Milan’s best restaurants that you won’t want to miss on your Italy trip.
Italy is full of world class restaurants and food, and Milan does not shy from the country’s iconic cuisine. The city is filled with incredible options that can make it difficult to make dining decisions. Here are 8 of Milan’s best restaurants, sure to add to your experience.
1. Trattoria Trippa
Best for foodies and casual trendsetters
Located in Milan’s Porta Romana neighborhood, Trattoria Trippa is a modern Italian restaurant focusing on traditional Italian dishes and high-quality ingredients. This restaurant was founded by chef Diego Rossi and his partner Pietro Caroli in June 2015.
Rossi’s experience in Michelin-starred restaurants inspired him to create ‘a trattoria’, a place that prioritises tradition and real Italian flavours over fine dining. This makes the experience much more authentic as you indulge in traditional Italian meals in the heart of Milan.
Offering fresh pastas, including their famous Pasta Fresca al ragu di agnello, the dining experience won’t disappoint. They have several accolades to back up their quality, including a Bib Gourmand from the Michelin Guide in 2016 and being named Italy’s Best Trattoria by the Guida Ristoranti de L’Espresso in 2017.
Best for glamour lovers and seafood connoisseurs
Founded in Milan in 2007 by Enrico Buonocore, Langosteria is known for its focus on seafood and contemporary Italian cuisine. From their original location in Milan, the restaurant has expanded to multiple locations each maintaining a commitment to quality ingredients and service.
Buonocore’s restaurant quickly gained traction due to their attention to detail and a passion for excellence, particularly with their Pansoti Portofino with scampi sauce. The menu overall, whether à la carte or via a six-course tasting, showcases impeccably fresh oysters, raw seafood, prawn tartares, and signature dishes like Catalan‑style king crab and linguine with blue crab. A standout cocktail and wine list rounds out the experience, making it a favourite spot for any occasion.
3. Moebius Milano
Best for design lovers and creative souls
Moebius Milano, founded by visionary entrepreneur Lorenzo Querci, is a dynamic and design‑driven destination in Milan’s Centrale district that blends culinary creativity, mixology, music and art under one expansive roof. Querci transformed his passion into reality in 2020, naming the restaurant after the famed comic artist “Moebius” (Jean Giraud) as a nod to imaginative universes of food, design, and culture.
The restaurant and bar is an experiential labyrinth where innovative gastronomy, stylish cocktails, cultural ambition, and founder‑driven passion converge into one of Milan’s most captivating hotspots.
4. Joia
Best for vegetarians, vegans and mindful eaters
Joia in Milan is a revolutionary destination for those seeking a refined plant‑based experience. Founded in 1989 by Swiss chef Pietro Leemann, Joia became the first vegetarian fine‑dining restaurant in Europe to earn a Michelin star in 1996, an accolade it continues to hold alongside the Michelin Green Star for sustainability. Leemann offers menus composed of organic, biodynamic ingredients sourced mostly from local producers. Around 80% of the offerings are vegan and gluten‑free, yet the cuisine bursts with color, flavor, and inventive textures. Joia truly embodies Leeman’s visionary philosophy that food can heal, inspire, and elevate. In the heart of Milan, it remains a quiet powerhouse of eco‑conscious, elegant culinary art
5. Ristorante Ratanà
Best for modern Milanese and sustainable dining lovers
Ristorante Ratanà in Milan’s vibrant Isola district is a modern osteria that brilliantly bridges tradition and innovation. Founded in 2009 by chef‑owner Cesare Battisti, alongside partner Danilo Ingannamorte, it has reshaped Milan’s dining scene by reimagining classic Lombard and Milanese dishes like risotto alla Milanese and ossobuco with seasonal flair and sustainable sourcing.
The restaurant is incredibly set inside a restored former railway depot and cinema and its interior retains industrial charm while offering warm, elegant dining spaces and a leafy outdoor terrace overlooking a small park. Visitors to Ratana rave about its tasting menus, wine pairings, and creative takes on Milanese staples. Top critics including Top Chef judges have spotlighted it as a must‑visit for modern Italian cuisine in Milan.
6. Ristorante Vista Duomo
Best for tourists and romantic date nights
Ristorante Vista Duomo is a standout destination perched above Piazza del Duomo in Milan, offering arguably the best dining panorama in the city with direct views of the cathedral from its elegantly furnished two-floor lounge and dining room. The restaurant is steered by an executive kitchen team led by Maurizio Romagnoli, who upholds a commitment to refined Italian cuisine and thoughtful wine pairings. Vista Duomo is a theatrical experience in the heart of Milan, whether you’re sipping cocktails at sunset or indulging in late-night dining under illuminated Gothic spires, it offers a vivid blend of culinary flair, city spectacle, and lively Milanese spirit that’s hard to match.
7. Al Garghet
Best for traditionalists and countryside romantics
Ristorante Al Garghet, nestled just south of Milan in Gratosoglio, is the enchanting passion project of owner Emanuela Cipolla, who opened its doors in 1991 after falling in love with the historic 13th century farmhouse and lush garden site. With a design that blends bohemian French charm, English countryside cottage decor, and personal memorabilia, Al Garghet is immersive in whimsy and warmth. The kitchen delivers heartfelt reinterpretations of Milanese and Lombard traditions including Milanese cutoletta alongside saffron risotto with ossobuco, gnocco fritto, zucchini blossoms, and desserts like mascarpone cream or Ris e Lat. The restaurant is an all-round experience, offering a rare blend of historic ambiance, tradition rooted cuisine, and genuine hospitality, capturing Milan’s old world soul and character.
8. Gloria Osteria Milano
Best for aesthetic lovers and fun nights out
Ristorante Gloria Osteria Milano is the vibrant Brera debut of Big Mamma Group, the Franco-Italian hospitality collective founded by Parisians Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux. Designed like a glamorous 1960s yacht-club villa, Gloria spans 740 square metres over two levels and seats over 200 guests in richly layered decor.
Its cuisine includes bustling Italian classics, featuring crowd-pleasers like branzino tartare, cacio e pepe with truffle, lobster with caviar, and an iconic slippery soufflé and lemon tart for dessert. The wine list focuses on Italian producers with a few Champagne nods to their French roots and cocktails are classic revamps often made tableside for flair and fun. Gloria Osteria can be considered Milan’s glamorous osteria where Italian culinary tradition meets elevated spectacle, luminosity, and convivial elegance.
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