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Milan

italy · Year round · best Sep–Jun

Milan

Brera at noon. Montenapoleone in the afternoon. The Navigli late. Ceresio 7 at sunset, the aperitivo before the dinner before the night. The shortest summary of why Milan is, quietly, the most stylish city in Europe.

Hotels

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Bulgari Hotel MilanoHotel · 5★

Bulgari Hotel Milano

The Bulgari flagship on Via Privata Fratelli Gabba — 58 rooms behind the Pinacoteca di Brera, the garden the size of a small piazza.

  • · 58 rooms and suites, Via Privata Fratelli Gabba 7B
  • · Bulgari Hotels & Resorts (LVMH)
  • · 4,000 sqm private garden, behind the Botanical Gardens
  • · Il Ristorante Niko Romito, spa with pool
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ME Milan Il DucaHotel · 5★ · Rooftop

ME Milan Il Duca

The Meliá group's Piazza della Repubblica address — 132 rooms, Radio Rooftop Bar on the top floor, the aperitivo crowd at sunset.

  • · 132 rooms, Piazza della Repubblica 13
  • · Meliá Hotels (ME by Meliá)
  • · Radio Rooftop Bar, 10th floor
  • · STK Steakhouse on ground floor
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Festive · clubs, line-ups, long lunches

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Ceresio 7Rooftop · Restaurant

Ceresio 7

The Dean and Dan Caten (Dsquared2) rooftop on the seventh floor of their headquarters — two pools, the cocktail bar, the Duomo and the Alps in the same view.

  • · Via Ceresio 7, Sarpi/Chinatown district
  • · Dean and Dan Caten / Dsquared2 group
  • · Two outdoor pools, two bars, restaurant
  • · Open all year, year round
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Radio Rooftop Bar (ME Milan)Rooftop bar · Repubblica

Radio Rooftop Bar (ME Milan)

The 10th-floor rooftop of the ME Milan Il Duca — the most central Milanese aperitivo address, open to non-residents, the DJ from 19h.

  • · ME Milan Il Duca, Piazza della Repubblica 13
  • · 10th floor, indoor and outdoor terrace
  • · Open year round, DJ residency
  • · Aperitivo, dinner, late drinks
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Just CavalliRestaurant-club · Sempione

Just Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli's Parco Sempione café-club — the dinner under the Torre Branca, the dancing on the terrace after midnight.

  • · Via Luigi Camoens, Torre Branca, Parco Sempione
  • · Restaurant, lounge bar, outdoor dancing
  • · Open from aperitivo through to late club
  • · Closed certain winter days
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Old Fashion CaféClub · Sempione

Old Fashion Café

The Parco Sempione club inside the Palazzo dell'Arte — Milan's oldest continuously running nightclub, the Wednesday and Saturday standard.

  • · Viale Emilio Alemagna 6, Parco Sempione
  • · Inside the Palazzo dell'Arte (Triennale)
  • · Founded 1937, modern club format since 1990s
  • · Wednesday and Saturday core nights
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Dry MilanoCocktails + pizza · Brera

Dry Milano

The Via Solferino bar-pizzeria — the cocktail programme on one side, the wood-oven pizza on the other, the Brera address the locals book first.

  • · Via Solferino 33, Brera
  • · Cocktail bar and pizzeria, single room
  • · Open dinner only, year round
  • · Sister Dry Aged on Via Donizetti
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Martini Bar by Dolce & GabbanaBar-restaurant · Quadrilatero

Martini Bar by Dolce & Gabbana

The Corso Venezia bar inside the Dolce & Gabbana boutique — the Sicilian aperitivo room, the dinner that the Quadrilatero shoppers stay for.

  • · Corso Venezia 15, Quadrilatero
  • · Inside Dolce & Gabbana flagship
  • · Italian-Sicilian kitchen, classic cocktails
  • · Open lunch, aperitivo, dinner
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Authentic · the quiet rooms

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CraccoItalian · 2★ Michelin

Cracco

Carlo Cracco's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele room — the four-floor townhouse inside the Galleria, two Michelin stars, the most central serious dinner in Milan.

  • · Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
  • · 2★ Michelin (Cracco lost the third in 2020)
  • · Restaurant, bistro, café, terrace, wine cellar
  • · Open year round
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Don CarlosItalian · Grand Hotel et de Milan

Don Carlos

The dinner room inside the Grand Hotel et de Milan — Verdi memorabilia on the walls, late kitchen until midnight, the institution for the post-Scala dinner.

  • · Grand Hotel et de Milan, Via Manzoni 29
  • · Italian kitchen, kitchen open until midnight
  • · Verdi (who lived in the hotel) memorabilia
  • · Open dinner only, closed Sundays
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Bice MilanoTuscan · Quadrilatero

Bice Milano

The Via Borgospesso institution — Beatrice Ruggeri's Tuscan-Milanese kitchen since 1926, the canonical lunch of the Quadrilatero.

  • · Via Borgospesso 12, Quadrilatero
  • · Founded 1926 by Beatrice 'Bice' Ruggeri
  • · Tuscan-Milanese kitchen, family operation
  • · Open lunch and dinner, closed Sundays
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Tables

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La Rinascente Food HallTop floor · Duomo view

La Rinascente Food Hall

The seventh-floor food hall of La Rinascente — the closest restaurant terrace to the Duomo spires, half a dozen kitchens under one roof.

  • · La Rinascente Milano, Piazza del Duomo
  • · Seventh floor (food court) and terrace
  • · Multiple operators (Maio, Obicà, Da Oscar, others)
  • · Open store hours, year round
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Events · what's on this season

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Brera QuartiereNeighbourhood walk

Brera Quartiere

The Pinacoteca, the cobblestones, the Botanical Gardens, the cafés around the Accademia — the Milan walk that the locals do at noon and at midnight.

  • · Bordered by Via Pontaccio, Via Brera, Via Solferino
  • · Pinacoteca di Brera (museum), Orto Botanico
  • · Café and aperitivo crowd at Bar Jamaica, Fioraio Bianchi
  • · Walk year round, café terraces summer
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Via MontenapoleoneShopping street · Quadrilatero

Via Montenapoleone

The Quadrilatero della Moda's main artery — Bulgari, Prada, Hermès, Louis Vuitton along 400 metres, the most concentrated luxury retail street in Europe.

  • · Quadrilatero della Moda, from Piazza San Babila
  • · Bordered by Via della Spiga, Via Sant'Andrea, Via Borgospesso
  • · Most expensive shopping street in Europe (2024 rankings)
  • · Open store hours, year round
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Corso ComoBar street · Garibaldi

Corso Como

The pedestrian street between Piazza XXV Aprile and Porta Garibaldi — the 10 Corso Como concept store, the bar terraces, the after-dinner walk.

  • · Pedestrian street, from Piazza XXV Aprile
  • · Anchored by 10 Corso Como (Carla Sozzani)
  • · Bars and restaurants along the strip
  • · Walking after 19h, year round
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NavigliCanal district · Nightlife

Navigli

The Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese canals south of the centre — the bar and dinner crawl that runs from 19h to 3h, the Milanese version of a riverside night.

  • · Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese, Porta Genova
  • · Canal-side bars, restaurants, late terraces
  • · Vintage market last Sunday of every month
  • · Walking 19h to late, year round
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