Fiera Milan – All our local tips

In the area between the red metro stop Wagner and the red metro stop De Angeli you can find many good pizzerias, the odd Chinese or Japanese restaurant. But not a great quanitity of bars. Whilst the more sophisticated crowd may head to Smooth (Via Buonarotti), the younger crowd usually head to via Ravizza and more than often Akkademia Bar.

With outside seating, it’s busy all seasons and on tap you can find the good quality beer such as Czech Pilsener Urquell, London Pride and Guiness. It’s décor is a little interesting, I think it’s an attempt at an English style club without the grunginess! The cocktails are fresh and tasty. The crowd is younger than surrounding areas, usually in the range of 18-30.

It’s a perfect place for a pre or post dinner drink in this popular restaurant district in Milan. It’s also close to the just re-done Teatro Nazionale nearby in Piazza Piemonte which is currently showing Beauty and the Beast.

If you are a bit hungry you can find a late night snack of french fries or popcorn. Yes, that’s right, popcorn isn’t only reserved for movie cinemas! Open till 02:00, it’s at it’s busiest during the Happy Hour (18:00 – 22:00) or after 23.00.

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Akkademia Bar | Bars, Snacks | Cocktail € 7.00
Via Ravizza 1 | Fiera | +39243981132
18:00 – 02:00 daily

While I wouldn’t write home about the fantastic service, I would highly recommend this cafe for its chocolate. Whether it be a tasty chocolate croissant with your morning cappuccino, a slice of cake for that afternoon sugar burst or very chocolatey gelato after dinner – it should satisfy your chocolate craving.

Yes, you can get chocolate gelato at any gelateria, but there aren’t many with a range of different chocolate flavours like this! On three levels, this café is also a good place to sit down and have a catch up with friends or watch the world go by for a while after a big shopping session.

There is also a great selection of chocolate based products on sale, perfect for gifts. Lunch is also good value and boasts ethic dishes such as couscous.

The only downside is that you may need to wait a while before it arrives. I like it as it’s a place where you feel like you can take some time to relax, read the newspaper and indulge!

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Choco Cult | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Coffee & cake € 5.00
Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 7 | Fiera | +39248027319
08:00 – 00:00 daily

If you are looking for a sober and relaxed atmosphere for your Italian dinner, based on traditional dishes from Tuscany, this is the perfect place.

It’s a small restaurant managed by a very kind Tuscan couple.

Not to be missed is roasted bread with Colonnata lard. Very famous is the “Green Risotto”, which is told to be prepared with a secret recipe. I have also tasted “Pappardelle al sugo di porcini” (egg noodles with mushrooms sauce) which were just delicious. The Fiorentina (T-Bone steak) is definitely a must: perfectly juicy and tasty.

While waiting for your order, it might happen to get an extra starter: a fish salad, or maybe a few nice slices of mortadella. Don’t worry, you won’t be charged for that!

This restaurant is also famous for its great assortment of truffles, which you can have sprinkled on your dishes, for “just” € 30.00! Wines are very good and fairly priced. I recommend making a reservation since the restaurant is not huge.

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Le Pietre Cavate | Restaurants (Tuscany) | Dinner from € 35.00
Via Lodovico Castelvetro, 14 | Fiera
Thu – Tue

This is one of my favourite place where to eat sushi. Fresh fish, wonderful design and absolutely fair prices! Expecially at lunch time, when you get a full menu for 8-15€. In the menu is included the “dish of the day” which usually is cooked or fried fish, miso soup, rise or sallad and fruit. Anyway you can check everything on the list, where all the menues are fully photographed!

I usually take sushi-sashimi menu, but I suggest the tempura also. For € 12.00 you get a huge plate of vegetables and fish tempura!

The kitchen is “open”, so you can check all the ingredients used and their freshness.

I have noticed that a lot of Japanese people go there for lunch, which is a guarantee for great food, I suppose!

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WU | Restaurants (Japanese) | lunch meals from € 8.00
Via Carlo Dolci, 28 | Fiera | +3924046944
12:00 – 23:30 daily