Food in workaholic
Milan, at lunchtime at
least, is more of a
necessity than a pleasure,
with the city centre
dominated by
paninoteche
and fast-food outlets. Don't
despair, however: there are
plenty of good-value - and
some extremely good -
restaurants here, and you
can eat as well and as
reasonably as in any other
part of Italy.
Restaurants
Though many restaurants in
the centre of Milan
are pricey,
expense-account places,
there are a few survivors
from a time when the city
wasn't dominated by the
fashion crowd and business
execs. Just outside the
immediate centre, the Ticinese
and Navigli areas
are full of restaurants
and cafés; we've also
included a number of
options around Stazione
Centrale and Piazzale
Loreto , since this is
the part of town you're
most likely to be staying
in, as well as a handful
of places that are simply
worth going a little bit
out of your way for.
Snacks and fast food
Amico , Piazza
Duomo 5; Piazza Cinque
Giornate; Corso Beunos
Aires at Piazza Lima.
Chain of self-service
restaurants that has
several branches around
the city centre.
Brek , Piazza
Cavour; Piazzetta Giordano
1; Via Lepetit 20. Chain
of good-value self-service
restaurants with an
excellent choice of salads
and freshly cooked main
courses.
Burghy , Piazza
Duomo 17; Via Cordusio;
Piazza Argentina. Chain of
self-service burger joints
that's more popular with
the Milanese than McDonald's
.
Ciao , Duomo
Centre, Piazza Duomo; Via
Dante, on the corner with
Via Meravigli; Corso
Europa 12; Corso Buenos
Aires 7; Via Fabio Filzi
8. Citywide chain with
good, reasonably priced
food.
Crota Piemunteisa
, Piazza Beccaria 10.
Centrally placed bar and paninoteca
with a vast array of
chunky sandwiches, and
wooden tables to eat and
drink at. MM Duomo.
Luini , Via S.
Radegonda 16, just east of
the duomo. You almost have
to fight your way through
the crowds at lunchtime to
get hold of one of their
delicious panzerotti
(deep fried mini calzone).
MM Duomo. Closed Aug.
Panino Giusto ,
Corso Garibaldi 125,
Piazza Beccaria. Popular
places that serve a huge
selection of sandwiches. A
good lunch stop between
sights. MM Duomo or MM
Porta Romana.
Spontini , Via
Spontini 2. One kind of
pizza only: tomato, cheese
and anchovies on a thick,
soft base served in
various sized portions; at
lunchtime there is lasagna
too. Great value. MM Lima
or Loreto.
Food markets and
supermarkets
For real low-budget
eating, there are street
markets every day
except Sunday scattered
through the city, selling
all the cheese, salami and
fruit you need for a
picnic lunch. A complete
list is given daily in the
Corriere della Sera
under the heading "Mercati".
The most central supermarkets
are Standa at Via Torino
37 and in Piazza Castello,
Esselunga at Viale Piave
38, near Porta Venezia,
and the tightly packed
Centro Commerciale in the
Stazione Centrale (daily
5.30am-midnight).
