Il Cairoli is a modern italian restaurant in Centro Storico, Milan.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 3h 30m
Eat and drink your way along Milan's Navigli canals on a private tour, from Ligurian classics to a saffron risotto finale, with a guide dedicated only to your group.
2 - 3 hours
Step inside a real Italian home in Milan with Cesarine, Italy’s top home cook community celebrated by the NYT. Make fresh pasta & tiramisù with wine, share laughs, and...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Taste the soul of Milan in the Navigli district: creamy risotto, Sicilian arancina, Milanese pizza, pasticciotto, gelato, wine & prosecco. Topped off with our very own...
Address: Via Mercato 20, 20121 Milano
Rovello 18 in Milan's Brera district is a Lombard trattoria with the Milanese canon at neighbourhood prices since 2014. Located in Centro Storico.
OrderThe risotto alla milanese, the cotoletta with bone in and the vitello tonnato.
TipBookings open one week ahead by phone. Lunch is the calmer service; closed Sundays and three weeks in August.
Rovello 18 in Milan's Brera district is a Lombard trattoria with the Milanese canon at neighbourhood prices since 2014. Located in Centro Storico.
OrderThe risotto alla milanese, the cotoletta with bone in and the vitello tonnato.
TipBookings open one week ahead by phone. Lunch is the calmer service; closed Sundays and three weeks in August.
Testina on Via Abbadesse is a modern trattoria for the Milanese canon, risotto with ossobuco, cotoletta and mondeghili, plus Piacenza gnocco fritto.
OrderThe risotto giallo with ossobuco and gremolada, or the riso al salto if you want the crisp version.
TipClosed Monday and for Saturday lunch. Zara and Sondrio metro stops are the nearest; wines come by the glass at fair prices.
DedasPuri, 'mother's bread' in Georgian, is a women-run Georgian kitchen on Via De Amicis near Sant'Ambrogio: hand-pleated khinkali, khachapuri, wine shop.
OrderKhinkali with the spiced meat filling, or the cheese-and-potato version, then a khachapuri to share.
TipTuesday is dinner only; the rest of the week runs lunch and dinner. Vegetarian and vegan plates are a real part of the menu, not an afterthought.
Federico dal 1929 bakes the Pizza Ovale, a hand-stretched sixty-centimetre oval on a thin, low-yeast base from a family recipe, on Viale Regina Margherita.
OrderOne Pizza Ovale per person is the format; pick a simple topping so the thin base stays crisp.
TipOpen every day for lunch and dinner, later on Saturday. The second branch is in Lecco; this is the only Milan address.
Dawat on Corso Sempione cooks the north Indian repertoire, tandoor breads and curries with Tibetan and Burmese touches, in a room taken over in 2013.
OrderTandoori chicken or the boti kebab from the clay oven, with a vegetable curry; many dishes are gluten free.
TipLunch runs Wednesday to Sunday with fixed-price menus; dinner is served every night. Booking is appreciated.
Risotteria Melotti by Porta Genova serves fifteen risottos made with the family's own Vialone Nano and Carnaroli from Isola della Scala, all gluten free.
OrderThe Risotto all'Isolana served in its little pan, the family's home-town recipe, at 16 euros.
TipOpen every day from 11:00, with continuous service Friday to Sunday. The Milan room follows Verona, New York, Rome and Florence.
