Shortly after I posted "Caprese del Nobile Bistrò", I learned that Nobile Bistrò had closed earlier in the year. I reacted to this news with a mixture of sadness, incredulity, and eye-rolling. The restaurant was unquestionably successful: every time I was there, it was packed, and not just the inner courtyard. The service was as fast as it needs to be in Milan in the lunch rush and invariably friendly; the menu had a perfect mix of appealing, light and very satisfying dishes for hot-weather days in addition to classic primi, secondi, bistro fare and desserts. Why the eye-rolling? Because the restaurant has now been converted into a franchise location (sigh).
In my last two trips to Milan, I had 10 delicious lunches at Nobile Bistrò. As a kind of posthumous tribute, here's a listing of tonycitytastes episodes where some of those lunches can be revisited:
Palazzo Castiglioni, episode 61, January 2016 Bresaola & Primosale, episode 68, April 2016 Trofie al Pesto Genovese, episode 70, May 2016 Arts & Foods, episode 72, June 2016 Stracciatella di Mozzarella, episode 75, July 2016 Marinated Salmon with Fennel & Mesclun, episode 89, March 2017 New Korean Craft, episode 95, June 2017 Caprese del Nobile Bistrò Milano, episode 98, July 2017
Very interesting and informative; a refreshing combination of food and travel info.
ReplyDeleteShortly after I posted "Caprese del Nobile Bistrò", I learned that Nobile Bistrò had closed earlier in the year. I reacted to this news with a mixture of sadness, incredulity, and eye-rolling. The restaurant was unquestionably successful: every time I was there, it was packed, and not just the inner courtyard. The service was as fast as it needs to be in Milan in the lunch rush and invariably friendly; the menu had a perfect mix of appealing, light and very satisfying dishes for hot-weather days in addition to classic primi, secondi, bistro fare and desserts. Why the eye-rolling? Because the restaurant has now been converted into a franchise location (sigh).
ReplyDeleteIn my last two trips to Milan, I had 10 delicious lunches at Nobile Bistrò. As a kind of posthumous tribute, here's a listing of tonycitytastes episodes where some of those lunches can be revisited:
Palazzo Castiglioni, episode 61, January 2016
Bresaola & Primosale, episode 68, April 2016
Trofie al Pesto Genovese, episode 70, May 2016
Arts & Foods, episode 72, June 2016
Stracciatella di Mozzarella, episode 75, July 2016
Marinated Salmon with Fennel & Mesclun, episode 89, March 2017
New Korean Craft, episode 95, June 2017
Caprese del Nobile Bistrò Milano, episode 98, July 2017