The best trattoria route for gourmets

Driving through Lombardy in your rental car allows you to discover splendid lakes, medieval towns, and majestic mountains. But it’s unthinkable to travel the roads of northern Italy without tasting its food, one of the most delicious in the world. This means you’ll need to visit a trattoria, a typical restaurant offering local food at affordable prices.

Your followers need to understand how fabulous your life is

After taking some super natural selfies in front of the Duomo, La Scala, and the Last Supper painting, you can further showcase your perfect lifestyle at Antica Trattoria della Pesa, one of the oldest restaurants in Milan. This family-run trattoria serves a delicious “Ossobuco” in a beautiful antique setting. Whatever you choose, everything will look amazing, even without a filter.

Viale Pasubio 10, Milan

Pamper your stomach

If walking through Varese, the city of the Sacro Monte di Varese (“the Sacred Mountain of Varese”), is too much for you, hop into your rental car for a 30-minute drive to the hilltop village of Jerago. At Vecchia Osteria Monte Rosa, the Bistecca alla Fiorentina will make you swoon as you discreetly undo the top button of your high-waisted jeans.

Via Indipendenza 34, Jerago Con Orago

You dream of forgetting the food you eat all year at the office canteen

And you can also visit Como and its lake to try to spot a famous silver-haired movie star. Well, you can overcome your disappointment at Antica Trattoria del Risorgimento. In this secluded trattoria, you can feast on asparagus with parmesan and succulent gnocchi while reading gossip about this famous gray-haired actor in a magazine.

Via Sant’Abbondio 8, Azzano di Mezzegra

You travel without your quinoa-obsessed boyfriend

You will call him to tell him that the medieval Città Alta in Bergamo is a must-see. You will send him photos of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Then, you will enjoy the local cuisine at Trattoria d’Ambrosio. Unfortunately, while you are eating Casoncelli alla bergamasca, your phone will mysteriously stop working.

Via Broseta, 58, Bergamo

You are having a quarter-life crisis and food is good for the soul

You need to reflect on the meaning of life at the Capitolino temple in Brescia. Then, you can meditate on existentialism while looking at a Culatello (a type of local ham) hanging from the ceiling at Trattoria Buca.

Viale della Stazione, Brescia

You read a serious study that says eating pasta can help you lose weight

Who knows that Mantua is surrounded by artificial lakes and beautiful landscapes? The only reason you are heading there is because it was chosen as the European Capital of Gastronomy in 2017. So why not start your carb diet at Trattoria La Stella by devouring their divine Tortelli alla zucca?

Via della Libertà, 129, Soave Di Porto Mantovano

You don’t have time to cook a healthy meal

It’s time to discover what a real meal is at Antica Trattoria Ferrari in Pavia, a city known for its old red brick churches. In this rustic restaurant, you will discover the wonders of homemade meals and local products. And once you have tasted their excellent Risotto Pere e Gorgonzola, you will never be able to go back to processed food. Or to your parents’ cooking.

Via dei Mille, 111, Pavia