15 editor picks in Centro Storico, Milan.
15 italian spots in Centro Storico, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Centro Storico's food · All italian in Milan.
Morelli in Milan's Sempione is chef Giancarlo Morelli's flagship dining room, opened 2010, with one Michelin star. Located in Centro Storico.
OrderThe Morelli tasting set; the veal tortelli and the lemon risotto are the signature plates.
TipBookings open three weeks ahead. The chef's counter at the open kitchen is the seat to ask for; vegetarian tasting available.
Andrea Aprea Fine Dining in Milan holds two Michelin stars, the Naples-born chef's contemporary Italian dining room atop the Etro family's Casa.
OrderThe Iconici tasting set with reinterpreted classics; the carbonara is the signature primo.
TipBookings open four weeks ahead. The chef's counter overlooks the open kitchen; the rooftop terrace runs an aperitivo bar from 18:00.
Cracco in Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Carlo Cracco's flagship dining room, holding one Michelin star in 2026. Located in Centro Storico.
OrderThe Cracco tasting set, the saffron risotto with bone marrow and the cuttlefish black ink risotto.
TipBookings open one month ahead on the website. The Galleria Cafe Cracco runs an accessible aperitivo from 12:00; book the upstairs dining for the tasting.
Il Ristorante Niko Romito in Milan's Bulgari Hotel is Niko Romito's one-Michelin-star outpost of the three-star Reale in Castel di Sangro. Book 3 weeks ahead.
OrderThe Niko Romito tasting set; the absoluto chicken with potatoes is the signature.
TipBookings open three weeks ahead. The Bulgari terrace garden is the destination in summer; book the 19:30 sitting for cocktails first.
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.
Horto in Milan's Centro Storico is Norbert Niederkofler's rooftop kitchen atop The Medelan, a Michelin-star vegetable-led tasting room opened 2023.
OrderThe vegetable tasting set at 150 euros; the herb risotto and the smoked-celery main are the signatures.
TipBookings open three weeks ahead on the website. The chef's counter overlooks the open kitchen; book the 20:00 first sitting.
Pellico 3 is the Park Hyatt's small dining room off the Galleria, where Guido Paternollo cooks two tasting menus, one a homage to Milan, from 700 labels.
OrderThe 'La mia città' menu; the wild garlic risotto with morels and sea snails shows the kitchen's range.
TipDinner only, 19:00 to 22:00, Tuesday to Saturday, with a smart-casual dress code and a summer closure in August. Enter from the Galleria or through the bar.
Locanda Perbellini in Milan is Giancarlo Perbellini's neighbourhood-format Venetian-modern carte, the satellite to his three-star Casa Perbellini in Verona.
OrderThe cuttlefish ink risotto, the bigoli with duck and the Verona-style tasting set.
TipBookings open two weeks ahead. Lunch carte at 35 euros is the cheaper way in; the wine list runs deep on Veneto producers.
VOCE Aimo e Nadia in Milan's Piazza della Scala is the cafe-and-bistro little sister of Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia, opened 2018 inside Gallerie d'Italia.
OrderThe risotto with marrow and the cotoletta; the cafe runs simple seasonal Italian plates daily.
TipBookings open two weeks ahead. The cafe section runs all-day; the bistro service starts at 12:30. The 18:30 aperitivo is the editor's pick.
Innocenti Evasioni / Terrazza Triennale in Milan is Tommaso Arrigoni's rooftop dining room atop the Triennale Milano in Parco Sempione, the relocated 2026.
OrderThe tortelli of caciotta cheese, the pigeon breast and the seasonal tasting set.
TipBookings open two weeks ahead. The rooftop tables in summer are the destination; book at least a fortnight in advance.
Frades on Via Mazzini is the Milan room of three brothers from Orani who run a restaurant and deli in Porto Cervo: modern Sardinian cooking near the Duomo.
OrderStart with the island hams and cheeses sliced at the deli corner, then the seafood of the day.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The room is contemporary and books out with groups; lunch at 12:30 is the easier table.
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.
OrderThe seasonal tasting set; the risotto with bone marrow and the seasonal primo are the signatures.
TipBookings open two weeks ahead. The chef's counter is the spot to ask for; book the 19:30 sitting for a slower service.
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.
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.
Boeucc in Milan dates from 1696 and is the city's oldest dining room, now at Corso Monforte near the Quadrilatero. Located in Centro Storico.
OrderRisotto alla milanese, the bone-in cotoletta, then tortelli di zucca from Mantua.
TipBookings open three weeks ahead. The dining room has the original Boeucc 18th-century vaulted ceiling; ask for a table in the main room.
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