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Service in Il Teatro's opulent formal dining room within the Four Seasons Hotel is
disarmingly, unexpectedly warm and the menu sings with surprisingly smart, un-
fussy offerings and regional flair. Artisanal products and seasonal ingredients fea-
ture and there's a daily tasting menu, too.
(
02 7 70 88;
www.fourseasons.com/milan
; Via
Gesú 6/8; meals €65-90;
7.30-11pm Mon-Sat, 11.45am-3pm Sun mid-Sep-mid-Jul;
;
Mon-
tenapoleone)
10
Trattoria Temperanza 'Da Abele'
€
TRATTORIA
This traditional trattoria with its spartan decor, paper table mats and black-and-
white photographs has dedicated itself to the pursuit of the perfect risotto. Here
you can try more than 100 different kinds of risotto alongside other traditional
dishes such as
brasato
(braised stew).
(
02 261 38 55; Via Temperanza 5; risotto €9;
8pm-1am Tue-Sun;
;
Pasteur)
11
Lon Fon
€€
CHINESE
You can be sure of beautiful veal and onion dumplings, crisp spring rolls and
steamed fish with ginger at this buzzing Cantonese restaurant. It's run by mother
and daughter team, Rita and Pui, and they're happy to improvise with seasonal in-
gredients, such as artichokes.
(
02 2940 5153; Via Lazzaretto 10; mains €30-45;
noon-3pm & 7-11.30pm;
;
Repubblica)
12
Joia
€€€
ITALIAN, VEGETARIAN
Known for seasonal produce and light, clean flavours, the menu at Joia is also im-
bued with drama and poetry (a winter dish of globe and Jerusalem artichokes,
sweet black salsify and pomegranate is entitled 'Beneath a snowy white carpet').
