Osteria italiana — Restaurant in Milan

My wife and I visit Milano regularly (4-5 times a year) and we usually stay in Milan for 5 nights.  However, we have not been able to find the best Italian restaurant in Milan until the end of 2024.  Very fortunately, we finally did it!!  We found out the best Italian (including Milaniese) restaurant in Milan when we visited Milan at the end of January 2025.  It is OSTERIA ITALIANO.  We visited this restaurant on 29 January 2025 for the first time.  Since then, we have enjoyed Italian at the Osteria Italian 5 nights in a row (every night from 29th January 2025 until 2nd February 2025).  And, my wife and I have already decided that we will enjoy our favorite Italian (including Milanese) ONLY at the OSTERIA ITALIANO every time we visit Milan. The reason is simple - it is the BEST in town - Pizzas: the BEST, Pastas: the BEST and Milanese specialties such as Ossobuco with Milanese Risotto & Cotoletta: the Best. Before you ask me how BEST, visit the Osteria Italiano and try every cuisine.  You will be a fan of Osteroa Italiano. Furthermore, two servers. Rumen (head) and Bellale always provide us with wonderful, outstanding and exceptional hospitality, service and help for each table (Of course, all other servers are wonderful as well).  Also, they are willing to help each guest so that he/she enjoys each dish 100% satisfactory.  So, this restaurant can be your dining room in Milan! Once you get to know each server, especially, Rumen and Bellale, your happiness will enhance.  They convey your preference (for example, Al Dente for Pasta) for each order to the kitchen perfectly.  And the kitchen completely and perfectly follows such preference from each guest.  So. ever cuisine becomes the best. Thank you, Rumen and Bellale for your hospitality.  The restaurant manager, Nikola is also nice, kind and warm-hearted person. We feel this restaurant has a mood of family. Try to visit the Osteria Italiano and make your days in Milan happier! We will be back to Milan in the middle of April for 5 nights and of course will enjoy the best Italian  & Milaniese at the Osteria Italian for 5 dinners in a row (every night during our stay). Simply because THE BEST! Thank you. ...

Went there few weeks ago with a friend. We were told the kitchen will be opened in 15 minutes so we ordered some drinks. While we were ordering the drinks we asked if we can order the food ahead of time so that they can work on it as soon as kitchen is opened and were turned down for that option and just told us to wait on it. I asked again when we were served our drinks again and were givven the reply to just wait. Strangely by the time we got our drinks other tables were given bread and another table behind us got their pizza already. By this time we were late for our train so we went to the counter and explained the situation and asked them to bill us on the drinks because we were now running late and didnt have time for food. They apologized for their mistakes but I dont understand how one tables were given bread soon as they were seated (we didn't even get bread) and another table that came after our table got their food 2 minutes after our drinks were served when we've asked 3 times by then if we can order food. On top of that they charged us 5euro for table charge "coperto" and we had to go back to counter and tell them that it's not fair that we were charged for this since our table was neglected and wasn't even served bread to begin with. Well at least they apologized for ruining & wasting our dining experience but having the nerve to charge table tip on such service is unacceptable. In the end they made it up by returning the "table charge" that never existed but I highly recommend skipping this place, they ruined my last day in Milan with bad service + wrong charges even when I asked 3 times within that hour just shows they just dont care & have no idea how to run...

This place is incredible. The food is great but what makes it are the waiters! Mohamed and Andrea made mine and my friends holiday. We were staying in an airbnb above and I arrived too early for check in. Although they weren't technically open, Andrea let me sit down gave me a free glass of wine and snacks and made me feel so comfortable (something very rare as a young solo female traveller at times). For my birthday we went for dinner and the food was incredible but what made it was that when they heard it was my birthday they bought out a bottle of free prosecco and tiramisu with a sparkler in and sang me happy birthday! We came back the night after and i had sadly broken my phone. Andrea let me use his phone to get in contact with my family! We then lost the keys to our apartment (I know i sound like a terrible traveller). Mohamed and Andrea stayed with me and my friend helping us, even after the restaurant was shut, not allowing us to be alone whilst we were trying to sort everything out! The next day they let me stay in the restaurant for the day, and even took me to a phone repair shop! I can't thank Andrea and Mohamed enough for making my stay in Milan amazing my birthday incredible and for making me feel safe and welcome! I can't wait to be able to come back and visit and bring all my friends and family. P.s they definitely deserve...