Great places to eat during Milan Fashion Week 2026

Milan Fashion Week draws visitors who plan their days around show schedules, neighbourhoods and late reservations as much as around catwalks. The venues below have been selected for their range and reliability: from modern trattorie and updated Lombard cooking to a small, chef-led counter, a high-end pizzeria and destination dining rooms set inside landmark buildings. Together, they reflect the way Milan eats now – seasonal menus, strong wine programmes, and rooms where design and atmosphere matter –while keeping travel time manageable across central districts and well-connected areas.

Trattoria Trippa in Porta Romana

Trattoria Trippa is a lively, informal Milanese trattoria from chefs Diego Rossi and Pietro Caroli, with a slightly nostalgic vibe: think Art Deco-style wood panelling, burnt orange walls and patterned tiles. As the name suggests, tripe is a constant on the menu, joined by other less noble cuts such as grilled bone marrow – for one dish folded into a Milanese risotto. The rest of the cooking nods to Lombardy and wider Italy, with seasonal dishes that range from Vitello Tonnato to Tortelli Filled with Ricotta And Cherries.

To book a table at Trattoria Trippa, Via Giorgio Vasari, 1, 20135 Milano, visit their website here.

Bites in Porta Venezia

In Milan’s Porta Venezia, Bites is a small restaurant of less than 20 seats, built around conversation and a compact menu. The kitchen is led by chef Andrea Baita, with sommelier Camilla Cogliati pouring and front-of-house led by Andrea Torresi. Its cooking blends international influences – often Japanese technique alongside French and Italian references – with occasional use of barbecue methods and fermented ingredients. Diners can opt for a surprise tasting menu shaped by the omakase idea of placing trust in the chefs, or order à la carte; the menu changes every few months to reflect seasonal produce.

To book a table at Bites, Via Lambro, 11, 20129 Milano, visit their website here.

Confine in the city centre

Opening in late spring 2023, Confine is a pizzeria and cantina in central Milan, set inside a renovated former hardware store. Partners Francesco Capece, a pizzaiolo from the Salerno hinterland, and Mario Ventura, maître d’ and sommelier, run a compact menu that presents pizzas fine-dining-style. Built from long-fermented dough (around 72 hours), the options come in several styles, from a Campania-leaning Salerno Base, using type 1 flour, to double-cooked fried-then-baked pizza. The list is short (around eight pizzas), with signatures such as Zia Maria (roasted leek cream, tuna). A substantial cellar underpins the wine pairing focus.

To book a table at Confine, Piazza Cardinal Massaia, 20123 Milano, visit their website here.

Ristorante Torre in Fondazione Prada

Set on the sixth and seventh floors of Fondazione Prada’s tower, Ristorante Torre opened in 2018 as part of the city’s complex where art, architecture and food overlap. The interiors, designed by OMA (Rem Koolhaas with Chris van Duijn and Federico Pompignoli), play large windows and a city-facing terrace against parquet floors, walnut panelling and hemp-covered walls. Furnishings include Eero Saarinen pieces alongside elements from Philip Johnson’s former Four Seasons Restaurant in New York, with artworks such as sculptures by Lucio Fontana. In the kitchen, chef Lorenzo Lunghi draws on Italian regional cooking, including a frequently changing seven-course menu.

To book a table at Torre at Fondazione Prada, Via Lorenzini 14, 20139 Milan, visit their website here.

Seta by Antonio Guida in the Quadrilatero della Moda

Seta is a two Michelin-starred restaurant inside the Mandarin Oriental Milan, set around the hotel’s second courtyard, with large windows and an open kitchen. Chef Antonio Guida leads the kitchen alongside long-time collaborator Federico Dell’Omarino, with desserts overseen by pastry chef Marco Pinna. The restaurant offers three tasting menus: one based on Guida’s signature dishes, one seasonal, and one built around a single ingredient. Winter cooking often includes game, as well as offerings such as Cinnamon-scented Veal Sweetbreads with Carrots and Passion-fruit Sauce and Raspberry Risotto with Herb Cream, followed by Pumpkin-cream Millefeuille. Wines come by the glass or bottle (among them magnums), and mocktails are available.

To book a table at Seta at the Mandarin Oriental, Via Monte di Pietà, 18, 20121 Milano, visit their website here.

Cracco in the Galleria

A Michelin-starred address inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Cracco opened in 2018 led by chef Carlo Cracco. The multi-level venue sits within Milan’s landmark arcade, combining a ground-floor café with a first-floor fine-dining restaurant and private rooms. The menu mixes contemporary ideas with local touchstones: think Marinated Egg Yolk with Green Asparagus and Black Truffle alongside Saffron Risotto, Grilled Marrow and Liver Ragù. There is also an Art Deco-style Fumoir, where items such as oysters and Spaghetti with Caviar are served. Downstairs, a cellar holds more than 2,000 labels and around 10,000 bottles, largely Italian and French.

To book a table at Cracco at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 20121 Milano, visit their website here.

Ratanà

 

Opened in 2009 by chef Cesare Battisti, Ratanà sits in an early-1900s railway depot building within the Riccardo Catella Foundation’s complex in Milan’s redeveloped Garibaldi/Porta Nuova/Isola area. The kitchen revisits Milanese and broader Lombard cooking with contemporary technique, keeping a set of Evergreens alongside a monthly changing menu shaped by seasonality and farming practices. Dishes associated with the restaurant include Risotto Alla Vecchia Milano with ossobuco and Mondeghili (Milanese meatballs). The wine selection shifts frequently, reflecting small producers and notable vintages. 

To book a table at Ratanà, Via Gaetano de Castillia, 28, 20124 Milano, visit their website here.

Food Desk