Milan's Middle Eastern restaurants are thin on the ground, but this is good one: Ali Baba has some of the finest meze we have tasted. Its set selection for two will leave you...

Our top pick for sampling Milanese food, located in a 19th-century weigh station. It has friendly service, a cosy ambiance and some of the finest funghi porcini pastain the...

Surprisingly un-Italian, Bar Magenta's wooden interior is more Edwardian London than modern Milan. Nevertheless, the place is an institution, and one much loved by young...

Go for a drink at this Indian lounge bar, and you could quite feasibly skip having dinner afterwards. The cocktails (€6 during happy hour, 6.30-9.30pm) entitle you to as many...

One of Milan's historic cafés, Biffi is set in the ritzy Magenta/Vercelli neighbourhood. The counter is cosy but never overcrowded, and the tearoom has a handful of tables for...

It would be easy to pigeonhole the Bistrot Triennale Bovisa as a haven designed exclusively for the city's art and fashion gang. But although the cooler-than-cool are...

Known for its excellent wine list, this establishment caters to an assorted clientele throughout the day, with families and locals giving way to a younger crowd in the evening....

Frequented mainly by brokers from Milan's nearby stock exchange, this little hole in the wall is known for its divine pistachio ice-cream. At lunchtime, it's packed with...

With an ambience that evokes dining in a pal's kitchen, the Cozzeria serves variations on just one basic dish: buckets of mussels, with a side of chips, proof that perfection...

Da Claudio is a consummate fishmonger with a major sideline in fresh seafood. The weak nautical decor doesn't detract from the lovingly prepared platters of tuna tartare, diced...

Barely changed since 1963, Da Giannino L'Angolo d'Abruzzo is, as its name suggests, a typical Abruzzese diner: hot, busy, and redolent of grilled meat. Dishes from the central...

Giuseppe Leo has been going to Milan's fish market at the crack of dawn for the past 30 years to select the freshest produce for his fish-only restaurant. The dishes are simple...

You'll smell this popular Calabrian trattoria from the corner: its slowly simmering pasta sauces, often flavoured with spicy 'nduja (Calabrian sausage), permeate the entire...

A cute black and red Porta Venezia outpost with tons of outdoor seating. It's a raw seafood specialist: tuna tartare, seabass carpaccio and sesame-marinated salmon feature on...