# Best Cafes in Milan

Milan's historic caffes and pasticcerie, from Galleria coffee counters to neighborhood panettone bakers. · community starter list

A list of the 7 best cafes in Milan, including Pasticceria Marchesi 1824 (Centro Storico, Milan). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Italy](/italy.md) / Milan
**Updated:** 2026-08-25 14:52:00

1. **[Pasticceria Marchesi 1824](/e/pasticceria-marchesi-1824---1252.md)** (cafe) — Pastry shop founded 1824 on Via Santa Maria alla Porta, Milan's benchmark for panettone, now Prada-owned with two more city locations. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.agenfood.it/cibo/pasticceria-marchesi-1824-200-anni-di-alta-pasticceria-milanese/, https://www.marchesi1824.com/eu/it/history.html
2. **[Caffe Cova](/e/caffe-cova---1253.md)** (cafe) — Coffeehouse and pastry shop founded 1817 near La Scala, now on Via Montenapoleone, historically a meeting place for Verdi and Puccini. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://zero.eu/en/luoghi/4785-cova-montenapoleone,milano/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caff%C3%A8-Pasticceria_Cova
3. **[Sant Ambroeus](/e/sant-ambroeus---1254.md)** (cafe) — All-day cafe and pasticceria near La Scala since 1936, known for cornetto-and-coffee breakfasts and a laboratory turning out hundreds of panettoni. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.lunediacolazione.it/2022/12/05/sant-ambroeus-andata-e-ritorno-milano-new-york/, https://reportergourmet.com/en/news/5880-sant-ambroeus-the-venue-that-delights-milanese-around-the-clock-since-1936
4. **[Orsonero Coffee](/e/orsonero-coffee---1255.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee bar near Corso Buenos Aires, opened 2016 by Brent Jopson and Giulia Gasperini as an early driver of Milan's third-wave coffee scene, pouring Gardelli beans. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.gamberorossointernational.com/news/the-best-specialty-coffee-bars-in-milan/, https://sprudge.com/milan-orsonero-coffee-is-a-bright-spot-in-the-citys-growing-specialty-coffee-market-118979.html
5. **[Coffee Studio 7Gr](/e/coffee-studio-7gr---1256.md)** (cafe) — Specialty-coffee outpost of Sevengrams, the roaster four Mauro sisters founded in 2009; pours espresso and pour-over from its microlot Lot Zero line. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielscheffler/2026/03/03/milans-best-coffee-inside-sevengrams-and-an-italian-coffee-revolution/, https://www.7gr.it/en/about-us/
6. **[Pasticceria Cucchi](/e/pasticceria-cucchi---1257.md)** (cafe) — Family-run pastry shop on Corso Genova since 1936, rebuilt after WWII bombing and now run by a third generation, outside the Duomo-area cafe cluster. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.mentelocale.it/milano/17189-pasticceria-cucchi-angolo-dolce-milano-corso-genova-dal-1936.htm, https://pasticceriacucchi.it/en
7. **[L'Ile Douce](/e/l-ile-douce---1258.md)** (cafe) — French-inspired pastry shop opened 2017 in Isola by chef Fabrizio Barbato and partners, serving boulangerie viennoiserie from breakfast through weekend brunch. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://reportergourmet.com/it/news/3648-lile-douce-milano-la-nuova-pasticceria-di-ispirazione-francese, https://www.puntarellarossa.it/2017/11/20/ile-douce-milano-pasticceria-isola/

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