Backdoor 43 in Brera is the Flavio Angiolillo speakeasy behind the unmarked door: 30 seats, no menu, no food, just 40 classic cocktails executed with precision.
Food program: None
Address: Via Pontaccio 11, 20121 Milano
Radetzky on Corso Garibaldi in Brera is the historic aperitivo bar and brasserie that has anchored the neighbourhood since 1956. The terrace fills at 18:30 for Apero
Signature drink: Aperol Spritz with Franciacorta prosecco and orange slice
Food: Focaccia, chips, cured meats, full menu
Nottingham Forest on Viale Piave is the city's longest-running experimental cocktail bar, open since 1986 in the same room. Dario Comini's molecular-influenced menu
Signature drink: Boscobel Ramos Fizz with nitrogen foam
Food: None
Radetzky on Corso Garibaldi in Brera is the historic aperitivo bar and brasserie that has anchored the neighbourhood since 1956. The terrace fills at 18:30 for Apero
Signature drink: Aperol Spritz with Franciacorta prosecco and orange slice
Food: Focaccia, chips, cured meats, full menu
Camparino in Galleria inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is the bar where Davide Campari himself served the first Campari Seltz in 1915.
Signature drink: Campari Seltz: Campari with soda and orange peel
Food: Aperitivo 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 combinations.
Signature drink: Trique: vodka, white vermouth, celery, green apple, lime
Food: None
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 invented th
Signature drink: House Negroni with Campari and house-infused vermuth
Food: Light 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. Edoardo Nono's house approach, no artificial syrups
Signature drink: Rita Sour with house citrus cordial and egg white
Food: Aperitivo snacks
