Great food, great service. It feels like you're visiting a "neighborhood " place. We've been there…read more3 or 4 times now and will definitely return.

The food was incredible. We had the appetizer tasting menu, the homemade pasta with anchovies,…read morecapers, olives, tomatoes, and mozzarella, and the pork chop with pear and cheese. When we asked the owner to recommend a bottle of wine, his suggestion was perfect and one of the least expensive options (how thoughtful!). This felt like an authentic Italian experience and we look forward to coming back.

Yet another gem, located near Piazza Cinque Giornate, this is one of those extremely local, and…read moreextremely excellent restaurants that you're unlikely to stumble upon - but if you do somehow end up there, you do so over and over and *over* again. The food is - always - top notch, the ingredients stellar, the daily specials the things to go for, and the wine-list excellent. Friendly staff and low prices makes this place almost too good to be true... :-)

Exceeded expectations…read more We were looking for a small restaurant just outside of the city next to our hotel. It's more of a local spot than a tourist spot. As an American in Milan you learn quickly that the people of Milan can be a bit rude (even at restaurants). However the staff at this restaurant were the opposite and were very pleasant. The food was great, I recommend the Bergamot Sorbet for dessert.

La Cantina del Giannone is a very solid 4.5 stars. The outdoor seating is down the street from a…read morefairly busy park that was packed with younger people having after-work apertivo / drinks and playing games. The food was awesome - plenty of truffles in our ravioli and the burrata was plentiful and incredibly fresh. The bread - fresh of course and the overall meal and service was pretty damn good!

If you happen to be in the area, this restaurant is located around the Chinatown area in Borgo…read moredegli Ortolani, Sempione, stop in for dinner. The restaurant opens at 1930 and by 2200 it was packed. It has indoor and outdoor seating. Didn't get an Antipasto but what I saw other customers eating looked really good. I ordered Tonnarello al ragù di asino e pecorino sardo for my Primo. So good! Fresh tonnarelli pasta, which are long sheets of egg pasta dough cut with steel strands, thick cut, rectangular 'spaghetti' combined with a delicious meat sauce. Fresh shaved Pecorino Sardo melts into the dish. My wife got Tagliolini verdi alla chitarra con vongole e bottarga, clam and mullet 'roe' sauce. This was also very good. Pasta cooked the way it's supposed to be. For Secondi we ordered Petto d'anatra CBT (duck cooked low and slow) con insalatina di pesche, mandorle e carote baby glassate and Filetto di manzo (rare) con ricotta mantecata alla maggiorana e caponatina estiva. Both dishes cooked beautifully. For desert we shared a deconstructed Piña Colada dish. My wife loved it, I appreciated the concept. Finished off with an Espresso and we were offered Limoncello and a Liquore di Mirtilli. Staff was very friendly and owner very helpful, but by 2200 it was, in my opinion, too much for only four servers and one was the owner, to keep up with the customers.

A quiet gem, in a local little neighborhood northwest of "the main stuff", but oh my is it good…read more Pier 52 nearby might get the plaudits, but this, my friends, is good, honest, milanese cuisine. The lunch specials during the week are a steal (€5 for *excellent* pasta), but, well, it's good any time of the day, any day of the week. If you happen to be in the neighborhood, drop in for lunch or dinner, you won't be disappointed...

Had a fabulous dinner at this place, despite not having a reservation the friendly staff seated us…read moreand we were served exquisite food in a calm and stylish ambiance. Highly recommend any of the sea food dishes, and the deserts are divine. High quality dishes for amazingly reasonable prices. We can't wait to come back.

The ambiance and locals feel was exceptional. We started with the porcini mushrooms, followed by…read morethe tagliatella and finally the osso bucco. All three courses were amazing with the tagliatella in veal ragu being the star. It may be the best tagliatella on the planet. The service was on point and timely. Couldn't recommend this place more.

Made a reservation (after seeing so many reviews recommend) at 8pm on Saturday and the restaurant…read morewas pretty empty when we arrived. We got the grand riserva risotto and pork concehetta. The conchetta was quite dry and bland. Just a thin pork cutlet breaded that needed salt and/or a dipping sauce. And by the bone, still very raw. I informed the server, but they just dismissed me and said it's normal. Is it really normal to serve raw pork?? For it being their "signature dish", I was hoping for it to be better. Risotto was al dente and pretty good. We got 2 portions but when serving, we saw them save a portion for a table that didnt order any risotto. Nice, for that table. but it seems like we didn't get the full 2 portions.

We dined here last week while in Milan and staying nearby. It was superb! We started with frito…read moremisto and a shaved fennel salad. I then had the most delicious gnocchi with eggplant and calamari along with a glass of red wine from the owners' vineyards. My friend had the risotto Milanese. It was a wonderful way to start our visit to Italy! I had seen an earlier review mention the saltiness of the dishes, and noticed that the food was generously salted, however, we found it just fine.

Spaghetti with stracciatella cheese and tomatoes are so delicious!!! Tiramisu and grandma's cake…read morewere so good too! Highly recommended!!!

Just had a late lunch here and loved it! My husband, son and I arrived at about 1:45 (Sunday) and…read morethere was still a line about 4-5 parties deep in front of us. Usually we would never stand in line for food/drinks but I really wanted to try this place and so we decided to gave it a few minutes to see how the line was moving. This was worth the 20-25 minute wait (especially since most of the area was shaded... had it not been I know we would have decided on a plan B). We were told our table was on the second floor so headed up the cute narrow staircase in the back where we were immediately greeted by the servers up there. I loved how all the servers greeted you as you walked through the restaurant. Loved the ambiance upstairs too with the brick walls, balcony windows open and the fairy-lights intertwined with branches covering the ceiling. Red checkered tablecloths covered all of the tables and it was very cozy (tight). We ordered the set lunch. The starter, main plus side runs 25 Euros. The main plus side was I think 17 or 18 Euros? They have a limited menu so everything came out quickly (maybe 3 minutes after our server took our order)? Honestly this was a lot of food... we ended up taking one whole main dish to go since my husband and son both got the coteletta (Milanese pork chop) and we all ended up sharing with each other. I got the porchetta and it was so rich and flavorful. The grilled veggies and the roasted potatoes were also excellent. My son thought his salad was a bit too salty for his taste though. The tiramisu served in a mug was very delicious. When we asked for the check we were told we were table 15. We were a bit confused but ended up getting clarification that we were to tell the cashier downstairs our table number in order to check out at the register. Overall we had a lovely lunch!

I wanted authentic risotto and cotoletto Milanese but couldn't choose where to go. I ended up…read morefinding a blog post listing some of Milan's top spots for them. Yes there was a long line down the block for their 20€ set lunch, and everyone in line is blowing cigarette smoke in your face, but it was worth it!! My cotoletto was pork (not veal in this case) and the delightful crispy coating was enhanced by a squeeze of lemon and sea salt. The risotto was rich and creamy with the familiar buttery aroma of saffron. Massive massive portions. When people ask me what the highlight was of this Milan trip, honestly I have to say this epic lunch!

Grabbed dinner here while in Milan. It was not busy on a Tuesday night around 7:00. It was very…read moreloud even though there were not many people. We asked the server for recommendations and she basically just read us the menu. We settled on the risotto and osso bucco, which was very good. Meat was very tender and juicy.

We happened to walk by this restaurant at lunch time. Menu looked good, and we went in. Friendly…read moreservice, great food. I wanted to have Risotto Milanese before leaving the city; my wife had pasta with zucchini and shrimp. Be aware that the menu is limited/different during the day with only a few dinner items available besides the lunch menu.