Street food in Milan: must-try delicacies

Eating a quality bite on the street while you're sipping something has never been easier. Street food in Milan is the option number one when it comes to eating well without spending a fortune. Are you feeling peckish while you're out and about or returning from work? No problem! Kiosks,  street food venues and food trucks in Milan satisfy the need for food on the go.

Always in a hurry and always on the move, the Milanese are often looking for solutions that fit their hectic lifestyle even when it comes to eating. So it's not surprising that street food, food you can easily find and consume in the street, is a practical, fast and tasty alternative to a full evening meal. Everyone can afford street food and it is a great success both because it promotes not only rediscovery of Italian regional culinary traditionsbut also offers international street food.
 
But it has to be said that the idea of snack on the go is not a new concept: sandwiches, food paper packets and slices of pizza have always been typical Italian snacks! In 1967, Chiosco Giannasi launched idea of offering a rotisserie service in the street in Milan: from roast chicken to erbazzone (a vegetable pie), from fried foods to risottos, Giannasi still delights those who pass through Porta Romana and is one of the best known kiosks in Milan. Another forerunner of street food in Milan is definitely Luini: their panzerotti awarded the Ambrogino d'oro, are an institution in Milan!
 
Scattered throughout Milan there are numerous other  kiosks such as La Boutique del panino e della birra in Porta Lodovica, Ortobello and the Chiringuito San Siro or the Chiosco di Valeria, historical meeting places where you can eat a sandwich even late at night. Nowadays, the idea of open-air cooking also includes reinterpreting typically popular habits, as demonstrated by  Tranvaiwhich, with its platters of cold cuts, music and relaxed atmosphere, has given newlife to tram no. 1522 at Cassina de' Pomm.
 
In the very popular Navigli area, flavours from the past bring more and more people back to the Municipal Market in Piazza XXIV Maggiowhere the Macelleria popolare of  Mangiari di strada serves  a local version of hamburger or  arrosticini (a meat skewers), while (R)esistenza casearia offers aperitifs based on delicious raw milk cheeses. One of the historic businesses in the area is Il Kioskowhich serves fish fry to be taken home or to be eaten directly in the street. Appeasing peckishness has never been easier or more enjoyable while shopping or taking a walk.

By definition, street food is a practical, quick and tasty snackoften also cheap: it refers to  food that can be prepared and served quickly and easily eaten  while walking around. Since street food has now become a so portable in today's culture there are so many places serving street food in Milan.
 
Speaking of novelty, chef Niko Romito, who has earned three Michelin stars, recently opened a venue in Piazza XXV Aprile that sells his Bomba, a ball of dough leavened and fried, sweet or savoury, typical of the Abruzzo tradition. Like almost every street food place serving street food,  seating is limited because street food is usually eaten standing outside the venue.
 
After two years ofcooking on the road with their food truck, the cooks from Zibo have finally chosen a base camp in the heart of the Cinque Vie, where they serve in particular ravioli stuffed with red Sicilian shrimps, squid, mussels and clams, steamed first and then on a griddle. Speaking of fresh pasta, one of the not-to-be-missed places to buy Milanese street food is the Ravioleria Sarpi, a small shop where delicious Chinese ravioli filled with meat or vegetables are prepared in full view while you wait.
 
And remaining with Oriental food, Maido brings   the experience of Okonomiyaki, the typical Osaka street food pancake made with flour, cabbage and eggs filled with whatever you like. MAMAstrEAT e Santo Taco are two of the most popular places for those looking for a taco or a burrito to eat on the go, while Babek The Kebab Revolution serves gourmet kebabs in the heart of Milan.

The food truck is now a real phenomenon. These equipped vans move around the city offering tasty snacks in the places most frequented by the Milanese and are also also available for catering and events. Food trucks are open-air kitchens which increasingly satisfy the need for food on the move.
 
It is not difficult to find   Da Bravi Ragazzi, a quality food truck that prepares delicious burgers with first-rate ingredients, around Milan and Brianza. Ape Cesare, on the other hand, is for those who prefer Roman cuisine and travels around serving rolls filled with roast suckling pig or the classic "mortazza" and rice croquettes. From Pantura – Storie di Cibo you can buy Altamura bread accompanied by cold cuts, cheese, octopus and potatoes and the ever-present local extra virgin olive oil.
 
Fregno is a Piaggio Porter that travels around the streets of Milan offering rolls with sheep meat cooked slowly at low temperatures, according to the tradition of Abruzzo. El Caminante offers Venezuelan cuisine on  the go while El Panchito is a must for Peruvian street food.
 
Vegetarians will appreciate the food that the Bianca Bufala food truck offers, with Caprese salads and mozzarella-themed sandwiches, and Bop!,where dishes that combine taste and attention to health reign, for example, velouté soups and bowls with seasonal vegetables together with smoothies and infusions.