Before risotto became a ubiquitous dish on the menus of neo-trattorias across Northern Italy, the simpler, more rustic version was known in Milanese dialect as “ris e lat”—rice and milk. You can try several risottos here, including Milanese riso al salto: a large, soft-yet-crispy pancake-sized disc of saffron carnaroli fried on both sides, delicately, in butter. The decor is a little kitschy, but it’s perfectly located in the city center in between Piazza Duomo and Castello Sforzesco, making it a popular and convenient spot for locals and tourists.

Risoelatte is a quaint little restaurant reminiscent of the 1960’s. All the furniture, plates, glasses and cutlery are genuine artifacts from the flower power era. Their theory is that this decor will transform lunch or dinner into a tranquil experience, far away from today’s chaos and frantic ways of the city.

A real tour through the 1960s is what will characterize your Milanese lunch break near the Duomo. Risoelatte, with its Italian and regional specialties, will immerse you in an environment that reflects a home from the past, complete with a cap and nightgown hanging in the bathroom and a set of scales in one of the rooms. You will taste specialties such as the historic Milanese rice and milk, tagliatelle with meat sauce and Milanese cutlet immersed in an atmosphere of years gone by.

In the city’s heart, near Duomo, lies Risoelatte, an enchanting 60s-themed restaurant. Stepping inside this culinary haven is like traveling back in time, as every detail, from the furniture to the plates, cups, and glasses, is meticulously designed to capture the era’s essence. Authenticity is the hallmark of Risoelatte, which proudly serves traditional Italian cuisine with a particular focus on Milanese dishes.

It is a small family-run restaurant in Milan, moreover very good, where the time like stopped fifty years ago. The food is homemade and tied to the traditions, those dishes unlikely to be found in sophisticated restaurants that depopulated in the city. Depending on the season, you can enjoy risotto with saffron and ossobuco, veal with tuna sauce, grilled swordfish, lasagnaor the legendary Milanese cutlet.

This Milanese restaurant is one of the best near the Duomo in Milano Centrale. Decidedly not your typical trattoria dining room, Risoelatte has a fun vibe complete with a jukebox and a colorful palate straight from my parent’s 1960s kitchen. But don’t let the decor fool you; they serve yummy Mondeghili (Milanese meatballs), veal Milanese, and pastas.

With a two locations spotted across Milan, Risoelatte is instantly recognizable by its 1960s decor and kitsch jukebox tunes. But don’t let the decor fool you, the menu is anything but diner burgers and milkshakes. The restaurant is actually named after another famous northern Italian dish that is literally translated to rice and milk (riso e latte).

Milan is more than cutlets and risotto, and this spot, which translates to “rice and milk,” is steeped in the Milanese gastronomic tradition of the 1960s, which included rice and milk especially as part of the evening meal. The young Pugliese chef celebrates these simple dishes in an environment tha...

Walking into Risoelatte feels like stepping into a time machine. The restaurant's playful 1960s decor—from vintage kitchenware to retro tiles—transports diners to a bygone era. While the ambiance is a trip down memory lane, the cuisine remains timeless, offering homely dishes like risotto and ossobuco.

If you have a thing for retro styling and interiors then you will LOVE Risoelatte. Designed to reflect the kitchens of Italian grandmothers in the 1960s, it’s full of mismatched plates, 60s music and colourful furniture. In short, it’s an Instagram dream.

Located in the center of Milan, Risoelatte recreates the cozy feel of a 1960s Italian home. The menu features homemade pasta and classic Milanese dishes, including Risotto alla Milanese. Booking is necessary.

For risotto, it is impossible to find any place with a more complete risotto menu than risoelatte. The restaurants also displays a particular design that recreates a typical house of Milan of the 1960s.

Trattoria Arlati and Risoelatte weave a tapestry of old and new, offering dishes steeped in history within walls that whisper stories of the past.