Rest@Duomo

I found this place by sheer accident. I had just finished the Duomo rooftops tour and the side door exit bought me to a part of the square with a long line. Curious, I went to investigate and found a split situation — left side to buy tickets for the Duomo and on the right side, a restaurant.
I went in and was greeted by a lovely server who suggested the saffron risotto accompanied by a «red» beer when I asked her for something traditionally Milanese. I really enjoyed this combination — the waft of saffron that hit my nose when the plate was placed on front of me, was beautiful.
My only minor complaint is that the food got cold really quickly. The beer was also a good choice. Oh should also mention that while waiting for my food, I got served x2 kinds of bread with Olive oil and then I also spotted a spicy oil, which I tried — both oils were very nice, but bread wise, I preferred the focaccia to the brown bun.
So if I had stopped there, this would have been a 5-​star review, but I ordered dessert, which wasn’t frankly all that great. I would suggest not even getting the dessert menu at all, as it’s filled with the best kind of food-​porn photography and u need to be strong to resist. I got the Cheesecake Brule and it tasted super sweet –the caramel felt like the consistency of plastic to my tongue and the whole slice tasted vaguely industrial. I don’t think they make it in-​house, at least it didn’t taste that way to me.
So great saffron risotto and a not that great dessert — guess life (and food) has to balance up somehow!