Upscale in Milan

Trippa ★ 4.8

porta-romana · Via Giorgio Vasari 1, 20135 Milano

Trippa in Milan's Porta Romana is Diego Rossi's offal-led trattoria, opened 2015 with cucina povera reimagined. Kitchen leans modern italian, offal.

Tip: Bookings open 60 days ahead on the website; sells out within hours. Walk-up bar seats open at 19:30 for early birds.

Ratana ★ 4.8

isola · Via Gaetano de Castillia 28, 20124 Milano

Ratana in Milan's Isola district is Cesare Battisti's modern Lombard kitchen, housed in a 19th-century railway building since 2009. Priced at €€€.

Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. Lunch sittings 12:30 and 14:00; dinner from 19:30. The garden is the spot in summer.

Bu:r di Eugenio Boer ★ 4.8

porta-romana · Via Mercalli 22, 20122 Milano

Bu:r in Milan's Porta Romana is Eugenio Boer's modern-Italian fine bistro, the Dutch-Italian chef's flagship since 2018, holding one Michelin star.

Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The lunch carte at 65 euros is the cheaper way in; vegetarian tasting available with notice.

MAG Cafe ★ 4.8

navigli · Ripa di Porta Ticinese 43, 20143 Milano

MAG Cafe at the Naviglio Grande has shaped Milan's cocktail scene since 2011, the bar with the antique Argentine pharmacy counter where Flavio Angiolillo.

Vinoir ★ 4.8

navigli · Ripa di Porta Ticinese 93b, 20143 Milano

Vinoir at the quieter end of the Naviglio Grande is Milan's first natural wine bar, open since 2012, with over 300 vini artigianali from Italy, France.

Morelli ★ 4.7

centro-storico · Via Aristotile Fioravanti 4, 20154 Milano

Morelli in Milan's Sempione is chef Giancarlo Morelli's flagship dining room, opened 2010, with one Michelin star. Located in Centro Storico.

Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The chef's counter at the open kitchen is the seat to ask for; vegetarian tasting available.

Ceresio 7 American Bar ★ 4.7

isola · Via Ceresio 7, 20154 Milano

Ceresio 7 American Bar on the 4th floor of the Dsquared2 building runs two outdoor pools and a 360-degree skyline terrace. Located in Isola.

N'Ombra de Vin ★ 4.7

brera · Via San Marco 2, 20121 Milano

N'Ombra de Vin on Via San Marco in Brera is the cellar cut into the 16th-century refectory of a former Augustinian convent, open since 1973.

Nottingham Forest ★ 4.6

porta-venezia · Viale Piave 1, 20129 Milano

Nottingham Forest on Viale Piave is the city's longest-running experimental cocktail bar, open since 1986 in the same room. Located in Porta Venezia.

Casa Camperio ★ 4.5

centro-storico · Via Manfredo Camperio 9, 20123 Milano

Casa Camperio in Milan's Centro Storico is a neo-bistro a few steps from the Duomo, opened 2022 with a focused modern-Italian carte. Priced at €€€.

Tip: Bookings open ten days ahead. The bar counter is the walk-up seat for early diners; service starts at 19:30.

Rita and Cocktails ★ 4.5

navigli · Via Angelo Fumagalli 1, 20143 Milano

Rita at Via Fumagalli in Navigli was a pioneer of the fresh-ingredient cocktail in Milan when it opened in 2002. Open mon-sat 18:30-02:00, closed sun.

Identita Golose Milano ★ 4.5

brera · Via Romagnosi 3, 20121 Milano

Identita Golose Milano at Via Romagnosi 3 near La Scala runs weekly four-course menus by rotating Italian chefs, with a sommelier-selected wine pairing at 85.

e/n enoteca naturale ★ 4.4

porta-romana · Via Santa Croce 19, 20122 Milano

e/n enoteca naturale on Via Santa Croce between Ticinese and Navigli is the community wine bar with a hidden courtyard and Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio view.

Giannino ★ 4.3

porta-venezia · Via Vittor Pisani 6, 20124 Milano

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.

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 ★ 4.3

porta-venezia · Via Pasquale Sottocorno 6, 20129 Milano

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.

Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The Bistrot Da Giacomo next door is the easier walk-up sister room.

Locanda Perbellini Milano ★ 4.3

centro-storico · Via Vincenzo Capelli 1, 20124 Milano

Locanda Perbellini in Milan is Giancarlo Perbellini's neighbourhood-format Venetian-modern carte, the satellite to his three-star Casa Perbellini in Verona.

