restaurant-ethnic Archive

If you are looking for a place that serves Sushi Aperitivo, this is it. It is a typical restaurant, small in size and simplistic in decor but it fills with people during aperitivo time and you definitely get more than what you pay for. At only 10-12 euro you have access to not a large selection of food, but all the basics: Edamame and fresh sushi rolls- made from the sushi chef in the corner- a salad dish, a fried dish and a few other things like rice.

The rolls vary and although the selection is limited, the dishes are constantly replenished and fresh. You can also order from the menu of course. But in a city of expensive sushi restaurants, if you want to enjoy it in an inexpensive way, head to wasabi for aperitivo time.

Head down to the Navigli one of these nights, because the canal is all lit up with lights and it is festive and beautiful. For a relaxed spanish bar/restaurant, head to i mas! at the beginning of the street close to viale gorizia. You walk into i mas, and you are transformed into this cosy spanish place where you know the food will be as good as the atmosphere.

They have a rich buffet during aperitivo time with everything from paella and pastas to potatoes and foccacia. If you can get a seat on the couches in the front then you can people watch and really relax with a drink from their expansive menu of concoctions.

The aperitivo ends promptly at 9pm however, to make sure the dinner scene is not outdone. They serve a selection of tapas, all very inexpensive and the menu has a wide variety of choices. It iss a mix of spanish tapas and traditional food, and it’s a wonderful little place. Recommended for an easy night out.

Address: Ripa di Porta Ticinese 11

Mexican is always fun every once and a while and always fun with a group of friends. Nothing is better that a few margaritas – they always turn the night into something you didn’t expect.

for some good mexican places in the city try. (the fajitas are good at all places)

Joe Pena’s- good margaritas, but even better is the atmosphere. It’s always so lively. Try to stay in the front room and not be seated in the quite, less fun, room in the back

www.joepenas.it
Via Savona, 17
+39 02 58110820

ganas- Big aperitivo and good location up by the Moscova stop. Margaritas are pretty good. strong!

Corso Como, 2
+39 02 654531
Otra Vez- an authentic mexican restaurant. Good atmosphere and they have take-away if you want to make a themed dinner at home.

www.otravez.it
Viale Montenero
+39 02 5453004

Here is another place up on Corso Garibaldi that has ample outdoor seating and a great atmosphere. This sushi restaurant with black interior is a trendy place in Milan and rightfully so- it’s a cool.

The bar area in the front is small, so don’t expect to linger before or after dinner without feeling cramped. But the outside area is really pleasant on a nice night or for lunch, and it’s filled with people.

They do have an aperitivo- they serve the food in form of a bento box to your table. But the waiters make you leave promptly at 9pm to make space for diners, so come early to have enough time to sit and not feel rushed if aperitivo is what you are coming for.

Only suggestion is to not let them seat you at the low tables in the upstairs room. It may seem cool to sit on the floor in these small stool like chairs, but after your legs start to cramp and you try not to fall while getting up to use the bathroom, you will start to feel like they gave you the worst table in the restaurant. So leave the nostalgia for Tokyo, and opt for a normal table.

The sushi is really fresh and Bentobar is definitely worth a visit if you like Japanese.

Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 104

www.bentobar.com
+39 02 659 8075