Recommended by my hotel Great choice…read more The waitstaff was very good helping with my poor Italian to order some very good food A real local place Excellent food and good prices

Went here with my friend who lives in Italy. She ordered everything. Very cozy and comfortable…read moresetting. We had appetizers, dinner and dessert and all were very very good. Do not remember exactly what we had since it was a couple years ago, but also wanted to review the restaurant.

I came on a recommendation from a dear friend...and Italian and a restaurant owner. This is my last…read moremeal in Milan before going back to Los Angeles. I could not have asked for a better meal. I went with the tasting menu...the assorted cold cuts, Rissoto Isola Della Scala (Veal & Pork with cinnamon), the stuffed rabbit, and a fig and chocolate mousse with a 12yr Demerara Rum for desert. Oh My God!! The flavors!! Totally unexpected and nothing short of amazing!! If you've somehow found this review, it means you've gone off the beaten track...Trattoria della Abele is not easy to find. Do yourself the favor and go the rest of way...make the leap of faith...and get in here for one of the best Italian meals you'll get in Milan!!!

I got to Milan starving and I wanted to eat somewhere close and local since I was staying at one of…read morethe neighbourhood slightly outside of city centre and I found this one. The place is small... No frills but just outside the restaurant there were tons of stickers showing their accolades for the food they serve so that was a good sign. Another good sign is the long waiting list of folks trying get a table for dinner after 9.45 pm on a Sunday night. The menu isn't long and they had a tasting menu so I opted for that. You can choose either meat or seafood with the tasting menu and you get three courses plus dessert for just €28! The first course I chose was this hake dish marinated in vinegar with carrots and onions. It was ok not amazing... If you're squirmish and don't want to eat small fish with their head on this is not the dish for you lol. The next dish is a cuttlefish and artichoke risotto. This place is known for its risotto and boy it was amazing. Never knew risotto was suppose to be cooked where each grain has a bite and not mushy.the delicate flavour of the cuttlefish and artichoke worked so well and the dish was perfectly seasoned. The dish was creamy and I found myself scraping for the last pieces of risotto on the dish! I want more! Lol. The third dish I got was grilled octopus. The dish seemed like it straight up came from the sea with the long tentacle of the octopus. The octopus was tender and have the taste of the sea... Went really well with the sun dried tomatoes. I was amazed of the beautiful colour and the texture... So tender. If you like seafood this will quench your thirst for it. It also went well with the prosecco I ordered. If you're not into seafood, stir clear from this because it is straight up a seafood type of dish... and it'll taste like meat marinated in sea water. For dessert since it was my first night back in Italy I hard to give homage to the tiramisu. The tiramisu was light and fluffy... Not too sweet... Not too much coffee flavour, perfectly balanced. As much as I enjoyed it, being the fourth dish ... I was stuffed! It's a good reminder for me when I make tiramisu that it shouldn't be too sweet and delicate and flavoured lightly by coffee. The staff were really nice and attended me well, they are pretty on point and have a great system working. I'd recommend making reservations if you can cause this place get busy! Overall the experience was good and the wait was worth it for this restaurant. Good value for the money and gave me a good experience on how it is like eating like a local in Milan.

On a mission to find the perfect traditional Milanese trattoria, we decided to try La Pesa, one of…read morethe most sought after places for risotto con ossobuco and cotoletta. The menu is actually not strictly Milanese, they have items that belong to other regional traditions like sciatt or polenta taragna, fried cheese balls and cheese polenta from Valtellina. We didn't complain about this discrepancy, we actually enjoyed both dishes even if not traditional from Milan. Then we got risotto alla milanese con ossobuco, the symbol of Milanese cuisine, and it was really really good. The risotto was creamy, buttery and delicious, the ossobuco "melt in your mouth" tender and with a lot of delicious bone marrow in the bone. Fantastic. Risotto ai funghi porcini freschi was very good too. The tagliatelle al ragù di cinghiale (boar) were very good, but the tagliatelle were a bit too tough, which is very strange for fresh pasta. It felt like the fresh pasta was left to dry out and then it was not cooked enough to rehydrate it. Whatever, the ragù was delicious. Finally the mondeghili, typical Milanese fried meat balls, although delicious, were not authentic, at least according to the expert in the group. Anyway, we enjoyed the food, the cute ambiance and the service. Recommended.

I could come here every day if I was in Milan for that long. Why? Prices are really cheap and food…read moreis not bad. If you're on a budget, definitely come here to get a taste of traditional Milan staples. We got two dishes (Milanese veal cutlet and tripe), a dessert (sbrisolona), and lunch for the next day (Osso Bucco), all for under 50 euros. The Milanese veal cutlet tastes like your typical fried meat cutlets but man is it a long piece of meat. The tripe was good and mixed in a tomato-like soup base. I would be cautious with that one if you don't like organ meats although my wife enjoyed it and she isn't a big fan of organ meats. Sbrisolona reminds me of a flaky almond cookie. Our waiter was very pleasant, fast, and accommodating towards us. Inside looks like a small diner. Would love to come here again just because they made me feel at home as I was eating.

Stopped in for lunch today and glad I did. Started off with a mixed salad that featured several…read morekinds of greens tossed together w/ tomatoes, which proved surprisingly bland, much like the "cardboard" kind sold in supermarkets in the US. But, that was fixed by the excellent tomato-ground beef sauce atop the tagliatelle, which was perfectly cooked al dente and came in a decent-sized portion. That, bread, and a bottle of mineral water came to E14, which was money well spent in the company of a fine staff who were friendly and talkative w/o being intrusive.

Overall so so. Our least fav meal in Milan. Kinda obvious…read morethat the staffs don't really care about foreigners so save your energy there are so many options in Milan! Octopus appetizer - good but nothing wow. Gnocchi - basic nothing special. Tortelli - quite salty nothing else. Grilled Vegetable - basic side.

Great restaurant. Didn't have reservations on a Tuesday night but they let us in anyway, but would…read morerecommend reservations. Great food and service. My wife and I are from US, but most folks were Italian. Local restaurant hang out.

Simply the best! Food is incredible. We had the papardelle, the carbonara, the lamb chops, the…read morefettucine and the sea bass. Very busy but the staff do an incredible job under pressure.

Delicious! Had the checca pasta and it was so good. My friends also had pasta dishes and enjoyed…read moretheir food. The home made pasta is out of this world. Additionally we also enjoyed the red wine selection. The fried artichokes had a very unique taste. Loved them!!!!

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!