🛵 MILAN

If you only read one thing for your first trip to Milan, this will have you covered.

Feb 15, 2024

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Table of Contents:

WHERE TO EAT & DRINK

Il Salumaio di Montenapoleone - beautiful hidden courtyard + Milanese cuisine
Da Giacomo - timeless classic, local food (Da Giacomo is the seafood forward restaurant (my fav) and there’s also Bistrot which is more casual)
La Prosciutteria - Good with groups for giant charcuterie boards (go to the one in Navigli and then go to Rita after)

LUNCH, CAFES

Un Posto a Milano - Great vibe to sit in the garden for lunch. I went ~ 12:30 and it was packed so definitely make a reservation (20 min walk to Fondazione Prada)
10 Corso Como Café - perfect for a coffee, snack or lunch; great outdoor space
PAVÉ MILANO - popular for breakfast or coffee + a pastry
Fioraio Bianchi - surrounded by flowers, good spot in Brera to grab coffee/pastries
Marchesi 1824 - posh desserts
- Pasticceria Marchesi is the original location

BARS

Bar Basso - iconic spot, as evidenced by Highsnobiety’s piece, ‘How Bar Basso Became the Coolest Bar In Milan’

WHERE TO SHOP

⭐ 10 Corso Como - concept store with niche clothes, homeware, & books, + a great cafe!
Gio Moretti - multi-brand store near Duomo
Jil Sander Flagship on Via Pietro Verri
Vintage Delirium - vintage
Loredana Mapelli Vintage - vintage
Cavalli e Natri - multiple locations, lux vintage
Pettinaroli - notebooks, passport covers, small leather goods heaven

⭐ Fondazione Prada - contemporary art museum, no explanation necessary
- Make sure to stop in Bar Luce, the museum cafe designed by Wes Anderson, for lunch or aperitivo after

Triennale Milano - very cool furniture design museum
Villa Necchi - book in advance! Villa designed by Piero Portaluppi in the 1930s. A must-see for design enthusiasts.
- Walk over to Palazzo Invernizzi after and look for the pink flamingos in the garden

WHERE TO STAY

Hotel Palazzo Segreti - boutique hotel that’s affordable + central
Hotel Principe di Savoia - so grand and luxurious in the best way! It’s part of Amex fine hotels collection (for my Amex friends who love benefits <3)