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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 Grom (grom.it). .
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 Go for Sunday brunch and a bocce game at U Barba (ubarba.it)..

Hotels

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

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

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


Dining

Dinner on your own
Il Verdi
5 Piazza Mirabello
+39 02 6590 797
ilverdi.it

Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Al Porto
Piazzale Cantore
+39 02 8940 7425
ristorantealportomilano.it

Business breakfast
Sant Ambroeus
7 Corso Matteotti
+39 02 7600 0540
santambroeusmilano.it

Late bite
Princi
Piazza 25 Aprile
+ 39 02 2906 0832
princi.it

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lunch on your own
Obikà
Via dei Fiori Chiari
+ 39 02 8645 0568
obika.it

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

Working lunch with colleagues
Bàcaro del Sambuco
13 Via Monte Napoleone (courtyard)
+ 39 02 7639 4832
ilsambuco.it

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

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

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

Reading

Newsstand
Edicola Fabrizio Prestinari
Largo Treves
+ 39 02 659 5290

Bookshop
L’Archivolto
3 Via Marsala
+ 39 02 2901 0444
archivolto.com


Shopping

Something for yourself
Massimo Alba
8 Via Brera
+39 02 7209 3420
massimoalba.com

Something for yourself
Slowear
18 Via Solferino
+ 39 02 6347 1384
slowear.it

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

Something for the kids
Pupi Solari
2 Piazza Tommaseo Nicolo
+ 39 02 463 325

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

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


Thank yous

Stationery
Pettinaroli
2 Piazza San Fedele (entrance on Via T. Marino)
+39 02 8646 4642
fpettinaroli.it

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

Two hour tour

01
Biblioteca Ambrosiana 2 Piazza Pio XI
+ 39 02 806 921
ambrosiana.eu

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

03
Villa Necchi 14 Via Volfgano Mozart
+ 39 02 7634 0121
casemuseo.it


Transport

Buy a pass
A giornaliero ticket (€4.5) 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


Limousine/car

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


Fitness

Good gym
Downtown (Piazza Diaz branch)
6 Piazza Diaz
+39 02 8631 1831
downtownpalestre.it