The questions I’m asked, with the real answers

At Via Monte Bianco 33, in San Donato Milanese (MI), just south of Milan: 8.6 km from the Duomo and 1.3 km from San Donato, the last stop of the yellow M3 metro.

It is in San Donato Milanese, in the Metropolitan City of Milan, just past the city’s southern border. The San Donato stop of the M3 is still in the city of Milan, and from there it is 1.3 km.

With the yellow M3 line to San Donato, the last stop, then about 18 minutes on foot or a few minutes on bus 121 or Z420.

About 12 minutes by car in normal traffic, according to Google Maps.

Public parking in the surrounding streets.

The kitchen is open every day, from 12:00 to 14:30 and from 19:00 to 22:30.

Yes, for lunch and dinner. Sunday lunch has a page of its own, in Italian.

From my website, on the booking page: choose the day, the time and how many you are, and you receive the confirmation. You can also call +39 02 5275176.

The three cuisines of the Via Emilia: Romagna, Emilia and Lombardy, in stops along the road from Rimini to Milan. For example hand-made tagliatelle with ragù, tortellini, gnocco fritto and tigelle, Squacquerone di Romagna, saffron risotto and La Milanese col manico.

It depends on what you choose: Tagliatelle 1955 are 18, La Milanese col manico 38, the Orecchie di elefante from 26 to 29; the Percorsi go from 39 to 59 per person. Cover charge 3 per person.

Yes, 3 per person, with fresh bread and service. I say it first, because I prefer you to know.

Yes, the Percorsi: tasting menus in stops along the Via Emilia, from 39 to 59 per person, with paired wines if you want them.

From October 2025 to September 2026 I served more than 7,700 risotti, more than 5,300 plates of tagliatelle and more than 4,700 boards.

Yes, for example Le Furbe di casa, aubergine balls on a five-tomato sauce. For specific needs, ask in the dining room.

Write them in the intolerances question of the form when you book and remind the waiter when you order: the allergens of every dish are marked on the menu.

Yes: I have gluten-free piadina to go with cured meats and cheeses, gluten-free pasta that I prepare separately, and many dishes that have no gluten of their own, marked on the menu. I am careful about cross-contamination, but I am not an AIC-certified restaurant (AIC is the Italian Coeliac Association): look through the menu, write it in the notes of the form when you book and always tell the waiter, who will gladly check every dish for you.

You can pay in cash, by card, with Satispay and with Nonna Emilia gift cards. Meal vouchers (buoni pasto), however, I don’t accept.

Yes, your dog is welcome in my restaurant.

Yes, my restaurant has wheelchair access and an accessible toilet.

Only takeaway, no home delivery: order by phone or on WhatsApp and collect it from me, at Via Monte Bianco 33 in San Donato Milanese.

Yes, the restaurant is air-conditioned.

Not indoors, it is against the law. For smokers there is a wide space on the pavement in front of my three windows, covered in bad weather.

Yes: I have a small room for up to 25 people and a main hall that can be reserved for 50 to 65 people, for celebrations and company dinners.

Yes: the whole menu, translated, with the same dishes and the same prices, on my English menu page.

Yes, you can buy them online from the gift cards page.

Yes. For company dinners there are four set menus, from 50 to 70 per person, with water, wine, coffee, bread, service and cover charge included, and the invoice made out to the company: you’ll find everything on the group dinners page. The Christmas dinners, from 1 to 23 December, have a page of their own, with their own menus and rules.

Yes, from Monday to Friday: the lunch break menu has a page of its own, in Italian.

Yes, from Monday to Friday, from 18:00 to 20:00, at the counter and in the bar room: set aperitivo formulas from 16 to 24 per person, with no cover charge, also with my Lambrusco cocktails. The page is in Italian.

On 24 December 2026 and 31 December 2026 the kitchen is open at lunch only. On 25 December 2026, 26 December 2026 and 1 January 2027 the restaurant is closed.