I could take it or leave it…read more.. Sans Égal is on a super touristy little street and offers happy hour (we paid €22 for two cocktails and the buffet). As these happy hour buffets are wont to be, this one was totally meh. Not bad, but certainly nothing that stood out as particularly delicious. It is a great location to sit on the patio and people watch, though!

Typical italian bar with a nice apperitivo. Good service and ok drinks. Worth a try before dinner…read morewhen in the area but not good enough to go to on a standalone basis.

This lounge was a real treat for us, because it was one of the few places we found that played old…read moreschool RnB , Hip Hop-- it's a haven for young professionals that come here after work to meet up with friends. The apperitivo here was pretty good and reasonably priced, no more than about 8 or 10 euros; there was a variety of snacks including fresh fruit, pizza, meatballs, and salad. We were worried that we would not get seating, because this place is a real hot spot. Luckily there were other people there who knew my friends, so they put two tables together for us. White leather seats, glass tables, I felt like I was in Miami for a moment, definitely a contemporary American influence. I enjoyed being here on a Friday evening, Milano is expensive, since the subway stops running at midnight; this was a nice middle ground from a club. You can go back on the train to avoid paying cab fare. Although, this spot is not metro accessible you have to take about a 10 to 15 minute walk from Cardusio or Grand Centrale Station. But the beauty of it is that there did not appear to be a lot of other places quite like this, and because of its exclusive/somewhat excluded location Deseo attracts a very sensible crowd.

One of my favourite aperitivo spots in Milan - great atmosphere, you can book tables, good…read moreaperitivo spread, good music. Not a bad word to say, other than it gets crowded so you may end up standing on the street if you come late!

I guess it was inevitable that a friend of Dorothy would land here. I stopped in for a late lunch…read morebecause all the other local restaurants were closed for the afternoon. I sat outside on the terrace and had a very good seafood salad and a plate of spaghetti in a mildly-hot butter sauce. The salad was full of frutti di mare, and the spaghetti was cooked perfectly al dente. Service was fast and friendly, and the prices were very reasonable; E13,80 all told, including bread and water. It seems to be a bit of a hangout in the local neighborhood, which is full of arty, academic types, and the crowd was well mannered, even if, from time to time, their smoke got in my eyes.