Hands-down the best spot to mingle with the locals. Street Café big drinks great food and a huge…read morepatio. Been here everyday of my trip to Milan... Come here, sit down... order a drink and people watch for hours!

From the owner: Piu' di 100 tipi di gin serviti con la tonica giusta. 50…read moretipi di aguardienti Sud Americani fra tequila, mezcal, sotol, raicilla, bacanora, cachaca e pisco. 6 biire artigianali alla spina di ns. marca. Cocktails originali e classici Piu' di 300 etichette di assoluta qualita'. Uno dei migliori hamburger di Milano.

This store is so cool, it was so much fun to look around at everything. It would be such a dream to…read moredo an actual grocery shop here. I got a focaccia sandwich which was simple and so delicious. I also got some gelée candies to go and i loved them! This is definitely a must stop store!

We were lucky is have Peck located next to our hotel. We first visited as soon as we arrived to…read moreMilan after an 8 hour flight, we were starving. Wow, what a selection of meats, cheeses, prepared foods and so much more. We bought some meats, cheese and fresh bread and brought it back to our hotel. Everything was delicious. We went back another day and ate there. We ordered a selection of small plates and a meat and cheese platter. The service was very nice. They also have a great selection of wines and spirits downstairs.

We stopped in to Mio to enjoy aperitivo during a recent trip to Milan. It is conveniently located…read morejust next to the Duomo and also across the street from our hotel. They have indoor and outdoor dining and because it was a beautiful evening, we elected to sit outside. The drink menu has some really creative and mouth watering cocktails. I wanted to be traditional and ordered an aperol. GF ordered one of their cocktails which was stunning in presentation, tasty, and strong. The snacks provided were also very good and plentiful: olives, seasoned almonds, chips, crispy polenta with some sort of whipped cheese (if I remember correctly), chips that were fried twice or some other cooking method was applied with another whipped topping, and finally, slices of bread with yet another whipped something or other and topped with salmon. The items were replenished as were finishing them. GF didn't eat much saying she "wanted to save room for dinner". Why are we at aperitivo then? The only thing I would change is the service. We were seated and our order was taken quickly however after that, we had to flag someone down to order other drinks. By the time we were finished, we were one of the last tables there, we literally had to go inside the bar to pay because we were completely forgotten about.

From the owner: Lunch, Aperitivo, Drink, Club Sandwichread more

Best food of our trip! Service was excellent! Highly recommend it. Wine list is very good.read more

We visited Osteria Via Pré after it was suggested to us by our host in Milano as one of the finest…read morerestaurants in the area. Even though we were pretty late (around 10pm when the Osteria is originally scheduled to close) we were kindly greeted and served. The restaurant is situated in a lovely street that branches right off Porta Genova. The street is filled with small restaurants and cafés and was teeming with people at the time. Also, there's the river promenade at Naviglio Grande just a mere couple 100 metres away. Osteria Via Pré itself fits right in there because it is a small, cozy restaurant with only a couple of tables and a bar inside, while most of its chairs and tables are located outside, facing the street. We had a very attentive, nice waiter who conversed with us in Italian, English and German and generally gave us the feeling that he was there for us whenever we wanted something. For appetizers we shared a Foccaccia which was filled with molten cheese. Absolutely delicious though the serving was a little small for two people. In any event, I think it's a positive thing that the appetizer actually left us craving more (food). For the main course both of us ate Lasagne alla Genovese. Frankly, I've never had Lasagne with pesto this green and refreshing. As far as pestos go, this one was absolutely amazing. Rich with herbal aromas, not to oily but just the perfect consistency. The lasagne was housemade and also perfectly al dente. The housewine we had (red one) was to our liking though by no means spectacular. Even after we had finished, the waiter kept an eye on us and our needs, served us a free bottle of water and chatted with us about this and that. In this regard, the mediterranean kind of mentality and atmosphere were really carried across positively. In terms of prices, Osteria Via Pré falls right into the Milano standard. Good restaurants in nice locations like this always demand prices like this in Milano, so I think if you're in Milano and you want to have a good meal, it's not reasonable to skip this one. It's as pricy as most others, offers great food, service and the location is probably more lovely and romantic than most of the crammed city center.

