Mussels in Milan in 5 perfect restaurants to fall in love with once again. Try them raw, au gratin, in the pot and … fried!
Mussels tonight?
A nice saucepan with family, with friends, but also for two, to enjoy the most popular flavor of the sea and discover the recipes of those who know about mussels, and how. Even in Milan, where the sea is far away, but its echo resounds strongly. Among the holiday memories, the constant desire to breathe the breeze of the waves and the widespread presence of restaurateurs able to import the Lombard capital best mussel recipes. But not only. In the places you find below, the love for mussels also translates into one very careful selection and in the constant desire to propose an apparently very common product that can give unique emotions. If it is true that a peppered mussel can be ordered in practically all restaurants that offer fish, in these places it has something extra. Seeing is believing.
Once inside, it will be a great pleasure to go beyond the classic soup. And fall in love with raw hairy mussels, recipes that smell like Belgium, the liveliness of Taranto …
La Cozzeria
Via Lodovico Muratori 7
If you really want mussels, you have to start here. A small, romantic place that winks at France lightly and in which to gather in front of a large and fragrant mussel pot without too many pretensions. Simple equipment, modest spaces, but an incredible choice of mussels served with peppers, in rocket and saffron sauce, in basil sauce, with orange and ginger (my favorites), with beans, with chickpeas, Sicilian, rosemary, poulette, leek cream, Pastis cream , with Dijon mustard, in Gorgonzola sauce and au gratin. Obviously there is no lack of the classic impepata and the marinara recipe and they are all strictly accompanied by a plate of homemade fries. Pleasant also the white of the house that completes the simple and not obvious proposal of a place worth a visit.
LaCozzeria tel. 0254107164
Le Vent du Nord
Via Sannio 18
Here we are in Belgium, among the tables in the alleys where moules et frites they perfume the streets and enchant the hungry patrons. Returning to reality in Via Sannio there are no alleys and not even the north wind, but with a little imagination, we are right there. Le Vent du Nord is in fact a place with an atmosphere to sell and that can also count on an essential menu, but it fits perfectly where mussels and french fries twice, as per Belgian tradition. Belgian mussel recipes too, proposals marinieres with celery, onion, butter, parsley, pepper and white wine, à crème with butter, garlic, cream and pepper, à la provençale with celery, shallot, oil, parsley, pepper and tomato and finally ginger with ginger, lime zest, chilli pepper, butter and drizzled with white wine. If you want to be simple, take refuge in the classic mussels simply jump with oil, garlic and pepper.
Vent du Nord tel. 0255189027
Pescaria
Via Bonnet 5 / Via Solari 12
From Polignano a Mare to Milan the journey was short, the agreement was immediate. Pescaria has conquered the Milanese with its giant fish sandwiches (the one with fried octopus is a must), but we are here to talk about mussels. And here is the inevitable roundup on the menu of this chain of fish restaurants that offers a taste of true mussel lovers. To taste absolutely raw hairy mussels (served in plates of 10), the classic black mussels, but also the delicious fried mussels (200 g of shelled and fried mussels). Not to mention the cheese, pepper and mussels, simply irresistible.
Pescaria.it tel. 02 659 9322/02 3668 5383
The Taverna dei Terroni
Via Pietro Crespi 18
If you are looking for a place with a popular atmosphere, this restaurant could do it for you. Here the mussels represent only a part of the menu which is composed of the classic fish dishes (pasta, fried, fish to choose from over the counter …). The Tarantine origin of the manager Paolo, however, requires a taste of the mussel soup, an essential starting point for a good feast of fish. The mussels also dominate the classic scialatielli with seafood, to be tasted absolutely to complete the experience.
Tel. 335 404 821
Mieru Mieru
Via Magolfa 14
Tarantina spaghetti. Mussels au gratin or peppered. Hairy mussels. In this Apulian restaurant with a warm soul from the south, mussels become queens of dishes of the great tradition, proposed according to an ancient recipe and instinctively prepared without too many complications. Good, to taste at will and washed down with a good glass of wine, mieru in Salento dialect. For the classic tiella of rice, potatoes and mussels, better ask on the phone. It is a special dish that is not prepared every day!
MieruMieru.it tel. 0289406320
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