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Milan

Milan is where Italy rolls up its sleeves and gets to work. A tad drab on the outside, the city makes amends with first-rate food and shopping. On weekends follow the locals’ lead and make for the nearby Alps or beaches in Liguria.

 

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Essentials

01 For vintage furniture, visit Nilufar (nilufar.com); for contemporary design, De Padova (depadova.it).
02 Enjoy an ice cream at Officine del Gelato (officinedelgelato.com).
03 Sit for a wet shave at Antica Barbieria Colla on Via Morone
04 For hard-to-find fragrances and expert advice, go to British Box (britishbox.it).
05 Savour the ossobuco at Matarel on Via Mantegazza.

Hotels

Independent and easy
Il Resentin
24 via Mercato
+ 39 380 4666 659
resentin.it

 Dependable chain
Park Hyatt Milan
1 via Tommaso Grossi
+ 39 02 8821 1234
milan.park.hyatt.com

 Premium
Four Seasons Hotel
6/8 via Gesù
+ 39 02 77088
fourseasons.com/milan


Dining

Fast breakfast
Pasticceria Marchesi
11a via Santa Maria alla Porta
+ 39 02 876 730
pasticceriamarchesi.com

Business breakfast
Emporio Armani Caffé
2 Via Croce Rossa
+ 39 02 6231 2680

 Mid-morning coffee
Fioraio Bianchi Caffè
7 via Montebello
+ 39 02 2901 4390
fioraiobianchicaffe.it

Working lunch with colleagues
Bàcaro del Sambuco
13 Via Montenapoleone (courtyard)
+39 02 7639 4832


Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Trattoria Bagutta
14 via Bagutta
+ 39 02 7600 0902
todine.net/bagutta

 Lunch on your own
Obikà
Via Mercato
(corner of via dei Fiori Chiari)
+ 39 02 8645 0568
obika.it

 Evening cocktails
N’ombra de vin
2 via San Marco
+ 39 02 659 9650
nombradevin.it

 Dinner on your own
Pizzeria Spontini
60 Corso Buenos Aires
+ 39 02 204 7444
pizzeriaspontini.it

Dinner with colleagues
Trattoria Masuelli
80 viale Umbria
+ 39 02 5518 4138
masuelli-trattoria.com

 Private dinner
Tano Passami L’Olio
16 Via Villoresi
+39 02 8394 139
tanopassamilolio.it

Big dinner with partner/clients
Don Carlos
29 via Manzoni
+ 39 02 7231 4640
ristorantedoncarlos.it

 Drink after dinner
Gerry’s Bar
29 Via Manzoni
+ 39 02 723 141
grandhoteletdemilan.it

Late drinks
Living
2 Piazza Sempione
+39 02 3310 0824
livingmilano.com

Late bite
Princi
5 Piazza XXV Aprile
+ 39 02 2906 0832
princi.it

Reading

Bookshop
L’Archivolto
2 Via Marsala
+ 39 02 6590 842
archivolto.com

Newsstand
Edicola Fabrizio Prestinari
Largo Treves 
+ 39 02 659 5290


Thank yous

Stationery
Fabriano Boutique
17 via Ponte Vetero
+ 39 02 7631 8754
fabrianoboutique.com


Shopping

Something you can’t get anywhere else
Shaving accessories at G. Lorenzi
9 Via Montenapoleone
+ 39 02 7602 2848
lorenzi.it

Lost luggage - where to buy shirts, socks and underwear
La Rinascente
Piazza Duomo
+ 39 02 88521
rinascente.it

Something for the kids
Children’s clothes from Pupi Solari
2 Piazza Tommaseo Nicolo
+ 39 02 463 325

Something for someone you love
Chocolate from Guido Gobino
39 Corso Garibaldi
+ 39 02 8909 6601
guidogobino.it

Something for yourself
Men’s clothing from Slowear
18 Via Solferino
+ 39 02 6347 1384
slowear.it

Two-hour tour

01 Villa Necchi
This mix of Art Deco and rationalist architecture remains intact from the time it was completed in 1935. Campiglio
14 via Mozart
+ 39 02 7634 0121
casemuseo.it

 02 Spazio Rossana Orlandi
Contemporary design shop
14/16 Via Matteo Bandello
+39 02 467 4471
rossanaorlandi.com


03 Biblioteca Ambrosiana
2 Piazza Pio XI
+39 02 806 921
Library featuring Da Vinci’s Atlantic Codex and artwork by Titian, Raphael & Caravaggio.


Limousine/car

Auto Servizi Mariani
8 via Antonio Pollaiuolo
+ 39 02 697 101
autoservizimariani.com


Transport

Buy a pass
A giornaliero ticket (€3) works for 24 hours from the moment it’s validated. Valid on all trams, buses and metro lines within the city.
Try public bike share service from bikemi.com
 

Fitness

Good gym
Downtown
(Piazza Diaz branch)
6 Piazza Diaz
+ 39 02 863 1181

Credits

Writer: Ivan Carvalho

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