Our first meal in Milan was one of the biggest mistakes of our trip. We ate at a restaurant near the Duomo and overpaid for mediocre food and learned an important lesson: you can’t just walk into any restaurant in Italy and expect to be served amazing Italian food. There are many touristy restaurants near the most famous landmarks all across Italy and Milan is no different. I’m glad that we learned this lesson early on, because after having such an underwhelming experience, I was determined to not let it happen again for the duration of our trip. Our first correction of this mistake was dining at the well-known Osteria da Fortunata.