Un’esplosione di colori e sapori. Gli accostamenti sono incredibili, i piatti sono talmente belli che quasi si fa fatica a mangiarli! L’esperienza di degustazione, dagli antipasti ai dolci, accompagnata dalla selezione dei vini, è risultata un vero e proprio viaggio di esplorazione di pietanze e gusti. Le verdure così non le avete mai mangiate! Un plauso allo staff: attento, gentile e preparatissimo su pietanze e vini.

Abbiamo speso una bellissima serata al Joia! Mia moglie e vegetariana e così fin ora ogni volta che andiamo a mangiare stellato (una stella, da quelli a due e migliore), lei era dispiaciuta del menù vegetariano! Così al Joia era un può curiosa come sarebbe il menù! Non ci hanno delusi! Le portate, i piatti, e gli ingredienti e gusti sono stati bellissimi! Il modo come sono trasformati e messi insieme le ingredienti e i gusti sono stati un bellissimo viaggio per tutta la serata! Il servizio e la descrizione dei piatti e stato perfetto, l’unica cosa da migliorare e il servizio del vino, perché abbiamo preso una bottiglia che ci e stata consigliata perfetta per il menù. Ma abbiamo dovuto domandare due volte nella serata se potrebbero riempiere il nostro bicchiere. Noi lo conosciamo che con le portate ho quando si portano via si dia un occhiò! Ma una piccolezza in una bellissima serata! Grazie allo Chef e al staff! E un consiglio per tutti i vegetariani e vegani che piace mangiare stellato

Esperienza consigliatissima per vegetariani e non. Abbiamo avuto l’opportunità di degustare il menù Zenith. Esperienza sensoriale spettacolare sotto ogni punto di vista, dalla qualità , alla presentazione, l’abbinamento con i vini e la professionalità del personale. Menù degustazione consigliato per chi ha appetito, abbondante e completo. Esperienza sicuramente da ripetere.

Un bellissimo pranzo con la mia ragazza . Degustazione 7 portate + 3 calici di vini. Ci siamo affidati alla cameriera che è stata molto garbata e ha soddisfatto ed è anche andata oltre le nostre aspettative . La qualità delle pietanze e’ molto alta, ogni piatto ci ha stupiti in maniera positiva , piatti curiosi e simpatici anche a livello visivo , i gusti sono intensi e bilanciati , non ci aspettavamo dei sapori così pronunciati dalle verdure (se) e siamo rimasti molto soddisfatti dall’esperienza in generale.

Joshua Wagonblast

Magnificient. Great flavors. Wonderful staff. Quiet, comfortable atmosphere. They have a lovely 5 course lunch with perfect portions for midday dining.

Meghan Oesterle

Absolutely delicious! We each got the vegan square tasting menu with dessert and expresso. The textures and flavors were beyond compare!

Els De Witte

Dining at Joia in Milan was nothing short of a sublime experience, one that truly stands out in the world of culinary excellence. From the moment we stepped into this Michelin-starred haven, we were enveloped in an ambiance that was both elegant and inviting. The restaurant's unique blend of sophisticated décor and tranquil atmosphere, reminiscent of oriental aesthetics, set the stage for an unforgettable evening. Our gastronomic journey was a delightful exploration of Joia's celebrated vegetarian philosophy. The combination of the "Emphasis on Nature" and "Discovery in Tradition" menus offered a tantalizing array of flavors that were both innovative and profound. Each dish was a masterpiece, carefully crafted to showcase the essence of its organic ingredients. The three finely structured wines we selected elevated our meals, creating a symphony of tastes that danced on our palates. The service was impeccable, deeply personalized, and attentive to every detail. Claudio, our waiter, was a highlight of our evening, infusing the service with warmth and humor that made the experience even more enjoyable. His knowledge of the menu and wine pairings was impressive and his friendly banter added a personal touch that we greatly appreciated. A special mention must go to Sous Chef Raffaele Minghini, who graciously spent time with us after our meal. Engaging in a lovely chat with him provided a deeper insight into the culinary philosophy and passion that drives Joia. It was a privilege to learn about the inspiration behind the dishes firsthand. Having dined at many Michelin-starred establishments, Joia not only met but exceeded our high expectations. It is a culinary gem that leaves a lasting impression, one that we wholeheartedly anticipate revisiting. Whether our travels bring us back to Milan or we plan a trip specifically to relish another exquisite meal at Joia, it remains a beacon of exceptional vegetarian cuisine and hospitality.

