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We asked our readers (on Instagram and Facebook) what are their favorite places for a good aperitivo in Milan. There were many responses. We chose the most popular venues but also the ones we liked and thought might be good to propose.
Curious? Here is the list of Secret Milano audience’s favorite places for a good aperitivo in Milan. And if you want to find out more special places to have a drink, don’t miss our guides!
Rob de Matt
Rob De Matt is a club in the heart of the Dergano district that deserves for an aperitif in Milan. But in addition to being a pleasant location with a beautiful outdoor garden, it is also a social promotion association, which is based on a social and labor inclusion project aimed at people with histories of marginality and disadvantage (people with mental distress, political refugees, migrants in distress, ex-prisoners, NEETs), as we read in the website of the restaurant.
The place is worth a visit; its outdoor garden is perfect now that summer is approaching. A small green oasis where you can sip a good drink and relax in the midst of Nature while staying in the city. Healthy cuisine, an environment that supports people otherwise in need, a very pleasant location. Rob De Matt is recommended without a doubt! A la carte appetizers. Cutting boards on 10 euros and tapas on 7. We had 2 tapas, 1 cutting board, 2 cocktails. 20 euros in total.
Where: Via Enrico Annibale Butti, 18 – Milan. Monday closed. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 12 noon to midnight.
La hora feliz
As the name of the venue says, is the aperitif the happiest hour or not? And here it really is. There is no messing around in this club. Find a buffet worthy of a king in which to enjoy whatever. 12 euros food and drink. Ideal combo.
Where: St. Vitus Street, 5. Open daily 17 – 02
Wasabi
Would you like to have a sushi appetizer? Then Wasabi is for you, from 6 to 10 p.m. you can help yourself from their buffet where you will find sashimi, seaweed, rolls and other delicacies with a cocktail to sip on. There are two locations in the city. At via Ponte Vetero and at via Solferino. We are about 16 euros.
Hours: Both stores are open daily 12-15/ 18-00
Kilburn– Cocktail Bar
If you are looking for a refined place with original cocktails for your aperitivo in Milan, this is the ideal place. Cocktails are decorated with flowers and fruit, and during aperitifs tasty cheese and charcuterie boards. Trendy, dimly lit, refined venue. Definitely worth trying. With an average of 16 to 20 euros per person you eat and drink
Where: via Panfilo Castaldi, 25 – Milan. Closed on Sundays. Open daily from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Mag Cafe
This bohemian-style venue overlooks the Naviglio Grande and is very distinctive. Mag Cafe offers creative cocktails, as well as coffee and light snacks. Not surprisingly, it falls into the Top 500 Bars. The cocktail prices range from 8 to 10 euros. Price also includes samples brought to the table at cocktail hour.
Where: Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 43 e via Edmondo de Amicis, 22 – Milan
N’Ombra de Vin
N’Ombra de Vin is an atmospheric venue that also allows outdoor dining. Their cellars date back to 1973 and are located in the ancient basement of St. Mark’s Basilica. Beautiful ancient columns in the venue make for a refined atmosphere. Here you can find wines and liqueurs from all over the world accompanied by unique dishes, such as Milanese jump rice with gorgonzola. Recommended for an aperitif.
Depending on the wine, we are generally about 8 euros per glass accompanied by a small plate of samples.
Where: st. Mark’s Street, 2. Open daily from 10 a.m. to midnight, Thursday through Saturday until 1 a.m
Ravizza 1871
Historic downtown venue perfect for both dining but also for a hearty aperitif. It is usually very crowded, but for good reason. Nice, full, rich, and enjoyable portions for a post-office aperitif perhaps or on the weekend as God commands, as they say, at an affordable price, to say the least, just over 10 euros. Unmissable desserts.
Where: Ulrico Hoepli Street, 3. Open daily 7 a.m. – 10:15 p.m.
Fonderie Milanesi
A stone’s throw from the Navigli, we find this bar tucked away in an old foundry at the end of a small courtyard, exposed brick and a ceiling of wooden beams. The garden located at the back of the main hall provides a magical atmosphere. Our readers recommend it for an outdoor aperitif. In cold or bad weather, the Foundries are also perfect for an aperitif inside. The location is beautiful and the food as well.
Cocktails cost about 10 euros and the buffet is included.
Where: Juvenal Street, 7.. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Also opens for lunch on Sundays and closes at 1 a.m
The Prosciutteria
We also recommend this venue. Very nice indeed. It looks like a real Tuscan osteria. Wooden beams and ceilings, salvaged tables made from 19th-century shutters, movie theater chairs, paneling on the walls. The appetizer is really very tasty and plentiful. Lots of wines to choose from and a mouthwatering menu. Chopping boards range from 10 to 15 euros, and with 4 or 5 euros you can add a few more delicacies such as bruschettas, burrata or mozzarella.
Appetizing and rich is a busy place, we recommend that you make reservations (0289010390). Open daily 11:30 a.m. – 00:00 a.m
Where: Corso Garibaldi, 55 – Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 53 – via Borsieri ang. Segrino Square
Lacerba
Some people call it the bar under the house; others find it too chaotic a place. For the most part, Lacerba is a great place to spend an evening. It is located in the Guastalla area. The venue has a well-appointed bar room where original cocktails can be sampled. On the menu you will find seafood or traditional Milanese dishes, such as the schnitzel. Impetuous, resourceful and fiery, Lacerba is an experience.
Aperitif formula from 6 p.m. to 00.30 a.m., until 01.30 a.m. on weekends. Prices range from 12 to 25 euros, depending on what you choose.
Where: orti Street, 4. Open on Mondays only in the evening from 6 pm to 12:30 am, Saturdays from 6 pm to 1:30 am. Tuesday through Friday also lunchtime.
