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Best Restaurants Open Monday in Milan 2026

Photo: Google Places. Hero: the dining room at Seta by Antonio Guida, Mandarin Oriental, Milan.

Milan keeps a stricter Monday than most capitals, and the city's habit of resting Sunday and Monday catches out plenty of visitors. The grandest tasting rooms often take both days. What stays open Monday is a strong spine of hotel dining rooms, the Galleria icons and the rooftop scene around the Porta Nuova towers. Six confirmed Monday rooms follow, ranked by what each is for, with exact hours and euro prices a head before wine.

Why a Monday list matters in Milan

Milan runs on the dopo-teatro, the late dinner after La Scala, and on a hotel-and-Galleria fine-dining culture that is busiest at the start of the working week. Yet many of the city's tasting-menu rooms close Sunday and a fair number rest Monday too, which leaves a real gap for a visitor in town for Fashion Week, the Salone or a Monday-night opera. A list that has checked the day matters more here than the seven-day assumption.

The order below leads with the two-Michelin-starred hotel room and the Galleria icon that anchor a serious Monday dinner, then the seafood, rooftop and classic rooms that round out the night. A note on the Milanese rhythm: dinner runs late, prime tables land 8:30 to 10, and the hotel rooms hold the most reliable Monday seats. Hours are checked against each restaurant's published schedule. Every name links to its full review with the score and booking mechanics. For the rest of the week, start with the Milan dining guide.

The Monday list

1

Seta by Antonio Guida

Modern Italian · Brera, Milan · €180–260 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 19:30–22:30 (dinner)

Seta holds two Michelin stars inside the Mandarin Oriental at Via Andegari 9, near La Scala, where Antonio Guida cooks a refined Italian menu with a Mediterranean accent across an elegant courtyard room. The langoustine, the spaghetti with sea urchin and the tasting menus are the markers, and a dinner runs around €180 to €260 a head. The room serves Monday to Saturday, with dinner from half past seven, so Monday is a full service. It is the Monday pick for the city's highest-end table when the three-star rooms are dark.

2

Cracco in Galleria

Modern Italian · Galleria, Milan · €150–230 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 19:30–22:00 (dinner only)

Cracco occupies the most prestigious address in the city, Carlo Cracco's one-Michelin-star flagship inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II at Via Victor Hugo 4. The signature saffron risotto, the marinated egg yolk and the seasonal tasting are the order, with a dinner around €150 to €230 a head. The room is closed Sunday but serves Monday for dinner, half past seven to ten. It is the Monday booking for a table with a view over the Galleria's glass arcade and a name that every Milanese knows.

3

Langosteria

Seafood · Porta Genova, Milan · €90–160 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 18:00–24:00 (dinner)

Langosteria is the city's glamorous seafood room at Via Savona 10 in Porta Genova, a low-lit space that fills with the fashion crowd most nights of the week. The king-crab, the raw-fish selection and the spaghetti with clams are the order, and a dinner runs around €90 to €160 a head. The kitchen serves Monday from six in the evening to midnight. It is the Monday pick for seafood and a scene rather than a tasting menu, the room for a long, sociable dinner with a crowd that dresses for it.

4

Ceresio 7

Rooftop Italian · Porta Nuova, Milan · €90–150 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 12:30–15:00 lunch and 19:30–23:00 dinner

Ceresio 7 sits on the roof of the Dsquared2 headquarters at Via Ceresio 7, a rooftop with two pools, a wraparound terrace and a view across the Porta Nuova towers, with Elio Sironi in the kitchen. The vitello tonnato, the risotto and the grill are the order, with a dinner around €90 to €150 a head. The room serves every day including Monday, lunch and dinner. It is the Monday booking for a rooftop dinner at sunset, the room when the table wants a terrace and a skyline more than a hushed dining room.

5

Giacomo Arengario

Classic Italian · Duomo, Milan · €70–120 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 12:30–14:30 lunch and 19:00–23:30 dinner

Giacomo Arengario crowns the Museo del Novecento at Via Marconi 1, an Art-Deco room with a terrace looking straight across to the Duomo's spires. The classic Milanese cotoletta, the risotto alla milanese and the fritto misto are the order, and a meal runs around €70 to €120 a head. The kitchen serves seven days including Monday, lunch and dinner. It is the Monday pick for the view, the room for a table that wants the Duomo framed in the window and reliable Milanese classics rather than a tasting menu.

