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.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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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.
OrderThe risotto alla milanese, the cotoletta alla milanese and the ossobuco con risotto plate.
TipBookings 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.
OrderThe spaghetti allo scoglio, the cotoletta alla milanese in the orecchio di elefante form and the fritto misto.
TipBookings 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.
OrderRisotto alla milanese and cotoletta with the Duomo view; the spaghetti alla chitarra with prawns is the alternative.
TipBookings open a month ahead; ask for the terrace. The aperitivo sitting at 18:30 is the cheaper way to use the view.
Savini in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele has cooked classical Lombard and Italian cuisine since 1867, the historic dining room of opera-going Milan.
OrderThe risotto alla milanese, cotoletta alla milanese and the tortelli di zucca from Mantua.
TipBookings open a month ahead. The post-Scala dinner sitting at 22:30 is when the opera crowd arrives.
Antica Trattoria della Pesa in Milan's Porta Garibaldi has cooked the Lombard farmstead canon since 1880, set in the old grain-weighing house.
OrderThe risotto alla milanese, the ossobuco and the cassoeula in winter.
TipBookings open one week ahead by phone. The dining room has the original 1880 wood-panel interior; ask for a table by the window.
Iyo in Milan's Sempione district was the first Japanese restaurant in Italy to hold a Michelin star (2015). Located in Isola. Priced at €€€€.
OrderThe kaiseki tasting set or the omakase sashimi at the counter; the black cod with miso is the signature desser
TipBookings open one month ahead. The Iyo Aalto sister room in Porta Nuova holds the second star; book that for sushi.
