar with some fine labels.

MACELLERIA RC
via Fiori Chiari, 32
PHONE 0236587452
CLOSED always open, in summer Sunday
COVERED 100
€ 50 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS AE, MCard, Visa, POS
GRILLERIA "RC" stands for Roberto Conti, the creator of this sign who landed in Milan in the Brera district from London (where he has several clubs). "Macellaio" immediately clarifies that people come here to eat meat and specifically of the Piedmontese Fassona breed, only female, butchered over 3 years, aged from 7 to 9 weeks, and served in various cuts (rib, Florentine, fillet) and preparations. You can begin to taste it right from the appetizer, beaten, in the form of tartar, carpaccio or bresaola, it can be preceded by a first course or a taste of Ligurian focaccia, it is accompanied with correctly paired wines.

NEBBIA

38 KITCHEN | 15 WINERY | 24 SERVICE
via E. Torricelli, 15 (ang. via Brunacci)
PHONE 0282781557
CLOSED Monday and Tuesday all day
COVERED 45
€ 40 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS MCard, Visa, POS
RESTAURANT Federico Fiori, Matteo Grilli and Marco Marrone proceed on their way as an emerging reality of the Milanese gastronomic scene, the project of these guys who have found each other after having each lived important experiences in the city has now conquered a solid physiognomy If he continues to leave perplexed by the choice of welcoming guests in a space that is too cold and minimal, it is at the table that the atmosphere warms up with a valid sample of dishes that are inspired by seasonal products, accompanied with modern taste, and never pleased. Among the specialties of the house, an excellent start with liver patte served with brioche bread, with red Tropea onions. Then it ranges from roasted pumpkin, goat's milk and sesame to octopus, cale and bacon. You drink well (and the bottles can also be ordered online, for delivery or take away.

NICO NOCE

v.le Col di Lana, 5a
PHONE 3937768396
CLOSED all day Sunday
COVERED 28
€ 40 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS AE, MCard, Visa, POS
BISTROT Nico and Daniela's great passion is for wine, their fun is finding the right food for the proposed glass. and create dishes built around the labels of the heart. There is the "with your hands" part that extends the aperitif time to dinner - patte, anchovies, or salty babà + and then the "with cutlery" part where in the kitchen you indulge yourself with fine products and lots of color. In the very Southern menu, a rigorous knowledge of meat, a few "detours" to France and an infinite basket of vegetables and greens. In contrast, the bottles on display to drink or take home and the deli counter. On the other hand, breakfast has disappeared and all the efforts are concentrated on lunch, aperitif and dinner.

STK MILAN DEL ME MILAN IL DUCA
p.zza della Repubblica, 13
PHONE 0284220110
CLOSED Sunday: open only in the evening
COVERED 60
€ 60 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS all
GRILLERIA As much as the spectacular, Radio Rooftop Bar is at the top of the Spanish chain structure, so the steakhouse is opposite, going down the stairs to the entrance unless the terrace is open on Piazza della Repubblica. The atmosphere is Las Vegas style (which you may not like but is studied in every detail) and with good music in the background. There is no shortage of fish or vegetables on the menu, but here you come for grilled meat (US USDA but also Italian, Japanese and Australian Wagyu), in classic cuts and in various formats. Well prepared, it can be paired with wines from an international cellar and good cocktails.

TESTINA

via Abbadesse, 19
PHONE 024035907
CLOSED always open; Sunday in July and August
COVERED 80
€ 40 wines excl.
CREDIT CARDS AE, MCard, Visa, POS
TRATTORIAS Contemporary restaurant that preserves the spirit of the trattoria, with an informal approach, the menu that traces the specialties of the territory, the desire to thoroughly investigate some fetish products (see the goose menu in autumn), without denying yourself some extra-regional forays . This is Testina, a table where you can enjoy parmigiana risotto with smoked goose breast, mondeglini, gl uselì scapà (escaped birds), but which is not a seafood menu. Good option for a quick lunch on business punch. The service rotates well even when the room is full. the cellar presents personal choices and valid options in the cellar.

(The Restaurants of the Italian Academy of Cuisine)

STRAVAGARIO BISTRO
Address: Via Garigliano 3 Telephone: 0266801622 Type of place: Restaurant - Pizzeria Closing day: Sun and Sat at noon Holidays: Agu Cost: from 46 to 65 euros Credit cards: American Express, CartaSì/Visa/MasterCard Cover: 50 Parking: Uncomfortable Management: Michele Faravelli In the kitchen: Domenico Albanese and Giordano Gandolfo News of particular interest: The restaurant has been open for five years and is managed by Michele Faravelli, grandson of Jolando Faravelli, a well-known butcher from Milan. The competence in the choice of Piedmontese meats, the right aging of 21 days, the correct preparation of excellent quality fish delicately elaborated by the Palermo chef Domenico Albanese, are important credentials for this place that works both as a bistro and as a restaurant. Good choice of wines, mainly Italian and just the markup. Typical dishes: Catalan shellfish linguine with cuttlefish ink with prawns bronze drawn spaghetti with breadcrumbs anchovies and raisins Piedmontese rib escalope hot tray swordfish rolls soufflé with chocolate and strawberries Dish not to be missed: fresh seared tuna Palermo style with toasted breadcrumbs

Restaurants tried by us

AL MERCANTE
Via Cesare Cantù 7 - Piazza Pio XI 1 (MI)
Phone 02/8052198
Closed: from 1 to 7 January, from 3 to August 28 and Sunday
Meal: carte 35/43
New headquarters for this historic Umbrian restaurant in the city. Definitely spacious and quiet, it is now very close to the beautiful Ambrosiana Library .