Montenapoleone, the new food district in Milan

In the continuous alternation of the “cool” neighborhoods for food, Milan – Despite the problems – he continues to surprise. Even the Milanese themselves that they would never have expected that in the quadrilateral, and Montenapoleone, the food became important.

For those who were not born or attend the city: these are the neighborhood closed between four streets of the center, via Manzoni (for about 500 meters on the right side, starting from Piazza della Scala for the clarifications), via della Spiga, via Montenapoleone and Corso Venezia (the left side, also here for about 500 meters, starting from Piazza San Babila). It is one of the areas where the prices of the houses and rents are among the most expensive on the planet, where they host reign boutiques of clothing, ateliers, studies and showrooms. In short, It is fashion Which notoriously looks at the food with a crooked eye or at most creates situations, often not very happy for those who frequent the premises: beautiful places, sometimes beautiful ones “designed” by fashion houses but you eat like this and so. Even those who take the Michelin star hardly keep it.

The restaurant and the Louis Vuitton coffee shop with the Cerea family

Now the turning point. The agreement between Louis Vuitton and the Cerea family that led to open two rooms (From Vittorio Café Louis Vuitton And Dav by Da Vittorio Louis Vuitano Inside the renewed boutique in via Montenapoleone 2, it marks a historical passage for the quadrilateral: for the first time, a group that can count on a sea of ​​stars in the world (starting from three in the parent company in Brusaporto, near Bergamo) decides to take the field in the fashion district, albeit with a very strong Liaison. And the type of catering chosen by the Cerea is interesting: Casual fine dining in the name of Italianity. It may seem obvious, in these difficult times for the end dining, but confirms that today’s luxury is the informality (at high levels, of course, and with prices not all) of a simple and direct cuisine. Easy to think that one of the most requested dishes, from the day of opening to the public – on April 14 – will be the Eternal Packter with sauce, Signature of Da Vittorio, prepared with different varieties of tomato, which change in the season.

Langosteria (also) opens in the quadrilateral

In mid -September, another “bomb” in the quadrilateral is coming. A revolutionary concept of Langosteria that the founder Enrico Buonocore anticipates us. «That of the palace in via Montenapoleone is an important opportunity to position our brand in a location destined to be talked about for 15-20 years. I invented everything, in important locations, but in reality we lacked a ‘Wow’ location in the city where we were born: our member Archive, that is the Ruffini family, had long claimed that it served a positioning in the quadrilateral and here comes Fendi who sought us: in the end we took three floors, for a total of 1100 square meters. The entrance is in Corso Matteotti but the windows will be on Montenapoleone »he explains. Here too there is the double hand Zampino of fashion: Remo Ruffini (Mr. Moncler, to be clear) and Fendi.

The patron Enrico Buonocore is preparing for the opening of a large concept of Langosteria in via Montenapoleone, in mid -September, inside the renewed Palazzo Fendi

Matteo Carassale

How will it be? It seems that on the fourth floor there will be the Langosteria restaurant and his fifth his cocktail bar, Which will also serve saucers and bites. As there will be uncovered areas. The novelty will be in the third with A ‘bar’ style local For 36 people: market cuisine, live, Latin mold with so much Italianness but also Guacamole and Cordon Bleu. Lasagna will be the protagonist of gastronomy like cured meats and cheeses. «Everything designed for the guest, including the possibility of doing take away. I think it is a unique place, which will enjoy the Milanese a lot »underlines Buonocore.

The “historical” and noble clubs

And here “Montenapo” will become much more attractive than it is now where the most known sign is Hatchborn in 1817 by the will of a Napoleonic soldier, and who has been part of LMVH since 2013, good at creating a brand with about forty places in the world: that of Milan is one of the historic clubs of Italy and deserves a stop as a bar-pastry, also to buy chocolate, cakes and biscuits. The Salumaio (gastronomy-restaurant with a good proposal of cheeses, salami and fresh pasta) and the Bacaro (classical Italian cuisine). In via Borgospesso he keeps Botta Bice, Historical luxury trattoria, founded by the legendary Bice Mungai, Cuoca Toscana, in 1939 and became reference since the 1960s for Milan well and fashion. Today the grandchildren who have maintained the line of Italian and Tuscan cuisine in particular, starting from the pappardelle of the house ‘on the phone’. Another classicone, today part of a chain, is Paper Moon Garden – in via Bagutta – which has specialized in fish dishes.

Zelo, the Four Seasons Milan restaurant, was designed by Patricia Guardiola

Zelo, the Four Season restaurant

From a culinary point of view but also of design – revisited a few years ago by the Archistar Patricia Guardiola – the best place is undoubtedly Zeal, The Four Seasons restaurant in via del Gesù which supports the bar Ragalways well frequented both in space for the five -star entrance and in the beautiful internal court. Fabrizio Borraccino’s cuisine, very attentive to the search for raw materials in each region, does not stop at the classics but offers Italian dishes always with the extra touch: stuffed artichoke and au gratin chard, cardoncello mushroom, olives and cooking bottom; Maccheroncello, Ragout White, Puntarelle, Pecorino di Pienza and black truffle; Parmigiana of aubergines, crunchy tempeh and basil pesto. Desserts and cellar at the top.

The Mondeghili of 10_11 are among the best and most loved under the Madonnina

At the Portrait in Milan, the heart of luxury (also food)

To find a similar level, you have to enter via Sant’Andrea 10 – everyone does not know, but it is the less sumptuous entrance than that from Corso Venezia 11 – and arrive in the square of Portrait Milanthe spectacular and luxurious hotel in Lungarno Collection: the 10_11 It is a bar, garden and restaurant that works from breakfast (open to guests, for the ‘sick’ on the theme it is without rivals in Milan) to the after-cena passing through lunch, snack, aperitif and dinner. Italian menu, without frills (where the grilled chicken and fried fried chicken) and edited by Luigi Cinotti, which is allowed as a signature dish the mondaghili, are sprouted. The typical Milanese meatballs – and the psta in white. Excellent desserts, followed by Cesare Murzilli. In Piazza del Portrait, there are two other places of undoubted success: NoiseAmerican bar that stands out for the offer of cocktails, distilled, champagne and Beef Bar, Luxury Stekhouse with a menu that cannot be more international (in fact it is an expression of a chain) with an important vision on the best meats on the planet.

The room, in American Stekhouse style, of the Beef Bar in the Portrait Milan square

Benedetti Laurent

Neighbors of value

Leaving Corso Venezia, on the left there is DG Martini ®: cocktail bar and restaurant of great impact and carefully remarkable to the design pieces (personally chosen by Dolce & Gabbana, of Course) which is especially suitable for an aperitif because the drinks do not disappoint. We have the side of via Manzoni who borders the quadrilateral. There is the Don Lisander – So the Milanese called the great writer – has the plus of the beautiful internal garden and a classic menu, exterminated as the premises of the past. More “evolved” culinarily the Voice On the corner with Piazza della Scala, which is part of the A&B group (see the place of Aimo and Nadia). In the kitchen there is Lorenzo Pesciauthor of an interesting card and the paths and collections, with affinity and harmonies with the artistic offer of the Museum of the Gallerie d’Italia which houses the restaurant. In the space there are also a cafeteria and a ice cream shop in partnership with taste 17.