We have selected 15 restaurants, which we have divided into five categories: Gourmet, Business, Trendy, Budget and Personal Recommendations. The restaurants are listed alphabetically within these different categories, which serve as guidelines rather than absolute definitions of the establishments.
Restaurant prices are subject to IVA (value added tax) at 10% but this is always included within the prices given. A 15% service charge is usually added to the bill at the end. It is customary to round up the bill and leave a tip (usually 5% of the bill, maximum 10%) as well, if the meal and
service have been good.
The restaurants below have been classified into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over €100)
$$$ (€50 to €100)
$$ (€30 to €50)
$ (up to €30)
The prices above are for a three-course meal for one with a bottle of house wine or equivalent.
GourmetCracco Peck Modern interiors and the talent of masterchef Carlo Cracco make this a perfect fine-dining choice. Close to the Duomo, the restaurant, one of Milan’s best, is linked to the wonderful Peck food store on an adjacent street. With first-class starters and mains, exceptional desserts and an impressive wine list, it is no wonder that the restaurant was voted as one of the world’s top 50 by
Restaurant magazine. Closed Sunday.
Via Victor Hugo 4 (off Via Orefici)
Tel: 02 876 774.
Website:
www.peck.it Price: $$$$
Don Carlos Don Carlos is up there with Cracco Peck. In a restaurant that makes the most of Italian produce it is hard to resist the six-course tasting menu. The traditional dining room, with its little shaded lamps illuminating original prints and sketches from early opera productions at La Scala, completes the scene and creates an ambience on par with that of the late 19th century when Verdi lived at the hotel.
Grand Hotel et de Milan, Via Manzoni 29
Tel: 02 7231 4640.
Website:
www.ristorantedoncarlos.itPrice: $$$$
Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia Aimo e Nadia has been serving up flavorful Italian ingredients, prepared with an artful simplicity, for almost three decades. The pasta dishes put most of the competition to shame and they perfectly illustrate what real Italian cooking is about. The dining room has terracotta floors and clean white walls hung with dramatic abstract contemporary paintings. The long taxi ride out to the north suburbs is wholly worthwhile.
Via Montecuccoli 6
Tel: 02 416 886.
Website:
www.aimoenadia.comPrice: $$$$
TrendyArmani/
Nobu Another winner in the exclusive chain of worldwide restaurants is housed in the giant white stone Armani World on Via Manzoni. Waif-like models and fashionistas concerned with their waistlines can enjoy the stylish softly lit design, whilst nibbling now famous dishes like black cod in miso sauce as well as sushi and sashimi - or sipping sake with added gold leaf. Reservations essential. Closed at lunchtime on Sundays.
Armani World, Via Manzoni 31 (restaurant entrance at Via Pisoni 1)
Tel: 02 6231 2645.
Website:
www.armaninobu.com Price: $$$$
Marino alla Scala This first-floor restaurant above the designer ground-floor shop and cafe is situated in a Truddardi-owned palazzo, just to the left of the famous La Scala opera house. Diners can sink into the ochre-colored sofas and armchairs and enjoy the view of the Piazza della Scala. Fish and vegetable dishes predominate. There are excellent daily specials. Closed for lunch on Saturday and all day on Sunday.
Piazza della Scala 5
Tel: 02 8068 8201.
Website:
www.marinoallascala.co Price: $$$
BudgetAnema e Cozze
One of four branches of this successful pizza chain, the emphasis at Anema e Cozze is on tasty Neapolitan pizzas topped with fresh seafood. Fishy toppings include the likes of clams, sardines, mackerel as well as the eponymous mussels. Fish-infused pasta dishes and seafood antipasti are also on the menu. This may not be Milan’s most sophisticated restaurant, but tasty food and reasonable prices ensure a steady flow of customers.
Via Palermo 15
Tel: 02 8646 1646.
Website:
www.sebeto.it Price: $$
BrekIf you’re looking for tasty and affordable food then you won’t go far wrong at this self-service restaurant located close to Piazza Cavour. Hearty pastas, fresh pizza, salads and gargantuan desserts are just some of the things on offer at Brek. Healthy fruit juices, hot drinks and alcohol are also on sale in this Italian fast-food outlet.
Via del’Annunciata 2
Tel: 02 653 619.
Website:
www.brek.comPrice: $
Sadler Wine & Food Ideally situated for the Fiera district near Piazza Amendola, Claudio Sadler’s excellent food and wine bar offers a tempting array of meats, cheeses and dishes using unusual ingredients from carefully selected producers. This is a typical and comfortable Italian restaurant with light ochre walls, dark wood panels and tables, and a few excellent paintings on the walls. The setting is elegant but informal. Closed Sunday.
Via Monte Bianco 2/A
Tel: 02 481 4677.
