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                                                    DIRECTORY
                                                Department Stores
                                                Coin
                                                Piazza Cinque Giornate 1.
                                                Map 8 F1. Tel 02-55 19 20 83.
                                                Excelsior Milano
                                                Galleria del Corso 4. Map 8 D1.
                                                Tel 02-86 99 83 40.
                                                ∑ excelsiormilano.com
                                                Oviesse
                                                Via Spadari 2. Map 7 C1.
                                                Tel 02-89 01 07 50.
                                                Il Portello
       The Fiera di Sinigaglia along the Darsena  Piazzale Accursio.
                                                Tel 02-39 25 91.
       Food Shops          and a terrace with spectacular
       Gourmets will appreciate    views of the Duomo.   La Rinascente
                                                Piazza del Duomo. Map 7 C1.
       the well-stocked Milanese     N’Ombra de Vin is one of   Tel 02-88 521.
       delicatessens and food shops.   Milan’s most famous enoteche,
       Perhaps the most famous is   where you’ll find the best Italian   Food Shops
       Peck, which since 1883 has   wines. For those who love
       been synonymous with fine   chocolate, Neuhaus Maitre   L’Angolo di Marco
       food and delicacies. Besides    Chocolatier is paradise.   Piazza del Carmine 6. Map 3 B4.
       the main delicatessen in Via     Garbagnati is the best-known   Tel 02-87 43 60.
       Spadari, selling hams, salami   baker in town, and is especially   Eataly
       and cheeses of all kinds, there is   known for panettone. Garbagnati   Piazza XXV Aprile 10.
       also a popular Peck rosticceria in   has been making this traditional   Map 3 C2. Tel 02-49 49 73 01.
       Via Cantù where you can buy   Milanese cake with a natural   Fabbrica di Marroni
       the best ready-made dishes in   leavening process since 1937.  Giovanni Galli
       Milan. The latest temple of     Fabbrica di Marroni Giovanni   Corso di Porta Romana 2.
       Italian gastronomy is Eataly,   Galli has been making the best   Map 7 C2. Tel 02-86 45 31 12.
       which houses numerous bistros   marrons glacés in Milan since   Via Hugo. Tel 02-86 46 48 33.
       and restaurants, as well as   1898. Equally famous is
       showcasing the finest Italian   L’Angolo di Marco, in the Brera   Garbagnati
                                                Via Veglia 57. Tel 02-86 09 05.
       food at evening shows and   quarter, a delightful pasticceria
       demonstrations.     (pastry shop) offering delectable   Marchesi
         Another top-quality estab-  treats of all kinds. At Ranieri    Via Santa Maria alla Porta 13.
       lishment is Il Salumaio near    they make a panettone with   Map 7 B1.
       Via Montenapoleone, which    pineapple, and sweets and   Tel 02-87 67 30.
       is both a delicatessen and a   pastries with fresh fruit. Last but   Neuhaus Maitre Chocolatier
       restaurant. The top floor of    not least, Marchesi is the best   Via San Vittore 6. Map 6 E1.
       La Rinascente department   place to go for meltingly good   Tel 02-72 00 00 96.
       store has an array of eateries   chocolates, both milk and dark.
                                                N’Ombra de Vin
                                                Via San Marco 2.
                           Sales                Map 3 C3.
                                                Tel 02-659 96 50.
                           In Milan, sales (saldi) are held   ∑ nombradevin.it
                           twice a year: in early July and
                           then in January, immediately   Peck
                           after Epiphany. Discounts may   Via Spadari 9. Map 7 C1.
                                                Tel 02-802 31 61.
                           be as much as 70 per cent, but   Via Cantù 3 (restaurant/bar).
                           check goods carefully before   Map 7 C1.
                           you buy, especially if the   Tel 02-869 30 17.
                           discount looks overgene rous.   ∑ peck.it
                           Shop-owners may use the sales
                           as an excuse to get rid of old   Ranieri
                                                Via della Moscova 7. Map 3 B3.
                           stock or defective clothing. For   Tel 02-659 53 08.
                           all-year-round bargains, try the
                           numerous outlet shops: Il   Il Salumaio
                           Salvagente at Via Bronzetti 16    Via Santo Spirito 10. Map 4 D5.
       Corso Vittorio Emanuele, a popular street   or Diffusione Tessile in Galleria    Tel 02-76 00 11 23.
       for shopping        San Carlo.


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