You Will Instagram This: Bar Basso’s Gallon-Sized Negroni
No one can resist the allure of Milan’s absurdist aperitivo.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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No one can resist the allure of Milan’s absurdist aperitivo.
If this were a movie, a voiceover would say: From the creators of La Cieca... comes La Cieca Pink. Enter another tiny wine bar—slightly bigger than the diminutive La Cieca—with…
When it comes to cocktails in Milan, the dominant style is the aperitivo, a light beverage traditionally consumed before dinner alongside a supporting cast of snacks. While this appetite-whetting ritual…
Like pretty much everywhere else in Italy, in Milan wine is considered more a part of the daily meal than a special occasion-only luxury. And unlike the city's more upscale cocktail…
Italy’s craft beer movement was born in Northern Italy nearly two decades ago, and among the first breweries to emerge from the shadows of industrial beer dominance was Milan’s own…
Milano da Bere, or drinkable Milan, is an expression used to describe the city during the fashion-obsessed, money-hungry 1980s, an age that saw the the traditional aperitivo ritual skyrocket in…
Pisacco is one of Milan’s best dining options, offering an affordable contemporary bistro menu with fresh and interesting food. Since the doors open at 7 p.m. but the place doesn’t…
If you’ve ever travelled in Italy by car, you’ve surely been to an Autogrill, the chain of rest areas that for decades have been feeding masses of Italians with its…
The made-up name suggests that this place is like a velodrome, but for wine. Indeed, making the most of the experience requires proper training, since Vinodromo has more than 500…