Must-see nightlife in Milan

  • Surfer's Den

    Milan

    This eccentric tiki bar, home to Milan's unexpected surfer scene, is located in the midst of a sports centre. The upside is an outdoor garden, a barbecue…

  • LambicZoon

    Milan

    This craft-beer bar has won a slew of awards for its unusual celebration of wild fermented beers, imported Belgian brands and interesting Italian sour…

  • Tunnel

    Milan

    A landmark of Milan's alternative scene, Tunnel takes its moniker as top underground club seriously and is literally housed in a tunnel beneath the rail…

  • Vinile

    Milan

    Calling all comic connoisseurs and geeks, Vinile serves a limited-production wine list, Italian craft beers, and artisanal cold cuts and crostini in the…

  • BQ Navigli

    Milan

    This Navigli canal-side bar has a fine selection of craft beers, ranging from light lagers to robust hop-heavy bitters. Soak it all up with panini and…

  • La Belle Aurore

    Milan

    A local favourite, this old-style bar recalls the city of Buenos Aires. It attracts a laid-back, diverse crowd from breakfast through to aperitivo to late…

  • Bar Bianco in Parco Sempione

    Bar Bianco

    Milan

    Ricardo Griffini's Bar Bianco was built as a milk bar for the Tenth Triennale (1954). Still popular with mums and toddlers in the daytime and a hip…

  • Cuore bar display

    Cuore

    Milan

    Retro Cuore has heart and soul by the bucket-load with its vintage '50s furniture, TVs screening cult films, and Hawaii Five-O cocktails including piña…

  • Macao nightclub exterior

    Macao

    Milan

    This squat lies somewhere between an arts-and-culture centre and a nightclub. It offers an array of wild dance nights, political conversations and art…

  • MAM Milano Amore Mio from the street

    MAM

    Milan

    It’s a discreet place, the kind that doesn’t even have a sign – just two shopfront windows. But inside it’s brimming with charm, a cosy jumble of…

  • Exterior of Vista Darsena at twilight

    Vista Darsena

    Milan

    Drinks with a view are the USP of this dock-side conservatory bar, which serves up breakfast, coffee, snacks and aperitivo from dawn until dusk. In winter…

  • Chinese Box

    Milan

    Combining two of Milan's favourite things: aperitivo and sushi, Chinese Box can't really go wrong. Which is why punters cram into this hip little bar to…

  • Bhangrabar

    Milan

    Bhangrabar is famous for its cushions and its couscous and curry aperitivo, served with a side of African percussion on Fridays. Indeed, music and other…

  • Caffè All'Aperto

    Milan

    Overlooking Parco Sempione, the Triennale's cafe is a large, white, light space with an open kitchen and fittings displaying suitable design cred. It's a…

  • Sacrestia Farmacia Alcolica

    Milan

    Retaining its theatrical character, this one-time bordello, converted by the curia into a pharmacy, now serves 'alchemical' cocktails for the pleasure of…

  • Rebelot del Pont

    Milan

    A shakeup in management means that long-term fans of Rebelot are in for a bit of a surprise. The tapas-like dishes now veer towards the traditional and…

  • Living Milano

    Milan

    Living has one of the city's prettiest settings, with a corner position and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Arco della Pace. The bounteous…

  • Les Gitanes Bistrot

    Milan

    With its thick black-and-white striped wallpaper, zigzag parquet flooring and sculptural furnishings by Borsani and Fornasetti, Les Gitanes is as high…

  • Just Cavalli Café

    Milan

    Tents, which are trussed up in Cavalli's key look for the season, create a camp carnival atmosphere under the Torre Branca. Yes, it's a circus, and the…

  • Bottiglieria Moscatelli

    Milan

    It may have been open since the Franco-Austrian war, but the decor at this popular bar belongs firmly in the 1950s. It’s all about the wine, here; perhaps…

  • Bar Jamaica

    Milan

    Bar Jamaica may no longer be the bohemian dive that gave Milan a reputation for brains as well as style, but it's still an unpretentious watering hole…

  • Torrefazione Ernani

    Milan

    No seating, just some of the best coffee in Milan, in a wood-panelled, period bar.

  • Le Trottoir

    Milan

    Legendary Le Trottoir is housed in an ex-customs toll gate on the Darsena docks and is a place many people move on to when the bars in Navigli close…

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