Milan Coffee Crawl
Italian espresso is all over Milan and no longer consumed only in bars, but also in markets, railway stations, bookshops and boutiques. Very good espresso is available all over the center of the city and so too is Starbucks as of 2018. 3rd wave coffee is slow to arrive in Milan as the city is saturated with really good espresso which always costs less than 1.50 euros. If you’re interested in old-school roasters, really good espresso and 3rd wave spots, this is the Thatch board for you.
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Old-School Espresso

Cova Montenapoleone
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Milan’s chic stop here for coffee while shopping on our Rodeo Drive. A beautiful and ornate step into the past. There is also a Marchesi is across the street which attracts younger international fashionistas.
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Pasticceria Cucchi
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It’s impossible to go wrong with their classic pastries, but the Lombardo sbrisolona and budino di riso—filled with creamy sweet rice and a touch of rum—is a particularly not-to-be-missed tribute to Milan’s old nickname “Milk City” and its famous location surrounded by rice fields.
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Marchesi 1824
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A Marchesi’s signature, the earthy marron glacé cream, which takes four days to make, is the perfect pick-me-up while window shopping on the way to nearby Castello Sforza, and the Gianduiotto or a 2000 gram Panettone make perfect statement gifts during the holiday.
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Marchesi 1824
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Marchesi 1824
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While Duomo can feel like one big tourist trap, this escape one floor up inside the Marchesi (acquired by Prada Group in 2015) in the Galleria has a fantastic view and espresso is still less than 2 euros al banco. Other good coffee in Duomo: Cracco directly across the way which is also new, designed to look old. My friends love to bring candied lavender, mint and rose petals to their sweet loving friends. The aperitivo olives are memorable
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Old-School Roasters

Torrefazione Moka Hodeidah
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Torrefazione Caffè Ernani
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Torrefazione Coraçao do Brasil
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3rd Wave

Orsonero Coffee
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Cafezal Torrefazione Specialty Coffee
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Cafezal Specialty Coffee Hub - 5 Giornate
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NOWHERE - Coffee & Community
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Loste Café
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Flaky variations on European classics, including the double-baked almond pain au chocolate and sugar biscuit with custard cream and jam filling, which often run out by midday.
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Flagship Store Lavazza
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Pavé
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Try an exquisite “monoporzione” colorful patisserie-inspired tart, or a layered yeast-leavened brioche. Take home Pavé’s own baba Negroni or seasonal panettone.
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Tailor-Made Travel Design & Customized Tours 📍Milan, Italy We are a boutique travel advisory and communications agency specializing in culinary and sustainable travel. After growing up in New York and graduating in art history from Oberlin College, I landed my dream job in the San Francisco office of the first publisher of visitor travel guides in America. After 6 years away working in travel and hospitality in the West, I moved to Brooklyn for a Masters in food anthropology at NYU. In 2012 I founded the Food Book Fair, a festival at the intersection of food writing and culture (celebrated in the NYTimes, The New Yorker and many more!). In 2015, I picked up and moved to Milan, Italy to produce the USA Pavilion at the food-themed World's Fair Expo Milano with the James Beard Foundation. I fell hard for Italy (and an Italian) and launched Risotto & Steel in 2017, determined to share untapped culinary Italy, helping visitors explore immersive, convivial and regional gastronomy. I have written about Italy for Eater, Prior and Italy Segreta. I live in Milan, work in Tuscany and left my heart in Liguria on a steep olive tree-covered hill overlooking the Cinque Terre sea.
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Milan Coffee Crawl
Italian espresso is all over Milan and no longer consumed only in bars, but also in markets, railway stations, bookshops and boutiques. Very good espresso is available all over the center of the city and so too is Starbucks as of 2018. 3rd wave coffee is slow to arrive in Milan as the city is saturated with really good espresso which always costs less than 1.50 euros. If you’re interested in old-school roasters, really good espresso and 3rd wave spots, this is the Thatch board for you.
15 Places • 9 Saves • ago
Free

Old-School Espresso

Cova Montenapoleone
@risottoandsteel
Milan’s chic stop here for coffee while shopping on our Rodeo Drive. A beautiful and ornate step into the past. There is also a Marchesi is across the street which attracts younger international fashionistas.
Add to
Details
Pasticceria Cucchi
@risottoandsteel
It’s impossible to go wrong with their classic pastries, but the Lombardo sbrisolona and budino di riso—filled with creamy sweet rice and a touch of rum—is a particularly not-to-be-missed tribute to Milan’s old nickname “Milk City” and its famous location surrounded by rice fields.
Add to
Details
Marchesi 1824
@risottoandsteel
A Marchesi’s signature, the earthy marron glacé cream, which takes four days to make, is the perfect pick-me-up while window shopping on the way to nearby Castello Sforza, and the Gianduiotto or a 2000 gram Panettone make perfect statement gifts during the holiday.
Add to
Details
Marchesi 1824
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details
Marchesi 1824
@risottoandsteel
While Duomo can feel like one big tourist trap, this escape one floor up inside the Marchesi (acquired by Prada Group in 2015) in the Galleria has a fantastic view and espresso is still less than 2 euros al banco. Other good coffee in Duomo: Cracco directly across the way which is also new, designed to look old. My friends love to bring candied lavender, mint and rose petals to their sweet loving friends. The aperitivo olives are memorable
Add to
Details

Old-School Roasters

Torrefazione Moka Hodeidah
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details
Torrefazione Caffè Ernani
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details
Torrefazione Coraçao do Brasil
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details

3rd Wave

Orsonero Coffee
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details
Cafezal Torrefazione Specialty Coffee
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details
Cafezal Specialty Coffee Hub - 5 Giornate
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details
NOWHERE - Coffee & Community
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details
Loste Café
@risottoandsteel
Flaky variations on European classics, including the double-baked almond pain au chocolate and sugar biscuit with custard cream and jam filling, which often run out by midday.
Add to
Details
Flagship Store Lavazza
@risottoandsteel
Add to
Details
Pavé
@risottoandsteel
Try an exquisite “monoporzione” colorful patisserie-inspired tart, or a layered yeast-leavened brioche. Take home Pavé’s own baba Negroni or seasonal panettone.
Add to
Details
* * *
CURATED BY
Tailor-Made Travel Design & Customized Tours 📍Milan, Italy We are a boutique travel advisory and communications agency specializing in culinary and sustainable travel. After growing up in New York and graduating in art history from Oberlin College, I landed my dream job in the San Francisco office of the first publisher of visitor travel guides in America. After 6 years away working in travel and hospitality in the West, I moved to Brooklyn for a Masters in food anthropology at NYU. In 2012 I founded the Food Book Fair, a festival at the intersection of food writing and culture (celebrated in the NYTimes, The New Yorker and many more!). In 2015, I picked up and moved to Milan, Italy to produce the USA Pavilion at the food-themed World's Fair Expo Milano with the James Beard Foundation. I fell hard for Italy (and an Italian) and launched Risotto & Steel in 2017, determined to share untapped culinary Italy, helping visitors explore immersive, convivial and regional gastronomy. I have written about Italy for Eater, Prior and Italy Segreta. I live in Milan, work in Tuscany and left my heart in Liguria on a steep olive tree-covered hill overlooking the Cinque Terre sea.
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