Nicola Cavallaro al San Cristoforo

Along the banks of the Naviglio Grande, on Via Ludovico il Moro, in Milan, The restaurant Nicola Cavallaro al San Cristoforo, offers its patrons a staid environment attending to the smallest details in its contemporary cuisine as it takes a highly personalised glance towards the Orient.

Born in Padova but with a cosmopolitan spirit, Nicola Cavallaro was for a long time a chef for the prestigious Royal Caribbean cruise ship line, having also lived (and cooked) in Rome, London and Hong Kong, until when, in 2007, he took over the restaurant L'Ape Piera, transforming it into the place that today bears his name.

The clear oriental influences in his cuisine emerge for the most part in his fish dishes, such as his appetiser I Cinque Crudi [Five Raw], that includes red shrimp stuffing, almond and ginger pudding, and dust of capers, Black tea Ricciola Prosciutto and green apple purée, Riesling gelatin, Faux scallop ravioli stuffed with sea urchin and caramelised with miso soup, lime, orange and fresh coriander marinated scampi, Fines de claire Oysters marinated in Hendric’s gin and apple and cucumber sorbet.

His tie to tradition is seen instead in his down to earth dishes such as, for example: Creamed Baccalà with a pepper zabaione and puffed polenta, Ravioli filled with gricia (guanciale [pig's jowl bacon] and pecorino cheese) fava bean and chicory sauce, or the Suckling pig cooked at low temperature with steamed red and white turnips and gremolata sauce.

Among his most surprising dishes are the Crispy ox tail fondant, rosemary lobster, leak and potato sauce.

For lunch, the restaurant also offers a special Business card that includes three interesting tasting menus.

The wine list includes Italian labels for the most part, to which there are also some fine French vintages as well as some Austrian, German and Slovenian whites.

Nicola Cavallaro al San Cristoforo
via Lodovico il Moro 11 I
20143 Milano - Italy
Tel. +39 02 89126060
Fax. +39 02 89126060
info@nicolacavallaro.it
www.nicolacavallaro.it