Trattoria Trippa
When it opened in 2015, Trippa was a new trattoria with an old-school approach. It remains true to its founding ethos today, reintroducing Milan’s fashionable foodie crowd to some unfashionable cuts and forgotten techniques. The titular tripe is always there if you want it, but menus also stretch to tajarin pasta with wild clams and black pepper, or polenta with fried lagoon shrimp.
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Osteria del Binari
This neighbourhood osteria near Porta Romana could hardly be more Milanese if it tried. The wine list skews local and so does the cooking – you’ll find virtuoso versions of all the regional favourites here, including ossobuco. There’s a terrace to aim for in summer; the rest of the year, the wood-ceilinged main room is a captivatingly classic spot.
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Bar Quadronno
Open late into the night, Milan’s oldest sandwich bar is both comfort and joy. If you recognise the name, it might be because Bottega Veneta’s ex-creative director, Matthieu Blazy, once named a bag for Bar Quadronno. Elevating simple panini with quality ingredients in pioneering combinations since the 1960s – we loved our Praga Fumé of ham, scamorza, radicchio and ‘pink sauce’ – it deserves every accolade it receives. Take a table beneath its talismanic boar’s head or simply stand up at the bar.
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LuBar
The main LuBar is an all-day garden café close to Porta Venezia. Built on fresh, Mediterranean ingredients, its menu has a Sicilian accent – there are homemade arancini, as well as busiata pasta with pesto alla trapanese. LuBarino is a kiosk on Brera’s Piazza del Carmine, offering a compact and similarly comforting version of its big sister’s menu.
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