Residential bourgeois quarter south-east of the centre where Diego Rossi's Trippa and the Trattoria del Nuovo Macello set the bar for the modern Milanese trattoria.
Trippa in Milan's Porta Romana is Diego Rossi's offal-led trattoria, opened 2015 with cucina povera reimagined. The vitello tonnato and trippa-Florentine still ancho
Signature: Vitello tonnato, Trippa alla fiorentina, Mondeghili
Order: The vitello tonnato, the trippa alla fiorentina and the mondeghili Milanese meatballs.
Tip: Bookings open 60 days ahead on the website; sells out within hours. Walk-up bar seats open at 19:30 for early birds.
Trattoria del Nuovo Macello in Milan's south-east has cooked the Lombard trattoria canon since 1927, near the old slaughterhouse. The risotto giallo and cotoletta al
Signature: Risotto alla milanese, Cotoletta alla milanese, Ossobuco
Order: The risotto alla milanese, the cotoletta alla milanese with bone in, and the ossobuco when on the carte.
Tip: Bookings open one month ahead on the website. Lunch is the calmer service; Friday evening fills up first.
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.
Signature: Risotto alla milanese, Ossobuco, Cassoeula
Order: The risotto alla milanese with bone marrow, the ossobuco and the cassoeula in winter.
Tip: Bookings open ten days ahead by phone. Cash and card; the wine list runs deep on Lombard producers.
Bentoteca by Yoji Tokuyoshi in Milan holds one Michelin star, the former Osteria Francescana sous chef's modern Italian-Japanese fusion kitchen since 2015.
Order: The bentoteca tasting set; the cuttlefish risotto and the kake-soba with parmesan are signature plates.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The 14-seat counter is the spot to ask for; lunch tasting at 90 euros is the editor's pick.
Remulass in Milan's Porta Romana runs a vegetable-led modern Italian carte from chef Diego Bottani since 2022. The seasonal Lombard plate anchors the room in 2026.
Signature: Vegetable plates, Risotto with herbs, Seasonal pasta
Order: The seasonal vegetable tasting; the herb risotto and the radish-fermented main are the signature plates.
Tip: Bookings open one week ahead. Lunch is a calmer service; the 21:00 dinner sitting is the busy one.
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.
Signature: Tortelli with herbs, Beef cheek, Tasting menu
Order: The Bu:r tasting set; the herb tortelli and the slow-braised beef cheek are signature plates.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The lunch carte at 65 euros is the cheaper way in; vegetarian tasting available with notice.
Dongio in Milan's Porta Romana has cooked Calabrian southern-Italian since 1980, the city's reference for 'nduja and Calabrian peppers. The 'nduja pasta and the carp
Signature: 'Nduja pasta, Beef carpaccio, Caprese
Order: The 'nduja pasta, the beef carpaccio and the Calabrian peppers as antipasto.
Tip: Bookings open one week ahead by phone. The Calabrian wine list runs deep on Magliocco and Gaglioppo producers.
Davide Longoni Pane in Milan's Porta Romana is the city's most respected bread baker, running nine Milan locations from the Via Tiraboschi original.
Worth the queue: Pane di pasta madre with heritage grain
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.
Signature pour: Etna Bianco by Cornelissen
Wine focus: Natural Italian and international wines, 250 labels
Food: Pasta, cheese, antipasti and seasonal plates
Al Bacco on Viale Montenero in Porta Romana is an old-school enoteca with a deep list of classic Italian reds. The Barolo by the glass changes monthly; the lard on t
Signature pour: Amarone della Valpolicella by Bertani
Wine focus: Classic Italian, Barolo, Amarone and Brunello by the glass
Food: Lombard charcuterie and cheese plates
Giannasi at Piazza Buozzi in Porta Romana has roasted chicken on the spit since 1967. A quarter chicken with roasted potatoes costs under 4 euros; the lunchtime queu
Try: Rotisserie chicken and roasted potatoes
C'era una volta una piada near Porta Romana makes the Romagnola piadina: flatbread on the testo griddle, stuffed with prosciutto di Parma, squacquerone and wild rock
Try: Piadina Romagnola wraps
Eastside Milano in Porta Romana is the east-side taproom for hoppy American-style IPAs and imperial stouts brewed in the back. The rotating guest-tap list from Lomba
Mercato di Porta Romana on Via Friuli is the working-neighbourhood covered market the Porta Romana chefs shop from. The Lombard vegetable stalls and the artisan chee
In cucina con Alice on Via Adige in Porta Romana runs small-group classes in a domestic kitchen focused on Milanese and Lombard classics. The risotto-making session with local saffron and the cotoletta masterclass are th
Giannasi at Piazza Buozzi in Porta Romana has roasted chicken on the spit since 1967. A quarter chicken with potatoes for under 4 euros is the best calorie-per-euro
Try: Rotisserie chicken quarter with roasted potatoes