Backdoor 43 is a cocktail bar late-night spot in Navigli, Milan.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Ripa di Porta Ticinese 43, 20143 Milano
MAG Cafe on Ripa di Porta Ticinese is the late-night canalside bar that stays open until 02:00 on weekends. Located in Navigli. At Ripa di Porta Ticinese 43.
TryLate-night cocktails and Navigli aperitivo snacks
La Società Milano near Porta Venezia keeps kitchen and bar going until 01:00 midweek and 02:00 on Friday and Saturday; Michelin lists its Mediterranean menu.
TryMediterranean plates and cocktails until the small hours
TipThree dining rooms hung with tapestries and a white marble fireplace at the entrance; Michelin's pick is the amberjack caponata.
Panigacci Milano Bistrot near Piazza Cinque Giornate opens at 17:00 and serves until 01:30, or 02:00 at weekends, cooking the Lunigiana flatbread to order.
TryPanigacci, the Lunigiana flatbread, cooked to order
TipClosed Sunday. The veal picanha in its own jus with buttered mushrooms is the house main; book through the site's form for the 18:30 to 22:30 slots.
Pizzeria Spontini on Via Santa Radegonda stays open until 01:00 and has been the late-night pizza counter since 1953. Located in Centro Storico.
TryThick-crust pizza al taglio by the slice
De Santis on Corso Magenta is Milan's late-night institution, open until 04:00 with over 200 sandwich varieties on michetta and ciabatta. At Corso Magenta 9.
TryGourmet panini on michetta
Mercato Centrale at Stazione Centrale stays open until midnight every day, the only full food-hall late option in Milan. Located in Porta Venezia.
TryMulti-artisan food hall open until midnight
MAG Cafe on Ripa di Porta Ticinese is the late-night canalside bar that stays open until 02:00 on weekends. Located in Navigli. At Ripa di Porta Ticinese 43.
TryLate-night cocktails and Navigli aperitivo snacks
