Princi ★ 4.5
Princi at Via Speronari near the Duomo has set the Milan bakery standard since 1986, the flagship of the Rocco Princi-designed forno group. The pizza al taglio, foca
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. The panettone and petits fours are bough
Address: Via Montenapoleone 8, 20121 Milano
Princi at Via Speronari near the Duomo has set the Milan bakery standard since 1986, the flagship of the Rocco Princi-designed forno group. The pizza al taglio, foca
Worth the queue: Pizza bianca al rosmarino
Iginio Massari Alta Pasticceria near the Duomo is the Milan flagship of Italy's most decorated pastry chef, whose panettone set the artisan benchmark in the 1990s re
Worth the queue: Panettone di Natale with veneziane candite
Pave in Milan's Porta Venezia is the pasticceria artigianale that reset the city's croissant standard when it opened in 2012. The Panettone Tradizionale at 42 euros
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. The pizza al taglio, foca
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 their own.
Worth the queue: Brioche al prosciutto crudo
Iginio Massari Alta Pasticceria near the Duomo is the Milan flagship of Italy's most decorated pastry chef, whose panettone set the artisan benchmark in the 1990s re
Worth the queue: Panettone di Natale with veneziane candite