Bakeries & cafés in Milan

Brioche and focaccia are the words that come up most often in reviews of the 35 Milan places, a list of 22 bakeries and pasticcerie, 13 coffee bars and a handful of gelato and dessert shops, spread across the city's neighbourhoods rather than grouped in the centre. Some keep unusual hours. La Casa delle Brioches on Via Stadera bakes through the night and opens from 11 PM to 7 AM; Il Pane Dei Fratelli on Via Ugo Bassi, a few minutes' walk from Porta Garibaldi station, is listed as open 24 hours; and Davide's Bar, inside the Ortomercato wholesale market on Via Cesare Lombroso, starts at 1 AM from Monday to Saturday. By day, Pasticceria Bottarelli on Via Giovanni Omboni runs a take-a-number counter for pastries, focaccia, lunch and aperitivo, and Panificio Principessa on Corso di Porta Romana, open on weekdays only, sells pizza by the slice alongside its sweets. Where a price is given, it is usually €1–10 per person.