I walked past this restaurant several times over the last week and thought it looked good. Good…read moreintuition - it was great. Very good attention to detail on terms of service, presentation, and food quality. Started with a cured ham with fresh fig. I'm a big fan of this pairing. The ham was thinly sliced and velvety... melt in your mouth - fantastic. I also had the lobster linguini with tomato sauce. The sauce had a nice sweetness to it without being too acidic. The meal started with complementary prosecco and finished with a chocolate fondue which included biscotti, candied nuts and fresh fruit including what I believe were cumquats. I thought the value was very good. The bill with gratuity was 99 euros. In terms of value, as long as you are not within walking distance of the Cathedral the prices are more reasonable than Chicago, LA, Miami - Ft. Lauderdale. This was a great dining experience. One of the better meals I've had in Milan.

Very convenient walking from the Enterprise Hotel. We enjoyed the "outside" seating area, which was…read moreactually enclosed and covered. This made for a good buffer from the sidewalk, where folks were walking past with dogs or were smoking. It had a "greenhouse" feel to it. The staff were excellent. The surprise chocolate fondu at the end was wonderful! Only four stars because the menu was a bit limited.

Beautiful restaurant with very professional service. The risotto was amazing. The veal steak was a…read morelittle dry to me but very good.

This place is absolutely stellar…read more Al Valentino is a comfortable restaurant that has some amazing vibes - the décor is amazing, and virtually every seat seems to have a good view. Better yet, the food is to die for - pretty much everything I tried was drool-worthy, and I'd order it again in a heartbeat. Needless to say, the pasta dishes were a stand-out, so I'd order those first. If you find yourself in Milan, you really owe it to yourself to try this place!

Seafood done right! There are a bunch of seafood restaurants…read morein this little section of isola, and this might be the littlest of them all. The decor is long on blue&white, but don't let the slightly kitschy theme fool you - this is good stuff. The menu is pretty big, but pretty much everything on it is *excellent*, especially the pasta. Oh, speaking of the pasta, go for anything that has bottarga on it, you won't be disappointed! Add in a really good wine-list, friendly staff, and 'straordinarily good bread (that they make in-house!), and there really isn't much to let you down :-)

Excellent seafood restaurant. Everything from the bread to desert. As an American the prices…read morewere comparable to that of any large US city. With the exchange rate now I would say not so expense and well worth the money. The wait staff was friendly and competent. The menu also had English translations which made ordering easy. Highly recommend!!!

Wonderful dining experience. I traveled to Crema solo and heard about this restaurant from my…read moreAirbnb host and was not disappointed. Staff were incredibly friendly and attentive. I always worry as an American tourist that I will not be welcomed (maybe silly!) but everyone I encountered was incredibly kind and welcoming. I ordered the seafood tasting menu and wow it was delicious! For the 5 courses and 1/2 bottle of wine, I paid €82 which I find very reasonable for the quality of food, especially knowing they are a Michelin Guide rated restaurant. The "100% Fruit" dessert was INCREDIBLE I would return simply to order it again If you enjoy good food and have the pleasure of visiting Crema, stop by! I've heard their lunch menu is great as well.

The service was bad. The couple next to us was Italian and was served before us even though we had…read morebe waiting to order. The server just seemed rude and never came to check on us during dinner. I had to get up and ask for a soup spoon after waiting for 5 minutes. We also had to ask for a different knife to a different server because who knows where our server was. It's not busy btw. Our food was so salty and gross. I had the seafood soup and seafood pasta. They both look great but both are super salty. My husband ordered a pizza and he didn't like it at all. We didn't finish our food or even wanted to get dessert bc of the poor service and salty food. We usually tip at least 20 % tip but it was already included. Not worth $70. Please save your time and money.

We walked upon the restaurant and were impressed with the décor and menu posted outside. They also…read morehad a monitor displaying their popular dishes. Service was great and they offered good help on the wine selection. I had the lasagna bolognese and it was incredibly delicious. Enjoyed every bite of it. He had the penne pasta with meat sauce. Delicioso! The prices were more expensive than other restaurants near but not overpriced for the quality. Thoroughly enjoyed.

A quiet gem, in a local little neighborhood northwest of "the main stuff", but oh my is it good…read more Pier 52 nearby might get the plaudits, but this, my friends, is good, honest, milanese cuisine. The lunch specials during the week are a steal (€5 for *excellent* pasta), but, well, it's good any time of the day, any day of the week. If you happen to be in the neighborhood, drop in for lunch or dinner, you won't be disappointed...

