La Stanza

Stepping into La Stanza feels as though you’ve travelled to Milan, steps away from the Italian city’s famous La Scala opera house. It also serves a great traditional Italian-style coffee; the milk in their cappuccinos isn’t overheated, lending to a creamier and more satisfying coffee. However, like many cafés in the Scala-Duomo area, the ambiance is overshadowed by the oh-so fashionable patrons occupying the very limited space around the bar. The sfogliatelle (shell-shaped crispy pastry filled with vanilla-flavoured cream) are a must when having a coffee here, though their location at the far end of the bar counter combined with a self-service policy means that you have to wade through the glitterati to get to them.