Il Milanese

«Il Milanese» on Liteiny Prospekt, 7 is an Italian restaurant in the very center of St. Petersburg, near Chernyshevskaya metro station. It was opened by Marco, a Milan native who put his genuine love for his home cuisine into the project and often greets guests himself. The restaurant is included in the list of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy according to the Gambero Rosso guide. The kitchen serves Italian classics and specialties made from family recipes, preserving the flavors familiar from Milan, Venice, Lombardy, and Tuscany. The atmosphere is rounded out by music with sunny Italian motifs and reproductions of Caravaggio's paintings on the walls, specially commissioned from painters. The average check at the restaurant is 3,000–4,000 rubles. «Il Milanese» is open on weekdays from 12:00 to 23:00, and on weekends from 13:00 to 23:00. A table can be booked in advance by phone or through the online form on the restaurant's website.