We came to Cheese the first night I was in Milan to be seen and to get a drink. Drinks run from 8…read moreeuros to 12 euros but they're mixed really strong. I found out that during the time we went it was called aperitivo in which each of the bars have a buffet of appetizers. Purchasing a drink allows you access to the buffet and I thought it was going to be chips and peanuts but when I walked up they actually had about 20 items ranging from risotto to different types of salad. I've been told this was a larger selection than most places. The food was ok for a bar buffet and the drinks weren't bad. People are pretty rude in line when trying to get food so don't feel bad if you turn around and knock their plate out of their hand :) They're literally right on your back and elbowing you at times. The patio here is always busy and there are always people wanting to drop in. The inside was ok and felt like a bistro but nothing extremely fancy about the place.

Had I noticed the name of the restaurant before I walked in (Thankfully, I didn't), I might have…read morehesitated at such a touristy cheesy name. Having said that, I noticed a spot that was happening with locals, large selection of appritivo, and fun vibe, so in I walked and thaaaaaank goodness I did!!! For 10 Euro between 6:30pm - 9:45pm, you get a drink - large selection of mixed drinks and some served in large goblets vs. normal glasses too, also fruit smoothies and coke but that'll also cost you the same 10 euro, AND that includes a selection of what seems like 20+ appritivos, from hot entrees (yes, hot and kept that way) like seafood paella, selection of pastas, bites like fries/onion rings, polenta, cold selections like veggies (carrots, zucchinis, spinach, broccoli) salads (cheese, olive/tomato, pasta), sliced meats, potatoes, string beans, and even desserts like caramel flan and chocolate cake! Needless to say, this hungry girl left happy. Very, very happy, and so much so that I returned the following evening, only to find the selection of appritivos even better than the night before. TOTALLY worth it, when in Milan!

With highish hopes, we came here on a Thursday night for a late dinner & good beer. It's located in…read morean industrial area across from the train tracks on a long one-way street. That is, if you pass it or don't find parking out front, you'll have to circle the solar system to get back to it. Once there, the place was cool, not too busy, with a touch of accidental hipster separated in 2: the brewery part near the entrance with picnic tables in a courtyard & the dining part inside playing a variety of American oldies & not so oldies. The menu is limited, even the beer list as they seem to only serve their own brews, with some apps & a selection of American wanna-be modern BBQ joint choices. The service was not terrible & they had a handy brochure explaining all their beers which were mostly crossed out because they were out. We ordered 2 different beers one of which was warm & the other just cool but not beer-cold. Beer needs to be served cold, otherwise don't serve it. It's especially unforgivable when it happens at a brewery. I mean, you had 1 job! (Gratuitous complaint: the 2 bearded beertenders we watched served up beer from the taps all night, giving more head than a...well you get it. They never tilted one glass & waited for each completely foam-filled pint to settle before slowly repeating the same mistaken process every time. I mean, 7+inches of head?! Really?! It was insane. see photos) We ordered the pulled pork sandwich which had fantastic slow cooked flavor but was dry & not hot. We also ordered the BBQ chicken. It was more of a tasty rub than sauce & was cold with some parts probably too undercooked to be safe to eat. The house made fries were fresh, hot & delicious. The coleslaw had all the correct dry ingredients with a sweet mystery dressing that was not traditional. I'm still unsure if the departure from real American BBQ cooking was deliberate or a case of mistaken foodentity. Although I feel like they messed up the opportunity to be a reeeally good thing, I'll reluctantly return because the neighborhood doesn't have a lot of other options & at some point in the summer bea I'd like to enjoy an ice-cold brewsky in that courtyard. BYOIce if course.

Pretty good apperitivo spot with a ample buffet and surprisingly good drinks…read more We didn't have reservations, which I recommend getting as this area gets exceptionally busy, but we got a table with the agreement that we'd clear it within an hour. The cocktails are all quite good and the uncharge for the buffet is minimal which explains why it's so busy. Worth stopping in, particularly if you're on a budget.

Cute bar for cocktails that my partner and I stumbled upon while waiting for our dinner reservation…read morenearby. We thought the service was good and liked the variety of their specialty cocktails! I thought the Green Day was a bit too sweet (and I'm a fan of sweet drinks), but really really enjoyed the Gryfin which had a lovely floral flavor. Note for Americans: here "happy hour" means you get the buffet, not that its a lower price on drinks during a certain time. As I mentioned we didn't get food because of a reservation but were pretty confused that "happy hour" was more expensive than not-HH. Docked a star because of the super-sweetness in my Green Day and because I wish they had made it a bit more clear on the menu what the prices were for just ordering a cocktail. That said, I'd definitely recommend to friends if they're visiting Milan.