The 'Happy Cod' is always packed to the gills, so book ahead. Sicilian favourites like arancini (fried rice balls) make for tasty first courses, but the...
Via Lazzaro Papi 6Milan'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...
Via Cadore 26
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...
Viale Pasubio 10It 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...
Via Lambruschini 31With 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,...
Via Muratori 6Da 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...
Via Ponte Vetero 16Barely 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....
Via Rosolino Pilo 20Giuseppe 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....
Via Trivulzio 26You'll smell this popular Calabrian trattoria from the corner: its slowly simmering pasta sauces, often flavoured with spicy 'nduja (Calabrian sausage),...
Via Corio 3Located in a former brothel, this Roman osteria is one of the city's cosiest places in which to linger on a winter evening. The menu is short, ensuring...
Via L Muratori 10Well worth the trek to its unlikely location (tucked away down a narrow private road near piazzale Accursio), this delightful restaurant provides...
Via Privata della BindellinaL'Incoronata is simply designed, with a refreshing menu of just five pasta primi and five meaty main courses. A pleasing French touch can be discerned in...
Corso Garibaldi 127A modern Tuscan gem, with traditional trattoria decor, chilled-out tunes and a friendly staff. The menu is scintillating, even if the occasional dish is...
Via Panfilo Castaldi 33Doing brisk business on these premises since 1921, this Milanese institution lives up to its fine local reputation. The atmosphere is warm, the service...
Viale Umbria 80The best of a bunch of new East Asian restaurants, feeding the city's addiction to Japanese culture and design. The plum and bare brick interior is lit by...
Via San Gregorio 6