The best bars and cafés Milan

This American bar is located in a somewhat a area of Milan. Large spaces, light and soft music, and a happy hour due to the excellent cocktails and buffet also serving hot dishes. Thursday, live concerts with young jazz and blues groups. Good value for money.

In the Via Canale, next to a charming and romantic bridge over the Navigli, you will find a series of bars offering their own Milanese night. It is inspired by the vessels of Louisiana, but its cuisine is Milanese. You can spend the evening from the aperitif to the classic afternoons. Every evening, blues and pop concerts and, from time to time, some Latin notes.

Wood and a beautiful display of bottles of wine making this wine bar is a warm and pleasant place to spend an evening with friends with a fine Italian wine drink. You can also ask for a plate of cheese or Italian charcuterie (affettati). A friendly and relaxing to start or end the evening.

To drink a nose nose with La or almost. The bar on the top floor of the Rinascente, Galeries Milanese, in the shade of the Duomo, has no equivalent for its exceptional location.

Within walking distance of Monumental Cemetery, a spectacular address that has something New York. On the top floor of the building of Enel, the Italian national society of electricity, two swimming pools, large terraces and a breathtaking view over the new skyline of Milan, in the direction of Porta Nuova. A very neat decor, vintage that design, a well-stocked cocktail bar and even a michelin-starred restaurant. An urban oasis where to stop at the time of the aperitif until late at night, to enjoy one of the new faces of Milan.

Another address of the famous Marchesi patisserie - the king of Christmas panettone - located on the first floor of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, in an exceptional setting. Prada, the most Milanese of fashion brands, bought the gourmet label and set it up right opposite its legendary flagship store. You can sit at the green marble counter to enjoy coffees, brioches and aperitifs in style, while the small tables overlooking the gallery are ideal for a light lunch. Marchesi, a safe bet since 1824.

One easily succumbs to the vintage yet modern decor of this former wine merchant (Moscatelli) who has joined forces with the nearby bakery (Pattini) to create something as welcoming as it is original. The restaurant serves tasty dishes of the day at noon, but it is at aperitif time that the sign gives the best of itself: good wines are drunk here accompanied by a rich apéritif buffet from 6:30 pm, topped with pizzas and focaccia straight from the bakery's oven.

In the heart of Milan's Chinatown, a characteristic old wine bar run by the Isola family since the end of the 19th century. The room is rather cramped, furnished with an infinite number of shelves on which a whole series of labels from all over Italy (but not only) can be found. There is very little seating as the service is done at the counter, but the pavement, with its veranda with tables and chairs, is always crowded with people with a drink in hand. The choice is surprising with more than 2,000 labels, among wines, beers and liqueurs.

Shop for high quality food products. On sale, gourmet delicacies from all Italian regions: Parma and San Daniele hams, troffie with pesto, Piedmont hazelnuts... There are also preserves of all kinds and even cheeses and milk products with the possibility of vacuum packaging. Some daily dishes to be eaten on the spot for lunch, but above all pleasant little outdoor tables to drink your aperitivo in complete serenity, tasting the products of the house served with sympathy.

Now in legend, this is one of the addresses that has helped to build the history of Milan's nightlife. Inaugurated in 1907, the interior of the bar has preserved the period counter and beautiful Liberty style woodwork. Open from breakfast to the last drink of the evening, it is at aperitif time that the address is in full swing, with friendly bands of young people (executives or students from nearby universities) very busy sipping spritz, negroni or a pint of beer on the terrace, all accompanied by a nice plate of appetizers.

This café is housed in the concept store of Carla Sozzani, the well-known fashion director of Vogue Italia. Furnished in a refined, minimalist style, it is a perfect example of Milanese elegance. In addition to the café-bistro on the first floor, there's a concept store for trendy clothes and accessories, an art gallery on the second floor with new-generation exhibitions, and a number of guest rooms. In short, a multifunctional space that perfectly represents the great dynamism of the Lombard capital.

Latino atmosphere à la Hora Feliz! You'll feel like you're somewhere in Cuba, rather than in the centre of Milan. Among the bars around Piazza Vetra, this is perhaps the least pretentious but the most colourful, with its huge Cuban cigar over the counter setting the tone. Mexican food for lunch and excellent mojitos in the evening, but it is its pantagruelic happy hour buffet that attracts the most customers (especially students). Served from 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm, for only €11 per drink, self-service is available at will.

One of the best known. Historically committed and always on the breach. After its turbulent displacement in the suburbs east of Milan, this legendary popular centre (social center) and alternative Milan settled in an old factory formed by several spaces where imagination can give itself free reign. A concert room (Saturday), flea, various and always interesting exhibitions, theatre shows, dance tracks: Wednesday of ethno music, Thursday of jazz Thursday and Friday of electronics. Go by car instead.

Between the Arena and the via Paolo Sarpi you will find a large number of Chinese bars and restaurants (we are in the Chinese quarter). Julien Caffé is one of the most well-known and experienced in the area. A long bar with red and ochre colours and an atmosphere of 1960 and 1970, a mechanical Orange style. Generous breakfast buffet with a chill-out background music.

Set in a typical Casa di ringhiera, this charming bar (small courtyard and flowered garden at the entrance) offers a lively atmosphere due to jazz (Dixieland), blues, rock or country of beginner or more famous groups. The decor is original, there are beautiful temporary exhibitions, and excellent Italian cuisine is served at a reasonable price for the district. One of the best bars in the.

A really fresh bar (Italian fresco), not very large but very bright, in the creative and original garden: the tables and the counter are very colourful fruit and vegetables. The atmosphere and the clientele are friendly and cheerful, as are the owners. The happy hour buffet (from am to pm) is one of the richest in the city, pasta, meat, fruit, real meal. Sunday is the day of the highest attendance, starting from the brunch hour.

A friendly, welcoming café that has become one of the Isola district's iconic addresses over the years. While the interior is very pleasant, with its colorful little tables, it's outside that the action takes place. In the lovely shaded courtyard, two vast spaces under an arbour are the ideal place to start or end a good evening. In the kitchen, simple, tasty dishes are served, as well as boards for nibbling at aperitif time and sandwiches. A lovely address to discover.

An atmosphere that has something very familiar to the Parisian bistros. Good quality cuisine at attractive prices (Tuesday and Thursday, fish) and jazz concerts, classic or contemporary. Sunday, a Sunday brunch in the neighbourhood.

A former wine merchant converted into oenothèque. We drink excellent Italian wines but also a lot of French (the owner is very fair-play), and we eat plates of cheese or cold meats.