navigliMon-Sat 07:00-19:30, closed SunWalk-in onlyMilanese pasticcini, torte della nonna, lievitati
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
porta-veneziaWed-Sun 06:30-20:00, Mon 06:30-12:00, closed TueWalk-in onlyBrioche ripiene, sfogliati, Milanese cornetti
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
centro-storicoMon-Sat 09:00-19:30, Sun 09:00-13:00Haute patisserie, signature panettone, pralines
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
centro-storicoTue-Sat 07:30-19:30, Sun 08:30-13:00, closed MonTraditional panettone, pasticcini and Milanese lievitati
Marchesi 1824 in Milan's Centro Storico is the city's oldest surviving pasticceria, founded in 1824 and now owned by Prada. Diego Crosara bakes the panettone in the
Worth the queue: Panettone tradizionale with candied orange and sultanas
centro-storicoMon-Fri 08:00-20:00, Sat 08:30-20:00, Sun 09:30-19:30Milanese confectionery, panettone, petits fours
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
Worth the queue: Panettone classico with Madagascar vanilla
porta-veneziaMon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00Walk-in onlyArtisanal croissants, lievitati and panettone
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