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Marchesi 1824 ★ 4.8
Marchesi 1824 in Milan's Centro Storico is the city's oldest surviving pasticceria, founded in 1824 and now owned by Prada. Booking recommended.
Panettone is Milan's tall sourdough Christmas cake: a slow-fermented enriched dough with butter, eggs, candied orange and citron, and raisins, baked in a cylindrical paper mould and hung upside down to cool so the crumb
The panettone took shape in 15th-century Milan and the modern industrial form was codified by Angelo Motta in 1919, who introduced the tall cylinder shape and the long natural-yeast fermentation. Gioacchino Alemagna built the rival Milan brand in 1925; both were merged into Nestle in the 1970s. The artisan revival of the 1990s onward, led by Iginio Massari and Davide Longoni, returned the panettone to 48-hour natural-yeast leavens and small-batch baking. Marchesi 1824, Pasticceria Cova, Olivieri 1882 and Pave all bake canonical Christmas versions; a 1kg pasticceria panettone runs 40 to 80 euros, an industrial supermarket loaf 15 to 25.
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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.
Davide Longoni Pane ★ 4.7
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.
Pave ★ 4.5
Pave in Porta Venezia is the natural brunch destination for the city's artisan-pastry crowd on weekends. Open sat-sun 09:00-17:00. At Via Felice Casati 27.
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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. Family-friendly.
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Panettone makes more sense with someone from Milan explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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Milan: Downtown Food Tour of 7 Tastings with Risotto & Wine
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Milan: Pasta, Gnocchi and Tiramisù Cooking Class with Wine
Cook with a Michelin-trained Chef in Milan and learn to make pasta, gnocchi, and tiramisù. Enjoy Prosecco and Italian wine, then share your creations in a fun, authent...
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