Gnocco fritto
Gnocco fritto in Milan, hot, with the cured meats of the Via Emilia
I’ll tell you straight away where to find it at my place, how much it costs and what I serve it with.
In a few words
You find gnocco fritto at my place every day, hot, with the cured meats of the Via Emilia, in San Donato Milanese, 1.3 km from the M3 terminus. The Antipasto della Nonna costs 18, the Capriccio lungo la Via Emilia from 24 for one; at the aperitivo, Monday to Friday, it is on the board from 16.
My menu
Where you find it on my menu
Four ways of bringing gnocco fritto to the table: on its own with cured meats, for sharing or with Culatello.
At my table
How I bring it to the table
A few things, done well, along the Via Emilia.
- Hot, straight awayGnocco fritto comes to the table hot: you open it with your hands and fill it with cured meat.
- Cured meats with a first and last nameProsciutto di Parma Riserva Piazza Peppino, Mortadella La Favola, Coppa di Langhirano: on the menu you find where every slice comes from.
- For sharingThe Capriccio goes in the middle of the table: it is the first step of my journey along the Via Emilia.
- Neither big nor smallGnocco fritto changes size from one province to the next, big in Parma, small in Bologna. Mine is in between.
Reviews
What they say about my table
Every week I pin up here the latest five-star reviews written in English on Google.
My guests’ voices
Not my words: theirs, at the table.
I asked my guests to tell me about their evening, in front of their plate. Couples, families, tables of friends, people here for the first time. (In Italian.)
Watch all the interviewsNewspapers and radio
In the press
Thirteen newspapers and radio stations have told the story of my journey along the Via Emilia.
Questions
The questions people ask me
Where to eat gnocco fritto in Milan?
At my place, in San Donato Milanese, Via Monte Bianco 33: on the edge of Milan, 1.3 km from the San Donato terminus of the M3 metro. You find public parking in the streets around the restaurant.
Is there a gnocco fritto restaurant in Milan?
Not a restaurant serving only gnocco fritto: I bring the three kitchens of the Via Emilia to the table, and gnocco fritto comes hot every day, in the Antipasto della Nonna, in the Capriccio lungo la Via Emilia and in the Nebbia di Zibello. I am in San Donato Milanese, on the edge of Milan, 1.3 km from the M3 terminus.
What do you eat gnocco fritto with?
With the cured meats of the Via Emilia: in the Antipasto della Nonna, in the Capriccio lungo la Via Emilia with cheeses and tigelle, or with the Culatello di Zibello of the Nebbia di Zibello.
Do you still do all-you-can-eat gnocco fritto?
No, I don’t do the All You Can Gnocc evening any more. You find gnocco fritto on my menu every day, with the cured meats of the Via Emilia.
What to drink with gnocco fritto?
Sparkling wine or a Lambrusco: next to every dish on the menu I write the glass that goes best with it.
What is gnocco fritto?
It is fried bread dough: flour, water, yeast and lard, rolled out thin and dropped into boiling oil until it puffs up. You eat it hot, with cured meats. In Modena and Reggio Emilia it is called gnocco fritto, in Parma torta fritta, in Bologna crescentina.
Where to eat gnocco fritto near me, in south Milan?
From Piazzale Corvetto it is about 6 minutes by car, from Santa Giulia about 8, from San Giuliano Milanese about 10, measured with Google Maps on a Monday at around six in the evening. I am in San Donato Milanese, 1.3 km from the M3 terminus, and you find public parking in the streets around the restaurant.
How much does gnocco fritto cost?
In the Antipasto della Nonna, with the cured meats of the Via Emilia, 18. In the Capriccio lungo la Via Emilia 24 for one person and 38 for two; with Culatello, in the Nebbia di Zibello, 23. The cover charge is 3 per person.
Can I have gnocco fritto at the aperitivo?
Yes: Monday to Friday, from 18 to 20, the aperitivo board has gnocco fritto with Crudo di Parma, mortadella and coppa, and a drink of your choice, at 16 per person, with no cover charge.
Is there gnocco fritto on Sunday?
Yes: it opens the Sunday menu, in the Antipasto della Nonna with the cured meats of the Via Emilia. The menu is 39 per person for three courses, and on Sunday my whole menu is there too.
Is gnocco fritto one of the most ordered dishes?
Yes. Between 18 July and 15 October 2026, of the five most ordered dishes on my menu, two come with hot gnocco fritto: the Antipasto della Nonna and the Capriccio lungo la Via Emilia.
Along the same road
In short
Nonna Emilia is the Via Emilia Restaurant in San Donato Milanese, at Via Monte Bianco 33, 1.3 km from San Donato, the last stop of the M3 metro line. The menu brings together the three kitchens of the Via Emilia: Romagna, Emilia and Lombardy. The kitchen is open every day, lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner from 19:00 to 22:30. The tasting menus go from 39 to 59 per person, cover charge 3 per person.
And if a dish doesn’t win you over, I change it or take it off the bill.