Guidebook for Milano
Everything Else
Perfect stop in the midst of the newer Porta Nuova/Porta Garibaldi area for a quick lunch, dinner, etc.
481 locals recommend
Eataly Milano Smeraldo
10 Piazza Venticinque AprilePerfect stop in the midst of the newer Porta Nuova/Porta Garibaldi area for a quick lunch, dinner, etc.
Sara Hilow
1 Largo Arturo ToscaniniBest hairdressers in Milan. Great for colour and cut.
Go to place for Italian SIM card for your mobile phone if you arrive without an economically advantageous call/internet phone plan.
They also provide brochures (and organise) tours in and around Milan
Forexchange
1 Piazza Duca d'AostaGo to place for Italian SIM card for your mobile phone if you arrive without an economically advantageous call/internet phone plan.
They also provide brochures (and organise) tours in and around Milan
Food Scene
Toasteria Italiana
555 Viale ItaliaNice lunch location for very good toasted sandwiches.
Pavè
27 Via Felice CasatiBrunch and easy lunch location.
Petit Bistro
5 Via Amerigo VespucciGreat dinner location ... perfect place for people watching
Wang Jiao
3 Via PadovaGreat Chinese food at good prices
Perfect for a glass of wine at the end of the day as well as breakfast/brunch to start your day off.
15 locals recommend
Boscovich Bakery Bistrot
31 Via Ruggero BoscovichPerfect for a glass of wine at the end of the day as well as breakfast/brunch to start your day off.
Pizzeria Spontini
4 Via Gaspare SpontiniGood pizza also if you're on the run.
Good dinner spot with average prices. Clean welcoming environment with good Italian cuisine.
11 locals recommend
Brasserie Mediterranea
93 Via Benedetto MarcelloGood dinner spot with average prices. Clean welcoming environment with good Italian cuisine.
Basically under my house ... historic ice cream mecca for the real Milanese at reasonable prices. CLOSED OVER WINTER MONTHS
7 locals recommend
Antica Gelateria Sartori
Piazza Luigi di SavoiaBasically under my house ... historic ice cream mecca for the real Milanese at reasonable prices. CLOSED OVER WINTER MONTHS
I usually go here at least once a week. Great for breakfast. Homemade pastries to go with your cappuccino and fresh squeezed juice. Usually crowded on weekends but well worth the wait.
17 locals recommend
Bar Pasticceria Rovida
21 Via Domenico ScarlattiI usually go here at least once a week. Great for breakfast. Homemade pastries to go with your cappuccino and fresh squeezed juice. Usually crowded on weekends but well worth the wait.
Best panzerotti in Milan (in my opinion) far better than Luini and other places better known in the city. Their crusts are not greasy, freshly made and absolutely yummy. Small location that closes after lunch but reopens for aperitivi!
6 locals recommend
Il Panzerotto - Made In Puglia
4 Via Gaspare SpontiniBest panzerotti in Milan (in my opinion) far better than Luini and other places better known in the city. Their crusts are not greasy, freshly made and absolutely yummy. Small location that closes after lunch but reopens for aperitivi!
Via Domenico Scarlatti 7 - Casual, easy Italian restaurant with decent prices close to home. Open late.
10 locals recommend
Ristorante Pizzeria The Kitchen
7 Via Domenico ScarlattiVia Domenico Scarlatti 7 - Casual, easy Italian restaurant with decent prices close to home. Open late.
On the 7th floor of the Rinascente department store. Great choice of mozzarella. If you are fortunate enough to be seated outdoors, you will have an amazing view of the Duomo while sipping your wine and enjoying your meal. Good for lunch and dinner.
24 locals recommend
Obicà Mozzarella Bar - Duomo
On the 7th floor of the Rinascente department store. Great choice of mozzarella. If you are fortunate enough to be seated outdoors, you will have an amazing view of the Duomo while sipping your wine and enjoying your meal. Good for lunch and dinner.
Another perfect breakfast suggestion in the area, this stop has delicious breakfast pastries and is a branch of the historic Vergani located at Corso di Porta Romana. I personally like coming here for breakfast although they are open throughout the day with other treats, like very good ice cream (weather permitting)
Vergani
17 Via Saverio MercadanteAnother perfect breakfast suggestion in the area, this stop has delicious breakfast pastries and is a branch of the historic Vergani located at Corso di Porta Romana. I personally like coming here for breakfast although they are open throughout the day with other treats, like very good ice cream (weather permitting)
Drinks & Nightlife
Amazing location for drinks and dinner ... expensive but worth it.
189 locals recommend
Ceresio 7 Pools & Restaurant
7 Via CeresioAmazing location for drinks and dinner ... expensive but worth it.
Not only can you listen to music, but you can book a table for dinner as well. Great music, mostly jazz, and nice environment. The food is great.
374 locals recommend
Blue Note
37 Via Pietro BorsieriNot only can you listen to music, but you can book a table for dinner as well. Great music, mostly jazz, and nice environment. The food is great.
Sightseeing
Milan Cathedral
Piazza del DuomoMain cathedral of Milan done in gothic style.
