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Having fun in Milano – Shopping, eating & dancing!

Fancy shops like Via Tornabuoni in Florence are in Via della Spiga and Via Monte
Napoleone. Shops in the Galleria and Vittorio Emmanuele tend to be more high street
chain stores – that’s where the H&M is. Brera - this neighborhood is where the fine arts school is and so it tends to be a bit more 'artsy' there are great shops in Via Fiori Chiari and Via Fiori Scuri and all the surrounding streets all the way up to the Piazza XXVII Aprile. Corso Como - you have to go here, there is an art gallery, a great cafe for apertivo, a beautiful shop, book store etc.. its world famous and is owned by carla sozzani, the sister of franca who is the editor of italian vogue. Via Ticinese, if you walk from the Duomo down towards Le Colonne di San Lorenzo there are some fun shops on that street.

Bars & Restaurants

Via Ticinese- walking down from San Lorenzo towards Porta Genova there is Trattoria Toscana (good food, though it can't compare to florence), which is perfect for apertivo after work, which is huge in milano. Go and get a mojito or caipiroska and eat all the free food you want! On the same street, across the way is Pizzeria Ticinese - great pizza and not expensive, enough said. Still on the same street is Sushi - great sushi and not too pricey, nice atmosphere and a young crowd.

G-Lounge in Via Larga (no.8 i think) is a big famous gay bar which has quite a scene and is not exclusively gay, its a very mixed crowd with music and dancing downstairs - gets packed on the weekends. Exploit in the Piazza at San Lorenzo is good for dinner or just for drinks, you can sit outside and there’s a nice crowd. A restaurant called La Rosa Nera - Via Solferino, near Brera.. ask around, this is one of the best places in the city, its not expensive and has great cucina toscana.

Chandelier is a crazy restaurant. Its gorgeous and the food is very good, but you have to go more for the experience - think of an upscale Monte Carla but, as a restaurant. it is near the train station. good for a fancy dinner. (www.chandelier.it)

Navigli - this area has a lot of bars, there is one on a barge in one of the canals as well, lots of cafes and restaurants and people walking around. Very casual. Hollywood Club in Corso Como. the most famous and probably best nightclub in Milano.. great mix of young people and aging 'veline' types and lots of fashion people and some american tourists. Casablanca - also in Corso Como is the same kind of vibe.


Last minute other things: there's a great bar called Pitbull in Corso Como that has great drinks for aperitivo and great food as well, also wonderful coffee and brioche in the morning. a few doors down on Corso Como there is one of the best gelaterie, their cannella is out of this world! There is a great bookshop called Milano Libri right next to la scala...

Ok, that should keep you busy and well fed! Finally, definitely check out Il
Cenacolo if you're going to do museums etc - it was totally worth calling for
the reservations. It's beautiful!