La Posteria Bistro - Mailand

A small but pleasant environment, spaces well thought, a large counter displays rare Italian cheeses and cured meats. We both had carbonara Milano style. I 'm very picky when it comes to this particular dish: I always boast that mine is better than anyone 's. Not true, and happy to admit it. Here carbonara reaches perfection, bet it 's better than in most restaurants in Rome, capital of the Carbonara: : never overwhelming but tinged with decisive and top quality ingredients, it 's a little piece of heaven on earth. So was our beef tartare à la Paolo , where the top notch quality meat is hand-cut and seasoned with yolk, capers, anchovies, mustard seeds and other spices. Like St. Paul (may be that 's why they called it so we saw the light on the way to Damascus (Europe is a safer place nowadays, regretfully for Syria . Service is genuinely friendly and eager to explain and provide good advice. Tons of great wines on display.Too bad I don 't drink: