I took the train into Milan specifically to go to this bookstore. I wanted to hold a real book…read moreinstead of attempting to read on my phone and being constantly distracted by messages and nonsense. American Bookstore wasn't an Amazon-styled warehouse of books. They had no catalog. You just look at the shelves and pick something out. And they have an immense selection to peruse and ponder. There were a lot of classics and plenty of new titles. They even had a large selection of rare books with a staff dedicated to restorations. It felt right out of The Nineth Gate. I spent an hour pulling volumes and pondering before I made my selection. It was one of the best hours I've spent in days but will be penultimate to when I open the book later on.

Unique bookstore that sells American books and historical pictures and maps. Books upstairs but the…read moremaps and pictures are all in the basement area. Just a cool stop in Milan that's unique and the owner is very helpful and engaging, especially with the maps and artwork.

This tiny bookstore is chock full of books and if you're dazzled by Prada and Versace, you'd miss…read morethis place. That would be a mistake. The Bocca bookstore opened in Turin in 1775. Yes, that 1775. It is likely one of the oldest bookstores anywhere. It was originally a chain of bookstores with others in Paris and Florence and Rome and Turin, but today only the Milan location remains. And in fact is only here in the Galleria Victtorio Emmanuele II because the people petitioned the government for it to remain. Thank you, Milanese, for recognizing how important books and reading are to humanity! This is a small shop and it is quite full. Some of the custom art is very expensive (look through the glass in the floor tiles) but there are many books here that are quite normally priced. And yes, some even in English. How cool is that! [Review 10691 overall, 459 of 2019.]

I stood there and wished that I could read Italian. So many…read morebooks in this tiny bookshop. Only in business for 250 years. Amazing.

Much like the Roman Empire Rizzoli had conquered the bookstore world with gorgeous bookstores…read moreeverywhere..... and then Amazon happened This location has a nice selection of books and such

A very famous bookstore chain that I didn't know was a chain until today. Knew they had a NY…read morelocation, but also one in Milan? Lots of books here. English and Italian. This place is very clean and organized and pretty easy to find what you need. If you like books and are in Milan, then what are you waiting for?

i was in need for a good book to teach an ESL student. this…read moreplace has the best books in Milano so far. the staff were really helpful and even placed some books on hold for me. this is probably the best place to purchase english workbooks in Milano.

This cafe in a bookstore is on a great location, very close to the duomo. The staff was very…read morefriendly. There were a couple of vegan options on the menu, but the food was a bit bland. Pros: Location Cons: Bland food