"Open for: Lunch and dinner Price range: $$ Close to Milan’s Centrale train station, this historic family-run osteria serves traditional northern Italian fare and an exquisite selection of Lombard cheese. The lightly adorned dining rooms welcome workers during the week and families on the weekends, when groups line up for anchovies bathed in Italian salsa verde, risotto Milanese, and traditional cassoeula (pork and cabbage stew). Stay hungry for desserts made in-house, like pistachio and hot pepper gelato or mandarin sorbet. On your way out, try to peek into the elegant Liberty-style great hall next door, an iconic events space in the city since 1898. Best for: A no-frills business lunch at a legendary Milanese institution." - Elizabeth De Filippo-Jones
