The Best Local Restaurants in Milan

Solid, flavorful, contemporary food yet very rooted in tradition. A relaxed ambience in the most contemporary area of Milan is the perfect location for Cesare Battisti to express his beautiful cuisine. Very solid, flavorful, contemporary yet very rooted in tradition.

Simplicity at its bestSimple, seasonal and delicious dishes with many vegetarian options. A ultra cosy płace focused on sustainability and natural wine.

Old school trattoria with all the classics on the menu, served by senior, slightly grumpy staff. Finding an old school trattoria in central Milan is not easy. The best ones have either closed or become a bit too polished or hip. Trattoria Milanese is not too touristy, with all the classics on the menu, senior, slightly grumpy staff and 90 % local (male) customers. The long menu features vitello tonnato, a smooth minced veal battuta, a nice saffron perfumed risotto with osso buco. Ask for the daily veggies - the raw sliced carciofi are delicious. Tiramisu for dessert. Drink pitchers of cheap house wine.

Hand roasted coffee close to Eataly in Via Solferino. Sweet bites and very good croissants.A Brazilian guy opened this café with selected hand roasted coffee close to Eataly in Via Solferino. They have specialty coffees and some sweet bites. They also serve very good croissants they buy from another friend of his.

Traditional Italian dishes with particular attention to Campania.Stadera offers a menu that is divided between the offer 'from gastronomy' (where you can also take away) and 'from the kitchen', traditional Italian dishes (such as meatballs, parmigiana, veal tuna) with particular attention to the Campania region where the chef Aldo Ritrovato comes from (buffalo mozzarella is really good, delicious both the friggitelli and the spaghettoni alla Nerano).A genuine, tasty cuisine that brings the memory back to our childhood (the parmigiana is like the one that my grandmother used to prepare) but that also aims to add a bit of inspiration and novelty (as in the tartare alla puttanesca or in the reinterpretation of the classic babà with cream and red fruits).Very nice and pleasant environment and fun background music, strictly Italian songs from the 60s to nowadays, which leads you to imagine living a moment suspended in time for a while.1. Spaghettone alla Nerano2. Interior3. Vitello Tonnato4. Gastronomy corner5. Friggitelli6. Parmesan 7. Tartare alla puttanesca (tomato, capers, olives, oregano and chilli)8. Baba with cream and red fruits

My favorite place for coffee.The coffee in this tiny coffee bar is fantastic. Brent Jopson is the Canadian guy who opened this café near the Milano Centrale serving espresso, pour over and aeropress. It's my favorite place for coffee.

Just great pistachio gelato made with good ingredients.A little gelateria with a few flavors of ice cream, but everything is freshly made with good ingredients. My favorite flavor here is pistachio. I love pistachio and when you find a good pistachio gelato it just tastes of - pistachio.

Old style italian Osteria with homemade dishes to share and natural wines in Milan.A ‘Osteria’ like those of the past, Osteria alla Concorrenza in Milano, where you can drink (natural) wines happily with friends and taste various dishes to share in a nice, informal and welcoming atmosphere.The plates to order on the blackboard are united by the mouth watering just reading them, such as the platter of cold cuts, Recco focaccia with mortadella, pickled vegetables (good!) radicchio and Morbier, bean soup and hen in saor.For wine, it is better to ask for advice to the host who will surely find the bottle that best meets the tastes of the diners: in my case an interesting Nebbiolo that cleaned up the palate between one bite and another.Beautiful floor ‘old Milan style’ and the pictures on the walls, I would have taken a thousand other photos.

Contemporary Milanese cuisine in family owned trattoria.Trattoria del Nuovo Macello serves good Milanese cuisine revisited in a contemporary way. Opened 60 years ago by the same family owning it now, the trattoria is located in the eastern Calvairate district.

New opening! A nice journey between Nordic techniques, Asian flavors and Italian products in a 5-step tasting menu. A young yet experienced brigade that practices innovative techniques aiming to ferment, preserve and transform the ingredients in a no-waste and sustainable perspective. Friendly and super kind service.

Some of the best Roman food in Milan, perfect for a midweek supper.When I lived in Milan this used to be my go-to when I fancied a really delicious plate of pasta. As the name suggests, it's a Roman restaurant and the namesake dish, carbonara, etc. are all spot on. Skip the secondi and go straight for dessert, which was always very good I remember.

The new wave of Milanese naturally leavened breadIf you want to stay in Milan and have never tried the new wave of Milanese naturally leavened bread, the place to start is one of Davide Longoni's shops (he has a few and the offer varies, from market-style to bakery-with-vegetarian restaurant). The reason is simple: he was the first to kick the Milanese out of their bad-bread-induced stupor, doing serious work on heirloom wheat with a legit entrepreneurial vision. If however, you have time to rent a car and head 45' outside of Milan, towards Bergamo, you can't miss Tilde Forno Artigiano where Peruvian artist Marisol Malatesta and Italian baker Simone Conti (both dear friends of mine) have built a beautiful space reflecting their impeccable taste and flavor-driven, conscientious philosophy (they use some of Italy's best heirloom wheat flours combined with freshly milled einkorn and rye). If I didn't make my own bread, I'd buy it here. 1. photo: Alessandra Magister2.-4. photos: Francesca d'Amico

A great pastry shop and gelateria – this one's perfect.Marlà is a café and pastry shop similar to Pavé. I can tell when I see a place that is well made and this one's perfect. The owner is our customer and they sometimes bring us ice cream and it’s fantastic every time. Great pastry and they change the ice cream flavors often.

Truly Italian place. Dont let my bad pictures discourage you not coming here. This is a simple restaurant with a truly italian family vibe. I have a soft heart for classical italian places. They are known for their traditional Italian cuisine, particularly their pasta dishes. Make a reservation

The first place to put on your list for MilanoHigh energy Trattoria, fun & banging food!Chef Diego is cooking some incredible ingredient focused food with a lot of outstanding offal dishes.

Rovello 18 serves delicacies from the regions of Piedmont and Lombardy any given day you will find great classic dishes from both regions, prepared by Chef Michele De Liguoro. Gastronomic delights such as riso al salto, cotoletta, vitello tonato, ravioli del plin, tagliatelle with salsiccia from Bra, beef tartare al coltello Piemontese, to name but a few. Note also a collection of over 800 wines from renowned Italian wine producers. There are more than 100 different bottles of Barolo, and an exceptional collection of Gravner, which provides more than worthy company for your meal.

You ultimate ‘lunch like a local’ option in a quiet neighbourhood of the Porta Romana district.As the name suggests, the menu features freshly made pasta dishes inspired by Southern Italy, meaning you might get to enjoy pacchetti with octopus ragù or spaghetti with mussels and friggeteli, after sampling a few delicious meat or vegetable-based appetisers such as tender turnip greens, or fried squid with salicornia.

Family style, well made, simple but tasty comfort food. Grilled meats, pasta, pizza alta and cotoletta.This little, old place, opened in the 1950’s, is run by a family with the father and mother Luisa in the front. Diego, the son, is the chef. A family restaurant where you can eat well made, simple but tasty comfort food made of slow food produce. Not quite milanese but North Italian - on the menu they have various grilled meats, pasta, pizza alta and the famous thin cotoletta alla milanese. They also serve natural wines. The place is very small, so book in advance.