Dongiò

This place needs 10 out of 5 stars. We’ve been in Italy for 2 weeks and this has been by far the best dinner. - this was the best cheesecake i have ever had…and I don’t even like cheese -the beef fillet was so incredibly tender (highly recommend) -make reservations as soon as you can.

A humble and casual place with exceptional food. The prices are low and the quality far exceeded my expectations. Service was incredible as well. What a great place to return to and enjoy with people you care about. Leaving with a full belly, unscathed wallet and a smile that lasts too long.

Walked in at opening on a Monday night without a reservation and we were kindly offered a table. The pasta was delicious and we had recently enjoyed excellent homemade pasta in Turin at a Michelin recognized restaurant, so it was on par with that experience, although in a more low-key environment. Will definitely return.

A lovely and authentic restaurant with a thoughtfully curated menu and great food. I especially enjoyed the pasta, it was delicious! The cozy atmosphere, along with the attentive service and friendly staff, made the experience even better.

We went to Dongio for dinner. We were there as one of the first guest for the evening. Staff was very friendly and knowledgable. The waiter suggested a very good wine. For the meal we chose different appetisers to share and then a primi and secondi per person. Dessert was then to share again. Overall a very good dinner and a great experience. Thank you

Great food, friendly staff, and an incredible atmosphere to enjoy good company. The food was top notch, everyone loved it. The table was spectacular with great and tasteful decor. The staff were very friendly and engaged well with us in English. Unfortunately, our Italian is poor, but he was very kind forgave our poor attempts at Italian and cared for us well throughout the night. I would be overjoyed to return.

This homey mom and pop shop with handmade pasta is also a bib gourmand restaurant ~ I had been eyeing this restaurant for a few days and it worked to be able to try it out. We popped in late afternoon and they were quite busy. They quickly seated us and we each ordered a primi and a secondi. The food arrived quickly. The veal with tuna was unique. I was expecting thicker pieces of veal. Overall, a nice appetizer. The chicken bites were way more substantial and each bite of chicken, eggplant and tomato really held its own in the dish. The pastas were each made so well and we were blown away. The seafood sauce with shrimp and squid ink pasta was out of this world and my SO's pasta topped with bacon was phenomenol. This is a must visit when you are in Milan. Better yet, your stomach and wallet are both happy after this meal.

We had a very enjoyable meal here. The menu focuses on simple dishes, but the execution is spot on and delicious.

This homey mom and pop shop with handmade pasta is also a bib gourmand restaurant ~ I had been eyeing this restaurant for a few days and it worked to be able to try it out. We popped in late afternoon and they were quite busy. They quickly seated us and we each ordered a primi and a secondi. The food arrived quickly. The veal with tuna was unique. I was expecting thicker pieces of veal. Overall, a nice appetizer. The chicken bites were way more substantial and each bite of chicken, eggplant and tomato really held its own in the dish. The pastas were each made so well and we were blown away. The seafood sauce with shrimp and squid ink pasta was out of this world and my SO's pasta topped with bacon was phenomenol. This is a must visit when you are in Milan. Better yet, your stomach and wallet are both happy after this meal.

The first and best meal of my recent visit to Milan! Absolutely a delight from the moment you are warmly greeted, seated in a relaxed and most comfortable dining area (filled with LOCALS), then the food arrives! The bread, the wine and the PASTA made for a wonderful experience. I could not find a single thing to take issue with expect I had to leave. Run don't walk to Dongio!

In addition to the tables inside, they have a nice parklet setup outside. It was a bit stuffy inside on a warm evening, so we requested outdoors, and they were gracious about letting us change tables when the wind kept blowing an adjacent table's cigarette smoke straight at us. Wines are cheap, and they have so many esoteric wines that we had to look up almost everything on the list. We ended up with a bottle of Maixei, which is a producer in Liguria. It went well with the pastas, but we really went in pretty clueless with their wine list. Our focus was pastas, in particular, Calabrian style pastas. They also have proteins, but we skipped those in favor of carbs. - Polpeti di cicoria: fried chicory balls with a chickpea purée. Since we were getting 3 pastas (to the horror of the server), he suggested a lighter starter, but I would have preferred something more interesting like the caciocavollo alla piastra (a grilled Calabrian cheese). - Spaghetti Neri de Cetera: squid ink spaghetti with anchovy, olive, capers - great texture, definitely strong on the seafood flavor - Maccheroni all'uso di Crotone: with sausage tomato sauce - our favorite - a meaty pork sugo made lighter with the fresh tomato acid and onions - Stroncatura della Variente Calabra: Calabrian pasta with sausage, tomato, pesto. I'm not usually a wheat pasta fan, but since this is a special pasta from the region, we decided to try it. The texture was definitely a wheat based one, but the flavors were good overall Pastas came in at €10-12 each, and portions were generous. We took the metro there but had to walk back to work off all of the heaviness from dinner! Dongio was a nice casual place to try Calabrian dishes. Reservations can be made online.

