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Best Restaurants in Milan (2026)

Milan is one of Italy's most rewarding cities for eating out, with a strong local cuisine and a wide range of prices. To taste the classics, book a table at Trattoria Milanese, a family-run trattoria open since 1933, or Antica Trattoria della Pesa, which has served Lombard cooking since 1880. The dishes to look for are risotto alla milanese coloured with saffron, ossobuco and the cotoletta, a breaded veal chop. Ratanà, near Porta Nuova, serves modern versions of the same traditions, while Trippa, near Porta Romana, is famous for its fried tripe and is one of the hardest tables in the city to book.

At the top end, Enrico Bartolini al Mudec holds three Michelin stars, IYO has long been a reference for contemporary Japanese cooking, and Langosteria is the fashionable choice for seafood. Cheap eats are just as much part of the city's character: hot panzerotti from Luini near the Duomo, thick slices of pizza al trancio at Spontini and handmade dumplings at La Ravioleria Sarpi in Chinatown. Book ahead for most sit-down restaurants, especially at weekends and during fashion and design weeks, check opening days carefully, as many places close on Sundays or Mondays, and expect a cover charge on the bill. Many restaurants also close for part of August.

10 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Milan

  1. Trattoria Milanese Traditional Milanese trattoria, Cinque VieA family-run trattoria in the old Cinque Vie quarter, serving risotto alla milanese, ossobuco and cotoletta since 1933.
  2. Antica Trattoria della Pesa Historic Lombard trattoria, Porta GaribaldiOne of Milan's oldest restaurants, open since 1880 near Porta Garibaldi, with a preserved period interior and traditional Lombard cooking.
  3. Ratanà Modern Milanese cuisine, IsolaChef Cesare Battisti's restaurant in an early 1900s building by the Porta Nuova park, reinventing Milanese and Lombard dishes with seasonal produce.

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3. Ratanà

Modern Milanese cuisine$$$Isola

Chef Cesare Battisti's restaurant in an early 1900s building by the Porta Nuova park, reinventing Milanese and Lombard dishes with seasonal produce.

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4. Trippa

Contemporary Italian trattoria$$Porta Romana

A small, hugely popular trattoria near Porta Romana, known for its daily-changing menu of Italian classics and its famous fried tripe.

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5. Langosteria

Seafood restaurant$$$$Tortona

The original Langosteria, opened in 2007 in the Tortona district, a fashionable seafood restaurant known for its raw fish and lively dining room.

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7. IYO

Contemporary Japanese cuisine$$$$Sempione

A contemporary Japanese restaurant opened in 2007, holding a Michelin star since 2015 for its creative sushi and Japanese-Italian cooking.

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8. Luini

Panzerotti shop$Duomo

A Milan institution a minute from the Duomo, selling hot panzerotti, small filled and fried or baked turnovers, to a constant queue.

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9. Spontini

Pizza by the slice$Buenos Aires

The Milan pizzeria that has served thick, soft slices of pizza al trancio with a crisp base and plenty of mozzarella since 1953.

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