6

Don Carlos

Classic Italian · Brera, Milan · €80–130 per head

Monday hours: Monday, 19:00–23:00 (dinner; after-theatre service)

Don Carlos runs inside the Grand Hotel et de Milan at Via Manzoni 29, the hotel where Verdi lived, a warm room hung with La Scala memorabilia that keeps serving after the curtain falls. The risotto, the regional pasta and the trolley of Italian classics are the order, with a dinner around €80 to €130 a head. The room serves every day including Monday, and stays open late on opera nights. It is the Monday booking for a dopo-teatro dinner, the most romantic of the Monday rooms and the one built around La Scala's calendar.

How to book a Monday table in Milan

On a Milan Monday the hotel rooms are the safest seats, since many tasting rooms are dark, so start with Seta and Don Carlos, both serving a full Monday. Cracco opens Monday for dinner in the Galleria and books out weeks ahead, so reserve early. For a rooftop, Ceresio 7 takes Monday tables on TheFork, and Langosteria is the Monday seafood scene and a natural pick for the best seafood restaurants worldwide guide. For Milanese classics with a Duomo view, Giacomo Arengario seats latest. Dining solo? The counter at Langosteria or a bar seat at Ceresio 7 are the easiest Monday tables and a strong solo-dining move. All of these belong on the wider best Italian restaurants worldwide shortlist.

Frequently asked questions

Which fine-dining restaurants are open on Monday in Milan?

Six upscale Milan rooms keep a confirmed Monday service: the two-Michelin-starred Seta at the Mandarin Oriental, Carlo Cracco's Galleria flagship, the seafood room Langosteria, the rooftop Ceresio 7, the Duomo-view classic Giacomo Arengario and the after-theatre Don Carlos at the Grand Hotel et de Milan. Many of the city's tasting-menu rooms close Sunday and Monday both, so a confirmed Monday list saves a wasted evening crossing town.

Are any Michelin-starred Milan restaurants open on Monday?

Yes, two on this list. Seta by Antonio Guida holds two stars and serves Monday to Saturday, so Monday dinner is a full service, with menus around €180 to €260 a head. Cracco in Galleria holds one star and opens Monday for dinner only, around €150 to €230. Several of the city's grandest rooms rest at the start of the week, so book Seta or Cracco well ahead for a starred Monday in Milan.

Where can I eat after La Scala on a Monday in Milan?

Don Carlos at the Grand Hotel et de Milan is built for it, a dopo-teatro room hung with La Scala memorabilia that serves dinner every night including Monday and stays open late on opera nights, around €80 to €130 a head. Giacomo Arengario near the Duomo also runs to half past eleven, and Langosteria serves to midnight. For a post-performance table, Don Carlos is the classic Milanese choice, a short walk from the opera house in Brera.

What is the best Monday dinner with a view in Milan?

Two rooms compete. Ceresio 7 is the rooftop option, on top of the Dsquared2 building with two pools and a view of the Porta Nuova towers, open Monday for lunch and dinner around €90 to €150 a head. Giacomo Arengario looks straight at the Duomo from the Museo del Novecento, open Monday at around €70 to €120. Ceresio 7 is the sunset terrace; Giacomo Arengario the Duomo close-up with Milanese classics.

Do I need a reservation for Monday dinner in Milan?

For these rooms, yes. Seta and Cracco book out their Monday tables weeks ahead, especially during Fashion Week and the Salone, and walk-in space is effectively nil. Ceresio 7, Langosteria and Giacomo Arengario hold a livelier Monday and take some last-minute tables, but a reservation through TheFork or the restaurant directly is still the safe move for any party larger than two, and essential during the design and fashion weeks.

Keep reading

Plan the rest of the week with the full Milan dining guide, or by cuisine with the best Italian restaurants worldwide and the best seafood restaurants worldwide. Travelling on in Italy? Compare with Florence restaurants open Monday and Rome restaurants open Monday. For the global view on closing nights, read our guide to where to eat well on a Sunday or Monday and why so many Michelin restaurants close on Mondays.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.