El Brellin is in the Hipster area along the canal on Navigli. We had originally dismissed this area…read moreas it appeared to be more of a Instagrammer spot, but our concierge recommended it to us so we gave it a try. The service was excellent, as was the wine list. The food was good but not great. Beautiful room, however the French and Italian diners forgot their inside voices at home. The place roared like we were in the US.

Pretty sure it's a trap game. I only ate for one - went with the roasted lamb, which came dry AF…read moreand risotto was over-salted for sure. I'm not an expert in the cuisine otherwise I'd go down to 2 stars. I know it wasn't good, I just don't know how wasn't good it was. The restaurant sits on a wonderful colors, has very inviting and classy ambiance. I definitely got duped when comparing against the aperitivo pubs all around. I was really looking for a top notch meal, I'm sure there's one here, search elsewhere!

This was an amazing dining experience in Milan. I loved my meal. I had the veal. The serving was…read morepretty big. Enough for sharing.

June 24, 2019 Monday - 8:15 PM for dinner 4 Adults and a…read moreteenager Atmosphere - 4 stars Food - 4 stars Service - 3 stars Background - Walked the Naviglio, and found most places were all you could eat bars. We were not feeling that. Atmosphere - Rather old place with lots of charm. Lots of small little areas in the dining area. Making it feel like you were there by yourself. Food Drinks - Bottles and bottles of water for the group. Dinner - Having another classic Italian pasta, the ravioli. The beef raviolis hit the spot. I was surprised by the large amount of raviolis on my plate. I was surprised that fresh grated cheese was not offered. Actually the only additional cheese was already grated in a little container that you could self-serve. Service - It was alright, at times it seemed that we were bothering them. Future - Sure

Masuelli era nella mia lista da tempo e oggi finalmente lo abbiamo provato. Esperienza decisamente…read moremolto positiva, locale accogliente e tranquillo, contrariamente ad altre trattorie molto rumorose e con tavoli tutti attaccati l'uno all'altro. Abbiamo ordinato i classici milanesi, Mondeghili e risotto allo zafferano milanese con ossobuco. La cotoletta l'abbiamo vista passare e l'abbiamo "annusata", la proveremo la prossima volta. I Mondeghili molto buoni, accompagnati anche da un piatto di porcini fritti deliziosi. Il risotto alla milanese con ossobuco da manuale, risotto cotto alla perfezione e mantecato giusto, veramente molto buono. La carne tenerissima e saporita, con midollo abbondante. Buonissimo! Abbiamo chiuso con uno strepitoso tiramisù, forse uno dei più buoni mai mangiati al ristorante. Altamente consigliato!

Masuelli San Marco is a delightful old-style trattoria still managed by the elderly Pino Masuelli…read more Founded in 1921, this restaurant has been serving some of the best classical Milanese cuisine the city has to offer for close to a century. Their polenta - a beloved wintertime recipe - takes hours of continuous stirring to cook it to the point where it's fragrant and unctuous to perfection, and despite normally being just a side to a main meat course, here the polenta shines when prepared with raw egg yolk and Raschera cheese fondue. A must-try: the restaurant's terrific pasta and borlotti bean soup. It was a trek and a half to get there with 2 buses and a brisk walk but totally worth it the minute you walk in and greeted by their sweet Italian charm. Reservation needed! Reach out to them ahead of time if traveling from another country.

Love this place! Feels like a locals tavern. Amazing gnocchi and the goulash was heavenly! The…read morefamily that runs it seems amazing even though my Italian is poor. Save space for the killer tiramisu!

Osteria della Lanterna in Milan is a charming restaurant with delicious Italian cuisine. The cozy…read moreatmosphere and friendly staff make for a wonderful dining experience. Dont miss their homemade pasta dishes! Grazie mille!

Lovely trattoria with a great kitchen based on local Milanese traditions; with a tiny modern touch…read more I went all in for the traditions with a superb Risotto Milanese beautifully flavored with an abundance of safran. The steak milanese was a poem! Thick, perfectly cooked rosa with a thin crust. Impeccable service!

