
Milan
Fashion, design and the aperitivo hour. 15 places, chosen and checked for 2026.
Milan is Italy's capital of style and business. Its three-star restaurant sits in a museum, its best bars are among the world's finest, and the fashion quarter has its own palace hotels.
Four Seasons Hotel Milano
A 15th-century convent in the fashion quarter, with original frescoes and cloisters a few steps from Via Montenapoleone.
Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand Spa
A marble palazzo between Brera and the fashion district, with a private garden and a grand spa.
Bulgari Hotel Milano
Bulgari's first hotel, opened in 2004 on a private lane between Brera and Via Montenapoleone, with a hidden garden.
Mandarin Oriental, Milan
Four 18th-century buildings in the fashion quarter joined into one hotel in 2015, home to the two-star Seta.
Enrico Bartolini al Mudec
Milan's only three-star restaurant, on the top floor of the Museum of Cultures in the Tortona design district. Enrico Bartolini holds more stars than any other chef in Italy.
Andrea Aprea
Neapolitan chef Andrea Aprea's restaurant on the top floor of the Fondazione Luigi Rovati, a palazzo-museum on Corso Venezia.
Seta by Antonio Guida
Antonio Guida's restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental, in the quiet streets between Brera and Via Montenapoleone.
Verso Capitaneo
The Capitaneo brothers' restaurant steps from the Duomo, with Apulian roots and contemporary technique.
Cracco in Galleria
Carlo Cracco's restaurant inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the glass-roofed arcade beside the Duomo.
Moebius Milano
A bar, restaurant and record room in a former textile factory, ranked 2nd in The 50 Best Bars 2026 and the best bar in Europe on the list.
1930
A true secret bar: its address is shared only with guests. Ranked 94th in The 50 Best Bars 2026.
Bar Basso
The bar where the Negroni Sbagliato was born, served in giant goblets. A Milanese institution.
Camparino in Galleria
The Campari family's bar at the entrance of the Galleria since 1915, with Art Nouveau mosaics and a view of the Duomo.
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