David

I have been to Gautiersoho - but this was truly amazing. In fact I wasn't that hungry even so just went with the four dishes and it was truly an experience. Each dish was beautifully made with wonderful flavors.

+5

Riya Patel

Amazing vegetarian restaurant. Took my mum here for her birthday and did the 7 course tasting menu. Amazing staff and service, my mum forgot her reading glasses and they actually had some there she was able to use. Food was great, very full by the end of it. Great wines and sodas that complemented the food. Only dish I wasn’t a fan of had oyster mushroom, the flavour was amazing but the texture was too chewy/ meaty for me. Defo recommend to take someone here for a treat - as the price is quite high. But very worth it

+10

Henk van Vliet

Visited again after 10 years in November 2024 and the food was still excellent, quirky and vegetarian. Amicable and helpful staff and a great Michelin experience that really elevates vegetarian food to a wholly different level. I’d be keen to return again!

Andreas

An absolutely excellent dinner! It was my first time experiencing a Michelin-star-level meal, and even more special as it was in a vegetarian/vegan-based restaurant. We chose the 7-course vegan tasting menu with 3 wine pairings. The dinner started with a high-quality sparkling wine as an aperitif. The place is very elegant and thoughtfully designed, just like the beautifully presented dishes. The staff was incredibly kind and highly knowledgeable. Along with the courses, they served homemade bread and an incredibly delicious homemade butter. Of course, the prices are quite high — the total bill was around €400 for two people — but the experience was definitely worth it!

+4

I.S.

Great Michelin, one star vegetarian restaurant. All the staff are attentive, friendly, and professional. The waiter took time to present how the menu works and let us choose the best choice for us. We chose the 6 course menu with wine pairing. The different flavors and combinations were great. The wine pairing was good as well. At the end of our dinner, the chef came to our table for a good talk. It is worth trying it.

+8

Mandy Kuo

Lovely vegetarian fine dining restaurant. Great choice for special occasions. The ambiance felt fairly intimate and was not "commercialized". Apparently the restaurant has been around for 30+ years and was the first Michelin vegetarian restaurant in Europe! We picked the Zenith menu. All the dishes had a blend of East Asian and Western European ingredients and flavors. The highlights for us were the risotto, strawberry and tomato gazpacho, and mushroom. They also offer amazing freshly baked sourdough bread and kept replenishing it. The desserts were also good just not as memorable. The oat milk cafe latte was lovely but there was a slight confusion among the servers so the timing did not match well with the desserts. We particularly appreciated their attention to detail for my husband's dietary restriction. The chef came out to confirm his restrictions to refined sugar. Overall highly recommend for a special evening!

+13

Cyrill Dorozhkin

Dear English speaking lovers of vegetarian dishes, and people who are in a search for great places and tastes! Will all know that it's hard to be fully satisfied with red wine paired with tomato and tofu, BUT! this place is a game changer! Be brave and erase your limits, explore and find exceptional risotto (carnaroli rice), outstanding amuse -buoche and cheese ...

Alejandra Villanueva

We had the 10 course prefix menu and loved it! The food looks like art and taste incredible. Would recommend everyone to try it. The service was also great and our server gave us informative descriptions of each dish.

Peter Renkema

Amazing food and very attentive service. Im not a vegetarian diner myself, but went together with my wife who is. I didn't miss meat or dairy products at all. The flavors were incredibly complex and delicious. Very recommendable experience!

+10

M.L.

One of the best dining experiences of my life! My partner actually became emotional while eating a few of these incredible dishes. We both ordered the eight course tasting menu with three course wine pairing and ended up receiving eleven (food) courses, all of which were incredibly delicious and beautifully plated. We were so pleased to find that the restaurant would accommodate two different tastings- one vegan and the other vegetarian. The food, service, ambiance, and just the experience in general was out of this world! Chef Pieter Leeman even stopped by our table to check on our experience. If you ever find yourself in Milan, make sure to reserve a table at Joia! Just a recommendation for travelers coming to this restaurant, do not leave anything in your car in this neighborhood! During our three hour meal, our rental vehicle was broken into and we lost $1600 worth of luggage, despite it being hidden in the trunk.

