Pasticceria Cova ★ 4.7
Pasticceria Cova on Via Montenapoleone has made Milanese confectionery since 1817, the tea room of the fashion-week circuit. Located in Centro Storico.
Worth the queue: Panettone classico with Madagascar vanilla
Marchesi 1824 is a bakery in Centro Storico, Milan.
Marchesi 1824 in Milan's Centro Storico is the city's oldest surviving pasticceria, founded in 1824 and now owned by Prada. Booking recommended.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Via Santa Maria alla Porta 11/a, 20123 Milano
Pasticceria Cova on Via Montenapoleone has made Milanese confectionery since 1817, the tea room of the fashion-week circuit. Located in Centro Storico.
Worth the queue: Panettone classico with Madagascar vanilla
Princi at Via Speronari near the Duomo has set the Milan bakery standard since 1986, the flagship of the Rocco Princi-designed forno group. Family-friendly.
Worth the queue: Pizza bianca al rosmarino
Pasticceria Cova on Via Montenapoleone has made Milanese confectionery since 1817, the tea room of the fashion-week circuit. Located in Centro Storico.
Worth the queue: Panettone classico with Madagascar vanilla
Pave in Milan's Porta Venezia is the pasticceria artigianale that reset the city's croissant standard when it opened in 2012. At Via Felice Casati 27.
Worth the queue: Panettone tradizionale with candied orange and sultana
Davide Longoni Pane in Milan's Porta Romana is the city's most respected bread baker, running nine Milan locations from the Via Tiraboschi original.
Worth the queue: Pane di pasta madre with heritage grain
Princi at Via Speronari near the Duomo has set the Milan bakery standard since 1986, the flagship of the Rocco Princi-designed forno group. Family-friendly.
Worth the queue: Pizza bianca al rosmarino
Pasticceria Cucchi on Corso Genova has baked Milanese pasticcini and almond torte since 1936. The marble counter and the show cake tiers are Milan intact.
Worth the queue: Torta di mandorle
Pasticceria Sissi at Piazza Risorgimento has baked filled brioche and sfogliati since the 1950s, the Milanese pastry counter the Risorgimento locals call.
Worth the queue: Brioche al prosciutto crudo