One of the best Tiramisus that I've had in Italy. Good pastas too. Comfortable atmosphere with plenty of seating available.

We had very good starters and pasta, in a familiar atmosphere. This is no tourist place, since many locals were there during the evening. We were lucky to get a table for two without reservation during the week at 21:30. An unrestricted recommendations for those who love good, local food for a good price in an authentic atmosphere.

This is a must if traveling to Milan and wanting to try Italian dishes from the sunnier, southern part of Italy. It is not Milanese food and is definitely not a restaurant gearing to tourists. However, everything is prepared from scratch. The pasta is handmade and the best that I had while in Milan. For those who may not be familiar with Calabrian food, it is a bit spicier than that found in Northern Italy and some dishes utilized special Calabrian specialties like 'nduja, a spread of hot chili peppers and dried Italian sausages. Wonderful if you like some heat with flavor. However, there are plenty of other, non-spicy options on the menu. It is in a residential area, but very easy to get to. Just about 400 feet from the Porta Romana station of the yellow line of the Metro system. I highly recommend getting away from the tourist route and enjoying a great meal in a pleasant, local neighborhood.

DonGio is located on a quiet street, away from all the popular sightseeing areas. But thanks to Michelin guide, I found this restaurant and could enjoy wonderful food. Wines are very reasonably priced. Pasta dishes were simple but very tasty. Veal cutlet Milano style was also simple but perfect. Service was very warm and excellent too.

Interesting restaurant specialising in Calabrian food. What I tried there was a mix of convincing and less convincing dishes. They make their own pasta here. The restaurant is nicely decorated and the atmosphere is nice. It may get a bit loud if full. I think this place deserves 3.5 stars but since it´s not possible to give half stars I will give them 4.

Great Calabrian restaurant. It looks like it might be run by a family. The prices were reasonable, especially 2.50 for the quarter-liter of their excellent house red. I had the Jonica which is basically an arrabiata but if I go again I would have gotten something more complicated, probably with ricotta. The tagliata is very nice - high quality meat sliced then cooked on a plate. It is enough to be filling but not so much that I wanted to die like I sometimes do after ordering steak in Firenze. The side salad I ordered was also fresh and nice and the oil and vinegar were high quality. The tiramisu was so light and flavorful. The other desserts they were carrying out looked excellent also. 35 Euro total. Comparing this to the meal I had at Taverna Trilussa in Rome, which was 34 Euro when I didn't get a meat dish or dessert, is like night and day.

This place is great, but you better book. It is Calabrian food so the dishes with chili and sardines are great. Really great pastas. The place across the street Pasta Madre is also great, but even smaller.

My fav restaurant in Milan, years after years the quality never goes down. Difficult to find a table (reservation is a must) but the experience is excellent. Every time I have a guest in Milano, this is the place. The best are the first plate.

Molto buono soprattutto se ti piace cibo leggermente piccante! La pasta con salsiccia ed i dolci valgono la pena... Ci torno regolarmente

This was recommended to us from our AirBnB hosts. It was a cozy pålace with good value for money and you are surrounded by locals. The pasta is homemade, and it gets very busy so I suggest going earlier or booking a table. From the outside it doesn't even look like a place you would give a second thought but the spicy sauaage on toast was AMAZING! I would go back just for that!

An Italian friend took me to this local restaurant when I was visiting Milan. It's off the tourist trail and not the kind of place you'd easily find without a bit of local knowledge. The restaurant is really homely, and very unassuming and not pretentious. Welcoming, helpful staff and menu's in English make it easy to take your pick of the menu. It's mostly meat based, there are plenty of vegetarian options too, (perhaps 20% of the pasta dishes are veggie) but no fish/seafood options, perhaps 1 fish dish on the menu. The Pasta all home-made and seemingly unique. If you're English then forget your pre-conceptions of what Fusilli should be like. This is very different! The Negroni pasta special was also an interesting alternative to spaghetti or spaghettoni. Definitely try the Mozzarella wrapped around cream for a 2nd course - deliciously unhealthy! Reasonable priced house wine help round off a lovely meal in this friendly establishment.