Milan
Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese: Milan) is financially the most important city in Italy, and home to the Borsa Italiana stock exchange. It is the second most populous city proper in the country, but sits at the centre of Italy's largest urban and metropolitan area. While not considered as beautiful as some Italian cities, having been greatly destroyed by Second World War bomb raids, the city has rebuilt itself into a thriving cosmopolitan business capital. In essence, for a tourist, what makes Milan interesting compared to other places is that the city is truly more about the lifestyle of enjoying worldly pleasures: a paradise for shopping, football, opera, and nightlife. Milan remains the
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28 places match
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Bar Bianco
It's cash only at this bar, but with Gucci-clad clubbers and their well-suited companions, money seems easy to come by. The life of a party can always be detected in here.
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Bar Jamaica
A small, trendy and artsy bar in the bohemian Brera district, which in summer times uses its verandah for open-air drinks.
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Bar Magenta
This popular bar is best visited with a bunch of friends during apperitivo, a time when free appetizers are given out, usually around 19:00. It was said that Bar Magenta coined the now very popular “aperitivo”, and having a drink in here is a classic experience.
- DrinkOuter Milan
Borgo del Tempo Perso
On Sunday nights, hundreds flock to the largest and classiest spot in town, the Borgo del Tempo Perso.
open year-round although outdoor area open May-Sept only
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Brasserie Bruxelles
A bar specialising in beer from Belgium. 5 beer on draught and 50 in the bottle.
Daily 18:00-02:00
- DrinkCentro Storico
Caffè Cova
Founded in 1817, this pasticceria (pastry shop) relocated to the exclusive Montenapoleone street in 1950, and is a good place for a cake/tart with a hot drink, such as coffee. At Christmas, enjoy the traditional Panettone cake.
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Cicco Simonetta
A bohemian pub hosting comics, musicians, and €3 beer on Mondays.
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Dolce e Gabbana Martini Bar
A Dolce & Gabbana themed bar, it is in the posh Venezia avenue, right in the top fashion district. Good place to enjoy a Martini cocktail in Dolce & Gabbana surroundings after some shopping or sightseeing.
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Emporio Armani Caffè
Found on the ground floor of the Armani Megastore, this café is all Armani themed. It's a good place to stop for a drink after a day of shopping, since it is really close to the ritzy Via Manzoni and Via Monte Napoleone.
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Gucci café
If you enjoy cafés where you can sip fashionably at a coffee in the city's stunning glass Galleria, right in the heart of Milan, after some sightseeing or general shopping, then the Gucci café is the place to go.
- DrinkWest
Honky Tonks
Not exactly a country cowboy bar as the name might imply, a more accurate description would include the smoky lounge feel and the jazz music being played. The drinks are well made and they also serve Tex-Mex style food.
Mon-Sat 18:00-02:00
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L'Elephant
Wednesday and Thursday nights hosts a gay crowd at L'elephant
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Rita
It is the perfect place for a cocktail and Edo, the barman and the owner together with the chief Luca, is the grandmaster. They have strict code for preparing cocktails: no syrups are admitted, only fresh fruit. It is also a perfect place to eat.
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Roialto
Its bland façade conceals a real gem of a cocktail bar/restaurant. It is a very popular spot for after-work drinks, or perhaps a pre-club drink if you're going dancing somewhere like the Gattopardo.
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b:free cocktail bar
If you want to visit a real Aperitivo bar in true Italian fashion, this is a worthy hot spot.
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Amnesia
Saturday nights at Billy or Amnesia,
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Binario1
BinarioUno disco
Via Plezzo 16
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Birrificio Lambrate
Features with its own branded beers.
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Black Hole
A former lesbian club.
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Depot
Via dei Valtorta 19
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Dom Cafè
Corso Como
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Fashion Café
Fashionable Armani-style place for aperitivo and drinks.
- DrinkOuter Milan
Flexo
Via Oropa 3
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Frescobar
Via Bramante 9
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Il Saloon
Via Niccolini 24
- DrinkOuter Milan
Royal Hammam
via Plezzo
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Sio Café
A disco north of the Central railway station.
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Metro
via Schiaparelli
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