Considered the Sistine Chapel of Milan. Although the exterior is austere, the interior filled with extraordinary frescoes.
175 locals recommend
San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore
15 Corso MagentaConsidered the Sistine Chapel of Milan. Although the exterior is austere, the interior filled with extraordinary frescoes.
Although tickets to see the Last Supper will most likely be sold out months in advance. If you are an early bird, go directly to the ticket office at Santa Maria delle Grazie: tourist tours usually buy tickets in bulk months in advance, and unused tickets for that day may free up. You will have to adapt your schedule to the availability slots, but it's worth a try.
581 locals recommend
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Piazza di Santa Maria delle GrazieAlthough tickets to see the Last Supper will most likely be sold out months in advance. If you are an early bird, go directly to the ticket office at Santa Maria delle Grazie: tourist tours usually buy tickets in bulk months in advance, and unused tickets for that day may free up. You will have to adapt your schedule to the availability slots, but it's worth a try.
A must when visiting Milan. Just remember to look up and admire the ceiling and architecture. Then admire the mosaic floors while window shopping at Gucci, Prada, Versace, to name a few.
423 locals recommend
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Piazza del DuomoA must when visiting Milan. Just remember to look up and admire the ceiling and architecture. Then admire the mosaic floors while window shopping at Gucci, Prada, Versace, to name a few.
If you walk from my home, head towards Corso Buenos Aires and walk the entire length (filled with stores set in historic buildings) until you get to Porta Venezia, you will reach Corso Venezia. Admire the amazing palaces of long-ago Milan. If you continue, you will reach Piazza San Babila which is where Corso Vittorio Emanuele II begins (leading to the Duomo).
32 locals recommend
Corso Venezia
If you walk from my home, head towards Corso Buenos Aires and walk the entire length (filled with stores set in historic buildings) until you get to Porta Venezia, you will reach Corso Venezia. Admire the amazing palaces of long-ago Milan. If you continue, you will reach Piazza San Babila which is where Corso Vittorio Emanuele II begins (leading to the Duomo).
Worth a visit to the museum itself. Even if only for the one room painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in vines and trees.
1406 locals recommend
Castello Sforzesco
Piazza CastelloWorth a visit to the museum itself. Even if only for the one room painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in vines and trees.
Small museum originally built by Cardinal Borromeo as a school for architects, sculptors and artists. Beautiful collection of art. Raffaello's original "cartone" drawing of the School of Athens is on display here as well as Leondardo Da Vinci's Codex.
183 locals recommend
Ambrosian Library
2 Piazza Pio XISmall museum originally built by Cardinal Borromeo as a school for architects, sculptors and artists. Beautiful collection of art. Raffaello's original "cartone" drawing of the School of Athens is on display here as well as Leondardo Da Vinci's Codex.
Parks & Nature
Sempione Park
Piazza SempioneLarge park in the city centre behind the Castello Sforzesco.
Lovely park in the city centre where the Natural History Museum and the Planetarium are located. There are several places to eat inside the park where there are ponds (with ducks), rides for children, places to sit and fountains to gaze at.
667 locals recommend
Indro Montanelli Public Gardens
14 Via PalestroLovely park in the city centre where the Natural History Museum and the Planetarium are located. There are several places to eat inside the park where there are ponds (with ducks), rides for children, places to sit and fountains to gaze at.
Secluded spot where Leonardo Da Vinci planted his vineyard during one of his lengthy stays in Milan working for the Sforza family.
61 locals recommend
Leonardo's Vineyard
65 Corso MagentaSecluded spot where Leonardo Da Vinci planted his vineyard during one of his lengthy stays in Milan working for the Sforza family.
Arts & Culture
Founded and financed in the 16th-17th century by Cardinal Borromeo, Archibishop of Milan as an academy for sculptors, painters and architects, it is a small well-kept jewel of a museum, filled with incredible artwork of which there are Codex of Leonardo da Vinci (in its library), Caravaggio's Basket of Fruit and Raphael's "cartone" used as the basis on which the artist painted his School of Athens.
183 locals recommend
Ambrosian Library
2 Piazza Pio XIFounded and financed in the 16th-17th century by Cardinal Borromeo, Archibishop of Milan as an academy for sculptors, painters and architects, it is a small well-kept jewel of a museum, filled with incredible artwork of which there are Codex of Leonardo da Vinci (in its library), Caravaggio's Basket of Fruit and Raphael's "cartone" used as the basis on which the artist painted his School of Athens.
Shopping
Clothing store, book store, curiosities. Fashion mecca for most. Founded by one of the famous Sozzani (Carla) sisters (the late Franca Sozzani was the Editor in Chief of Vogue France).
709 locals recommend
Corso Como
Corso ComoClothing store, book store, curiosities. Fashion mecca for most. Founded by one of the famous Sozzani (Carla) sisters (the late Franca Sozzani was the Editor in Chief of Vogue France).
Outlet Matia's
37 Corso VeneziaA decent choice of designer labels at a fraction of the cost.
Rinascente Milano
Piazza del DuomoHistoric department store of Milan.