+9

M W

Best vegan / vegetarian Michelin star restaurant in Milan. Every taste of each food was extraordinary and different from each. The service, the ambiance, the sound of nature i.e rain, birds chirping from a good sound system was so calming while eating. The table clothes is a plus. The stuffs were very good at explaining the food and wine. They are open for lunch and dinner although not everyday.

+14

Georgina Cave

The food was delicious! This was a sensational experience, the staff were warm and welcoming, extremely professionals and attentive. We had the zenith menu, vegan, and I think the only noticeable difference to the vegetarian option was the cheese course. Most of the dishes are vegan by default! The mushroom risotto is probably the best risotto I have ever had. The head chef came to talk to us near the end of the meal which was nice. Oh and the sommelier was such a lovely man! I unfortunately did not catch his name. I would recommend coming here for a special occasion or a treat!

+2

Steven Reese

This meal was hands-down the best experience I have ever had with food. The waiting staff was attentive, professional, and explained every dish nicely and in detail. The dishes each came at just about the right place. There was just enough time between to fully enjoy the dish and allow the palate to clear. The dishes themselves were well presented, and ranged from subtle and delicate to fulfilling, hearty and balanced. The wine pairings were quite nice as well- even with the lowest-cost option, all three paired tastings went quite well, with the second wine really shinning through in its pairing with sesame. Finally, a white tea finished my evening, and was brewed perfectly with very nice leaves, resulting in a refreshing, delicate flavor. I cannot recommend this restaurant strongly enough. Come for an experience and leave delighted- whether you're a vegetarian or not.

+9

Anton Angelov

We reserved at the last possible moment but they found us table immediately. athey were very welcoming from the first door. We really liked the modern art atmosphere. They started with firing a candle and asking about type of water. Then they bring us a first compliment from the chef vegetables from his garden with mouses from them. The fruit cocktail was very tasty. There were separate forks and knifes for each dish. Every few minus someone from the staff brings us compliments, pouring water or cleaning. The food was very delicious and very creatively decorated. The toilet was clean and there were spare towels and napkins. We enjoyed the deserts very much. Highly recommend!

+3

Dining at Joia in Milan was an incredible experience that left a lasting impression. From the moment we walked into this Michelin-starred restaurant, we were surrounded by elegance and warmth. The de…

Incredible. Simply put, incredible. If this is in your budget, you must go. Get the chef's menu, the experience, and let them bring you plate after plate of whimsical dishes! Our group had zer…

La qualità e la professionalità sono garanzia in questo famoso ristorante stellato. I piatti variano con la stagionalità dei prodotti. Il servizio è discreto e impeccabile. Gusti a volte un po' troppo spinti rispetto alla cucina di Leeman. Ma ci sta, sperimentare ragazzi!

Alta cucina vegetariana. Piatti unici nella presentazione e nei gusti. Esperienza particolare. Per chi vuole provare questo ristorante stellato Michelin 2025. Se vuoi sfamarti suggerisco altro.

Yael Top

Amazing experience. Everything is so well thought and explained. The first half of the meal was great and the second was okay. The aubergine dish idea and execution was very interesting and will surely amaze vegetarians but to was a bit too smoky and salty to our taste. We had the yuzu cocktail which was very good and 4 wine pairing which were all great and very compatible. Desserts were okay, except for the last one which came with a lovely poem matching the experience and was very tasty. I think the design is supposed to feel like a greenhouse, either way it was beautiful as well as some of the plates.

