(The Michelin Guide restaurants)
JOIA
Chef: Peter Leeman
VEGETARIAN - MINIMALIST
We are in the home of the chef who was the first to introduce vegetarian and natural cuisine into the panorama of Italian fine dining. Behind the label of "vegetarian restaurant, with an 80% vegan and gluten-free menu, there is a philosopher: Pietro Leemann. His dishes bordering on the dreamlike are concrete evidence of the path, the drive and the awareness achieved over the years. Recipes that always let their essence shine through in colour, taste, consistency and presentation. Two 6 or 8 course tasting courses, while for lunch a very interesting and easier "Piatto Quadro" appears: 5 tastings for a decidedly quick stop. The architectural lines of the venue are based on an elegant essentiality and the parallel Joia Academy aims to disseminate this all-round philosophy.
The chef's commitment:
Pietro Leeman has made his vision of life the north star for sustainable cuisine: the planet and its inhabitants seen as an entity in harmony. More philosophy than gastronomy? However, practical choices arise from the vegetarian choice, such as the use of raw materials from micro-producers never too far from Milan. The contribution to the environment is also of a cultural and informative nature, through the creation of beautiful themed books.
Price: €€€€
Via Panfilo Castaldi 18 - (M) Repubblica - 02 2952 2124 - joia.it - Closed Monday and Sunday
ALTATTO BISTROT
VEGETARIAN - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT
In a corner of old Milan, a former bakery has been transformed into a tiny place with a contemporary atmosphere offering vegetarian and vegan cuisine in two tasting menus that change monthly. Reservations are essential: there are only 4 tables (depending on the number of guests, yours could be a convivial table).
Price: €€
Via Comune Antico 15 - (M) Istria - 328 664 1670 - altatto.com - Closed on Saturday, Sunday and midday
(The Gambero Rosso restaurants)
ERBA BRUSCA
40 COOKING | 15 CELLAR | 21 SERVICE
towpath Naviglio Pavese, 286
tel 0287380711
Closed open only for dinner excl. Saturday and Sunday
Seats 90
Price range €
erbabrusca.it
RESTAURANT.
A place to spend carefree hours where everyone can find their enjoyment. Alice Delcourt, Anglo-French who grew up in the United States, puts vegetables at the center of the plate without giving up sustainable proteins. The tasting changes every week: three formulas at 37, 43 and 49 euros drawing from a short list (gazpacho of red turnips, caraway seeds, chopped turnip and sour celery, sour cream, paprika and tarragon oil; rice with spring onion braised meat, sour onion and top ash, honey and lemon butter, oregano and marjoram). Danilo Ingannmorte curates a small list of "irregular wines" (plus a few beers). Anyone who wants can make purchases from the pantry.
FOOD TYPOGRAPHY
via Dolomiti, 1
Tel 0283537868
Closed Tuesday
Seats 27
Price range €
tipografiaalimentare.it
BISTROT
There is no shortage of "right" places in Milan, but it is more difficult to create a culinary hub that becomes a point of reference for a neighborhood. Tipogriafia Alimentare has succeeded and has become a meeting place to drink a coffee and read a newspaper, for lunch and dinner, for meetings with food and wine producers. An example of food and wine aggregation that also has its space outside with the dehors and street food. On the menu, a very careful selection of suppliers with a prevalence of vegetarian and vegan recipes, goat cheeses and natural wines. Really reasonable prices, from the Martinlima cappuccino to the aperitif platter.