DK Travel : Milan and the Lakes : Bars & Nightclubs

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Scimmie

Part bar, part restaurant, part pizzeria and part jazz club that doesn’t limit itself to jazz. In summer, the party spills out onto a barge moored opposite. Since 1971, “Monkeys” has been shaking up the Navigli nightlife scene with live music daily until 3am.
Specchio di Alice

A thrift shop with slightly used and reconditioned clothing for men and women. Great leather jackets and retro items.
Sperlari, Cremona

Wood-floored shop from 1836 selling its own sweets, torrone (nougat), cordials, liqueurs, candied fruits and “cherries with spirit”.
Teatro degli Arcimboldi

Originally the temporary venue for La Scala’s opera and ballet companies it is way out in the industrial suburb of Bicocca – but well worth the trip for performances in a state-of-the-art theatre.
Tunnel

Tunnel is actually a warehouse squirrelled away under the arches on the back side of the main railway station (Stazione Centrale). This is the place to catch the next big thing in Italian, and sometimes even international, alternative rock acts and top DJs.
Tunnel

This warehouse under the railway station is where you come to see rock bands before they become big stars.
Vineria Cozzi, Bergamo

Old-fashioned wine bar with glass cases and a marble cutting board in the front, and a more private back room and tiny, plant-filled courtyard to the side. Dabble with a little wine tasting of your own and some splendid little snacks.
Vineria Cozzi, Bergamo

Don’t let the over-busy window decorations and trilling recorded birdsong put you off – Cozzi is the best spot in all of Bergamo to while away an hour or two with some wine and a choice of cheeses, cured meats, quiches and tortes .
Zucca (Caffè Miani), Milan

Verdi and Toscanini would stop by after La Scala shows and King Umberto I declared that it served the best coffee in Milan. It even shows up in Boccioni’s Riot in the Galleria (see ). This café opened inside the Galleria Vittoria Emanuele (see GalleriaVittorio Emanuele II) in 1868, though the Art Nouveau décor came a little later. Its prime location at the galleria entrance gives a great view of the Duomo façade (see Zucca in Galleria (Caffè Miani)).
Zucca in Galleria (Caffè Miani)

A gorgeous Liberty-style café, with views of the Duomo. Zucca holds the dubious honour of having introduced Milan to the apéritif Campari (see Zucca (Caffè Miani), Milan).

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