Price: $$
Personal RecommendationsAntica Trattoria della Pesa Another Milanese institution, this traditional eatery has been dishing up local cuisine since 1880. A former tollbooth, this antique laden restaurant offers intimate dining spaces complete with wooden panelling, perfect for a romantic meal or business lunch. An extensive range of fine Italian wines is on hand to help diners wash down traditional Milanese dishes like
osso buco (veal shank).
Viale Pasubio 10
Tel: 02 655 5741.
Price: $$$
Bagutta This Lombard-Tuscan trattoria is famous for its annual literary prize, which has been going since 1927. The warren-like halls are covered with frescoes and the covers of prize-winning novels. It is always popular but, with over 200 places, there is room for everyone. Another 140 can be accommodated in the leafy garden in summer. Closed Sunday when the entire street becomes an outdoor art market.
Via Bagutta 14
Tel: 02 7600 2767.
Website:
www.bagutta.it Price: $$$
Carlton Baglioni Whether you are staying at the hotel or not, this sophisticated eatery offers old world charm and finesse, not to mention all the Italian classics done to perfection, at the heart of the main fashion district and within a short stroll of the Duomo. Only 40 covers so personal service is guaranteed. Good wine list too.
Via Senato 5
Tel: 02 77077.
Website:
www.baglionihotels.com Price: $$$$
Nightlife:As you’d expect in young, cosmopolitan Milan, the nightlife is vibrant. The evening begins with the
passegiata, a cultural institution itself in Italy, where everyone, attired in the smartest clothes possible, ’walks out’ - strolling up and down central streets in order ’to see and be seen’. The trend is to move on during the night, visiting two or three locales, thereby demonstrating social savvy and
bella figura (being ’with it’ is perhaps the best expression of this notoriously vacuous Italian phrase). Most bars and restaurants stay open until late (0100), after which the energetic move on to the nightclubs
(discoteca), which stay open till 0400 (most shut Mondays). The legal drinking age is 16 years.
Entertainment listings are available online at
www.corriere.it and
www.hellomilano.it. The newspapers
Corriere della Sera (on Wednesday) and
La Repubblica (on Thursday) also supply listings, as do the tourist offices, Spettacoli Milano and Mese Milano.
Bars: Between 1800 and 2100 cafes and bars come into their own as the after-work crowds seek out the perfect
aperitivo - as well as the best place to see and be seen. Many bars offer free finger food with aperitifs. Classic cocktails often involve Prosecco (dry or sweet sparkling wine) or Campari.
10 Corso Como Cafe, Corso Como 10, with its slightly oriental slant to decorations is one of the hottest bars in town, as is the classic
Victoria Café in the financial district, Via Clerici 1.
Il Gattopardo Café, Via Piero della Francesca 17, in a deconsecrated church, in the upwardly mobile northwest of the center, is still the haunt of the idle rich; it is essential to book in advance.
The Garden Bar of the Sheraton Diana Majestic, Viale Piave 2, is the place to be during warm weather, especially during Milan fashion weeks. In the Navigali district,
La Biciclette, Via Conca del Naviglio 10, with its monthly changing display of artwork, attracts an extremely varied crowd; the buffet is a classic.
Clubs: Killer Plastic, Viale Umbria 120, is popular for Italian house and techno music.
Hollywood Rythmoteque, Corso Como 15 (website:
www.discotecahollywood.com), remains popular with the glamorous crowd, especially on Sundays.
Café L’Atlantique, Viale Umbria 42 (website:
www.cafeatlantique.com), offers hip-hop and house music. The
Shocking Club, Bastioni di Porta Nuova 12 (website:
www.shockingclub.net), has minimalist décor; the club lives up to its name, especially on Wednesdays with its outrageous theme nights. Large clubs (up to 2,000) include
Propaganda, Via Castelbarco 11, and
Alcatraz, Via Valtellina 21 (website:
www.alcatrazmilano.com), a refurbished industrial building with two dancefloors.
Live Music: Rolling Stone, Corso XXII Marzo 32 (website:
www.rollingstone.it), is Milan’s temple of rock during the week (dancing on Fridays and Saturdays; dinner nightclub on Tuesday).
Scimmie, Via Ascanio Sforza 49 (website:
www.scimmie.it), still manages to maintain its reputation as the spot for jazz in the heart of the Navagali district. In the same area,
Blues House, Via S Uguzzone 96 (website:
www.blueshouse.it), is popular with locals and foreigners.
Tangram, Via Pezzotti 52, is excellent for rock and blues, and
Tunnel, Via Sammartini 30, is a good bet for indie music. Many major acts include Milan on their tours, playing either at the
FilaForum stadium, Via di Vittorio 6 (website:
www.filaforum.it), or
PalaVobis Music Village, Via Sant’Elia 33.
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