Tip: Bookings open two weeks ahead. Lunch carte at 35 euros is the cheaper way in; the wine list runs deep on Veneto producers.

Backdoor 43 ★ 4.3

navigli · Ripa di Porta Ticinese 43, 20143 Milano

Backdoor 43 on the Navigli is the speakeasy behind the unmarked door at Ripa di Porta Ticinese 43: room for only four guests at a time, classic cocktails.

Cantine Isola ★ 4.3

isola · Via Paolo Sarpi 30, 20154 Milano

Cantine Isola on Via Sarpi in the Chinatown district is the wine shop and bar that every natural wine pilgrim puts on their Milan list. At Via Paolo Sarpi 30.

Antica Trattoria della Pesa ★ 4.2

isola · Viale Pasubio 10, 20154 Milano

Antica Trattoria della Pesa in Milan's Porta Garibaldi has cooked the Lombard farmstead canon since 1880, set in the old grain-weighing house.

Tip: Bookings open one week ahead by phone. The dining room has the original 1880 wood-panel interior; ask for a table by the window.

Innocenti Evasioni / Terrazza Triennale ★ 4.2

centro-storico · Viale Alemagna 6, 20121 Milano

Innocenti Evasioni / Terrazza Triennale in Milan is Tommaso Arrigoni's rooftop dining room atop the Triennale Milano in Parco Sempione, the relocated 2026.

Tip: Bookings open two weeks ahead. The rooftop tables in summer are the destination; book at least a fortnight in advance.

Erba Brusca ★ 4.2

navigli · Alzaia del Naviglio Pavese 286, 20142 Milano

Erba Brusca in Milan's Naviglio Pavese is Alice Delcourt's garden-set kitchen, opened 2010 in a 19th-century farmstead on the canal. Priced at €€€.

Tip: Bookings open two weeks ahead. The garden tables in summer are the destination; book the Sunday lunch sitting at 13:00.

Il Cairoli ★ 4.2

centro-storico · Via Mercato 20, 20121 Milano

Il Cairoli in Milan's Brera district is the modern-Italian dining room of chef Marco Sacco's Milan project, opened 2019. Located in Centro Storico.

Tip: Bookings open two weeks ahead. The chef's counter is the spot to ask for; book the 19:30 sitting for a slower service.

Camparino in Galleria ★ 4.2

centro-storico · Piazza Duomo 21, 20121 Milano

Camparino in Galleria at the Piazza Duomo corner of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is the bar where Davide Campari himself served the first Campari Seltz.

Cittamani ★ 4.1

porta-venezia · Piazza Carlo Mirabello 6, 20121 Milano

Cittamani in Milan is Ritu Dalmia's modern Indian dining room near Brera, opened 2018. Located in Porta Venezia. At Piazza Carlo Mirabello 6.

Tip: Bookings open two weeks ahead. The Sunday lunch tasting set with chai pairing is the editor's pick for first visits.

Ugo ★ 4.1

navigli · Via Corsico 8, 20144 Milano

Ugo on Via Corsico in Navigli is a small speakeasy with faux taxidermy and antique decor, where the cocktails are built around unexpected flavour.

Vinodromo ★ 4.1

porta-romana · Via Salasco 21, 20136 Milano

Vinodromo on Via Salasco between Crocetta and Porta Romana is the informal enoteca built around 500-plus natural and biodynamic labels from small Italian.

Don Giovanni ★ 4.0

porta-venezia · Via Bellotti 4, 20129 Milano

Don Giovanni in Milan's Porta Venezia is the Pugliese kitchen of the Quarta family, opened 1986 and a Milanese institution for southern Italian cooking.

Tip: Bookings open one week ahead by phone. The Pugliese wine list runs deep on Primitivo and Negroamaro producers.

Radetzky ★ 4.0

brera · Corso Garibaldi 105, 20121 Milano

Radetzky on Corso Garibaldi in Brera is the historic aperitivo bar and brasserie that has anchored the neighbourhood since 1956. Open mon-sun 08:00-02:00.

Cantina Urbana ★ 4.0

navigli · Via Filippo Argelati 11, 20143 Milano

Cantina Urbana in Navigli is an urban winery that ferments and bottles Lombardy grapes on site in a converted warehouse. Open tue-sun 18:00-23:30, closed mon.