Mirko Stocchetto, Bar Basso's owner since 1967, is credited with introducing cocktails to bars in Milan (before then, they were available only in hotels). Stocchetto and his...

Bar Bianco is an island of fine drinking and free aperitivo snacks, shipwrecked in the middle of Parco Sempione. Although popular for its caffè macchiato on a sunny weekend in...

Surprisingly un-Italian, Bar Magenta's wooden interior is more Edwardian London than modern Milan. Nevertheless, the place is an institution, and one much loved by young...

Go for a drink at this Indian lounge bar, and you could quite feasibly skip having dinner afterwards. The cocktails (€6 during happy hour, 6.30-9.30pm) entitle you to as many...

Bottiglia Moscatelli is a pretty bar and its tavola calda is almost as attractive. Happy hour (6-9pm) is more classic than the many upmarket bars nearby, with Cuba Libre,...

Known for its excellent wine list, this establishment caters to an assorted clientele throughout the day, with families and locals giving way to a younger crowd in the evening....

Most bars in the Galleria are tourist traps, but this place, which has been in the arcade since it opened in 1867, is an institution, once frequented by Verdi and Toscanini....

Cuore (heart) is tucked away in a quiet little street near the colonne di San Lorenzo on Porta Ticinese, with a giant stencil of Roberta Indiana's 'Love' gracing the bar's...

'Design' is the byword at this cocktail bar: white pouffes and sofas, dark furniture, mirrors and big columns. It's popular with an older, more refined generation: think local...

Fitzcarraldo is housed in a beautiful old furniture shop, and most of the colonial-style pieces and accessories you see are still for sale. The huge space is full of...

A cute black and red Porta Venezia outpost with tons of outdoor seating. It's a raw seafood specialist: tuna tartare, seabass carpaccio and sesame-marinated salmon feature on...

Fresco Art is a favourite of trendy young lawyers and students from the nearby European Design Institute. It's a good place for a coffee in the morning - their brioche are...

Dolce & Gabbana's latest flamboyant flourish, Gold lives up to its name with a vengeance. Mirrored and metallic surfaces dominate the whole place: take a trip to the loos if...

The celebrated bar of the Sheraton Diana Majestic is something of a hotspot for the Milanese fashion elite, who get to sip aperitifs while gazing at the catwalk shows that are...