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    Ego

    4.9(7 reviews)
    3.0 kmPorta Genova
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    Amazing. My friend & I made this our last spot for the…read morenight. It's small, but I like cocktail bars like this. From the reviews, these dudes know how to make a lot from a little. My friend got a G&T. I opted for an off menu creation. Always wanting to test the skills of bartenders around the globe... Yeah, amazingly complex drink I had. I remember rum, another brown liquor, some fruity & spicy notes, and that's it. I was quite tipsy. My friend said my drink was amazing when he sampled it. A nice treat? The bartender wears a cute checkered top with nice slacks and suspenders. I love a good pair of suspenders. They're comparable to garter belts - a style of dress that's classic & old school chic. Bathroom is cute, lots of B&W photos of famous people from the 1940's - 1950's. Great spot. You won't be disappointed.

    There's not much going in favor of this place in terms of atmosphere: the place is tiny, often…read morecramped, and the music emanates from some Logitech speakers behind the bar. That being said, damn do they make some great cocktails! I tried the Lion's Head and the Ego Negroni and they were both excellent. Using infused liquors and excruciating attention to detail, their bartenders are borderline OCD mixologists. Oh, and they're great at customer service. Don't like their drink? They'll make you another one just the way you want it, compliments of the house. Overall, a solid place to get some decently priced cocktails early on in the night with a small group of friends.

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    Pinch

    4.6(7 reviews)
    2.6 kmPorta Genova
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    The best of a night at several bars on the Navigli. Read my profile and my reviews, you'll find…read morethat I am a pretty experienced booze hound. Pinch is a total replica of American hipster craft cocktail bars, in Milan. The bartenders wear suspenders and do tricks with shakers. I'm waiting for an ironic mustache, preferably like the Moretti guy has. The drinks are exceptional. When I was there, they had one made of green tomatoes and mountain pine liqueur that was a taste party in my mouth. The aperitivo snacks are also really excellent, a small tray of various interesting crunchy things. No potato chips -- we're talking samosas in wonton wrappers with sweet chili sauce, Indian curry rice, a ham-arugula roll, and baba ghanoush. My second drink didn't quite match the first, but it was close. Also, the only bar in Milan that gave me *zero* grief about wanting a simple glass of tap water. In fact, they just give you one. Mega bonus points for that. I'm sick of paying for "aqua panna Toscana" that I neither need nor want. Been drinking Milan tap water in my hotel room for four days now. It's fine. Pour it on. Food offerings from the regular menu are a little hit or miss, but on the other hand, I had kind of stuffed myself with aperitivo. Had I been hungry, might've been a different story.

    Another perfect cocktails bar in Navigli! And yet I thought this Milanese neighborhood was only…read morefilled with bars with bad & cheap drinks, loud music and greasy aperitivo food (well, there are plenty of bars like that but thankfully not all of them). Pinch is a new bar right in Ripa di Porta Ticinese, not in the pedestrian part of the Naviglio, which means they don't have outside seating - except for the tables at the windows. It has a retro vibe, as if you entered a 1920s bar, dim lights, soft 1920's music; elegant but not ostentatious atmosphere. The cocktails list has about 15 signature cocktails, all with an explanation of the alcoholic level (medium or high), taste (fresh, spicy, bitter, etc.) and of course the ingredients, classic cocktails with a twist, made extremely well, with good ingredients. They also have a food menu but I didn't check it out since we were there for the aperitivo - which then turned into after-dinner drinks. I had the "South of the Border" with tequila, chartreuse vert, lime juice, sugar syrup and fresh mint, it was fresh and delicious, then I had another one and another one... just to be sure they were made perfectly ;) For the aperitivo, our cocktails were 8 euro each and the waiter (who looked like Robert Pattinson) brough a small tray with some snacks: rice and salad in small glasses, chips, mini-sandwiches and a couple of vol-au-vents - not enough to fill our stomachs completely but also not the average greasy aperitivo food. Nice staff, a full bar with quality bottles and clean bathrooms complete the experience. Too bad it's far from my house, but worth the subway trip back!

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