Trips out of town: 10 great trattorias near Milan

For those who are not Milanese, the passion of those who live there for the “out of town” in the culinary sense sounds strange, as long as you do not have houses in the mountains, by the sea or on the lakes. Never as in recent years, the offer of good clubs in Milan has become wide and of qualitywithout prejudice to the need for a moderate or high budget (this applies to all large European cities, the point is that a Parisian or a Londoner on average has higher salaries).

Today Milan has 15 restaurants with at least one Michelin Star (let’s say 16 with D’O in Cornaredo which is ten minutes from San Siro), best places of foreign cuisine in Italy and excellent references for the fish cuisine, good bistros And many pizzerias which until a few years ago were the only weak point. So here’s the question: why leave Milan to go and eat?

The first reason, besides the beauty of “a change of scenery”, is that around Milan there are non-trivial trattorias, very well-kept where the concept of tradition continues to be followed. More difficult to find in the city, where often the “trattoria” is a caricature for the use and custom of the ever increasing number of foreigners. Risotto and ribs, ravioli and roasts, homemade cold cuts and homemade desserts. But there are also places where on the menu there are non-Lombard dishes, elegant in their simplicity. And again, in our very personal selection – we underline it – there they are places where time seems to have stopped but the cuisine has evolved (the right). The only discriminant, maximum one hour away. If it seems too much, trust me, it’s worth it.