Where locals eat in Milan

The neighborhood places residents go back to, with what to order at each.

12 places in Milan · by Chef Amazing · updated October 20, 2026
Photo: trippamilano.it

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   Trattoria Masuelli San Marco

   Milanese trattoria · Viale Umbria / Zone 4

   Get: the risotto alla milanese

   A third-generation family trattoria.

   Critics: Read Michelin Guide 2019, The Infatuation 2026.

   The crowd: 4 of 5 on TripAdvisor (810 ratings).

   Also on the list: The best risotto alla milanese in Milan.

   Viale Umbria, 80, 20135 Milan, Italy · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Al Matarel

   Milanese trattoria · Garibaldi

   Get: the ossobuco with saffron risotto

   Fresh pasta daily in an old-style room.

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3. 3

   Trattoria Trippa

   Porta Romana / Zone 4 (Via Vasari)

   Get: the fried tripe and the vitello tonnato

   So hard to book because locals never left.

   Critics: 85% liked it, from 6 reviews (2019 to 2026). Read Michelin Guide Italia 2025, The World's 50 Best – 50Best Discovery, The Infatuation 2026, Time Out Milan.

   Via Giorgio Vasari 1, Milan · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Antica Trattoria della Pesa

   Milanese trattoria · Porta Garibaldi

   Get: the ossobuco with risotto

   Checked tablecloths and Lombard cooking since 1880.

   Viale Pasubio 10, 20154 Milano, Lombardia, Italy · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Trattoria Madonnina

   Ticinese

   Get: the cotoletta and the risotto alla milanese

   An old trattoria by the Naviglio Pavese.

   Via Gentilino 6, 20136 Milano · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Dongiò

   Porta Romana

   Get: the spaghettoni with nduja

   A Calabrian trattoria, nearly always full.

   Also on the list: The big-night tables of Milan.

   Via Bernardino Corio 3, 20135 Milano MI, Italy · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Osteria del Treno

   Milanese osteria · Stazione Centrale

   Get: the lunch plates of the day

   Lombard cooking at fair prices near the station.

   Via San Gregorio, 46, 20126 Milano, Italy · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Bottiglieria Trattoria da Pino

   Milanese trattoria · San Babila

   Get: the pasta of the day at a shared table

   A lunch-only bottiglieria.

   Via Cerva, 14, 20122 Milano MI, Italy · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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   Premiata Trattoria Arlati

   Bicocca

   Get: the risotto and cotoletta

   A family trattoria since 1936, once fed Pirelli workers.

   Via Alberto Nota 47, 20126 Milano · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Trattoria del Nuovo Macello

    Porta Vittoria

    Get: the cotoletta alla milanese

    A family kitchen by the old slaughterhouse.

    Critics: 78% liked it, from 4 reviews (2012 to 2025). Rising: the recent write-ups are better than the old ones. Read Michelin Guide 2025, Dissapore 2025, Dissapore 2021, Passione Gourmet 2012.

    The crowd: 4 of 5 on Tripadvisor (979 ratings).

    Also on the list: Milan: what to eat and where.

    Via Cesare Lombroso 20, 20137 Milano · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Bar Basso

    Città Studi

    Get: the Negroni sbagliato in the big glass

    The wood-paneled bar where it was invented.

    Via Plinio 39, Milan · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Luini

    Duomo

    Get: the mozzarella and tomato panzerotto

    Milanese queue here as much as visitors.

    Also on the list: Long lines in Milan.

    Via Santa Radegonda 16, Milan · Map · Add to Chef Amazing