Trattoria Milanese

Oh lala! The food here was amazing, no joke! I ate the tagliatelle with porcini, it came out looking really simple but for real this was by far the best pasta I ever eaten. Same with the Risotto Rosso buco so so so good. I just wanted to eat everything again and again. We also ordered asparagus with what I think was parmigiano but I ate that before I took a photo, yes it literally took 2 seconds and the asparagus was gone.
Our waiter was so funny and because we had a hard time understanding each other he just gave us what he thought was good and it turned out to be awesome. For dessert we tried to ask what he recommended but he just said ok ok and walked away (in a funny way) and we ended up with tiramisu, some hard biscuits and Zabajone caldo. Do I have to say that everything tasted like heaven?!
We walked home from this restaurant feeling satisfied. This is a place that I will recommend to everyone who’s going to Milan.

Good food but they did not have a menu in english and where not to kind in explaining the different dishes. The service was ok since they rushed you and often asked us if we where done.

I suppose I fell into the ‘Yelp’ trap on this one. I’m in Milan on business, and as I’ve been known to do, I went to Unilocal for a dinner recommendation. Within 10 minutes of me sitting down at this restaurant, 3 other English speaking parties came in… I think they fell for the same trap (in addition, the maitre d sat one party DIRECTLY next to me, despite the restaurant being empty. British couple. Very dry conversation… something about a Michelangelo painting and vegetable soup).
I knew I wanted the osso buco, per the other reviews, and so I asked the server for a recommendation on an appetizer. He suggested artichokes, so I agreed; the dish had CLEARLY been microwaved. It came out in about 1.5 minutes and was STEAMING. HOT. As an expert in microwave cooking, I know only a microwave can produce that kind of heat so quickly. Disappointed, I sent it back and ordered a caprese salad. The salad took 5 minutes to come out.
The osso buco was mediocre at best. Florescent yellow risotto is never a good thing. To be honest, I’ve had better osso buco st a restaurant in San Diego, CA, if that means anything (which I think it does, being 6,000 miles away from Italy)
Unilocal users in Milan: to save future, hungry, English speaking Unilocalers the same fate: «please review more deserving restaurants on Unilocal!»

As a traveling model I have tried almost everything — including traditional milanese cuisine. I went here for a quick lunch in between castings for a solid meal and a great coffee. In the door I was met by traditional waiters in black tie placing me at a 4-​person table. The place has a great atmosphere and polite waiters with a decent to good english. My waiter recommended me the risotto with osso buco and a mushroom starter (they were in season). Food was excellent, tasty and well cooked. Well balanced on salt, great and tender osso buco. But, the risotto was to watery for my taste, but wonderful in taste. All in all a very good experience.
The –1 star comes from pricing and the rissoto. For a traditional milanese kitchen with very simple dishes it is a bit overpriced. But still very delicious!
50 € for: mushroom starter, risotto with osso buco, still water, regular coke and an espresso

We are very well served. Excelent food and a nice and simpatic staff. Amazing place for who want to taste a «vera cucina milanese». Everything was perfect.

Großartiger Abend in der trattoria mit den Jungs. Leckere antipasti. Hauptspeisen ebenfalls durch die Bank lecker. Offener Rotwein ebenfalls ok und für 12 € den Liter unschlagbar. Ansonsten gehobenes Preisniveau. Aber angemessen. Service war ebenfalls gut. Klare Empfehlung.

Very delicious and I’m assuming traditional Milanese cuisine. We had the osso buco with risotto and the veal cutlet. The risotto stole the show! The google maps drops you in the wrong place for 11 Santa Marta, go up another block and you’re there! Our total bill came out to 70 euros, so not too bad!

This restaurant was not open at 9:50 pm today (Monday) despite listing hours until 11:00 and later on Mondays on several websites. Very very frustrating, as I am only in Milan one night.

Excellent find!!! A little off the beaten path, but where all the locals go. Food was delicious, service was impeccable, and wine delicious! Oso bucco was perfectly done. Highly recommend when in Milan.

Great atmosphere. The starters, the wine list and the food all delighted us. And the staff was friendly, Their home made arancello (orange liqueur) was especially excellent.

Probably the best meal we had in Italy in 8 days. My boyfriend had the Osso Bucco: the Risotto Milanese was perfectly al dente, rich, and creamy, and the veal shank on top was tender and fall-​off-​the-​bone perfect. I had the pumpkin ravioli in a brown butter sage sauce, which was sweet and savory — delicioso!
The free chocolate walnut biscotti was so good, I may have eaten 8 or 9 of these tiny bites of heaven. We went at 7, which was earlier than the dinner rush at 8, so we had quick and efficient service. The place is small, though, so make a reservation if you want to eat here.

