Dear friends, after 8 years of living in Milan, these rules seem perfectly logical to me, but I remember very well how they just didn’t fit in my head at first.
- Meals are strictly scheduled: lunch from 12 to 14.30, dinner starts at 19:30, but locals usually show up by 20.30. You have to be punctual to not starve to death.
- You can’t just walk into the restaurant and sit down at preferred table – it doesn’t work that way. The correct way is to wait to be welcomed and escorted to your seat.
- The main day for outings and meetings is Thursday. So be sure to book a table in advance to avoid being left without a table.
- The customer is not always right (it’s far from always). If you start to show displeasure, even reasonable, you will get indifferent and cold service in return.
- You can not come just for a glass of wine or coffee in the restaurant during lunch or dinner, you will simply be refused.
- And of course, the most sacred thing: don’t order a cappuccino after a meal! But an espresso or digestif is recommended and welcome! In many restaurants, it will be offered to you as a compliment.
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