Lalla's Milano guidebook

Alessandra & Fabio
Alessandra & Fabio
Lalla's Milano guidebook

Food shopping

The supermarkets/grocery stores where we shop
Inside Portello shopping mall, a huge supermarket with a wide choice of cheese and wine, patisserie but also sushi! If you don't want to cook but want to eat at home head here to shop! 5 minutes from home
82 habitants recommandent
Iper, La grande i - Milano Portello
20 Via Don Luigi Palazzolo
82 habitants recommandent
Inside Portello shopping mall, a huge supermarket with a wide choice of cheese and wine, patisserie but also sushi! If you don't want to cook but want to eat at home head here to shop! 5 minutes from home
supermarket (15 minutes from home)
53 habitants recommandent
Coop
86 Via Fratelli Zoia
53 habitants recommandent
supermarket (15 minutes from home)
supermarket, 5 minutes from home
23 habitants recommandent
U! Come tu mi vuoi
1 Piazzale Insurrezione
23 habitants recommandent
supermarket, 5 minutes from home
supermarket
835 habitants recommandent
Esselunga
29 Via Andrea Solari
835 habitants recommandent
supermarket
Naturasì - Grocery store, specialized in organic and vegan food, 1 minute from home
Via Carlo Ilarione Petitti, 6
6 Via Carlo Ilarione Petitti
Naturasì - Grocery store, specialized in organic and vegan food, 1 minute from home
Try bargaining at this street market on Tuesday mornings and Saturdays (all day). Very recommended for both fruit/vegetables and clothes/accessories.
69 habitants recommandent
Marché hebdomadaire "Fauché"
Via Giovanni Battista Fauchè
69 habitants recommandent
Try bargaining at this street market on Tuesday mornings and Saturdays (all day). Very recommended for both fruit/vegetables and clothes/accessories.

Various

gym - you can buy a daily pass (2 minutes from home)
Palestre Italiane Milano Certosa
21 Viale Certosa
gym - you can buy a daily pass (2 minutes from home)
a nice park near home (5 minutes)
31 habitants recommandent
Parc du Portello
31 Viale Renato Serra
31 habitants recommandent
a nice park near home (5 minutes)
A.C. Milan headquarters and museum, 5 minutes from home
60 habitants recommandent
Casa Milan
8 Via Aldo Rossi
60 habitants recommandent
A.C. Milan headquarters and museum, 5 minutes from home
pharmacy, also open at night (5 minutes from home)
14 habitants recommandent
Farmacia Firenze S.R.L.
22 Via Ruggero di Lauria
14 habitants recommandent
pharmacy, also open at night (5 minutes from home)
pharmacy, 5 minutes from home
Farmacia Al Portello
5 Via Grosotto
pharmacy, 5 minutes from home

