My Food & Travels: Milan: Part II

The best way to rejuvenate after walking around Milan all morning, is to sit at a relaxing cafe and have a nice cup of coffee. Knowing how much Italians love their food and drinks, I had great expectation of how good my Latte would be -- and what I got was ...............hot milk. In Italian, "latte" means "hot milk".

If only I had read about Latte on Wikipedia before the trip, I would not have made such a mistake. Check it out on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latte.

"Latte" in Italian means "Hot Milk"

There is no shortage of coffee places in Milan, even Gucci have their own cafe right outside their store. To my surprise, their coffee is actually reasonably priced, unlike their bags!

Gucci cafe menu

The quality of food in Milan is pretty high and that applies to the price, too. The general rule of thumb we follow when comes to choosing a restaurant is, the more people there are the better. With this rule, waiting time is unavoidable, but since dining out is quite expensive over there, it is better to wait for a table in a good quality restaurant then taking the risk.

Out of all the pizzas, risotto, pasta, salad, gelato and coffee that I had during the trip, the clam spaghetti was the best. The clams were fresh, the spaghetti was perfectly cooked and the sauce had a mild taste and light texture which complimented the clams really really well.