Ratana is an italian restaurant in Isola, Milan.
Ratana in Milan's Isola district is Cesare Battisti's modern Lombard kitchen, housed in a 19th-century railway building since 2009. Priced at €€€.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Risotto alla milanese, Cotoletta alla milanese, Ossobuco
Must order: The risotto alla milanese with bone marrow, the cotoletta alla milanese and the ossobuco.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. Lunch sittings 12:30 and 14:00; dinner from 19:30. The garden is the spot in summer.
Address: Via Gaetano de Castillia 28, 20124 Milano
Langosteria in Milan's Tortona district is Enrico Buonocore's seafood dining room, opened 2007 and now expanded to Paris and Saint-Tropez. Priced at €€€€.
Signature: Crudo di pesce, Spaghetti alla chitarra with king crab, Catalana di astice
Order: The crudo selection, the spaghetti alla chitarra with king crab and the catalana di astice.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The new Cafe Langosteria at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele runs a more accessible aperitivo menu.
Trattoria del Nuovo Macello in Milan's south-east has cooked the Lombard trattoria canon since 1927, near the old slaughterhouse. Located in Porta Romana.
Signature: Risotto alla milanese, Cotoletta alla milanese, Ossobuco
Order: The risotto alla milanese, the cotoletta alla milanese with bone in, and the ossobuco when on the carte.
Tip: Bookings open one month ahead on the website. Lunch is the calmer service; Friday evening fills up first.
Trattoria Masuelli San Marco in Milan's Porta Romana has cooked the Lombard canon since 1921, family-run by the Masuelli family for four generations.
Signature: Risotto alla milanese, Ossobuco, Cassoeula
Order: The risotto alla milanese with bone marrow, the ossobuco and the cassoeula in winter.
Tip: Bookings open ten days ahead by phone. Cash and card; the wine list runs deep on Lombard producers.
Giannino in Milan since 1899 is the historic Lombard dining room near Stazione Centrale, the family-run kitchen that has fed Milan's industrial bourgeoisie.
Signature: Risotto alla milanese, Cotoletta alla milanese, Ossobuco con risotto
Order: The risotto alla milanese, the cotoletta alla milanese and the ossobuco con risotto plate.
Tip: Bookings open by phone or website; lunch sittings 12:30 and 13:30. The marble-and-mahogany dining room is the destination.
Da Giacomo in Milan's Porta Venezia is the Tuscan-seafood dining room of the Bulgheroni family, opened 1989 and a Milanese fashion-week institution.
Signature: Spaghetti allo scoglio, Cotoletta alla milanese, Fritto misto
Order: The spaghetti allo scoglio, the cotoletta alla milanese in the orecchio di elefante form and the fritto misto.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The Bistrot Da Giacomo next door is the easier walk-up sister room.
Giacomo Arengario in Milan sits atop the Museo del Novecento with a wraparound terrace looking at the Duomo. Kitchen leans lombard, modern italian.
Signature: Risotto alla milanese, Cotoletta alla milanese, Spaghetti alla chitarra
Order: Risotto alla milanese and cotoletta with the Duomo view; the spaghetti alla chitarra with prawns is the altern
Tip: Bookings open a month ahead; ask for the terrace. The aperitivo sitting at 18:30 is the cheaper way to use the view.
