Luini ★ 4.8
Luini at Via Santa Radegonda, steps from the Rinascente, has fried panzerotti since 1949. Located in Centro Storico. Open mon-sat 10:00-20:00, closed sun.
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The panzerotto (technically Pugliese, but adopted by Milan since 1949) is a fried half-moon dough pocket stuffed with tomato and mozzarella. Luini's by the Duomo set the city standard with cash-only counter sales since 1
The panzerotto is the Pugliese street snack adopted by Milan when the Luini family opened their counter on Via Santa Radegonda steps from the Duomo in 1949. The half-moon dough pocket, stuffed with tomato sugo and fior di latte mozzarella, deep-fried for two minutes in seed oil, is now the canonical Milan lunch-on-the-feet for under 5 euros. Luini sells more than 4,000 panzerotti a day at the counter; Forno e Pasticceria Princi runs a competing version at Via Speronari. The dough is a soft pizza-bianca lievitato that puffs and crisps in the fryer.
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Princi ★ 4.5
Princi at Via Speronari near the Duomo has set the Milan bakery standard since 1986, the flagship of the Rocco Princi-designed forno group. Family-friendly.
Pizzeria Spontini ★ 4.5
Pizzeria Spontini on Via Santa Radegonda pioneered Milan's thick-crust pizza al taglio since 1953. Located in Centro Storico. Open mon-sun 11:00-01:00.
OrderMilanese thick-crust pizza al taglio
De Santis Paninoteca ★ 4.3
De Santis on Corso Magenta has made gourmet panini since 1964, the Milanese late-night institution with over 200 sandwich varieties on michetta and ciabatta.
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Mercato Centrale Milano ★ 4.2
Mercato Centrale at Stazione Centrale is a 4,500 sq metre food hall with 32 artisan stalls, open daily until midnight. Located in Porta Venezia.
OrderMulti-artisan food hall: pasta, pizza, cheese, gelato
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