Food Scene

Good restaurant with traditional local cuisine, good meat dishes, pizza. Very close to home (5 minutes).
21 habitants recommandent
Al Valentino
8 Via Luigi Giuseppe Faravelli
21 habitants recommandent
Good restaurant with traditional local cuisine, good meat dishes, pizza. Very close to home (5 minutes).
The best sliced pizza in town, according to us! Try it with with additional toppings as well: gorgonzola, artichokes and parmesan, you name it!
63 habitants recommandent
Pizzeria da Giuliano
60 Via Paolo Sarpi
63 habitants recommandent
The best sliced pizza in town, according to us! Try it with with additional toppings as well: gorgonzola, artichokes and parmesan, you name it!
ristorante-pizzeria (15 minutes from home)
13 habitants recommandent
restaurant monopoli
Via Piero della Francesca
13 habitants recommandent
ristorante-pizzeria (15 minutes from home)
Indian cuisine, very close to home (10 minutes).
8 habitants recommandent
Dawat Ristorante Indiano
88 Corso Sempione
8 habitants recommandent
Indian cuisine, very close to home (10 minutes).
romantic restaurant close to home (5-10 minutes)
18 habitants recommandent
Ribot Bistrot
17 Via Ruggero di Lauria
18 habitants recommandent
romantic restaurant close to home (5-10 minutes)
cucina tipica piemontese / regional cuisine from Piedmont
35 habitants recommandent
Trattoria La Rava e La Fava - Milano
28 Via Principe Eugenio
35 habitants recommandent
cucina tipica piemontese / regional cuisine from Piedmont
Greek street food - we love their pita bread with feta cheese, a classic to us! They also have a vegetarian pita menu. Delicious home-made oriental patisserie, served with Greek yogurt... yum!
19 habitants recommandent
Greek Fusion
15 Ripa di Porta Ticinese
19 habitants recommandent
Greek street food - we love their pita bread with feta cheese, a classic to us! They also have a vegetarian pita menu. Delicious home-made oriental patisserie, served with Greek yogurt... yum!
Yummy Neapolitan pizza in a great location. Our favourite pizza place at the Navigli.
70 habitants recommandent
La Tradizionale
16 Via Bergognone
70 habitants recommandent
Yummy Neapolitan pizza in a great location. Our favourite pizza place at the Navigli.
Classic "pizza al trancio" meaning a sliced, thick pizza with a lot of cheese; they also put anchovies, so if you don't want them you have to ask the waiter. They also serve lasagna.
56 habitants recommandent
Spontini
37 Via Cenisio
56 habitants recommandent
Classic "pizza al trancio" meaning a sliced, thick pizza with a lot of cheese; they also put anchovies, so if you don't want them you have to ask the waiter. They also serve lasagna.
A bit pricey but very good; it's the first Japanese restaurant to gain a Michelin star in Italy.
85 habitants recommandent
Iyo
74 Via Piero della Francesca
85 habitants recommandent
A bit pricey but very good; it's the first Japanese restaurant to gain a Michelin star in Italy.
Vegetarian trattoria. You have to try their specialty "misto forno", a mixed plate of vegetarian wonders. Trust us: also non vegetarians will love it! Open only at lunch.
10 habitants recommandent
La Vecchia Latteria Milano
6 Via dell'Unione
10 habitants recommandent
Vegetarian trattoria. You have to try their specialty "misto forno", a mixed plate of vegetarian wonders. Trust us: also non vegetarians will love it! Open only at lunch.
A well kept secret (it's in an apartment), this historical vegan place will make you feel healthy and light. Only at lunch.
Club Centro Macrobiotico Italiano
7 Via Larga
A well kept secret (it's in an apartment), this historical vegan place will make you feel healthy and light. Only at lunch.
Classic "pizza al trancio" meaning a sliced, thick pizza with a lot of cheese; they also put anchovies, so if you don't want them you have to ask the waiter. They also serve lasagna. Various locations
136 habitants recommandent
Pizzeria Spontini
4 Via Gaspare Spontini
136 habitants recommandent
Classic "pizza al trancio" meaning a sliced, thick pizza with a lot of cheese; they also put anchovies, so if you don't want them you have to ask the waiter. They also serve lasagna. Various locations
Dining on a tram is definitely an extra-ordinary experience! Three menus available: meat, fish or vegetarian. € 70 per person. They have recently started to also serve brunch. Reservation required at http://atmosfera.atm.it/Reservation
22 habitants recommandent
Tram Ristorante ATMosfera
2 Piazza Castello
22 habitants recommandent
Dining on a tram is definitely an extra-ordinary experience! Three menus available: meat, fish or vegetarian. € 70 per person. They have recently started to also serve brunch. Reservation required at http://atmosfera.atm.it/Reservation
A true Milan institution! The world famous "panzerotto", just around the corner from Duomo. Don't miss it for any reason, and don't get scared by the queue: it's faster than you think!
175 habitants recommandent
Luini
16 Via Santa Radegonda
175 habitants recommandent
A true Milan institution! The world famous "panzerotto", just around the corner from Duomo. Don't miss it for any reason, and don't get scared by the queue: it's faster than you think!
Neapolitan pizza done right! (10 minutes from home)
Salvatore Marigliano - pizzaiuolo e oste
1 Via Ruggero di Lauria
Neapolitan pizza done right! (10 minutes from home)
street food from China in Chinatown
78 habitants recommandent
Ravioleria Sarpi
27 Via Paolo Sarpi
78 habitants recommandent
street food from China in Chinatown
our favourite sushi place (MM3 Missori)
7 habitants recommandent
Zen Sushi
1 Via Maddalena
7 habitants recommandent
our favourite sushi place (MM3 Missori)
Neapolitan pizza experience in a very nice place with excellent service. Appetizers and sweet treats included in the price. (MM1 De Angeli or Buonarroti)
18 habitants recommandent
Antica Pizzeria Leone
9 Via Carlo Ravizza
18 habitants recommandent
Neapolitan pizza experience in a very nice place with excellent service. Appetizers and sweet treats included in the price. (MM1 De Angeli or Buonarroti)
Pizza gourmet
27 habitants recommandent
Lievità
11 Via Carlo Ravizza
27 habitants recommandent
Pizza gourmet
Lebanese vegetarian restaurant (closed on Sunday). (MM1 Buonarroti)
12 habitants recommandent
Fairouz Milano Ristorante Libanese Vegetariano
16 Via Michelangelo Buonarroti
12 habitants recommandent
Lebanese vegetarian restaurant (closed on Sunday). (MM1 Buonarroti)
Yummy Nepalese cuisine + cocktails!
Achar
13 Via Piero della Francesca
Yummy Nepalese cuisine + cocktails!
Delicious Indian cuisine near Arco della Pace. Try also their Sunday brunch
Tara Ristorante Indiano
16 Via Domenico Cirillo
Delicious Indian cuisine near Arco della Pace. Try also their Sunday brunch
Eritrean cuisine
12 habitants recommandent
Ristorante Africa
9 Via Lazzaro Palazzi
12 habitants recommandent
Eritrean cuisine
Daily menu based on traditional Italian cuisine. Their specialty is ‘4riso e latte’ (rice and milk), both savoury (as a main course) and sweet (as a dessert). It’s like having dinner at your grandmum’s, as the restaurant is decorated with furniture and memorabilia from the 50’s and 60’s. (MM1 Cordusio or Cairoli)
19 habitants recommandent
Risoelatte
6 Via Manfredo Camperio
19 habitants recommandent
Daily menu based on traditional Italian cuisine. Their specialty is ‘4riso e latte’ (rice and milk), both savoury (as a main course) and sweet (as a dessert). It’s like having dinner at your grandmum’s, as the restaurant is decorated with furniture and memorabilia from the 50’s and 60’s. (MM1 Cordusio or Cairoli)

