The Best Seafood in Milan, by the Record
The best seafood in Milan, by the professional record: 50 Top Italy and Michelin Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Food Writers comes out on top, and the record runs deepest in Milano.
Antica Osteria del Mare and La Rosa dei Venti hold the next two places. Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with 50 Top Italy next.
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Rank 1. Food Writers
Seafood
The oyster plateau arrives in three sizes and reads like a passport, with Italian, French, and Irish varieties arranged by origin. This is a seafood restaurant near San Siro, elegant enough to dress for, where the menu moves from raw shellfish to fire, the chef notably skilled on the grill. The tuna belly saltimbocca gives you a sense of how tradition gets handled here: with a light hand and a clear point of view.
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Rank 2. Antica Osteria del Mare
Mediterranean Seafood
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Rank 2. La Rosa dei Venti
Italian Seafood
A seafood trattoria where the menu is mostly a suggestion and the real action is whatever came off the truck that morning. The cooking pulls from Sardinia and broader Italian tradition, clean and unadorned. Regulars let the owner steer, which is the correct move. The roasted turbot with porcini and potatoes is about as fussy as it gets, and that tells you everything about the kitchen's general philosophy.
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Rank 2. Langosteria
Seafood
Soft lighting, a soundtrack turned up just enough, and a crowd that dressed for it: Langosteria is a sleek seafood restaurant on via Savona that Milan has made very much its own. The menu leans classic without being predictable, and the raw fish selection shifts daily with the market. The wine list runs deep into serious labels, which fits the room. Bring someone you're trying to impress, or at least someone who won't flinch at the bill.