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There is absolutely nothing fancy about Luini, and that's entirely the point. If you come here at lunchtime on a weekday, or during the passeggiata hour (5pm to 8pm), the line—local office workers by day, strollers by evening—will be five or six people thick and stretch out the door and across to the opposite side of this side street near the Duomo.
The single little room will be packed all the way up to the counter with a mob elbowing its way forward to order one of their world-famous panzerotti, the typical Pugliese snack brought here in 1949 by Giuseppine Luini.
These fried half-moon sandwiches are about 6 to 8 inches long—a miniature cousin to what in America we'd call a calzone—and stuffed with tomatoes and mozzarella. Seasonal variations include ones with ham, ricotta and spinach, pesto with pomodorini, and eggplant.
Simple, cheap, delicious, and perfect for eating on the go in the center of Milan. What more could a tourist ask for?
Via S. Radegonda 16 (just off the north flank of the Duomo's apse end)
tel. +39-02-8646-1917
www.luini.it
Mon 10am-3pm, Tues-Sat 10am-8pm
English (Inglese) | Italian (Italiano) | Pro-nun-cee-YAY-shun |
Good day | Buon giorno | bwohn JOUR-noh |
Good evening | Buona sera | BWOH-nah SAIR-rah |
Good night | Buona notte | BWOH-nah NOTE-tay |
Goodbye | Arrivederci | ah-ree-vah-DAIR-chee |
Excuse me (to get attention) | Scusi | SKOO-zee |
thank you | grazie | GRAT-tzee-yay |
please | per favore | pair fa-VOHR-ray |
yes | si | see |
no | no | no |
Do you speak English? | Parla Inglese? | PAR-la een-GLAY-zay |
I don't understand | Non capisco | non ka-PEESK-koh |
I'm sorry | Mi dispiace | mee dees-pee-YAT-chay |
Where is? | Dov'é | doh-VAY |
...a restaurant | un ristorante | oon rees toh-RAHN-tay |
...a casual restaurant | una trattoria un'osteria |
oo-nah trah-toar-RHEE-yah oon ohst-air-EE-yah |
I would like to reserve... | Vorrei prenotare... | voar-RAY pray-note-ARE-eh |
a table for two | una tavola per due | oo-nah TAH-voal-lah pair DOO-way |
...for 7pm | per le sette | pair lay SET-tay |
...for 7:30pm | per le sette e mezzo | pair lay SET-tay eh MET-tzoh |
...for 8pm | per le otto | pair lay OH-toh |
I would like | Vorrei... | voar-RAY |
...some (of) | un pó (di) | oon POH (dee) |
...this | questo | KWAY-sto |
...that | quello | KWEL-loh |
chicken | pollo | POL-loh |
steak | bistecca | bee-STEAK-ah |
veal | vitello | vee-TEL-oh |
fish | pesce | PEH-shay |
meat | carne | KAR-neh |
I am vegetarian | sono vegetariano | SO-no veg-eh-tair-ee-YAH-no |
side dish [veggies always come seperately] | cotorno | kon-TOR-no |
dessert | dolce | DOAL-chay |
and | e | ay |
...a glass of | un bicchiere di | oon bee-key-YAIR-eh dee |
...a bottle of | una bottiglia di | oo-na boh-TEEL-ya dee |
...a half-liter of | mezzo litro di | MET-tzoh LEE-tro dee |
...fizzy water | acqua gassata | AH-kwah gah-SAHT-tah |
...still water | acqua non gassata | AH-kwah noan gah-SAHT-tah |
...red wine | vino rosso | VEE-noh ROH-so |
...white wine | vino bianco | VEE-noh bee-YAHN-koh |
...beer | birra | BEER-a |
Check, please | Il conto, per favore | eel COAN-toh pair fah-VOAR-eh |
Is service included? | É incluso il servizio? | ay een-CLOU-so eel sair-VEET-zee-yo |
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Via S. Radegonda 16 (just off the north flank of the Duomo's apse end)
tel. +39-02-8646-1917
www.luini.it
Mon 10am-3pm, Tues-Sat 10am-8pm