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!

Very worth and a popular spot by Arco della Pace! We first arrived at 18:00 on a Monday and luckily…read morethe good weather meant we could sit outside. 15 euros for one drink and unlimited food - mainly pasta, pizza, dessert, and rice (that could pass for biryani). The best was the spinach ravioli and fracado drink. This was such a good deal!! Very worth it and we totally could have just had dinner here with small plates. By the time we passed by at 21:00, it was popping outside. We did see some flies around the kitchen, by the desserts. Which is why it's not 5 stars.

Recommended by the people in the hotel I was staying. Only and last recommendation, I will take…read more The area is nice and it seems there are options for the apéritivo hour - many places circling ( the under construction piazza ) what annoys me - I took the trouble to come here on my last day - a complete waste of time . They have a buffet for apertivo - all you can eat always a bad sign - food was not made with any care The Negroni - not made with any care If your someone coming to Milan to experience - good cuisine and drinks even for apertivo - skip this

Good for aperitivo. For 9 euros you get one alcoholic drink and full buffet. Good selection of…read morefood. Lots to choose from! One of the best place in Milan for aperitivo. Can get crowded. There's pizzza, sandwiches, pasta, beef stew, salad, french fries, cheese and charcuterie.

Probably my favorite venue to have an aperitivo in Milano, in fact I have been here several times…read moreduring my trips to this city. Close to the Caiazzo metro station, and at walking distance from both Loreto and the Central station, the Art Factory has a main room with a large buffet offering a variety of good food. A secondary room has several tables and can be rented for private events (we did it a few times), and the same for the club-like area downstairs, where music can be louder and people can even dance. In the Summer there's also an outdoor area.

Decent appertivo, but don't come here for dinner. The food is just "meh" and too pricey for the low…read morequality. A fun place to watch a game, since they have a huge projector TV on the main wall.

Thanks to Ania who made me discover Da Giulia! An excellent Sicilian restaurant specializing in…read morefish dishes, with both traditional and very original proposals. All with generous portions and great quality. It's really very hard to choose... you have to come back several times to be able to taste all their specialties! Very pleasant the opportunity to eat outside: in fact Piazza Gramsci is a pedestrian area, so no traffic around. Also the great and kind service has to be underlined.

So lucky to find this place, located in residential area of Milan, you won't spot any tourist here,…read morefamily owned and run, with Italian mama sipping fresh pasta dishes in the kitchen, I died and went to heaven! Excellent meal and service super affordable!

Best food of our trip! Service was excellent! Highly recommend it. Wine list is very good.read more

We visited Osteria Via Pré after it was suggested to us by our host in Milano as one of the finest…read morerestaurants in the area. Even though we were pretty late (around 10pm when the Osteria is originally scheduled to close) we were kindly greeted and served. The restaurant is situated in a lovely street that branches right off Porta Genova. The street is filled with small restaurants and cafés and was teeming with people at the time. Also, there's the river promenade at Naviglio Grande just a mere couple 100 metres away. Osteria Via Pré itself fits right in there because it is a small, cozy restaurant with only a couple of tables and a bar inside, while most of its chairs and tables are located outside, facing the street. We had a very attentive, nice waiter who conversed with us in Italian, English and German and generally gave us the feeling that he was there for us whenever we wanted something. For appetizers we shared a Foccaccia which was filled with molten cheese. Absolutely delicious though the serving was a little small for two people. In any event, I think it's a positive thing that the appetizer actually left us craving more (food). For the main course both of us ate Lasagne alla Genovese. Frankly, I've never had Lasagne with pesto this green and refreshing. As far as pestos go, this one was absolutely amazing. Rich with herbal aromas, not to oily but just the perfect consistency. The lasagne was housemade and also perfectly al dente. The housewine we had (red one) was to our liking though by no means spectacular. Even after we had finished, the waiter kept an eye on us and our needs, served us a free bottle of water and chatted with us about this and that. In this regard, the mediterranean kind of mentality and atmosphere were really carried across positively. In terms of prices, Osteria Via Pré falls right into the Milano standard. Good restaurants in nice locations like this always demand prices like this in Milano, so I think if you're in Milano and you want to have a good meal, it's not reasonable to skip this one. It's as pricy as most others, offers great food, service and the location is probably more lovely and romantic than most of the crammed city center.

Great local spot with delicious pancakes and coffee options! And, they know a little English (thank…read moreyou)! I ordered the americano and pancakes with maple syrup and fruit. Delicious!

This hip bistro full of Italian office workers at lunch Know…read morewhy there are good food at very reasonable price my main course of perfectly cooked chicken with delicious tasty light creamy sauce and rice for 11 euros . friendly server highly recommend

Rude staff, old and stale food, miserable experience. The staff started banging trays around the…read morerestaurant and yelling at each other from guests tables when they wanted to close for breakfast. Three times we were told they were closing soon and they were too busy being rude to remember my morning coffee. Stay away from this nasty restaurant. The food was gross.