Shopping

electronics superstore (2 minutes from home)
Mediamarket S.P.A.
29 Viale Certosa
electronics superstore (2 minutes from home)
Try bargaining at this street market on Tuesday mornings and Saturdays (all day). Very recommended for both fruit/vegetables and clothes/accessories (15 minutes from home)
69 habitants recommandent
Marché hebdomadaire "Fauché"
Via Giovanni Battista Fauchè
69 habitants recommandent
Try bargaining at this street market on Tuesday mornings and Saturdays (all day). Very recommended for both fruit/vegetables and clothes/accessories (15 minutes from home)
shoes and boots (MM1 De Angeli)
Walter Calzature
53 Via Marghera
shoes and boots (MM1 De Angeli)
(MM1 Pagano)
10 habitants recommandent
Sephora
38 Corso Vercelli
10 habitants recommandent
(MM1 Pagano)
Shopping district and mall with many shops, a supermarket, many restaurants, a cinema (MM5 Tre Torri)
106 habitants recommandent
Quartier commerçant CityLife
Piazza Tre Torri
106 habitants recommandent
Shopping district and mall with many shops, a supermarket, many restaurants, a cinema (MM5 Tre Torri)
Shopping mall with many shops and a huge supermarket (5 minutes from home)
82 habitants recommandent
Iper, La grande i - Milano Portello
20 Via Don Luigi Palazzolo
82 habitants recommandent
Shopping mall with many shops and a huge supermarket (5 minutes from home)
MixMi: dresses, accessories, jewels and a nice cafe with delicious cakes
Via Carlo Maria Maggi, 2
2 Via Carlo Maria Maggi
MixMi: dresses, accessories, jewels and a nice cafe with delicious cakes
Nice gift shop in Brera
Rigadritto
6 Via Brera
Nice gift shop in Brera

