This quietly dignified caffè may be on the touristy side, but it remains a must for opera fans. Situated across the road from La Scala, it's a convenient...

This gorgeous café excels in all things chocolate. From the huge, sensual mounds of ice-cream in flavours like chilli chocolate, ginger chocolate, orange...

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,...

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,...

The Triennale's old café has been given a total overhaul by architect Michele De Lucchi, to become the latest feather in chef Cracco's cap. Cracco Coffee...

Cracco-Peck's creative menu is custom-made for Milan's expense account diners. The two Michelin stars and consistently high ratings in the Italian Gambero...

Cucchi has been family-run since 1936, and its bowtie-clad waiters serve up elegant fruit-filled tartlets, cannoncini (little pastry 'cannons' stuffed with...

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...

It looks unremarkable on the outside: an anonymous trattoria in an anonymous street. But this is one of Milan's most exclusive (though by no means most...

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....

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....

Weighing in with over 200 sandwiches, De Santis lists its elaborate concoctions on elegantly handwritten posters, framed in the entrance to this cavernous...

Squeamish diners should probably give this live lobster specialist a miss. The short menu turns on cooked and raw (cotte e crude in Italian) Canadian and...

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