Il Saloon
In niccolini st, chinatown area.
Caffè Cova
Founded in 1817, this pasticceria pastry shop relocated to its current place in the exclusive Montenapoleone street 1950, and is a good place for a cake/tart with a hot drink, such as coffee. At Christmas, enjoy the traditional Panettone cake.
Dolce & Gabbana Martini Bar
A Dolce & Gabbana themed bar, it is situated 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.
Café Trussardi
Located very close to the Il Ristorante Trussardi Alla Scala, the café is a better place for a more casual drink or less formal meal. The menu includes some salads, sandwiches, meat, fish, cheese and vegetable plates and many more dishes, and also fresh fruit juices, and desserts such as Zuppa inglese Italian form of trifle, Tiramisu and ice cream. Right in the centre of the city, it is near to the famous La Scala opera house, the Duomo, the Sforzesco Castle, and also to the fashion quadrilateral streets i.e. Via Montenapoleone, Via della Spiga, etc. It is owned and named after Trussardi, the fashion label. Remember that it is not open on Sundays!
Roialto
Via piero della francesca 55, 20154 milan, tel +39 02 3493 6616. it's bland facade 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.
Brasserie Bruxelles
Is a bar specialising in beer from Belgium. 5 beer on draught and 50 in the bottle.
Zucca
An Art Deco/Liberty bar right at the entrance of the Galleria Vittorio, which serves several forms of drinks. It's right in the heart of all the major sights, being right next to the Duomo and Galleria, and also close to the Montenapoleone shopping district and the Castle quarter.
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.
Birrificio Lambrate
In adelchi st, near lambrate station, (http://www.birrificiolamb...). features with its own branded beers.
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.
Bar Magenta
In via carducci. this popular bar is best visited with a bunch of friends during apperitivo, a time when free appetizers are given out, usually around 7pm. it was said that bar magenta coined the now very popular âaperitivoâ, and having a drink in here is a classic experience.
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.
Fashion Café
Fashionable Armani-style place for aperitivo and drinks.
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.
Bar Bianco
# viale enrico ibsen parco sempione, tel 3336323027, inside the sempione park. 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.
There are plenty of bars and cafés in Milan of all kinds - from fancy old-fashioned ones, where you can enjoy a formal hot drink, to avant-garde modern places, and youthful spots for a happy hour/late-night drink. Some also offer some food too. These are only a few of the places where you can stop for a drink:
Dom Cafè
In corso como.
Frescobar
In bramante st, chinatown area.
Exploit Café
Near the san lorenzo columns, in porta ticinese avenue. if you want to visit a real bar in true italian fashion, this is a worthy hot spot.
Cicco Simonetta
(http://www.ciccosimonetta.org) — a bohemian pub hosting comics, musicians, and â¬3 beer on mondays.
Bar Jamaica
A small, trendy and artsy bar in the bohemian Brera district, which in summer times uses its verandah for open-air drinks.
Shu
A trendy café in the funky Porta Ticinese area, which serves cocktails, and also a notable happy hour with many different plates. Go there for a swanky, hi-tech feeling and drink + snack.
milan by night
Milan has a great variety of places where you can have fun. A great starting point is Como Avenue Corso Como, near Garibaldi Station, full of bars and glamorous clubs. In the summertime, this street is packed with young and attractive people.
Another place where you can go is Navigli quarter, near Porta Ticinese Avenue and XXIV Maggio Square, where you can find a lot of small pubs, open air cafes and restaurants by the water canals navigli. In many pubs and bars you can find a free booklet named Zero2 which is a guide to Milan Nightlife: if you don't know what to do or where to go, do grab one!
Other popular night spots with bars and people are viale Monte Nero on Wednesday it's packed with people in the piazza in front of a bar called "Momo", Piazzale Susa and Citta' Studi area. Nights are overwhelmingly crowded at the Colonne di San Lorenzo not far from Navigli quarter, and in the cozy Latin-quarter of Brera. Another good spot is the pedestrian part of Corso Sempione near the "Peace Arch" Arco della Pace.
There are bars and clubs open all week long but usually few people go out at night on Mondays or Tuesdays, the vast majority prefer to have fun on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. However, Wednesday night appears to be one of the coolest to go out in stylish VIP-frequented clubs.
Milan has an alternative club scene, with a few crews making electronic music parties outside clubs. Ultracheap, every time in a different location lofts, warehouses, farms, pools, city parks those kind of parties attract people aged 20-28. The biggest one is called RESET! (http://www.wearereset.comand) attracts 1500-2000 people once a month
gay and lesbian travellers
Although Milan has a variety of bars, clubs, restaurants and venues for gay and lesbian travellers, many only operate one night a week. Choosing from one of the "mainstays" below and asking anyone where to go should lead you in the right direction. Also, venues are not concentrated in one area of town, but rather spread throughout the city. Foreign travelers are often confused by the ARCI card regime that is required for entry into many clubs. It's a relic from the times of police raids that has now conferred tax benefits on these private club owners. No need to fear-- just show up and purchase one at any of the clubs. You MUST bring some ID or you cannot purchase one.
Wednesday and Thursday nights hosts a gay crowd at L'Elephant Via Lecco, subway: MM1 Porta Venezia Station.
Thursdays aperitivo at Hotel Straf near Duomo is well worth a look.
Friday nights at Rolling Stone disco a huge one, Corso XXII Marzo, in the center but reachable by taxi, tram or #73 bus.
Saturday nights at Billy or Amnesia viale Forlanini near Linate airport, reachable by taxi or #73 bus or BinarioUno disco via Plezzo, subway: MM2 Lambrate or Black Hole former lesbian club.
On Sunday nights, hundreds flock to the largest and classiest spot in town, the Borgo del Tempo Perso via Fabio Massimo, subway: MM3 Porto di Mare open year-round although outdoor area open May-Sept only.
Cruising clubs such as the "Flexo" and "Depot" are hugely popular in Italy, perhaps even more so than saunas. The best saunas in 2008 include Metro via Schiaparelli near the Central Station, subway: MM2 and MM3 Centrale Station and Royal Hammam near BinarioUno club, via Plezzo, subway: MM2 Lambrate Station, mostly packed during the weekend especially at night as they are open 24 hours. Open air meeting places such as Parco Nord, the gardens behind Cadorna station or Ortomercato are not recommended criminals and hustlers. The safest way to cruise is to take the late night metro and get into the second-last coach, which is usually occupied by the gays and lesbians.