What to eat in Milan
Whether you are looking for the local Milanese cuisine made of “saffron risotto” and “Milanese cutlet” or the freshest Japanese sashimi Milan is the ideal place for you.
Milan is home to a wonderful collection of eateries featuring cuisine from around the world.
The difference is that only Milan will offer a wide selection of all the Italian regional cuisine from the cuisine of the Alps to the spicy cuisine of the Italian isles like Sicily not to mention the authentic local cuisine of Milan.
What’s the benefit of an apartment with kitchenette in the centre of Milan?
You can order “take away” food or the “chef at home” service and have your dinner ready at your apartment for a friendly and intimate dinner.
The authentic Milanese cuisine
Finding a restaurant offering the authentic Milanese cuisine is difficult, no doubt.
It is a secret passed by within small circles of friends and relatives.
We discovered a few places where you can still savour some local dishes for example:
- Elephant ear breaded veal cutlet. all Milanese kids still remember from their lunch time at home.
- Braised veal shanks with saffron risotto, one of the few Italian dishes where the main course is served with the first course
Street food in Milan
A fried rice ball filled with some meat, tomato and melting cheese directly from Sicily or healthy fruit skewers from the countryside around Milan.
The variety of street food offers you can find along the city streets of Milan is delicious and a fun eating adventure.
You may be looking for a snack or a quick lunch or something more exotic to try.
Check out one of the many Milan’s street food trucks featuring:
- Sicilian food
- Friselle from Apulia
- Oysters and champagne
- Organic ice creams and granitas
- Organic fruit and marmalades
The happy hour phenomenon in Milan
The happy hour time in Milan is more than a habit, it’s a celebration with strict rules and places where to go and “practice” the ritual.
Milanese people love to meet from 6 pm onwards for a drink, free food and chill out after a long day.
Great happy hour locations include:
- Isola – Porta Garibaldi, our neighborhood
- Navigli, right over the canals designed by Leonardo Da Vinci
- Savona – Tortona, the design district
- Porta Venezia, the “new” night life centre
International cuisine in Milan
You may think that one will never get enough of the Italian cuisine so why bothering opening international restaurants in a city like Milan. Well it is fun to mix up your dining agenda and Milan has an incredible variety of international restaurants where Milanese and tourists sit side by side tasting spicy dishes, Nordic cuisine, Brasilian asado and other specialities from around the world.
If you are curious about international cuisine, Milan is the right place to satisfy your curiosity discovering a new cuisine and a new country every single night.