Superficial
Superficial was also brought to our attention. And being a place we also love, we couldn’t help but include it. This place is unique. Truly a little gem. Elegant and refined was a former red-light cinema. Here you can dine but also have a tasty aperitif with samples from phenomenal chef Saša Mihić. A journey of incredible tastes and flavors. Much appreciated.
The price, which includes food and drinks is 20 euros.
Where: Sansovino Street, 1. Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday lunchtime. Closed Sunday evenings and Mondays.
Mr. Wine
Another perfect location for your aperitif reported by our followers is Signorvino, a wine shop unmissable in the city. There are several stores in Milan. Lots of wines to choose from and cutting boards to share for your appetizer. Signorvino, Magnum or Imperial cutting board. Depending on how hungry you are you can order many delicacies. Prices therefore vary according to what you order and you can look them up here comfortably. From 4 to 7-8 euros are the prices of glasses.
Where: find out all the outlets present in Milan and their respective schedules.
Bhangra Bar
Are you a lover, like some of our readers, of places that offer large buffets with all kinds of dishes? Then Bhangrabar is for you. Just below the Peace Arch is this bar with Indian-style décor and dehors that serves Mediterranean food and hearty cocktails. For 14 euros you have drinks and how much food included every day from 5-10 p.m. If you want to have a hearty aperitivo in Milan, this place is for you.
Where: Corso Sempione, 1. Open daily from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m
Island Cellars
Historic wine shop in the heart of Paolo Sarpi. Reported and appreciated by many readers for the very wide selection of wines and the cozy and very pleasant environment. In addition, every Tuesday a poem is read to all diners in attendance. It is a place of our heart but also of so many people who follow us. Here you can have a goblet of any wine you want and even buy the bottle, to drink or take away.
Accompanying tasty samples included in the price to make your aperitivo in Milan tasty and good. It changes according to the wine you choose, fine wines have one price, more common wines have another. Usually with 7-8 euros you can get away with it.
Where: Paolo Sarpi Street, 30. Open daily from 9:30 am to 10 pm.
Otto
We are happy to include Otto because we like him so much too. Otto is a lovely place to have drinks in Chinatown. Everything here is delicious, from cocktails to food. The wine is artisanal, the gin and beer as well. The food is neat and natural. And then Otto is a very versatile, fresh and pleasant reality that also organizes a lot of activities. You have to go and find out.
Everything is ordered a la carte, drinks range from 6 to 13 euros and tapas from 4 euros and up.
Where: Paolo Sarpi Street, 10. Open daily from 9:30 am. Mondays until midnight, Tuesdays through Thursdays until 1 a.m., Fridays until 2 a.m. Saturdays from 10 to 2 and Sundays from 10 to 1.
Eataly outdoors
Finally, another popular place is Eataly al fresco, Eataly Milano’s en plein air restaurant (suitable in warm weather but also in cold weather). In the Garibaldi area, it is a great place to stop for a lunch break, dinner but also a quality aperitif like all the products Eataly offers. There is a lot of variety on the menu, cutting boards and delicacies to share or dishes to take for yourself. The price depends on what you order.
For a quiet aperitif we are about 15 euros on average. If you then add something more substantial to make it dinner keep in mind from about 20 euros and up.
Where: XXV April Square, 10. Open daily from 8:30 am to 11 pm.
A place in Milan
A place not to be forgotten if you want to have a good, sustainable and abundant aperitivo in Milan is the one proposed by un posto a Milano, the restaurant of Cascina Cuccagna. Elegant setting but without too much frills, a place in Milan is ideal for spending a pleasant evening. The wine list is full of excellent labels, the food is “real” mileage as they call it because most of the ingredients are self-produced. Attentive, friendly and knowledgeable staff welcomes you. In warm weather, the outside is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the city center. And every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. there is a jazz concert to accompany your aperitif, dinner or after-dinner drink.
Cascina Cuccagna e a place in Milan are two different but united realities. The activities you find there are always engaging, sustainable and for the citizenry, from farmers markets, to bee days, meetings, social supports and so much more. Everything really happens in this place and it is worth going there. You will not regret it!
Where: 2/4 private Cuccagna street – Open daily from 9 am to 1 am.
Flora Courtyard
How about having aperitivo inside a secret courtyard in Milan that looks like a real urban jungle? Cortile Flora offers an aperitif (menu here) exclusive to be consumed in a contemporary-flavored bohemian setting. Very chic and romantic in the heart of Moscova.
Where: 7A Alessandro Volta Street. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 12:30 pm to midnight.
Surfer’s Garden
Within a lovely secret garden hides this bucolic place among rose woods, oleanders and other amenities. A place that in the summer organizes surfing and athletic training courses for the sport (it is a sports club within a Milan sports center). In winter, on the other hand, it is an intimate vintage-style retreat where you can shelter from the cold inside a truly warm and cozy environment. Here the bar man will surprise you with special and very special cocktails in an idyllic green oasis. There is membership to enter like any other circle. 5 euro membership. Around 10 euros are the cocktails.
Where: Fallen Labor Square, 5
Princi
Princi is an institution in Milan and every evening offers an excellent aperitivo to enjoy with friends and/or colleagues. A chance to whet your appetite with aromatic cocktails and an inspired menu consisting of small bites including focaccia, olives and Parmigiano and various bites to give the evening a twist.
Princi has several stores in Milan. In Largo La Foppa, Piazza XXV Aprile, Via Speronari, 6, Via Ponte Vetero, 10, Corso Venezia 21. Somewhat all open from early morning until late evening (10-11 pm).