Milan Food & Wine Tours
Milan invented the aperitivo, perfected the saffron risotto and the bone-in cotoletta, and hides its food life in the Navigli canals, the Brera lanes and a covered market inside the central station. This is our Milan hub. Below are the top-rated food and wine experiences in the city, then our detailed pages: food tours, cooking classes, wine tastings, and Franciacorta, the sparkling-wine country an hour away.
Top-rated food experiences in Milan
The best food experiences to book in Milan
The top-rated experience of each kind in Milan, side by side: one pick per type, chosen by GetYourGuide reviews. Each links to our full comparison for that type.
| Experience | Length | Rating (reviews) | Best for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasta and Tiramisù Cooking Class with Wine | 3 hours | 4.7 (1,743) | Cooking Classes | Check availability |
| Guided Street Food Walking Tour with Tastings | 2.5 hours | 4.7 (1,018) | Food Tours | Check availability |
| Urban Winery Tour and Tasting at Cantina Urbana | 1.5 hours | 4.7 (858) | Wine Tastings & Wine Tours | Check availability |
Our pick: the Pasta and Tiramisù Cooking Class with Wine, rated 4.7 from 1,743 reviews on GetYourGuide.
Ratings and review counts as shown on GetYourGuide in October 2026. Check the listing for live prices and availability.
How to choose
Pick the kind of experience first. On a first visit, a guided food tour is the quickest way to taste Milan; a hands-on class suits a free afternoon or evening; a tasting fits in between sights. For the full choice, see our pages for cooking classes, food tours and wine tastings & wine tours.
Four ways in: a food tour along the Navigli or through Brera and the street-food stalls; a cooking class for risotto and fresh pasta; a wine tasting at the city’s urban winery or a sommelier flight; a Franciacorta day to the traditional-method sparkling cellars near Lake Iseo. For the lake, see Lake Como.
What to eat: risotto alla milanese, cotoletta alla milanese, ossobuco, mondeghili meatballs, a Campari at Camparino in the Galleria, panettone in December, and the aperitivo spread from six to nine.
Already in Milan? Our guide to what to eat in Milan and where names the places locals go, what to order and where to drink.
Where the food is
The Navigli, the two surviving canals south of the centre, are the aperitivo district: bars line the water from six in the evening, and sunset food tours work the towpaths with a drink at every stop. Brera is the old artists’ quarter, now delis, wine bars and trattorias in narrow streets behind the Pinacoteca. Mercato Centrale opened inside Stazione Centrale in 2021 with about thirty artisan counters and a cooking school. The Porta Romana covered farmers’ market, run by the Coldiretti growers’ network, sells direct from producers Wednesday to Saturday mornings and hosts a Friday evening “agri-aperitivo”. See Milan food tours.
The aperitivo
Milan’s aperitivo runs roughly six to nine in the evening, busiest between seven and half past eight: a drink, usually a spritz, a Negroni or a Campari, comes with snacks, and the “apericena” version buys you a buffet that replaces dinner. It descends from Gaspare Campari, who opened in Milan in 1862; the Camparino bar in the Galleria, from 1867, is still where it starts.
Learning to cook it
Milan classes teach risotto alla milanese, which is a technique rather than a recipe, and the standard trio of fresh pasta, gnocchi and tiramisù, often at a host’s home with wine. See Milan cooking classes.
Wine from Milan
The city has an urban winery where the tasting is the tour; sommelier flights cover Lombardy and beyond. The day trips are Franciacorta, about an hour east for bottle-fermented sparkling wine, and further afield the Oltrepò Pavese and Piedmont. See Milan wine tastings and Franciacorta wine tours.
How we choose
We list only experiences with a strong rating over a meaningful number of reviews and free cancellation where available, and we favour small-group and family-run hosts. FindEatLocal earns a commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay. More about how we choose.
FAQ about Milan Food & Wine Tours
Frequently asked questions
Why Milan for food?
Because the city eats seriously and drinks at six: risotto alla milanese, cotoletta, ossobuco, panettone, and an aperitivo hour that is a civic institution.
Is Milan a good food city?
Yes, and underrated: it has Italy’s best aperitivo culture, the risotto and the cotoletta are its own, and the Navigli and Brera reward a guided evening.
How much is a Milan food tour?
Roughly 50 to 110 dollars for two and a half to three hours, drinks included; evening Navigli tours sit at the top of that range.
Can I do Lake Como or Franciacorta as a day trip?
Both. Como is 40 minutes by train; Franciacorta is about an hour by car and most tours include transport. See Lake Como.
What is the best food experience in Milan?
It depends on the kind you want. The most booked are the Pasta and Tiramisù Cooking Class with Wine (cooking classes) and the Guided Street Food Walking Tour with Tastings (food tours). The table above shows the top pick for each type, with ratings.