Where to go for breakfast, lunch and aperitivo in Milan

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Are you in Milan and you are looking for a place to have breakfast, grab a quick bite, drink a coffee, have a brunch or drink a cocktail?

Here you find 64 places, organized by area, from breakfast to the after dinner:

PORTA ROMANA

Bagni misteriosi, via Carlo Botta 8
Poolside aperitivo

Milano Roastery, piazzale Medaglie D’Oro, 3

Coffice, via Caldara 1
Coworking space and café

Open, via Monte Nero 6
Café, library and a place where work or study. You can also reserve a room for a in town meeting!

Pan per me, via Monte Nero 57
Bakery gluten free

Bar Luce, largo Isarco 2
At Fondazione Prada, designed by Wes Anderson with 50’s atmosphere.

Cascina Cuccagna / Un Posto a Milano, via Cuccagna, 2/4

PORTA VENEZIA

Pavè, via Felice Casati 27

Mint Garden Café, via Felice Casati 12

Pasticceria San Gregorio, via San Gregorio, 1

Riad, viale Piace 17
Food garden café

Dolce Gabbana / Martini Bistrot, corso Venezia 15
Beautiful outdoor space

Nun Taste of Middle East, via Spallanzani 36
Modern Kebab and Falafel

La Terrazza di via Palestro, via Palestro 2
Rooftop at Swiss center in Milan

LAMBRATE

Santeria, via privata Ettore Paladini 8
Events, exhibitions, brunch and aperitivo

Bar Basso, via Plinio 39
This is the best bar in Milan. Especially during the Fuorisalone, you will find designers here! This is the place where the “Negroni sbagliato” was born. Ask for the legendary Maurizio for the best cocktails in town!

La Siciliana, via Teodosio, 85
Best “granita” (slush) and Sicilian food in Milan

BRERA

Fioraio Bianchi, via Montebello 7
Garden café (ph. Raffaella Braghini)

Moleskine Café, corso Garibaldi 65
(ph. Michele Morosi)

L’Éclair, corso Garibaldi 55
Éclaire like in Paris!

G. Cova & C., via Cusani 10

Panini Durini, via Mercato 24 / via Spallanzani 6 / corso di Porta Vittoria, 46
Cappuccino matcha and my favorite avocado toast in town

Di Viole di Liquirizia, via Madonnina 10
Try the Caprese pie!

Dry, via Solferino 33
Bistrot

L’orto di Brera, via San Carpoforo 6
Greengrocer where you can also have a fresh and healthy lunch

Fancy Toast, via Alessandro Volta 8

Botega Caffé Cacao, corso Garibaldi 12

Fruteiro do Brasil, via Rivoli 2
Acai bowls, ice-cream and smoothies

La Triennale di Milano, viale Emilio Alemagna 6
Rooftop

Mò, via Pontaccio 5
Bistrot form Apulia

Obicà, via Mercato 28 / via Santa Redegonda 1
Mozzarella bar and good pizza

CENTRO

Gallerie d’Italia Café, piazza Scala
Museum café

Pasticceria Marchesi, via Santa Maria alla Porta 11 / via Monte Napoleone 9 / Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Osservatorio Fondazione Prada
One of the historical pastry shops in Milan. My favorite is the one in Santa Maria alla Porta (Corso Magenta) where the decor has remained wonderfully origianal. Don’t miss the one on the mezzanine floor of Osservatorio Fondazione Prada for a new point of view on the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.