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Created by Stylesight Updated On: November 22, 2014
From fine wine to artisanal pastry, cured meat to hand-made pasta, these restaurants, bakeries and bars will send your senses into heady, enthralling overdrive.
Stylesight: This restaurant features a Parisian-style courtyard, w/ organic food that is simple and delicious. But the real point - come for the 6:00 p.m. aperitivi and ultra fashionable people watching.
Stylesight: Featuring a bamboo bar, double volume ceiling, louvered window wall and backlit onyx features - It’s the perfect spot for an aperitivo, light lunch or elegant afternoon tea. The service is impeccable.
Italian Restaurant · XXII Marzo · 94 tips and reviews
Stylesight: Da Giacomo offers the perfect mix of traditional and trendy. Its outstanding fish preparations are well deserving of its high culinary reputation and a must for those looking for a healthy/tasty meal.
Food and Beverage Retail · Duomo · 24 tips and reviews
Stylesight: The basement of the Excelsior is a gastronomic celebration, featuring a gourmet supermarket that offers an extensive selection of fine wines, fresh meat and fish, hand-made pasta & daily baked breads.
Italian Restaurant · XXII Marzo · 34 tips and reviews
Stylesight: Not to be confused w/ its older sibling, Da Giacomo, this bistrot is a low-key affair, popular for lunch, or an aperitivo while partaking in some of the best people watching the city has to offer.
Via Santo Spirito 10 (Via Gesu' 5), Milano, Lombardia
Italian Restaurant · Duomo · 199 tips and reviews
Stylesight: This is the latest opening of the longstanding Milanese institution, Il Salumaio, which has been around since 1957. The gorgeous al fresco courtyard dining is a fun place to watch the world go by.
Via Mercato 28 (Via dei Fiori Chiari), Milano, Lombardia
Italian Restaurant · Brera · 133 tips and reviews
Stylesight: Obikà specializes in beautiful balls of delicate, handmade mozzarella made the old-fashioned way and sourced from local farmers. In addition to amazing cheese, Obikà features complementary fare.
Stylesight: Famous for great people watching, quality ingredients, friendly service and great ambiance, Papermoon is a one-of-a-kind mix of international shoppers, fashion executives and upscale locals.
Stylesight: Casual elegance of France with B&W checkered floors, white wooden chairs and delectable cured meats. Italian favorites mix with surprises of teriyaki salmon, Caesar salad & Japanese Kobe beef.
Piazza XXV Aprile, 5 (Viale Pasubio), Milano, Lombardia
Bakery · Brera · 85 tips and reviews
Stylesight: Open 7 days a week, Princi is an elegantly minimalist bakery and café based around organic, whole-meal bread baked throughout the day in beech-wood fueled ovens. Uniforms designed by Giorgio Armani.
Stylesight: A glam people-watching scene set in proximity to the Galleria, smack dab in the middle of Milan. Spectacular aperitivi draws in a cool crowd that mixes both international clientele and locals alike.
Stylesight: Milanese cuisine, featuring an enviable wine cellar for the perfect pairing. Just downstairs is Trussardi Café, a refined spot serving delicious lunch made from only the highest quality ingredients.
Stylesight: This minimalist yet quaint restaurant specializes in dishes from the coast such as gnocchi, white pizza & the ravioli-esque pansotti. Sit outside under olive trees and enjoy U Barba’s signature snack.