Drinks & Nightlife

where to go for an aperitivo or a brunch
In a wonderful location, one of the best aperitivo milanese style: mountains of food for there price of your drink. Always crowded. They also serve brunch on Sundays.
68 habitants recommandent
BhangraBar
1 Corso Sempione
68 habitants recommandent
In a wonderful location, one of the best aperitivo milanese style: mountains of food for there price of your drink. Always crowded. They also serve brunch on Sundays.
A classic since 1907, in Art Nouveau style (MM1 Cadorna)
70 habitants recommandent
Bar Magenta
13 Via Giosuè Carducci
70 habitants recommandent
A classic since 1907, in Art Nouveau style (MM1 Cadorna)
good aperitivo/brunch at Arco della Pace
Duomo dal 1952
5 Piazza Sempione
good aperitivo/brunch at Arco della Pace
aperitivo/brunch at one of the best locations in town, the beautiful Piazza del Carmine (Brera)
73 habitants recommandent
God Save the Food
34 Via Tortona
73 habitants recommandent
aperitivo/brunch at one of the best locations in town, the beautiful Piazza del Carmine (Brera)
aperitivo/brunch (Isola neighbourhood)
236 habitants recommandent
Bar Frida
3 Via Antonio Pollaiuolo
236 habitants recommandent
aperitivo/brunch (Isola neighbourhood)
aperitivo/brunch (Isola neighbourhood)
183 habitants recommandent
Deus Cafe Isola - The Portal of Possibilities
3 Via Genova Thaon di Revel
183 habitants recommandent
aperitivo/brunch (Isola neighbourhood)

Sweet tooth

One of the best gelato in Milan - don't miss their pistachio flavour!
101 habitants recommandent
Il Massimo del Gelato
18 Via Lodovico Castelvetro
101 habitants recommandent
One of the best gelato in Milan - don't miss their pistachio flavour!
Gelateria Sempione - natural icecream (one of our favourites!) - 5 minutes from home
Gelateria Sempione
81 Corso Sempione
Gelateria Sempione - natural icecream (one of our favourites!) - 5 minutes from home
Lovely old style cafe, where time has stopped. A classic!
57 habitants recommandent
Marchesi 1824
11/a Via Santa Maria alla Porta
57 habitants recommandent
Lovely old style cafe, where time has stopped. A classic!
Traditional classy tea room, with excellent pastry. Very close to the Last Supper.
12 habitants recommandent
Pasticceria San Carlo.
1 Via Matteo Bandello
12 habitants recommandent
Traditional classy tea room, with excellent pastry. Very close to the Last Supper.
Try some of their chocolate specialties while sipping your coffe
17 habitants recommandent
Sugar
26 Via Vincenzo Monti
17 habitants recommandent
Try some of their chocolate specialties while sipping your coffe
Gelato at its best in a thousand fruit flavours!
13 habitants recommandent
La Bottega del Gelato Cardelli
3 Via Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
13 habitants recommandent
Gelato at its best in a thousand fruit flavours!
Third generation ice cream shop. For something different, try their wine sorbet. You'll have something to remember!
8 habitants recommandent
Gelateria Paganelli
3 Via Adda
8 habitants recommandent
Third generation ice cream shop. For something different, try their wine sorbet. You'll have something to remember!
Many super tasty dairy-free/gluten-free gelato flavours (MM1 Cordusio or Duomo)
18 habitants recommandent
Ciacco
13 Via Spadari
18 habitants recommandent
Many super tasty dairy-free/gluten-free gelato flavours (MM1 Cordusio or Duomo)
A young and vibrant place you'll love! Excellent patisserie (MM3 Repubblica)
198 habitants recommandent
Pavè
27 Via Felice Casati
198 habitants recommandent
A young and vibrant place you'll love! Excellent patisserie (MM3 Repubblica)
Everything you chose in this patisserie will be delicious
Pasticceria Di Lillo
47 Via Vincenzo Monti
Everything you chose in this patisserie will be delicious
When you order a cone they spill in hot chocolate before the ice cream! Yum! Huge coffee listing on their menu. Various locations.
75 habitants recommandent
Chocolat italien
25 Via Edmondo de Amicis
75 habitants recommandent
When you order a cone they spill in hot chocolate before the ice cream! Yum! Huge coffee listing on their menu. Various locations.
You can't go wrong with their gelato! When in urgent need of a banana split, here is where we come!
18 habitants recommandent
Gelateria Oasi
26 Via dei Fabbri
18 habitants recommandent
You can't go wrong with their gelato! When in urgent need of a banana split, here is where we come!
If you want to treat yourself, have a cappuccino overlooking the Galleria. Pricey but worth
57 habitants recommandent
Marchesi 1824
11/a Via Santa Maria alla Porta
57 habitants recommandent
If you want to treat yourself, have a cappuccino overlooking the Galleria. Pricey but worth
Traditional patisserie. Their signature Coppa Cova is one of our favourite desserts! (MM3 Montenapoleone)
Cova Montenapoleone
8 Via Monte Napoleone
Traditional patisserie. Their signature Coppa Cova is one of our favourite desserts! (MM3 Montenapoleone)
You have to try their specialty cannoncino! (MM1 Duomo plus other locations)
32 habitants recommandent
Panarello
1 Via Leone Tolstoi
32 habitants recommandent
You have to try their specialty cannoncino! (MM1 Duomo plus other locations)

