Trattoria da Pino ★ 4.1
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
Mercato Centrale Milano is a food hall budget eat in Porta Venezia, Milan.
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.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Via Giovanni Battista Sammartini 2, 20125 Milano
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
Giannasi at Piazza Buozzi in Porta Romana has roasted chicken on the spit since 1967. At Piazza Buozzi 2. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Try: Rotisserie chicken quarter with roasted potatoes
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