A tip of the cappello to Yelp friend Francesco for recommending Zio Pesce. It is a lovely upscale…read moreyet casual restaurant. Zio Pesce means "uncle fish" and the decor is hip with fishing related objects on the walls, white table clothes and at least one waiter who translated the menu for us, answered all questions and ensured that not just the meal, but the evening was terrific. We started with a fabulous fish ceviche. Very fresh. Lovely flavor. Next we shared an order of bauletti. Bauletti means little trunks (think suitcases, not swimming). They are little squares filled, in this case, with cod. The bauletti are then cooked in a tomato sauce and bechamel sauce like you'd bake lasagna. It was great. The secondo was crispy octopus (polpo croccante). The octopus wasn't crispy but was grilled and coated with toasted bread crumbs and served on potatoes and greens. What great combination. All of the this was accompanied by cold, crisp lovely vermentino from Sardinia. For dessert we had super fresh strawberries with a lovely sauce I can no longer recall except to say that my mouth is watering thinking about it. This was a great meal and a great evening in a lovely ambience. Zio Pesce is the kind of restaurant you'd drive across town for in Washington or Atlanta or Toronto -- if you could get a reservation . Which brings me to the final point: you need to make reservation if you want to eat at Zio Pesce. The gentleman who answered the phone switched to English as soon as he heard my bad Italian.

I enjoyed our last dinner! Local restaurant, very popular in this area, it is not on the Main…read moreStreet and many local people come here! It is not cheap during dinner, but specialities are served! Staff is very friendly speaking all English if you are patient! Great decoration on the walls and at the entrance you can see all sea food they have that day! You should definitely check it out! I completely missed that they had Barnacles, otherwise I would order them! I end up ordering ravioli filled with cod fish and delicious sauce and calamari on top! Tiramisu has interesting twist! Warm coffee cold cream! Quite nice, I would suggest you order only small portion! Orichetti was perfectly al-dente delicious sauce! I would recommend for foodies! Menu on their website is not accurate! I wanted to order Rissotto but apparently in Milano it is a winter dish!

This was a lovely place. We had a large group (11 of us) we squeezed in upstairs in a private area…read more It is meant for 10 max but 1 extra person decided to crash our party! The more the merrier we say. Food was pretty good however there was a consensus that the beef carpaccio lacked flavor. I was also surprised to order the octopus but barely found any octopus in the dish, it was more of a shrimp dish which was not described in the menu at all. This is why I took 1 star off. All in all - we had a good time, the staff was friendly and patient with our large group.

I called a number of restaurants to reserve a table. None answered. We were out for a walk and…read moredecided to give Al Mercante a try even though its focus on tourists made us a bit wary. But it was a few blocks from our AirBNB, it looked lovely, and we were hungry. To our surprise there was an available table. You can study restaurant reviews all you want, but sometimes you just have the good fortune to wander into a wonderful restaurant. And that was exactly our experiences at Al Mercante. We ate on the beautiful terrace which faces the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana art museum. The small piazza where Al Mercante is located was very quiet at night. The interior of Al Mercante is quite elegant. While the majority of the clientele were foreigners, there was small wedding party a couple of tables over. We had the very good fortune to be waited on by Angelo, a professional waiter who loves his job (23 years at Al Mercante!) and who ensured that we had a fine dining experience. Angelo speaks beautiful Spanish and we were able to have a more complete discussion than usual about the menu. I've managed to forget the details of the wonderful food we ate so I hope I. don't commit any serious omissions as I reconstruct our meal. We had an appetizer which I cannot recall. I think it was some sort of raw fish (crudo sounds better) with just a hint of citrus almost like an Italian version of ceviche. Our primo (shared) was wonderful: porcini mushrooms on roasted potatoes. What great taste from two simple ingredients. The secondo (also shared) was salmon coated in sliced almonds and a wonderful lemony sauce. Quite simply it was perfect. We had a terrific white wine that might have been a vermentino. Angelo didn't have biscotti with vino santo so he suggested sbrisolona -- another kind of dessert biscuit. -- that seemed to be homemade -- and a digestivo. In between all of this were wonderful amuse bouche. Here's what I'd like you to know: this was a wonderful, elegant meal served by a very professional waiter in beautiful surroundings. Al Mercante provided a delightful meal on our last evening in Milan.

