In Vimercate, just a few kilometers from Milan and Monza, a former art gallery houses a refined restaurant and gourmet bistro where the perfect host Carlo Villa pampers his guests with a excellent local cuisine and a remarkable wine cellar.
A truly spectacular building greets guests upon entering Bistrot in Dima: 35 panels created by 35 artists form a collective work that immediately asserts the strong identity of this place. We are, in fact, in a historic art gallery in Vimercate, which in 2019 was transformed by Carlo Villa into a contemporary space dedicated to good food and drink.
Bistrot in Dima is a bistro for lunch and a fine-dining restaurant in the evening, maintaining its vocation for beauty thanks to Carlo, its perfect host, who has transformed it into a convivial parlour with velvet seating, original floral arrangements, and numerous works of art.
I wanted to create a place dedicated to art to be enjoyed all day long, for a romantic dinner or a business lunch in the name of beauty and good food.
(Carlo Villa, owner)
The interior design of Bistrot in Dima was entrusted to a set design studio, who created a modern and elegant atmosphere capable of adapting to diverse influences. The space hosts exhibitions and artworks that change with the times, offering guests ever-changing experiences.
On the walls, amidst tapestries-like backdrops, we find another of Carlo’s great passions: numerous shelves housing his prized wine collection: over 300 labels offering the best of Lombardy, Piedmont, and the world’s major wine-growing regions.
The open kitchen, the domain of chef Davide, seats 40, allowing Carlo, maître d’ Simone, and sommelier Marco to pamper their guests. Perhaps ordering a chateaubriand or tiramisu, served and garnished on a gueridon directly at the table, or a fine bottle of wine to accompany it.
On the menu, Bistrot in Dima’s great Brianza classics, from beef tartare with carbonara sauce to Milanese cutlet, are complemented by the chef’s flair and creativity. These include warm seafood salad with flavored croutons and fish reduction, Verrigni spaghetti with pumpkin cream, caviar, and fennel oil, or grilled Alaskan Black Cod fillet with caciucco sauce, turnip greens, oil, and chili pepper.
The raw materials used in the dishes are the fruit of Carlo’s passion and decades of experience. He works with the finest producers in Lombardy and Italy to ensure his guests receive the highest quality, especially in seasonal delicacies such as mushrooms, truffles, and early vegetables.
You can follow the restaurant’s social media to stay updated on the busy calendar of events and tastings organized by Bistrot in Dima, which always offer guests a unique experience.
A truly unique place, where Carlo awaits you by name, surrounded by the scent of flowers, wine, and good food.
The Secret
In keeping with the building’s history, the artworks in the restaurant are changed every two months, in collaboration with the art gallery Domus Art in Vedano al Lambro.
Useful Info
Bistrot in Dima
Via Crocefisso 2B
20871 Vimercate, Monza e Brianza
Tel. +39 366 6373730
Starters: 18 — 24 euro
First courses: 22 — 30 euro
Second courses: 30 — 33 euro
Cocktails: from 10 euro
