Date of visit: May 24, 2025…read more We needed some supplies for our time here in Milan and I wanted something more than just a convenience store or mini market and the prices that go with those places that tend to be the opposite of the size of the establishment! This Esselunga is located within a mall, which I have to say is a new one for me, but the location was good for us to walk to and from our apartment and they had a nice variety of items available for purchase. Staff was nonexistent but we were able to find most of what we wanted without any assistance.

Fantastic grocery store in the lower level of the Piazza Gae Aulenti near the Garabaldi train…read morestation. So many options to chose from and all at reasonable prices. Every time we're in Milan we stop by here to pick up things to take home that you cannot easily get in North America.

Perfect grocery store to pick up our picnic items. It's a really cute market with ready-to-eat…read moregoods and typical grocery items. Staff is unhelpful, but great selections of cheese and meats! We also love their cute Italy is EATALY canvas tote bag for our picnic to carry our items, including meats, cheeses, cherries, cherry tomatoes, focaccia bread, apricots.

Eataly in Italy is definitely better and cheaper I. Italy! The food, drinks, service and ambience…read morewere excellent! We ended up coming here two nights in a row. Pizza, pasta, gnocchi, and gelato were awesome! I wish the eataly in Miami was as good.

This place has definitely got a cool vibe. The ambiance is unique with hanging meats to a display…read moreof jams. The sandwiches are delicious and they make vegetables taste good. The service is quick and attentive. Seems like a local spot.

Needed a quick snack. These type of sandwiches are popping up all around Los Angeles but can be…read morevery pricey. Mortadella, tomato, burratta on fresh/homemade focaccia. Simple meal - simply delicious- AND half the price of the places around Los Angeles. Snack away..

The sandwiches here are pretty good, especially for a food stand. The location is great…read more I had Fazio which was fine. The Cutlet was a fake meat amalgam though, which was unexpected. I'd be interested to try other sandwiches; maybe they'd be more to my liking.

Reasonably priced delicious sandwiches near the Sforzesco Castle. There's a fair amount of seating…read moreand it was definitely a popular spot when we came on a weekday. There's a ton of options but thankfully there's a giant menu with photos and English translation!

This butcher shop in the navigli neighborhood in Milan is a hidden gem. Cured meats, fresh meats,…read morecheeses, fresh pasta, ready to eat food... You name it, they have it. Everything off excellent quality. I tried various cheeses, meats, salame, cured meats and OMG what a treat!

This local shop is the epic meat, cheese, and more meat destination fest that other shops can only…read moredream of. They have... * Dry-aged steaks just waiting for you to indulge. * A huge assortment of preserved slice-able meats waiting for you to ask for a serving. * Seasoned and prepared meats for those unwilling to do it themselves. * More cheese varieties than I know what to do with. I decided picking randomly was the correct approach. It worked! * Fresh vegetarian pasta to break up the potential meat monotony. They were more than patient with my poor Italian pronunciation and let me pick out a few items to enjoy. I don't think tourists normally go here because most tourists stay at a hotel and can't enjoy a fresh self-prepared meal. I, on the other hand, have an apartment with a kitchen and we stocked up for a week of late night snacks!

The supermarket was very clean and organized. Prices were average. I wouldn't say it's to tourist…read morefriendly. None of the staff was very welcoming or willingly looking to provide customer service. They do have a good selection of local products available. One weird thing for me being American was. They kept their eggs on shelves instead of the cooler section. I will say one thing that made this place a "Do not return" spot for me was the there was several rotten fruits and vegetables left mixed in with the others. You can tell they had been there for days and no one checks. They charge for bags here so keep that in mind and plan accordingly. I will say I like the hrs of operation.

Date of visit: May 27, 2025…read more I wanted to bring back some pasta for my employees and rather than hitting up a tourist spot featuring overpriced pasta shaped like gondolas, I found a grocery store where locals were more likely to buy their pasta. There was a decent selection of pasta at a very good price, with several brands outside of the store brand available for purchase. The store was clean and in good condition; really the only things that I didn't like was the unfriendliness of the person staffing the self-checkouts (no greeting or acknowledgement at all) and that despite the checkout having an English option, the receipt still printed in Italian. Seems like an easy fix!

After numerous years of trips for business to Italy and Milan I finally found a place that can…read moreserve a decent cup of coffee and who actually cares about what goes into it. The people at Taglio offer a wide variety of specialty coffee from different origins and where one can select the method (V60, Aeropress etc). Execution is good but their own roast is good (don't get me wrong it totally beats anything else from Italy) but they also have coffee from other roasters. All together the coffee itself is a reason to visit but Taglio is so much more as they also serve excellent food. The pasta I had was a nice example of well-made uncomplicated food. They are also a deli so sell a lot of charcuteries and cheeses as well as other food items (tea, coffee, beverages, granola etc) The service was nice, friendly, mostly English speaking and fairly fast and they also have free wifi (however with mandatory facebook login) so a place I will visit again. Only minor drawback would be the price level - dinner easily came to €50 per head and while not super-expensive it is still a bit on the high side for more of a neighborhood place.

