Pizzeria Spontini ★ 4.5
Pizzeria Spontini on Via Santa Radegonda has been the working Milanese lunch since 1953. Located in Centro Storico. At Via Santa Radegonda 11.
Try: Thick-crust pizza al taglio by the slice
Giannasi is an italian budget eat in Porta Romana, Milan.
Giannasi at Piazza Buozzi in Porta Romana has roasted chicken on the spit since 1967. At Piazza Buozzi 2. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Piazza Buozzi 2, 20135 Milano
Pizzeria Spontini on Via Santa Radegonda has been the working Milanese lunch since 1953. Located in Centro Storico. At Via Santa Radegonda 11.
Try: Thick-crust pizza al taglio by the slice
Ravioleria Sarpi in Milan's Chinatown sells four hand-folded dumplings for under 5 euros from a street-side counter. Located in Isola. At Via Paolo Sarpi 27.
Try: Hand-folded xiaolongbao and dumplings
Mercato Centrale at Stazione Centrale is the food hall where a 5-euro pasta portion at the artisan counter beats any train-station canteen in Italy.
Try: Artisan pasta, pizza and cheese from 32 stalls
Trattoria da Pino near the Quadrilatero has served two-course working lunches to Milanese office workers for decades. Located in Centro Storico.
Try: Milanese two-course lunch menu
Luini near the Duomo has served fried panzerotti at under 3 euros since 1949. The tomato-and-mozzarella half-moon is the definitive Milanese street lunch.
Try: Panzerotto fritto