Our first night in Milan, drained after our 13+ hours in the air, we stumbled upon Oasi after our quick dinner. Perhaps "Oasis" would have been a more appropriate moniker for how we perceived it!
It was hot and muggy for September, as it stayed throughout our time in Milan, so the air-conditioning here felt wonderful. My wife and I ordered and then enjoyed a calm respite with our gelato in their back room that had a number of tables. While eating and gazing out the back window, we were educated in the perils of Milan pedestrians, seeing them gingerly cross a small side street with a blind corner as the scooters and motorcycles zipped by at full speed.
We came back several times and the gelato was consistently marvelous with generous portions. Lots of choices with flavors that rotated, and the servers knew enough English that we could stumble through an order despite our inadequate Italian.
We would go on to have gelato at every stop on our trip, but Oasi was the only one that was air-conditioned with a good amount of seating. Definitely one extra star for that. Their gelato as well would be in the top ranks of all those we visited. read more