What are the starred restaurants in Milan according to the Michelin guide 2022
The Lombard capital drops to the fifth place among the most Michelin-starred cities in Italy
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November 27th, 2021
November 27th, 2021
In recent days, the 2022 edition of the Michelin Guide was presented in Franciacorta, which confirmed the presence in Milan of 16 starred restaurants – a picture that, slight variations aside, remains substantially unchanged compared to last year. The most famous name to disappear from the list of starred is VUN Andrea Aprea, closed following the farewell of the chef who announced last May 5 the next opening of his own restaurant, followed by IT Milano, whose menu was created by chef Nino Di Costanzo and whose kitchen is managed by executive chef Salvatore De Micco. Felix Lo Basso returns in the ranking and, after leaving the spectacular view of the Duomo and moving to the Risorgimento area, opened the new Felix Lo Basso Home & Restaurant space immediately earning his star while the only holder of all three Michelin stars is Enrico Bartolini at MUDEC.
Although the new Michelin Guide keeps Lombardy in the lead with three three-starred, five two-starred and 48-starred, milan's balance appears less positive. The Lombard capital has in fact fallen to the fifth position with its sixteen stars, finishing behind Naples, which has thirty; from Rome which has twenty, and from Bolzano and Cuneo, which have 19 and 18 respectively. This change of gear in Milan comes at a time when critical voices are coming from abroad towards the Michelin rating system, which question its value. In recent weeks, Indian celebrity chef Gaggan Anand has called the guide "racist" as it is mainly focused on a Eurocentric cuisine – a judgment that recalls the words of the critic A. A. Gill who already in 2012 wrote on Vanity Fair that «India's wonderfully rich and varied curries clearly seem to baffle the guide». While a series of critical issues and timid attempts at modernization is beginning to change the perception that one has of driving abroad, while in Italy it is still considered a sort of Holy Bible of catering, as Dario De Marco writes on Dissapore.
For Milan, and in general for Italian chefs, the value of the Michelin star remains unchanged: local newspapers still follow with interest the stars gained and lost each year, with the winners of the star making triumphant interviews and, above all, with the stars that still remain a status symbol for consumers in the luxury market.
Below is a list of all the starred restaurants in Milan sorted by the number of stars assigned.
