7 editor picks in Isola, Milan.
7 italian spots in Isola, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Isola's food · All italian in 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 €€€.
OrderThe risotto alla milanese with bone marrow, the cotoletta alla milanese and the ossobuco.
TipBookings open three weeks ahead. Lunch sittings 12:30 and 14:00; dinner from 19:30. The garden is the spot in summer.
Ceresio 7 in Milan's Sarpi district is the rooftop restaurant atop the Dsquared2 headquarters, with two pools and a 360-view terrace. Located in Isola.
OrderThe tagliolini al limone, the vitello tonnato and a glass of Franciacorta at the bar before sitting down.
TipBookings open three weeks ahead; ask for the pool-side terrace. The aperitivo at the bar starts 18:30 with city skyline views.
Manna in Milan's NoLo district is Matteo Fronduti's modern-Italian neighbourhood room since 2008. Located in Isola. Kitchen leans modern italian.
OrderThe seasonal pasta of the day, the slow-roasted pork shoulder and the tasting set.
TipBookings open one week ahead. Lunch carte is the cheaper way in; the natural-wine list runs deep on small Italian growers.
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.
Il Liberty in Milan's Porta Garibaldi is Andrea Provenzani's modern-Italian dining room since 2007, near Stazione Garibaldi. Located in Isola.
OrderThe risotto of the day, the tortelli and the seasonal tasting set.
TipBookings open one week ahead. Lunch carte at 30 euros is the cheaper way in; the dining room is small and intimate.
Testina on Via Abbadesse is a modern trattoria for the Milanese canon, risotto with ossobuco, cotoletta and mondeghili, plus Piacenza gnocco fritto.
OrderThe risotto giallo with ossobuco and gremolada, or the riso al salto if you want the crisp version.
TipClosed Monday and for Saturday lunch. Zara and Sondrio metro stops are the nearest; wines come by the glass at fair prices.
Al Posto in Milan's Porta Venezia runs Vito Bonanno's neo-trattoria carte from 2021, with rotating seasonal Italian plates priced at trattoria levels.
OrderThe risotto of the day and the seasonal pasta; the beef tartare is the steady carte signature.
TipBookings open one week ahead. The lunch carte at 25 euros is the cheaper way in; dinner runs longer.
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