The art-academy quarter north of the Duomo with cobbled lanes, gallerists' aperitivo bars, Pasticceria Cova on Via Montenapoleone and the natural-wine rooms on Via Fiori Chiari.
Casa Savini Tartufi on Via Cusani is the Savini truffle family's Milan room, reopened in November 2024 after eleven years as Tartufotto with a wider menu.
OrderAnything shaved with the season's fresh truffle; the newer carte adds crudo, oysters and Lombard plates.
TipOpen Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, closed Sunday. The bar at the front serves cocktails without a table booking.
Casa Biga's Moscova room on Via Volta was the first of Simone Nicolosi's two Milan pizzerias: contemporary pizzas, fried starters and a gluten-free line.
OrderA porcini pizza in season or the padellino, with the crocche to start.
TipAbout sixty seats inside and twenty outside; book on weekend evenings. The second branch is in Isola on Via Pollaiuolo.
Cafezal on Via Solferino in Brera focuses exclusively on Brazilian single-origin lots, roasted in-house and served as espresso or pour-over from a small bar.
DrinkBrazilian single-origin espresso
Cafezal on Via Solferino in Brera is Milan's only roaster dedicated entirely to Brazilian single-origin lots. At Via Solferino 27. Booking recommended.
BeansBrazil
BrewsEspresso, Pour over, Whole bean retail
N'Ombra de Vin on Via San Marco in Brera is the cellar cut into the 16th-century refectory of a former Augustinian convent, open since 1973.
PourBarolo by the glass from the cellar list
WineItalian regional cellar with 1,800 labels
FoodCharcuterie, cheese and small plates
Identita Golose Milano at Via Romagnosi 3 near La Scala runs weekly four-course menus by rotating Italian chefs, with a sommelier-selected wine pairing at 85.
PourSommelier-chosen natural wine flight
WineItalian chef-selected wine pairing, seasonal list
FoodFour-course tasting menus by guest chefs
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
Bar Jamaica has anchored Via Brera since 1911 with a marble-counter room that fed Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni, Allen Ginsberg and the Brera academy crowd through the postwar avant-garde, and still runs from breakfast to a 02:00 last call across a tile-floored sprawl.
TipTramezzini and house wine at the counter are the cheap order; the sidewalk tables on Via Brera are the seats to get for the Brera passeggiata.
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