Milan Retreats Duomo

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is one of the most iconic sights in Milan and as such it is apt that it is home to this star of Italian cuisine, whose professional career is one of the most impressive in Italy with influences that include the culinary master Alain Ducasse and wine expert Giorgio Pinchiorri. Together with owner Carlo, resident chef Luca Sacchi creates top-quality cuisine with impeccable technique. He showcases his dishes on a carefully composed tasting menu and an à la carte, with references to contemporary Italian cuisine in dishes such as the open ravioli and reinterpretati

Within the Mandarin Oriental, a symbol of Milanese luxury hospitality, Antonio Guida’s kitchen elegantly interprets the city’s cosmopolitan taste. Three tasting menus are offered: one dedicated to the chef’s classics, one to seasonality, and one to a single featured ingredient. In winter, dishes of great finesse come to the fore, from game to veal sweetbreads with cinnamon, through to a raspberry risotto, with desserts of a distinctly contemporary character. The wine list is of a high standard, available by the glass as well as by the bottle, and enhanced by magnums of notable vintages, alongs

Norbert Niederkofler comes to Milan, bringing his commitment to sustainability with him. The kitchen offers three tasting menus - L'Ora Etica, Il Lago, Vegetali Mon Amour - Norbert Niederkofler comes to Milan, bringing his commitment to sustainability with him. The kitchen offers three tasting menus - L'Ora Etica, Il Lago, Vegetali Mon Amour - in which the search for local ingredients (no more than an hour from the regional capital) is a must. In summer, the terraces, with views stretching from the spires of the Duomo to the Castello Sforzesco, are an added bonus, making it the ideal place for

Housed in the Casa Baglioni hotel, a beautiful Art Nouveau building dating from 1913, this restaurant has a contemporary feel with an elegant dining room featuring colourful armchairs. The cuisine is precise and distinctive, with a harmonious balance of traditional and innovative flavours thanks to the top-quality ingredients used. The wine list is also top-notch, featuring excellent Italian and international wines, including some rare and exclusive labels. An interesting business lunch is available at midday, while the Rooftop Bar on the seventh floor boasts 360° views of Milan and serves a s

Located on the top floor, with lift, of the Luigi Rovati Foundation, in a magnificent historic building renovated according to certified sustainability criteria and which also houses a very refined Art Museum, chef patron Andrea Aprea crowns the dream of a restaurant of his own: a space of great scenic impact, totally projected towards the open kitchen, with the walls of the central room covered in bucchero (the characteristic black ceramic used by the Etruscans to make their vases). It is here that you can admire the chef and his brigade intent on preparing the dishes of the three tasting men

When you walk through the door, it's like stepping into a world suspended between philosophy and taste. This restaurant, the first in Italy to have introduced vegetarian and natural dishes to fine dining, conveys a message in every single detail: respect, awareness and harmony. Today, under the leadership of young chefs Sauro Ricci and Raffaele Minghini, Pietro Leemann's legacy translates into dishes that resemble works of art, evocative even in their names: Col favore della luna (With the favour of the moon), Ombelico del mondo (Navel of the world), La rosa che non colsi (The rose I did not p

In his Milanese restaurant, the headquarters of the Bartolini international galaxy, the great chef – far from taking a break – continues to craft new dishes alongside resident chef Davide Boglioli, always focusing on fullness and intensity of flavors. There's nothing overly cerebral, though you can delve into the layers, references, and echoes if you wish. Or simply enjoy the perfect balance of the results. There are two tasting options: "Best Of" and "Mudec Experience," but dishes can also be selected à la carte. During our last visit, we were particularly struck by the creaminess and harmony