Must-see restaurants in Duomo & San Babila

  • A Santa Lucia

    Duomo & San Babila

    Part of one of the great waves of migration from the south, Leone and Rosetta Legnani opened their first restaurant in 1929. They brought with them their…

  • Spazio

    Duomo & San Babila

    Located on the fourth floor of the Mercato del Duomo is chef Niko Romito’s low-key restaurant run by graduates of his culinary school in Abruzzo (where…

  • Diners outside the Il Marchesino restaurant.

    Il Marchesino

    Duomo & San Babila

    Gualtiero Marchesi, one of Italy’s most revered chefs, presides over a traditional dining room at La Scala. Chairs upholstered in deep crimson evoke the…

  • T’a Milano restaurant exterior

    T'a Milano

    Duomo & San Babila

    Chocolatiers Tancredi and Alberto Alemagna’s Milanese outlet is a beautiful space. Aside from the counters crammed with delectable chocolates, the dining…

  • The entrance to Cracco

    Cracco

    Duomo & San Babila

    Following a tumble from grace and a lost Michelin star, Carlo Cracco is back with a four-storey food temple in the Galleria. You can nibble brioche by…

  • Bastianello exterior.

    Bastianello

    Duomo & San Babila

    The spirit of bourgeois Milan hangs in the air at this venerable pasticceria, where designers and fashion industry insiders flock for coffee meetings and…

  • Diners at Cafe Trussardi

    Café Trussardi

    Duomo & San Babila

    Whether for a glass of wine and some root-vegetable crisps at the bar, or a posh lamb kebab with yoghurt and mint from the small, changing menu beneath…

  • The Ciacco gelateria shop front

    Ciacco

    Duomo & San Babila

    Food technologist Stefano Guizzetti has created gelato in its purest form. Free of natural or artificial additives, not only is it delicious but it’s also…

  • Peck shop exterior.

    Peck Italian Bar

    Duomo & San Babila

    One of the restaurants of heritage delicatessen Peck, this is the place to try Milanese specialities such as osso buco and mondeghili (meatballs) with…

  • Crowd in front of Luini

    Luini

    Duomo & San Babila

    This historic joint is the go-to place for panzerotti, delicious pizza-dough parcels stuffed with a combination of mozzarella, spinach, tomato, ham or…

  • Giacomo Arengario

    Duomo & San Babila

    The 3rd-floor bistro of the Museo del Novecento offers extraordinary views over the Duomo. The artful decor combines beaux-arts brasswork, velvet sofas…

  • Iginio Massari

    Duomo & San Babila

    Iginio Massari has topped pretty much every pastry guide, is a winner of Venice’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement and is a master of northern Italy’s…

  • Trussardi alla Scala

    Duomo & San Babila

    This spacious, light-filled restaurant with its elegant Trussardi tableware and views over La Scala is the epitome of restrained Milanese style. In the…

  • Trattoria Milanese

    Duomo & San Babila

    Like an old friend you haven't seen in years, this trattoria welcomes you with generous goblets of wine, hearty servings of traditional Milanese fare and…

  • Trattoria da Pino

    Duomo & San Babila

    In a city full of fashion models in Michelin-starred restaurants, working-class da Pino offers the perfect antidote. Sit elbow-to-elbow at packed wooden…

  • GB Bar

    Duomo & San Babila

    Big, delicious and well priced, GB’s panini are stuffed with gourmet fillings including smoked swordfish, pulled pork, top-quality Lombard cheeses and…