Blue Note Milano is a live music venue in Isola, Milan.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Two shows nightly Tuesday through Saturday at 21:00 and 23:00, weekend later sets at 23:30; dinner reservations get you the closest tables to the stage.
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Address: Via Pietro Borsieri 37, 20159 Milano
Spirit de Milan runs across 1,500 square metres of the former Cristallerie Livellara glassworks in Bovisa, programming live swing, jazz, blues, tango and cabaret nightly alongside a Lombard kitchen, with a dance floor that hosts the Holy Swing Night every Wednesday.
TipBovisa FNM is the closest train stop. The swing nights pack out for the lindy hop crowd; book a dinner table to lock in a seat before the first set.
Ceresio 7 opened in September 2013 on the penthouse of the former Enel headquarters in Isola, designed by Dimore Studio for Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2, with two outdoor pools, twin terraces and 360-degree sightlines across the Bosco Verticale and Unicredit Tower.
TipCocktails run around 22 euros and pool access is dining-guest only; book the terrace at sunset for the strongest light on the skyline. M5 Monumentale is the closest metro.
Circolo Magnolia has run since 2005 in a green pocket on the Idroscalo lake east of Linate, programming indie rock, electronic, funk, soul and hip hop across an indoor stage and a sprawling outdoor stage that owns Milan's summer concert calendar.
TipARCI membership card required at the gate; the outdoor stage runs from May through September with shuttle buses to and from the centre on weekend nights.
Santeria Toscana 31 fills a former car dealership on Viale Toscana with a 1,500-capacity live room, restaurant, courtyard and bookshop, the second venue of the Santeria cultural project that runs jazz, indie, comedy and electronic across a near-nightly programme.
TipSunday brunch and the courtyard aperitivo run alongside the headline shows; the Jazz in the Corner residency through autumn books the smaller stage. Tickets via the site.
Fabrique opened in 2014 in a former Mecenate industrial shed with a 3,200 capacity and a touring booking calendar that places it alongside Alcatraz as Milan's primary mid-size concert hall, running indie, rock, electronic and rap bills almost year-round.
TipTram 27 stops at Via Mecenate Via Fantoli a 200 metre walk from the door; the standing pit is the floor for headline acts, and the balcony gives sightlines for taller patrons.
Spirit de Milan runs across 1,500 square metres of the former Cristallerie Livellara glassworks in Bovisa, programming live swing, jazz, blues, tango and cabaret nightly alongside a Lombard kitchen, with a dance floor that hosts the Holy Swing Night every Wednesday.
TipBovisa FNM is the closest train stop. The swing nights pack out for the lindy hop crowd; book a dinner table to lock in a seat before the first set.
Bar Magenta has run on the corner of Via Carducci near Sant'Ambrogio for over a century, with an Art Nouveau room, tiled floors and a late-running counter that hosts small live music nights, songwriter sets and a student-heavy aperitivo through the week.
TipOpen into the small hours daily; the live music programme is small-stage and acoustic-leaning. Coffee, beer and tramezzini are the daytime stock.
Ceresio 7 opened in September 2013 on the penthouse of the former Enel headquarters in Isola, designed by Dimore Studio for Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2, with two outdoor pools, twin terraces and 360-degree sightlines across the Bosco Verticale and Unicredit Tower.
TipCocktails run around 22 euros and pool access is dining-guest only; book the terrace at sunset for the strongest light on the skyline. M5 Monumentale is the closest metro.