An amazing experience.
We were the only non-​Italians in the restaurant and the menu is only in Italian, so we were confident we were going to get something local and good! We let the waiter choose for us and were not disappointed. Definitely make a reservation — we didn’t and weren’t able to get a table when we first arrived at 19:30, so went for a drink at the bar just down the road and then came back and were seated at 21:00.

This is definitely the best meal I had in Italy. There’s 2 restaurants that are right next to each other and I was going to walk into another one because it looked nicer, but then decided to go with my gut and go to the one that I had originally to go into.
First off, at 7:00pm, the restaurant is pretty empty because people in Italy eats pretty late. Around 8:00pm, this place will be packed, so make sure you make reservation if you can.
First course: spaghetti carbonara made on special request. Perfect saltines, perfect creaminess, perfect every bite.
Second course: Osso buco with risotto. The veal shank is so tender and so soft that it falls off the bone. The risotto is cooked perfectly that it’s a creamy yet still has the bite to it. This is a must order dish!
Third course: Fried veal. It taste just like fried chicken, with a squeeze lemon to brighten the whole dish up. This is another dish you gotta have! Italians love their veal, so you can’t get better fried veal than here!
Four course: Artichoke with cheese. The artichokes were fresh with a little bite of sourness for the bite. It pairs perfectly and goes well with the creamy cheese. Definitely another must order dish.
Five course: Tiramisu. Yes, by this time I was STUFFED to death, but i had to get this dish still because where else can you get better tiramisu than in Italy. This was a perfect way to end the meal.
Tip: Come early or make reservation cause this place definitely gets packed!

We started with artichoke with parmigiano and huge asparagus pieces to share, they were both flavorful and cooked just right. The Veal Milanese was incredible, a thicker then usual massive cut with the bone, perfectly crispy. I got sautéed mushrooms and an arugula salad as sides, everything was super fresh. They also have a fully stocked bar and really nice waiters. Great experience, would highly recommend. Only thing to note is that the entire menu is in Italian, so go with Italian friends that can translate.

Stopped here for lunch while walking around Milano. What a great place to stumble upon. I had the Pasta Fungi, which was the daily special. The mushrooms were outstanding and plentiful. The homemade pasta was cooked perfectly of course. Had some house wine and the whole meal was very inexpensive for Milano…
Many local business people there so I think it was quite good for the locals as well.
The service was good and the place was very simple. Good value in the big city.

Classic Milanese food, well priced for what it is. Very friendly and helpful staff, our waiter spoke good English.
Ask the waiter to recommend something. They have a few specials but judging by what came tot the table you can’t go wrong with anything on the menu.

Menu in Italian but you should go its great,
scary with us no Italian but amazing

A good address for local, milanese food in the old town.
Food is good but if you ask me it’s a bit expensive for what you get (simple, homemade cuisine, no fancy stuff here).
I liked the service, the staff were really friendly and patient with us (I had to translate the menu from Italian into German and English for the party I was with, and it took us 1 hour to order LOL :-)

I would characterize this place as ‘simple yet perfect’ — which is sometimes the hardest thing to pull off.
The risotto Milanese really is the benchmark for all further comparisons of risotto. and we had a brunello di montalcino that was ridiculously good for the price (not to say it was cheap …).

Loved this place. My best meal in Milan during my three nights in town. Started out with a fantastic bottle of 2002 Nardi Brunello, which was priced great.
The waiter, who was awesome, recommended spinach ravioli. These were small pillows which did not look like typical ravioli and it was one of the best pastas I have ever had! It was served with some fresh sage and butter. Melted in my mouth. Incredible.
The waiter then recommended stuffed cabbage with ground veal. Another awesome dish and served with fantastic mashed potatoes.
Great small dining rooms. Old time, traditional atmosphere. Wow.

Very enjoyable experience. I was in search of the ‘best’ risotto Milanese and found this place via Chowhound. Knew I’d like it from the moment I’d walked in. Great atmosphere: Very old-​school Italian, wine bottles lining the walls, brick arches, and communal tables.
The risotto Milanese was Great. Perfect texture and consistency, very flavorful, and even better with a sprinkle of black pepper. And the portion was quite generous. I asked the waiter to recommend a vegetable dish — artichokes with Taleggio cheese. So delicious! Sadly, I couldn’t handle a dessert, but the meal ended with a complimentary plate of almond biscotti and butter cookies. Nice touch.
I usually seek out restaurants popular among locals, where the locals-​to-​tourists ratio is something like 5:1. (And off the beaten tourist path, no menu turistico, per favore!) For this restaurant, I’d make an exception. It’s definitely on the tourist radar, thanks to Rick Steves and others. Go for a late dinner from Mon-​Thurs, and you’ll be surrounded by tourists. Go for lunch, and you’ll eat with more locals, businessmen, and neighborhood ladies who lunch. But when the food is this good, who cares who you sit next to?!