A no-frills lunchtime institution tucked on Via Cerva in central Milan, packed daily with office workers and students elbow-to-elbow at shared tables. The cooking is old-school Milanese and Italian home fare — risotto, hearty pastas and vegetable soups, plus proper workers’ classics like tripe, liver with onions and bollito. A two-course set menu runs around €15, remarkable for the centre. It’s lunch-only and fills fast, so get there before 1pm.
While you’re in the city, pair it with a Navigli sunset food & drinks tour.
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Via Cerva 14, central Milan · old-school trattoria · lunch only, ~€15 set menu, arrive before 1pm