+7

Interesting selection. Presentation was good but explanation by the server was awful. He was just spewing memorized information. Not really interested in really explaining what was being presented.…

Delusione. Avevo molta voglia di provare questo ristorante stellato vegetariano/vegano, curioso di vedere a che livello ci si possa spingere con un menu completamente vegetale. Le varie portate sono un susseguirsi di alti e bassi.. Bene l’entrè e l’antipasto. Il risotto all’acqua di pomodoro era poco saporito, mancava una base che rendesse il piatto goloso. Il secondo poteva essere un piatto ottimo: seitan alla cacciatora buonissimo, purtroppo il carpaccio di pomodoro e i lamponi di contorno andavano a rendere tutto il piatto acido, rovinando il sapore del seitan. Il dessert non male ma si sentiva solamente il sapore di maracuja. Nota di merito la degustazione di bevande analcoliche. Il servizio è stato gentile e allo stesso tempo molto impreciso. Tanti errori e disattenzioni, che da un ristorante di questo livello non devono succedere. Per un conto di quasi 180€ a persona ed una stella Michelin mi aspettavo molto di più.

Con un po' di tristezza devo lasciare questa recensione a un ristorante stellato vegetariano/vegano che non ha soddisfatto le alte aspettative che avevo. Ambiente semplice e curato ma che non mi ha sorpreso in nessun modo, manca secondo me qualcosa che renda l'esperienza unica anche da quel punto di vista. Il servizio è stato, purché sempre di massima gentilezza, spesso impreciso. Con la ragazza al nostro tavolo a cui non è stato servito il vino in una delle portate del percorso, servizio dei piatti a volte un po' confuso, tavolata che, in fase di prenotazione mi era stato detto che sarebbe stata interamente vegana, e invece ci è stato chiesto al momento chi fossero le persone vegane con conseguenti portate diverse per il tavolo (cosa secondo me non bellissima). Passando alla qualità dei piatti, ovviamente tutto di altissimo livello, ma ci sono state delle portate che non hanno dato quel qualcosa in più che da uno stellato ti aspetti (ed era la mia sesta esperienza in ristoranti stellati). La cheesecake finale per esempio, non aveva molto di una cheesecake, ma soprattutto era fin troppo carica di sapore di maracuja, che copriva tutto il resto. Nota di merito invece al tofu che era davvero eccezionale. Conto ovviamente molto salato avendo fatto degustazione analcolica e percorso da 5 portate , con un totale di quasi 180 euro a persona. A malincuore devo dire che questa esperienza non è valsa la cifra spesa.

Purtroppo le alte aspettative sono state ampiamente disattese: più che joia direi noia! Il mio giudizio severo naturalmente è da considerarsi tale, poiché stiamo parlando di un ristorante stellato e perciò certi errori diventano imperdonabili. In primis il servizio, parso poco professionale e superficiale con molti errori tecnici e descrizione approssimativa dei piatti. Il livello dì cucina, a parer mio, con poco carattere: piatti troppo delicati nel gusto. Rapporto qualità-prezzo non in linea con l' offerta proposta

Ottima cucina, ambiente raffinato, servizio impeccabile. Sono rimasto un poco deluso nel vedere che il menu comprende ingredienti di origine animale, mi sarei aspettato un ristorante interamente plant based. Avevo l'aspettativa di non dover mangiare accanto a piatti cucinati con ingredienti che causano sofferenza animale. Penso che nelle scelte sua necessario essere coerenti e gli stessi motivi che portano a scegliere un menù vegetariano, implicitamente richiedano una scelta plant based.

Alice Stoyanova

I've ordered "Piatto Quadro", a tasting lunch menu. I found everything very tasty except for the gazpacho that was too acidic for me. I love that I could have everything plant-based, though the restaurant is vegetarian. What I did not like is that on the website it says that the price of the lunch includes water and coffee, which was not actually the case. At the end I was charged additionally for both. My soy milk cappuccino tasted watery and cheap and what is the worst: ist was served in *fine bone china*. When I mentioned it to the waitress she told me that they are aware of the issue and she has no explanation for it except for "our chef wants it like that, it's his policy". Not what one expects from a Michelin star restaurant claiming to offer vegetarian haute cuisine. Very disappointing.

Vivienne HU

Originally we just wanna try the lunch menu(piatto quadro) as it’s our first time for vegan Michelin, so we order each of us the lunch menu. But for my partner it’s not enough so he order another regular menu set 🤣. Well, the food isn’t surprised me at all. I didn’t like the risotto, the tomato source is a bit too strong sour to my taste so it does not balance the whole dish. And for the regular menu on that price I feel it’s a bit over high.

+2