5.40pm: Arrived at Crowne Plaza Hotel. It is situated right above the subway station "Sondrio" on line 3 which goes direct to Duomo (5 stops). So although it is out of Milan's city center, I still recommend it because of convenience - since the best mode of transport there is train.
8.30pm: Had our celebratory dinner at a restaurant a friend recommended. Humble cozy place by the canal (it was totally dried up though) with surprisingly fancy food! It is actually near the "Porta Ticinese" area which another friend living in Milan said we should go for good food. Anyway, reservation is needed as the place was full by 9pm.
Verdict --> half half...
On left: The 4 courses that we liked. 1) Complimentary entrée. 2) Warm oysters with leaves that taste like oyster (because they grew near them). Interesting. 3) Traditional spaghetti that apparently hasn't changed since 20yrs ago. Very nice sauce but the italian way of cooking their noodles is too al dente for us. 4) Definitely the highlight of the night! Lightly charred rare pork which tasted SO good. We were tempted to return the next night just to have this again.
On right: The other 4 that unworthily took up space in our tummies. 1) Complimentary bread. 2) Potato dumplings that was good only on the 1st mouthful. 9 is way too creamy & heavy. 3) Foie gras escalope with sea urchin. The sea urchin (whitish covering) smelled totally off. S couldn't even take a bite. The foie gras was actually very nicely done..soft on the inside.. but the size really put us off. It looked like 2 big pieces of beef. The fact that this came last didn't help! We barely touched it. 4) Pretty complimentary dessert. The entire plant can be eaten.
All in all, we'll return specially for the pork ;)
Name: Al Pont De Ferr
Location: Ripa di Porta Ticinese 55, 20100 Milan, Italy
Expenditure: 124€ with wine
16/10
10.30am: Strolled along the main shopping street "Monte Napoleone". You can find most upmarket brands in this area. We were impressed by the Armani building ("Armani Hotel Milano") and the interior designs of all the boutiques! Unique & stylish. I'd say way nicer than those in Paris.
1pm: From there, we found our way towards the Duomo area. Bought some dried porcini mushrooms at a little market & settled for lunch nearby. I love the doughy pizza & light beef carpaccio. Go early since a queue quickly formed after we arrived. 50% tourists 50% locals. You decide.
Name: Ristorante Charleston
Location: Piazza del Liberty, 8, 20121 Milan, Italy
Expenditure: 45€ with sparkling wine
3pm: Did some shopping at the "Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II" and around.
6pm: Back to hotel to rest.
To be continued..
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