DK Travel : Milan and the Lakes : Places to eat

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Il Teatro del Four Seasons, Milan

Milan’s youngest deluxe hotel has surprised a jaded public by creating two superlative restaurants. The better of the two is the more refined basement eatery where chef Sergio Mei oversees creative Mediterranean dishes. The degustazione (tasting) menu is magnificent.
Joia

It helps that the Swiss chef at Milan’s premier vegetarian restaurant creates brilliant meals even a sworn carnivore will love.
Joia, Milan

Swiss chef-owner Pietro Leeman spent time in the Orient before opening Milan’s temple of vegetarian cuisine, and many of his dishes have a hint of the exotic that put them in a gourmet category. The wine list is joined by a selection of ciders and organic beers.
La Banque

Low-priced restaurant and disco housed in an ex-bank. The Neo-Classical rotunda is interspersed with tables, disco balls and big screens tuned to fashion shows.
La Banque

This businessmen’s lunch spot transforms into a yuppie disco – one of the few in Central Milan – with live music after 11pm; dress well.
La Milanese

A 70-year-old family place offering the truest preparations of local classics in the city (see La Milanese, Milan).
La Milanese, Milan

Classic Milanese cooking doesn’t get much more fundamental, or much better, than this. Service is dour but good-natured, and the menu is simple. You can even get by just with the risotto e ossobuco , a half-portion of each staple dish on one plate for a low price.
La Rucola, Sirmione

The Bignotti family’s genteel restaurant delights gourmands with a creative menu based around seasonal ingredients and local fish and meats.
La Scala

After an extensive restoration programme this magnificent opera house has recently reopened.
La Sosta, Cremona

A wood-panelled osteria loved by locals for its home cooking. The gnocchi vecchia Cremona (honey-roasted potato dumplings stuffed with salami) is a 17th-century recipe.

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Restaurant price categories

For a three-course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and extra charges.
- under €20
- €20-€30
- €30-€40
- €40-€50
- over €50