Taglio was a highlight of our dining experience while in Milano. The service was exceptionally…read morefriendly and pleasant. The interior was charming and spacious. The option to order brunch after noon was a wonderful surprise and most welcome to California tourists such as ourselves. We ordered the tagliere (salumi platter) and eggs Benedict. Delicious. We dined in the back room overlooking the industrious kitchen. Both male and female chefs! I highly recommend this charming, spacious restaurant/deli in the Navigli district.

A relaxing meal We…read morebegan by stopping at the other Peck's, the one with the deli, wine cellar, and the restaurant upstairs. The restaurant was closed, we don't know why. An exceptionally nice employee took the time to give us directions to this Peck's, which is practically just around the corner. We walked in, were greeted, and shown to a table. The place has a clean modern look, the staff professional. Our server was over to give us menus. In the first course section the first item was a risotto, which my wife was happy to see, the second a lasagna, which I was happy to see, and that's what we ordered. My Lasagne Bolognese was excellent, good flavor and smoothness punctuated by the pieces of meat. I even got a sample of the risotto from my wife and we both gave it a thumbs up. It was a relaxing meal after a rainy day of trying to be a tourist in Milan.

I only had one dish and it was pretty solid. It was the paccheri in a basic tomato sauce. It was…read morenice. Pasta was perfectly al dente. The sauce was rich with a sweet, deep tomato flavor, with a very slight spice to it. Otherwise was not very complex, just simple and done well.

Fortuitous find when I overshot my way towards Universo Vegano restaurant…read more Conveniently near the Moscova Metro. They had a huge display case of vegan mock meats and cheeses. They had several soon to expire products at 50% discount. The sold dried goods including ingredients for baking and incense upstairs. Downstairs, offerings included ingredients for Halloween/Thanksgiving, gluten free and other special chocolates, the aforementioned refrigerated section, and a shelf full of non-refrigerated vegan mock meats (roast 'beef' slices, veggie 'burger', veggie 'roast'). The prices were higher than what I found for comparable seitan products in Germany (they had a similar sized lollipop shaped wurst for 2x the German price) and in the US; however, they feature unique brands I have not seen in either country. Buying the discounted products, though, made it a comparative bargain! Also, I was impressed they even had wurst of both types (straight and spiral).

Discovered Superpolo a few years ago after realizing that if I wanted real Mexican food I had to…read morecook it myself. (Then I realized that if I wanted to cook it, first I had to learn how, but that's another story...) So after some research I discovered there was a minimarket chain in town that had some Mexican products (mostly canned goods). I used to buy cans and cans of La Costeña sauces, beans and chipotle, sour cream (almost unknown in Italy), pricey avocados, etc. I also discovered they have lots of foreign products like curries, american, oriental, arabic and mediterranean ingredients. Betty Crockers cake, muffins and pancakes mixes, Colman's products, jams, sushi rice, lots of spices, etc. But what people mostly come here for are the bio/natural products, from beauty stuff to gluten-free foods, fresh fruit and veggies, frozen specialties,etc. Not giving it 5 stars because prices are a bit high (of course, it's one of the only places that has this variety so they charge you for that), and the last times I have been there I noticed they didn't have many Mexican ingredients left (no more salsa verde? c'mon, I can't be the only one who buys it!). The shop has been under construction for some months, while it remained open for business, it was impossible to shop with the dust, noise and the smell of burnt iron, hopefully it's over by now and they have more space and more products!

I don't think that I have ever had real Scandinavian food, but if Bjork is a good example, then I…read moreshould probably pack my bags and move to Sweden. We stopped Bjork around 2:30pm after a long train ride from Riomaggiore. The kitchen was not open at the time, but they had some freshly prepared open sandwiches. They looked like Swedish sushi - beautiful presentation. The staff was very friendly and spoke good English. The store looks like it was cut out of a Scandinavian furniture magazine - very well appointed.

If you are a fan of all things Swedish and Ikea's food quality is not doing it for you, this place…read moremight be worth checking out. They have different kinds of beers (the smoked norse one is delicious), aquavit, ciders, flours, crackers, syrups, cured meats, ginger cookies, marmalades, design and home decor pieces, yummy salmon, herring, caviar, and many other Swedish delicacies. Prices are on the high side but most of these products are difficult (maybe impossible) to find in town. They are planning to open a brasserie in the coming months, but in the meantime their Swedish and Italian chefs provide catering for your Scandinavian-inspired events.