Tag: milano
Armani / Manzoni 31
One shop that we wanted to visit is Alessi‘s flagship store, because we want to add a few more pieces to our set of cutlery (Achille Castiglioni). According to our guidebook, it is on Corso G. Matteotti. Instead, we found Spazio Fornasetti which was a pleasant surprise. Lina Cavalieri’s face remains mysterious and enigmatic even after…
Dinner by Naviglio Grande
This is a continuation of the last post about the Grand Canal of Milan. We got to the canal around dinner time and the tables were quickly taken up by tourists and locals. On one side, the restaurants have tables on the outside, the other side is a street (Ripa di Porta Ticinese) which allows…
Il Naviglio Grande, Milano
Milano has canals – but they are nothing like Venezia’s – more like London, Camden Lock in particular. Located in an industrial part of town, many bars and restaurants line both sides of the canal. We went by metro, got off at Porto Genova and walked over. Next to the canal, we wandered into the…
Obikà across from Duomo
Obikà is a chain of restaurant that specializes in mozzarella cheese. Here is a link to their website. This one is located on the 7th floor of La Rinascente opposite the Duomo, with an eye level view of its roof. This is the only building tall enough to offer this view. We discovered this restaurant after…