We were looking for someplace not too far from Linate airport for dinner on our last night in Milan…read moreand found this through Yelp, about 12 minutes (€15) away by taxi. There doesn't seem to be much in the neighborhood for strolling around from what I could see so don't plan on spending time in the area beyond dining. It definitely seemed like a locals haunt, there were no other obvious tourists there that I could tell, at least not from U.S. They seated us with no reservation ahead of time so that was good (Friday night around 8:30 pm). The menu mentions "Milanese" food and I'm not sure what that entails very well but do know this isn't a place for what one thinks of as traditional Italian food, in terms of marinara/red sauce pastas, etc. we got an order of spaghetti and either they mixed it up as something else or Milanese spaghetti is way different than I imagined it as the sauce was a green pesto-base. It was fine but not what I imagined nor how I thought the menu described it. We also got the risotto and that was very good! I get it that dinner in Europe is often a slower affair than in the U.S. but the service was quite slow. We ordered a beer and it came quite a bit later (and in a room temperature bottle) and then later we asked for a 2nd bottle of water. It hadn't come after 5 or so minutes so when the waiter asked if we wanted desert we ordered tiramisu and reminded him we wanted more water. It never came even by the time dessert arrived some 10 minutes later so we again asked for that second bottle of water. It finally arrived after we were done eating the dessert! Then when we got our bill it had a charge for THREE bottles of water. The menu/type of food I can't fault, it just wasn't in my wheelhouse but I have to ding the rating on the fairly slow service.

Risotto with tender meat on bone was excellent with good recommendation of red wine. Service is…read moregood and quick. Ambiance is like at home trattoria but more sophisticated and modern. Good spot in the center of Milano! Grazie Mille!

For most of my dining experiences, I do a bit of research. The result is that most of my reviews…read moreare either good or very good. Testina was a delightful surprise. Our dinner on a Friday night was a simply outstanding amount experience: ambiance, service, food, and wine. Testina's menu is concise: 3 to 4 selections for each course: appetiser, pastas, Secundo, and desserts. There is also a prix fixe menu using these same selections. The all Italian wine list is extensive with red and white wines from all regions. I guess there over 50 bottles from which to choose. There all also 75cl bottles of craft beer available. We went in May, 2016. Having already had a pre-dinner Happy Hour, we had pasta, dessert, and a delightful Italian Red. Overall, we had a fantastic meal: food, ambiance, and service.

Good food and service. Servers were friendly and attentive. Ambiance was nice as well, great option…read morefor a date or dinner with a friend.

I found it astonishingly amazing how my experience with this place went from good to bad…read moreunexpectedly. I'm very sorry I didn't read the yelp reviews beforehand. The place looks nice and the employees are dressed well, but those are all the positives I have to say about this place. I ordered a fillet, medium. It came out almost like beef tartar. I sent it back to the kitchen and it came back out hardly cooked any more at all as it was still mostly very raw inside. So the third time I ordered it well done and it came back medium-well, and finally edible. But it had so little flavor, salt, pepper, or any other spice. The vegetables were the same potatoes were very bland. For some reason they gave me some slivers of cheese and a charred onion that wasn't worth eating. It's so amazing how this place stays in business, because only a small percentage of people inside seemed to be tourists.

ordered octopus , beef tongue+mushroom as appetzer, ox tail ravioli as main, a bottle of champagne,…read moreabout euro 45 x3. the octopus was grilled, tasty. (5 star) dressing/sauce was rich n creamy (the thickiness is not my cup of tea). (chef: if this were octopus salad, will be a more welcoming appetizer) the beef tongue was cooked well, tender. (3 star) (chef: but if it was charcoal grilled + savory gravy, that will taste better) the mushroom that came with the beef tongue in deed was surprisingly tasty, wanted more!! (5 star) (chef: if the mushroom + green sauce is a dish in the menu, will be a great n tasty vege dish) the ox tail stuffing taste good, not superb, a bit dry ravioli. dressing was not impressive. (3 star) (chef: would like to have choice of sauce , tomato base or cream base, this will accomodate different customer's appetite) ** if u r a fan of light salt but heavy/rich cream, this is your place to go. ** the champagne was good though, sparkling n not too sweet. worth trying!

What an amazing restaurant, unpretentious gem in Milan. Our experience was great, with the host and…read moreeverybody being so nice. The food was very delicious, from the foie gras, to the octopus, the tagliata to the pasta with white truffles and yummy deserts. Also the wine menu is amazing. We will definitely come back.