10 Top restaurants in Milan and surroundings

Eating is not just a physical function but a complete experience that involves all the senses. Certainly not every day you can treat yourself to an exceptional lunch or dinner but every now and then the eyes and palate are absolutely rewarding, perhaps making a break from the pre-holiday diet.

Why what a mistake would it be if it wasn't worth it? So we suggest ten restaurants in Milan and outside the city to go to at least once in your life, because it is absolutely worth it. With friends or with your sweetheart, it doesn't matter, even alone if you like. Food and location are so satisfying that everything else is just a side dish. Guaranteed!

Assunta Madre

To eat fish in Milan the right place is Assunta madre, not only a restaurant but also a fish shop, because each customer can decide which fish he wants to eat, choosing directly from the pallet that offers the catch of the day. Thanks to the advice of the Assunta Madre chefs, it will be possible to choose the recipe, the cooking, the combinations. The top of raw fish in Milan: you cannot fail to try the shrimp carpaccio and salt-flavored boots.

Milano - Via Vottor Pisani 2 - +39.02.6706138

A Riccione

It was opened in Riccione in 1926 with the idea of bringing fresh fish to the Milanese table. First a trattoria, then a renowned restaurant, known throughout the province for the high level of cuisine offered in its elegant premises, A 'Riccione perfectly combines the creativity and flair of the chefs with a refined atmosphere. Don't miss the "riccione" skewers.

Milano - Via Taramelli (inizio di viale Zara) +39.02.683807

Boccondivino

Since 1976, Boccondivino is the best of wines, meats and cheeses exclusively of Italian origin. For a feast at the highest level while taking a wonderful guided journey to the most hidden corners of Italy to rediscover the tastiest salami or the best aged toma to be paired with the appropriate wine. The cellar has more than nine hundred all Italian labels.

Milano - Via Carducci 17 +39.02.866040

Pizzeria Lievità

To eat an excellent pizza in Milan, you cannot fail to take a trip from Lievità, which brings to the Milanese panorama a completely new way of understanding, preparing, tasting and digesting pizza. More delicious and nutritious, but at the same time surprisingly light and digestible. Despite the wide choice, the classic ones are unsurpassed: "San Marzano". For those who prefer “juicy” pizzas, unforgettable.

Milano - Via Carlo Ravizza 11 - +39.02.84561374

Antico Ristorante Boeucc

Antico Ristorante Boeucc is the true typical Milanese restaurant, brought to the catering elite by Paolo Brioschi, who led it personally and successfully from 1979 to 2004.

Oggi, la figlia Monica ed il marito Marco hanno reso famoso in tutto il mondo Boeucc per l'impeccabile servizio.

Milano - Piazza Belgioioso +39.02.76020224

Ceresio 7

For a dinner in one of the trendiest clubs in Milan (the same owners as D-Squared) Ceresio 7 is the ideal place. To feast your eyes but also your palate. The restaurant is on the roof of the historic Enel building. The New York-style lounge area expands into two spectacular terraces with a central pool. Wonderful to enjoy sunset and evening admiring the Milan skyline.

Milano - Via Ceresio 7 +39.02.31039221

La terrazza

On summer evenings, don't miss a dinner on La Terrazza restaurant with a view, on the fourth floor of the Triennale. From the outside tables you can admire the Milan of skyscrapers suspended on the verdant back of Parco Sempione. The cuisine designed by Stefano Cerveni is sophisticated but simple and tasty: from mondeghili to pike stew, from asparagus soup to cutlet. All in a relaxing and very romantic setting.

Milano - Viale Alemagna 6 +39.02.36644340

Seta

In the courtyard of Hotet Mandarin there is Seta, an excellent restaurant with two Michelin stars, which quickly became one of the most sought-after dining destinations in all of Milan. Under the watchful eye of acclaimed chef Antonio Guida you can enjoy traditional recipes with creative culinary techniques, thanks to a lively modern version of classic Italian cuisine.

Ristorante Vecchia Pavia

For a Sunday out of town, 10 meters from the Certosa di Pavia, the Vecchia Pavia al Mulino restaurant is reputed to be one of the best in Italy and welcomes celebrities from the world of culture, finance and entertainment among its customers. The cuisine is classic Lombard tending to the creative, offering both land and sea specialties to be accompanied with one of the fabulous wines from the excellent cellar with a wide and carefully selected selection of local, Italian and international labels. To taste the foils gras much better than the Alsatian one. Wine: absolutely Pinot noir recommended by the waiter.

Certosa di Pavia - Via al Monumento 5 +39.0382.925894

Aquariva

For a day on the lake, Aquariva is a fish restaurant on Lake Garda, in Padenghe. An exclusive place dedicated to lovers of good food in the evocative setting of the West Garda Marina. The restaurant offers a romantic summer terrace overlooking the lake from which to enjoy a breathtaking show. In the kitchen Paolo Favalli with a staff of cooks will offer you traditional seafood and land dishes revisited in a modern way, with careful care and skill.

Padenghe sul Garda (BS) - Via Marconi 57 +39.030.2077191

For a business lunch break or a break from shopping we have selected 10 business lunch restaurants for you, where you can combine the goodness of food, quality of raw materials and location.