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( 894 06753;
www.osteriadelbinari.com
; Via Tortona 1; 7-11pm Mon-Sat; Porta Genova)
Crashing an
Italian wedding is the only other way you'd come by such heaping platters of handmade
pasta, select cuts of meat and home-baked pastries. With Tuscan wine and loved ones
gathered around, someone's bound to feel a toast coming on.
Trattoria da Pino
MILANESE
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( 02 7600 0532; Via Cerva 14; meals €20-25; noon-3pm Mon-Sat; San Babila)
In a city full of mod-
els in Michelin-starred restaurants, working-class da Pino offers the perfect antidote. Sit
elbow-to-elbow at long cafeteria-style tables and order up bowls of
bollito misto
(mixed
boiled meats), handmade pasta and curried veal nuggets.
Sushi Koboo
JAPANESE
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( 02 837 26 08;
www.sushi-koboo.com
; Viale Col di Lana 1; meals €20-35; noon-2.30pm & 7.30-11.30pm Tue-
Sun; ; 3, 9)
Elegant Sushi Koboo serves delectable sushi, sashimi and tempura at a tra-
ditional
kaiten
(conveyor belt) and tables in several stylish restaurant rooms. The atmo-
sphere is warm and welcoming, with tables aglow beneath large, moonlike light fittings. If
you're a group order the mixed sushi boat, which actually comes in a handcrafted vessel.
Maxelâ
STEAKHOUSE
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( 02 2906 2926;
www.maxela.it
; Via della Moscova 50; meals €18-30; ; Moscova)
Come with a
hearty appetite and order Maxelâ's 1kg
bistecca Fiorentina
and a bottle of house red.
When it arrives, don't be intimidated by the size, the first bite of that velvety soft, grilled-
to-perfection Fassone beef sprinkled lightly with salt crystals will make you want to weep
with joy.
Al Bacco
( 02 5412 1637; Via Marcona 1; meals €25-30; dinner Mon-Sat)
One-time pupil to the famous chef
Claudio Sadler, Andrea now has his own Slow Food-recommended restaurant where he
prepares Milanese classics with love. Try the homemade pasta with fava beans, pancetta
and pecorino or the rabbit with Taggiasche olives.
MILANESE
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