6 italian rooms in Isola, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Isola's food · All italian in Milan.

Ratana ★ 4.8

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.

Ceresio 7 ★ 4.5

Via Ceresio 7, 20154 Milano

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.

Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead; ask for the pool-side terrace. The aperitivo at the bar starts 18:30 with city skyline views.

Manna ★ 4.5

Piazzale Governo Provvisorio 6, 20127 Milano

Manna in Milan's NoLo district is Matteo Fronduti's modern-Italian neighbourhood room since 2008. Located in Isola. Kitchen leans modern italian.

Tip: Bookings 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 ★ 4.2

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.

Il Liberty ★ 4.2

Viale Monte Grappa 6, 20124 Milano

Il Liberty in Milan's Porta Garibaldi is Andrea Provenzani's modern-Italian dining room since 2007, near Stazione Garibaldi. Located in Isola.

Tip: Bookings open one week ahead. Lunch carte at 30 euros is the cheaper way in; the dining room is small and intimate.

Al Posto ★ 4.1

Via Lecco 4, 20124 Milano

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.

Tip: Bookings open one week ahead. The lunch carte at 25 euros is the cheaper way in; dinner runs longer.