Cheap Restaurants

Taverna Moriggi
This cosy wine bar in the heart of the old city is hardly luxurious but it has a unique atmosphere, with its old-world interior and ticking clocks. Just the place to gather for a glass of good wine.

Address: 8 Via Moriggi | Telephone: 02 8058 2007 |

Panificio Luini
Panzerotto is a tasty snack of south Italian origin similar to a Cornish pasty, and this eatery in the city centre serves them up for just a few coins.

Address: 16 Via San Radegonda | Telephone: 02 8646 1917 |

Affordable Restaurants

Al 91
Escape the tourists at this friendly hangout in the Isola-Garibaldi area, which offers great value and giant-sized pizzas. Just a couple of minutes' walk from Maciachini metro stop, it's around 20 minutes from the city centre.

Address: 91 Viale Marche | Telephone: 02 668 4082 |

Buongusto
This restaurant in the shadow of the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio offers traditional cuisine at honest prices including a dozen types of ravioli. The pasta is homemade on-site.

Address: 2 Via Caminadella | Telephone: 02 8645 2479 |

Good Quality Restaurants

Antica Trattoria della Pesa
One of Milan's most characteristic restaurants, Antica Trattoria della Pesa is set in a 19th-century weighing station and offers local classics such as risotto alla milanese, ossobuco (knuckle of veal) and cassoeula (pork and vegetable casserole).

Address: 10 Viale Pasubio | Telephone: 02 655 5741 |

Dongiò
This authentic trattoria serves up delicious dishes from Calabria, with plenty of red chilli spicing up the traditional fare. The 'nduja (hot sausage meat) should carry a health warning.

Address: 3 Via Bernardino Corio | Telephone: 02 551 1372 |

Fine Dining Restaurants

Alla Cucina delle Lange
This sumptuous restaurant with its belle époque décor was a traditional hangout for writers. It's the best in town for Milan's signature dish, ossobuco.

Address: 6 Corso Como | Telephone: 02 655 4279 |

Shambala
Thai food fans will appreciate this elegant hideaway with its fusion menu and atmosphere of A Thousand and One Nights. Popular with the fashion crowd.

Address: 337 Via Ripamonti | Telephone: 02 552 0194 |