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Happy Hour Brunch this lovely café-cum-pastry shop.
Good dishes at lunchtime, snacks
Bar Magenta California Bakery with pre-dinner drinks and excellent
Via Carducci 13. Map 3 A5 & 7 A1. Piazza Sant’Eustorgio 4. Map 7 B3. croissants. Grab an outside table in
Tel 02-805 38 08. Open 7am–3am Tel 02-39 81 17 50. Open 8am– good weather.
Tue–Sun. midnight daily.
This historic café is ideal for a light Great atmosphere and excellent Leonardo
lunch snack or a beer in the evening. service await at this American Via Aurelio Saffi 7. Map 2 F5.
Try an aperitif at the counter with pastry shop-restaurant. The interior Tel 02-439 03 02. Open 7:30am–
delicious savouries and bruschetta. is done out in stylish country decor 9pm daily.
The atmosphere attracts smart and the cuisine is typical North
young Milanese, as well as students American. On Sundays you can This ice cream parlour and pastry
from the Università Cattolica and enjoy brunch al fresco in front of shop is famous for its crème
the San Carlo secondary school, the Basilica di Sant’Eustorgio. patissière. The pastry rolls and cream
both of which are nearby. Live music puffs are delicious. Try the home-
on Thursdays. Fioraio Bianchi Caffè made yogurt or vanilla ice cream.
Via Montebello 7. Map 3 C3. Tel 02-
Coquetel 29 01 43 90. Open 8am–midnight Marchesi
Via Vetere 14. Map 7 B3. Tel 02-39 54 Mon–Sat. Via Santa Maria alla Porta 11a.
85 01. Open 8am–2am Mon–Sat; The decor, atmosphere and service Map 7 B1. Tel 02-87 67 30.
6pm–2am Sun. here are all reminiscent of the Open 7:30am–8pm Tue–Sat;
8:30am–1pm Sun.
For years this establishment has former flower shop. Enjoy French
been popular with young Milanese. food in one of the most charming This historic pastry shop, in the
It is especially busy in the summer, cafés in town. Not to be missed. centre between Via Meravigli and
when people stroll around the Piazza Cordusio, offers croissants,
grassy stretches of the adjacent Refeel savouries, salads, a vast assortment
Piazza della Vetra, and drop in for Viale Sabotino 20. Map 8 E4. Tel 02-58 of cakes and delicious tartlets.
a beer and a chat. The cocktails are 32 42 27. Open 7am–2am Mon–Sat,
very good. Happy hour is from noon–4pm Sun (for brunch). San Carlo
6:30 to 8:30pm. ∑ refeel.it Via Matteo Bandello 1, corner of
Honky Tonks This American bar looks like a living Corso Magenta. Map 6 F1. Tel 02-48
12 227. Open 6:30am–8:30pm daily.
room, with leather sofas and pot
Via Fratelli Induno, corner of Via plants. A great brunch is served A stone’s throw from Santa Maria
Lomazzo. Map 2 F1. Tel 02-345 25 between noon and 4pm on delle Grazie, this pastry shop features
62. Open 6pm–2am daily. Saturdays and Sundays. There’s live delicious chocolate-based delicacies
This establishment in a converted jazz on Tuesday evenings. and irresistible cream-filled pastries.
garage is famous for the variety and
sheer quantity of the snacks offered Take Away Bistrot Sissi
during happy hour. The counter is Via San Marco 33. Map 3 C3. Tel 02- Piazza Risorgimento 6. Map 4 F5
laden with heaps of Ascoli olives, 655 22 04. Open 8am–2am daily. & 8 F1. Tel 02-76 01 46 64.
croquettes, stuffed focaccia (flat This nice bistrot in the Brera quarter Open 6:30am–noon Mon,
bread) and cured meats of every offers a good selection of salads, 6:30am–8pm Wed–Sun.
kind. A good choice of traditional plus cocktails, in a local atmosphere. A small pastry shop featuring a host
and Caribbean cocktails. of tempting morsels, including
custard-filled croissants or raw ham
Makia Breakfast savouries. The pretty courtyard with
Corso Sempione 28. Map 2 E2. its pergola is ideal for Sunday
Tel 02-33 60 40 12. Open 8am–3pm, Angela afternoon tea.
6pm–2am Mon–Sat. Closed Aug. Via Ruggero di Lauria 15. Map 2 D1.
This chic cocktail bar-restaurant Tel 02-34 28 59. Open 8am–7:30pm Snacks
offers tasty Italian/European dishes Tue–Fri; 8.30am– 1.30pm, 3–7pm
at lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Sat & Sun. Coin – The Globe
There are also a great selection of This small pastry shop near the
snacks served at your table so you Fiera has a counter where you Piazza Cinque Giornate 1a. Coin
avoid the crush at the bar during can pause and enjoy breakfast. department store, 8th floor. Tel 02-55
cocktail hour. Go for the pastries with custard 18 19 69. Open 11:30am–9:30pm
or whipped cream, the warm puff Mon; 11:30am–2am Tue–Sat, noon–
Pasticceria Cucchi pastry with ricotta cheese and the 4pm (brunch), 6:30pm–1am Sun.
fresh croissants with hot custard. This restaurant, bar and food
Corso Genova 1. Map 7 A2. Tel 02-89 market, on the top floor of the Coin
40 97 93. Open 7am–10pm Tue–Sun.
De Cherubini department store, is similar to those
Home-made panettone, pastries in Harrod’s or Macy’s. The restaurant
and pies are served in an elegant Via Trincea delle Frasche 2. offers light lunches and traditional
1940s building with marble finishes. Map 7 B3 & B4. Tel 02-54 10 74 86. dinners, both high quality. The bar
This café is very popular for its Open 6:45am–11pm daily. offers fine aperitifs, and you will find
aperitifs and also offers a wide On the south side of Piazza XXIV delectable delicatessen specialities
range of delicious snacks. Maggio, under a colonnade, lies in the food market.

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