Backdoor 43 is a bar in Navigli, Milan.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: None
1.5 hours
Step behind the bar at the city's first microdistillery. Discover the still in action, explore rare plants, and taste liqueurs before creating a cocktail with your fav...
1h 30m
Learn how to make four iconic cocktails with a professional bartender. Create your own drink, take part in the Mystery Box Challenge, and end with an Italian aperitivo.
2 hours
Learn the secrets of the typical Italian Aperitivo and prepare your own cocktail in this class. Discover the history of Italian cocktails and master pouring techniques...
Address: Ripa di Porta Ticinese 43, 20143 Milano
Ugo on Via Corsico in Navigli is a small speakeasy with faux taxidermy and antique decor, where the cocktails are built around unexpected flavour.
DrinkTrique: vodka, white vermouth, celery, green apple, lime
FoodNone
MAG Cafe at the Naviglio Grande has shaped Milan's cocktail scene since 2011, the bar with the antique Argentine pharmacy counter where Flavio Angiolillo.
DrinkHouse Negroni with Campari and house-infused vermuth
FoodLight lunches, pastry, aperitivo snacks
Rita at Via Fumagalli in Navigli was a pioneer of the fresh-ingredient cocktail in Milan when it opened in 2002. Open mon-sat 18:30-02:00, closed sun.
DrinkRita Sour with house citrus cordial and egg white
FoodAperitivo snacks
Nottingham Forest on Viale Piave is the city's longest-running experimental cocktail bar, open since 1986 in the same room. Located in Porta Venezia.
DrinkBoscobel Ramos Fizz with nitrogen foam
FoodNone
Radetzky on Corso Garibaldi in Brera is the historic aperitivo bar and brasserie that has anchored the neighbourhood since 1956. Open mon-sun 08:00-02:00.
DrinkAperol Spritz with Franciacorta prosecco and orange slice
FoodFocaccia, chips, cured meats, full menu
Camparino in Galleria at the Piazza Duomo corner of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is the bar where Davide Campari himself served the first Campari Seltz.
DrinkCampari Seltz: Campari with soda and orange peel
FoodAperitivo snacks
Ugo on Via Corsico in Navigli is a small speakeasy with faux taxidermy and antique decor, where the cocktails are built around unexpected flavour.
DrinkTrique: vodka, white vermouth, celery, green apple, lime
FoodNone
MAG Cafe at the Naviglio Grande has shaped Milan's cocktail scene since 2011, the bar with the antique Argentine pharmacy counter where Flavio Angiolillo.
DrinkHouse Negroni with Campari and house-infused vermuth
FoodLight lunches, pastry, aperitivo snacks
Rita at Via Fumagalli in Navigli was a pioneer of the fresh-ingredient cocktail in Milan when it opened in 2002. Open mon-sat 18:30-02:00, closed sun.
DrinkRita Sour with house citrus cordial and egg white
FoodAperitivo snacks
