Restaurant in Milan, Italy
Reliable seafood near Centrale, no tasting menu.
A Michelin Plate-recognised seafood restaurant near Milan's central station, La Risacca Blu earns two consecutive Plate awards (2024–2025) and a 4.3 Google rating for daily-fresh fish and strong raw preparations at the €€€ tier. Easy to book with a week's notice, it works well for special occasion dinners or late meals when Milan's more formal kitchens have closed.
If you have been to La Risacca Blu once, the second visit confirms what the first suggested: this is one of the more reliable seafood addresses in central Milan, and it does not try to be anything more than that. The daily fish display at the entrance is not theatre — it is the menu in physical form, and the kitchen's commitment to raw preparations gives it a clear identity in a city where seafood restaurants can feel like afterthoughts. Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) and a Google rating of 4.3 across 479 reviews confirm the consistency. Book it for a special occasion dinner, a business meal where you want to avoid the generic, or a late dinner when most of Milan's more ambitious kitchens have already closed their pass.
La Risacca Blu sits at Via Alessandro Tadino 13, close to Milan's central railway station — a neighbourhood that tends to underperform on dining, which makes this address more useful than its postcode might suggest. The room is arranged around the fish display at the entrance: the first thing you see when you walk in is the day's catch, which sets the register for the meal. The layout reads as mid-scale , not a cramped trattoria, not a cavernous event space. For a date or a small group celebration, the environment works without demanding a dress code or a particular ritual. For a business dinner where the food needs to carry the conversation, the focus on product-forward cooking gives you something to talk about without the self-consciousness of a tasting menu format.
The menu is built around classic and authentic fish and seafood preparations, with raw fish dishes given the most prominent position. Dishes change with what arrives daily, so the menu is not fixed in the way a trattoria's might be. That variability is a feature if you are returning: what you ordered on a first visit may not be available on a second, which keeps the experience from feeling repetitive. The Michelin Plate , awarded for two consecutive years , signals a kitchen that meets a recognised standard of quality without reaching for the complexity of a starred operation. For seafood in Milan at the €€€ price point, that is a meaningful credential. If you want a fuller picture of Italy's seafood dining spectrum, Uliassi in Senigallia and Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone represent what the category looks like at three-star level , useful context for calibrating expectations here.
Booking difficulty is rated easy. A week's notice is typically sufficient for most sittings, though for a Friday or Saturday special occasion dinner, giving yourself ten days removes the risk. There is no evidence of a hard-to-get reservation culture here, which is part of the value proposition: you get Michelin-recognised seafood in central Milan without the booking anxiety that surrounds places like Langosteria Bistrot. For late dining specifically, La Risacca Blu's positioning near the station makes it practical for arrivals by train , a detail worth noting if you are planning a dinner that follows travel. Check current hours directly with the venue before booking a late sitting, as hours are not confirmed in our data.
La Risacca Blu works leading for: couples or small groups celebrating a special occasion who want product-led seafood without a tasting menu format; business diners who need a credible, focused restaurant without the formality of Milan's €€€€ tier; and travellers arriving into Centrale who want a serious dinner within walking distance of the station. Solo diners visiting Milan for seafood should also consider Antica Osteria del Mare and La Rosa dei Venti as alternatives at a comparable price level. For a broader view of what Milan's restaurant scene offers, see our full Milan restaurants guide.
Address: Via Alessandro Tadino 13, 20124 Milan. Price range: €€€. Cuisine: seafood, with emphasis on raw fish. Awards: Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025. Google: 4.3 from 479 reviews. Booking: easy, one week's notice typically sufficient. No confirmed dress code, hours, or phone number in current data , contact the venue directly to confirm late sittings before you plan around them. For context on Milan's wider hotel and bar options to build your evening around, see our Milan hotels guide and our Milan bars guide.
A week out is sufficient for most nights. For Friday or Saturday, aim for ten days to be safe. This is not a hard reservation , booking difficulty is rated easy, which puts it in a different category from Langosteria Bistrot or Milan's starred venues where two to four weeks is standard at €€€€ pricing.
At €€€, yes , particularly for raw fish preparations. Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024, 2025) and a 4.3 Google rating across 479 reviews suggest consistent delivery. It sits below the €€€€ tier of Osteria Bartolini and Langosteria Cafè in price, and offers a more product-focused alternative to Milan's modern Italian fine dining circuit. For Italy's most ambitious seafood at any price, Uliassi is the benchmark , but that is a different trip.
The kitchen is built around fish and seafood, so it is not suitable for guests avoiding all seafood. For specific allergies or dietary needs beyond that, contact the venue directly , phone and website details are not confirmed in our current data, so approach via reservation platform or email if available. A seafood-led menu with strong raw fish focus means shellfish allergies in particular are worth flagging in advance.
It works for solo diners , the format is not counter-only or communal, and the €€€ price point is manageable for a single cover. That said, solo seafood dining in Milan has a few alternatives worth comparing: Antica Osteria del Mare and La Rosa dei Venti are both in the same price tier and city. The station-adjacent location also makes La Risacca Blu practical for a solo diner arriving or departing by train.
Bar seating specifics are not confirmed in our data. The venue is a sit-down seafood restaurant rather than a bar-forward operation, so bar dining is not a structural feature in the same way it might be at a counter-service spot. If bar seating matters to you, confirm directly with the venue before booking , and consider that the fish display at the entrance, not a bar, is the room's focal point.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Risacca Blu | Seafood | The first thing you see when you enter this restaurant near the central railway station is its large display of fresh fish, all delivered daily. The menu features a selection of classic and authentic fish and seafood options, with pride of place given to its raw fish dishes.; Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Enrico Bartolini | Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Cracco in Galleria | Modern Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Andrea Aprea | Modern Italian, Italian Contemporary | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Seta | Modern Italian | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Horto | Modern Italian, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
How La Risacca Blu stacks up against the competition.
A week's notice covers most sittings. For Friday or Saturday evenings, especially for a special occasion group, push that to two weeks. Booking difficulty is rated easy compared to Milan's harder-to-crack €€€ tables like Seta or Andrea Aprea, so last-minute midweek slots are often available.
At €€€, it makes sense if you want product-led seafood — daily-landed fish and a menu centred on raw preparations — without paying for a tasting menu format or a headline chef. Michelin Plate recognition in both 2024 and 2025 confirms the kitchen is consistent. If you want a more ambitious cooking style at a similar price point, Horto or Andrea Aprea set a different bar.
The menu is seafood-focused throughout, so this is not a venue for guests avoiding fish or shellfish. The raw fish emphasis means the kitchen's identity is tightly product-driven. Specific allergy or dietary accommodation details are not documented, so check the venue's official channels before booking if restrictions are a factor.
La Risacca Blu can work for solo diners, particularly at lunch or for a business meal near Milan Centrale. The format is à la carte rather than a counter omakase, so there is no inherent solo-dining friction. That said, the venue is most commonly cited for couples and small groups, so a solo visit at dinner on a weekend may feel slightly undersupported.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available data for La Risacca Blu. What is documented is that the restaurant greets guests with a prominent fresh-fish display — the fish counter is part of the entrance experience. check the venue's official channels to ask about counter or bar options before assuming availability.
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