The Best Pan-Asian Food in Italy
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The best pan-Asian food in Italy, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. sui generis. comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Milan and Saronno.
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Amo Bistrot and Mangiare Bere Uomo Donna hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. sui generis.
Pan-Asian
The kitchen is open, so you can watch Alfio Nicolosi work while his team quietly asks, before you've even sat down, whether anything is off the table. That question matters because there's a single surprise tasting menu and no other path through the meal. A Michelin-starred creative restaurant in Saronno, it pulls from Italian tradition but leans hard into Asian and South American ideas, landing somewhere personal and hard to place, which is rather the point.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 2. Amo Bistrot
Pan-Asian Bistro
Exposed stone walls and wooden beams from a Renaissance palazzo sit alongside contemporary furniture at this fusion bistro tucked into Palazzo Forti. The menu moves between traditional meat and fish dishes and Asian touches, with small sharing plates like bao alongside more substantial options. On warm nights, the cloister with its old walls and soft lighting is the place to sit, and Sunday brunch draws a loyal local crowd.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Amo Bistrot (this place) 68.544
- #2 Mangiare Bere Uomo Donna 68.544
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Rank 2. Mangiare Bere Uomo Donna
Pan-Asian
A Hong Kong-born chef and her Suzzara-raised partner run this quietly personal restaurant where the menu splits between regional Italian, fish-forward traditional plates, and openly Asian cooking, sometimes on the same table. The room reflects their shared eye for applied arts, and the wine list travels as freely as the food. Seasonal, local sourcing underpins both sides of the menu, which keeps the whole thing from feeling like a gimmick.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Amo Bistrot 68.544
- #2 Mangiare Bere Uomo Donna (this place) 68.544
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Rank 4. Li-Sei Deli
Pan-Asian
The awards
- Eater The 37 Best Restaurants in Milan