Had a fabulous dinner at this place, despite not having a reservation the friendly staff seated us…read moreand we were served exquisite food in a calm and stylish ambiance. Highly recommend any of the sea food dishes, and the deserts are divine. High quality dishes for amazingly reasonable prices. We can't wait to come back.

The food here was amazing. We had already been in Milan for a day prior to coming here and when I…read moretell you that the food we had the first day was lackluster at best, I hope that seriously underscores how much was riding on our lunch experience at a'Mare. Thankfully, a'Mare did not disappoint. I love a good seafood pasta and they delivered!! They had this special - seafood carbonara - which was truly chef's kiss. The seafood was all cubed up into small pieces and the sauce was exquisite. We also ordered a pasta with mussels and that didn't disappoint either. The round of Aperol spritzes was also amazing but they offer a lot of wine as well (which probably would've paired equally well with the pasta, but my heart was set on Aperol spritzes for my Italy vacation). Service was good - bathrooms were clean but tiny and could be better in my opinion. You also have to pay upstairs at the register rather than at your table. Definitely recommend checking this place out if you're close by and visiting the Duomo. It's approximately a 5 min walk away and worth it!

A'Mare is an Italian sea food restaurant located about 1/2 a mile from the Duomo in Milan. They…read moreserve incredibly fresh sea food in an up scale environment. Antipasta polpo (18€ = $20 USD) - The octopus was perfectly grilled and had a firm texture. It was a great appetizer to start the meal. Taglioni pistachio gambino 16€ = $17.50 USD) - This spaghetti type pasta was prepared al dente and served with a creamy pistachio sauce that paired well with fresh shrimp. Grigliata mista (26€ = $28.50 USD) - I enjoyed the variety of freshly grilled fish this dish had to offer which included salmon, shrimp, and white fish. Fritto calamari gambino verde (22€ = $24 USD) - This consisted of lightly fried calamari, shrimp, and julienned squash and zucchini. The vegetables were so addicting and I appreciated that everything was prepared in a light batter. Overall, I really enjoyed the sea food here and the variety of offerings. I can see why this is a popular sea food spot!

This was a lovely place. We had a large group (11 of us) we squeezed in upstairs in a private area…read more It is meant for 10 max but 1 extra person decided to crash our party! The more the merrier we say. Food was pretty good however there was a consensus that the beef carpaccio lacked flavor. I was also surprised to order the octopus but barely found any octopus in the dish, it was more of a shrimp dish which was not described in the menu at all. This is why I took 1 star off. All in all - we had a good time, the staff was friendly and patient with our large group.

I called a number of restaurants to reserve a table. None answered. We were out for a walk and…read moredecided to give Al Mercante a try even though its focus on tourists made us a bit wary. But it was a few blocks from our AirBNB, it looked lovely, and we were hungry. To our surprise there was an available table. You can study restaurant reviews all you want, but sometimes you just have the good fortune to wander into a wonderful restaurant. And that was exactly our experiences at Al Mercante. We ate on the beautiful terrace which faces the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana art museum. The small piazza where Al Mercante is located was very quiet at night. The interior of Al Mercante is quite elegant. While the majority of the clientele were foreigners, there was small wedding party a couple of tables over. We had the very good fortune to be waited on by Angelo, a professional waiter who loves his job (23 years at Al Mercante!) and who ensured that we had a fine dining experience. Angelo speaks beautiful Spanish and we were able to have a more complete discussion than usual about the menu. I've managed to forget the details of the wonderful food we ate so I hope I. don't commit any serious omissions as I reconstruct our meal. We had an appetizer which I cannot recall. I think it was some sort of raw fish (crudo sounds better) with just a hint of citrus almost like an Italian version of ceviche. Our primo (shared) was wonderful: porcini mushrooms on roasted potatoes. What great taste from two simple ingredients. The secondo (also shared) was salmon coated in sliced almonds and a wonderful lemony sauce. Quite simply it was perfect. We had a terrific white wine that might have been a vermentino. Angelo didn't have biscotti with vino santo so he suggested sbrisolona -- another kind of dessert biscuit. -- that seemed to be homemade -- and a digestivo. In between all of this were wonderful amuse bouche. Here's what I'd like you to know: this was a wonderful, elegant meal served by a very professional waiter in beautiful surroundings. Al Mercante provided a delightful meal on our last evening in Milan.