Milan's Middle Eastern restaurants are thin on the ground, but this is good one: Ali Baba has some of the finest meze we have tasted. Its set selection for two will leave you...

The meraviglie - or wonders - that await the guest at this lovely B&B, just off via Dante, are six inviting rooms with bright white beds, lavish silk curtains and fresh...

An immaculate little hotel, set in an internal courtyard off busy corso Magenta and within easy walking distance of Santa Maria delle Grazie and Leonardo's Last Supper. The...

This lovely hotel is set in a Napoleonic-era palazzo in the heart of the Brera district. Each of the 11 rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows, antique furniture and Daumier...

Our top pick for sampling Milanese food, located in a 19th-century weigh station. It has friendly service, a cosy ambiance and some of the finest funghi porcini pastain the...

Via Ariosto is an elegant residential street, handy for the central sights and the Fiera. The hotel is airy and well lit, with a beautiful art nouveau staircase. All the rooms...

The Ariston is an experiment in eco design: the lightbulbs are energy-efficient, the showers are designed to save water, and all the fittings are made from natural or non-toxic...

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...

One of Milan's historic cafés, Biffi is set in the ritzy Magenta/Vercelli neighbourhood. The counter is cosy but never overcrowded, and the tearoom has a handful of tables for...

It would be easy to pigeonhole the Bistrot Triennale Bovisa as a haven designed exclusively for the city's art and fashion gang. But although the cooler-than-cool are...

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....

Frequented mainly by brokers from Milan's nearby stock exchange, this little hole in the wall is known for its divine pistachio ice-cream. At lunchtime, it's packed with...

With an ambience that evokes dining in a pal's kitchen, the Cozzeria serves variations on just one basic dish: buckets of mussels, with a side of chips, proof that perfection...