Favourite spots & hidden treasures

Do not miss this little gem of a church to admire Bramante’s incredible sacristy perspective (MM1 /3 Duomo)
110 habitants recommandent
Église Santa Maria presso San Satiro
Via Torino
110 habitants recommandent
Do not miss this little gem of a church to admire Bramante’s incredible sacristy perspective (MM1 /3 Duomo)
Also called ‘Milan Sistine Chapel’, this church will leave you speechless with its amazing wall and vault frescos by Boltraffio, Foppa and Luini.
175 habitants recommandent
San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore
15 Corso Magenta
175 habitants recommandent
Also called ‘Milan Sistine Chapel’, this church will leave you speechless with its amazing wall and vault frescos by Boltraffio, Foppa and Luini.
A neoclassical walk and courtyards to die for. The most influential and notable families of Milano decided to build their palaces in succession on the new Corso Venezia in the XVIII century. Majestic buildings spared from being bombed during WWII are still aligned on the Corso. Some are strictly private, some others can be rented for luxurious events. But for sure all of them have a gate that can tip passers for a glimpse. Beware that if some doormen are nice and welcoming, some others stick to the rule of keeping strangers beyond the entrance, so try your best to enjoy this walk keeping in mind that these are private places. Some institutional boards give few basic information about building name, architect and year of construction. From baroque to neoclassical, art nouveau to rationalism, Corso Venezia is an architectural tour that crosses centuries and styles within a few hundred yards. (MM1 San Babila/Palestro/Porta Venezia)
32 habitants recommandent
Corso Venezia
32 habitants recommandent
A neoclassical walk and courtyards to die for. The most influential and notable families of Milano decided to build their palaces in succession on the new Corso Venezia in the XVIII century. Majestic buildings spared from being bombed during WWII are still aligned on the Corso. Some are strictly private, some others can be rented for luxurious events. But for sure all of them have a gate that can tip passers for a glimpse. Beware that if some doormen are nice and welcoming, some others stick to the rule of keeping strangers beyond the entrance, so try your best to enjoy this walk keeping in mind that these are private places. Some institutional boards give few basic information about building name, architect and year of construction. From baroque to neoclassical, art nouveau to rationalism, Corso Venezia is an architectural tour that crosses centuries and styles within a few hundred yards. (MM1 San Babila/Palestro/Porta Venezia)
(via Santa Marta, via San Maurilio, Piazza Borromeo, via Morigi, via Zecca Vecchia, via Valpetrosa, via Brisa, and, on the other side of via Torino, via dei Piatti, piazza San’Alessandro, via Amedei) Unknown to the most, even locals find it hard to believe that across those narrow and forgotten twisted roads there is a magical almost mysterious world of handicrafts, art, antique dealers, history and tradition. Do not worry if you lose control of your steps, it is what happens in this district. Bear in mind that any gate you find open – and possibly unguarded – is a way to explore private garden and courtyards. In Milano they are a bliss of heaven that appears unexpectedly! Kindly ask the concierges to get a quick look inside and then leave. This is a medieval world that unveils step by step. Enjoy!
19 habitants recommandent
Cinque Vie
19 habitants recommandent
(via Santa Marta, via San Maurilio, Piazza Borromeo, via Morigi, via Zecca Vecchia, via Valpetrosa, via Brisa, and, on the other side of via Torino, via dei Piatti, piazza San’Alessandro, via Amedei) Unknown to the most, even locals find it hard to believe that across those narrow and forgotten twisted roads there is a magical almost mysterious world of handicrafts, art, antique dealers, history and tradition. Do not worry if you lose control of your steps, it is what happens in this district. Bear in mind that any gate you find open – and possibly unguarded – is a way to explore private garden and courtyards. In Milano they are a bliss of heaven that appears unexpectedly! Kindly ask the concierges to get a quick look inside and then leave. This is a medieval world that unveils step by step. Enjoy!