Pizza is super tasty & cheesy here. And the carafe of wine…read moreis literally 3/4 of a full bottle. Saw a photo of Kobe Bryant and his wife on the wall next to where I was sitting. I enjoyed. Surprisingly, I wasn't full after my meal here. I was satisfied. This restaurant was recommended to me by the staff at the hotel I stayed at. Much enjoyed.

One of my favorite Milan eateries. Traditional Italian fare with delicious pasta and risotto dishes…read morewith exquisite appetizers and a wonderful dessert case. Friendly service and great for families too.

Best food around. Outstanding hospitality! We told the owner to recommend dishes and he said, just…read moretell me what you like and I'll custom make a menu for you. Every single option was very delicious! 4 different pasta dishes, fried fish, risotto, veal, an array of deserts, a half a foot tall Sunday for my son, drinks, coffee.... We will come back for dinner but for a much lighter option, we ate way too much at lunch. Thank you Massimo!!!

Amazing food and service, the waiter provided special pasta and dessert dishes with Limoncello at…read morethe end. Incredible value, the best restaurant experience we've had in Italy Seafood pasta and squid ink risotto perfectly cooked, recommend both

We found a small restaurant where nine of us crammed into one table. We spoke no Italian and the…read morewaiter knew no English, but we managed. He pointed to other tables food and appetizers and showed us on the menu what it was. That really helped us pick. As the food came out, we realized what a gem this place was. The branzino (bass) was super tasty. The zuppa was highly enjoyed, full of big seafood items. A very small salad accompanied the fish and would have liked a bit more. He also recommended a great white wine that complemented our food. At €20 per bottle, we had many. Then the tiramisu for dessert was fabulous. The waiter gave us some lemoncello on the house. Perfect. Bathrooms outside and in the back, cold wind when the door opened are the only complaints.

Delicious and fresh seafood that is moderately priced. Friendly staff and funky casual atmosphere…read more Note: they only have fish items on the menu.

I had the most enjoyable time in this restaurant when I visited Milan! Really fresh seafood and…read morewelcoming service! Their homemade lemon shot is really impressive.

Arrived from the US. Was extremely excited to try this restaurant with my family for Christmas…read more Disappointed with my entree. Food was cold and over priced.

Food was amazing! Get the tortelli with cacio e pepe and shrimp and the apple dessert.read more

The crab and mango salad surprisingly exceeded my expectations. I wish I had this as my main meal…read moreinstead of the linguine with clams. The pasta wasn't quality pasta and lacked taste. I pretty much ate the clams out of it and threw the rest away. Rather stay hungry than force myself to eat more

We walked by this place as we were going from the train station to our hotel and noted how old…read moreschool fancy it looked. It turns out it's been open since 1899, though with much humbler trattoria origins. Now, it's got a sort of Gatsby steakhouse feel with lots of businessmen and Americans because they/we are the only ones willing to pay the upcharge. That said, it was a nice setting and a chance to try some more traditional Milanese dishes near the hotel for an unplanned dinner (reservations are online via the fork). On par with the setting, they do expect you to dress more nicely (no jackets required but maybe not a t shirt). I started with the world's largest aperol spritz, and we got a Rosso Di Moltalcino - a bit young but excellent, especially for the price. They started us with: - A cold fish amuse - Bread, focaccia, sesame crackers with salted parsley butter and saffron butter. Onto food - - Veal tonnato: traditional veal in tuna sauce. The veal was sliced super thin and was just barely cooked, very tender - Risotto Milanese: finally a place that doesn't force you to get a portion for 2! It had a great texture, saffron, and a veal stock - Tagliolini with porcini, parmesan fondue, black truffle - perfect for the fall - Veal ossobucco: cooked down nicely with truffled mashed potatoes (the lemon zest was a bit unexpected) - Spinach side: I just needed some vegetables, but they did a nice job on this They end your meal with some nice petit fours: caramel Italian cookie, strawberry and mango pate de fruit, and chocolate. Service was formal and polite, appropriate for the setting. Pricing is definitely high by Italian standards, but it was a nice setting and was certainly cheaper than what you would pay in the US. This was not my regular style - would I have preferred a small Milanese trattoria where they speak no English? Possibly. But after a long few days of being out while traveling, it was a nice dinner.