What to do in Porta Nuova and Isola district

Porta Nuova district is the largest and most innovative urban operation that Milan has experienced in recent decades. All this has also completely turned upside down the nearby Isola neighborhood, characterized by narrow streets and typical Milanese old houses. Here you can feel the European dimension that Milan still was missing, and walk with your nose up to admire and photograph the skyscrapers.

Places to visit Bosco Verticale, Palazzo Lombardia, Piazza Gae AulentiPlaces to taste Da Berti, Eataly, Grani e Braci (gluten free restaurant), Capra e Cavoli (vegetarian restaurant), Ratanà, Replay The StagePlaces to drink Alcatraz, Blue Note, Byblos, Ceresio 7, Corso Como 10, Club Haus 80’s, Frida, Hollywood, Loolapaloosa, ME Milan Il Duca, Ricci, Tocqueville 13

UndergroundGaribaldi Fs M2 – green lineGaribaldi Fs M5 – purple line

Tram/BusTram 33

Bosco VerticaleBosco verticale

Bosco Verticale (or Vertical Forest) is a high-rise block of flats with trees and bushes planted on each terrace. The project contributes to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding the city upon the territory. It is a model of vertical densification of nature composed of two residential towers of 110 and 76 m height and hosts 900 trees and over 2000 plants…unmissable!

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Palazzo LombardiaPiazza Città di Lombardia, 1

Palazzo Lombardia is the first major public work built in Milan after more than 500 years, after the construction of the Castello Sforzesco. Strongly desired by the Lombardy administration as the new headquarters of the Region, now it is the emblem of the third millennium Milan.The skyscraper, with its 161-meter height, is one of the symbols of the new Milanese skyline. 38° and 39° floors represent today the highest walkable point in town. Every Sunday of September you can climb to the top at the 39° floor and visit Belvedere for free!

Opening hours:Belvedere: Sunday 10.00am-6.00pm

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Piazza Gae AulentiPiazza Gae Aulenti

Not far from Garibaldi station, start your tour visiting Piazza Gae Aulenti and crane your neck looking at the spire of the Unicredit building, the tallest here, check out the Egg artwork just around the corner, with brass pipes where you can listen to the sounds of the city.A late afternoon visit on a bright day, will make you see the pink sky reflected into the water of the fountains and the glassy facades. Don’t forget to take a spare memory card!

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Da BertiVia Francesco Algarotti, 20

Born in 1866, it is another historical piece in the Milanese panorama of restaurants. It has double life: for eight months a year, it is formed into medieval style rooms with fireplaces, frescos and ceilings crossed by wood, but with good weather, meals are served outdoor overlooking the lush garden.The kitchen respects the Lombard tradition (ossobuco with risotto, risotto al salto, cotoletta alla Milanese etc.) but also offers good quality dishes linked to seasonal products.

Opening hours:Mon-Fri 12.30pm-3.30pm / 7.30pm-10.30pmSat 7.30pm-10.30pmClosed on Sunday

Website: www.daberti.it NO ENGLISH VERSION

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EatalyPiazza XXV Aprile, 10

Market, restaurant and bar, with selected specialties of made-in-Italy products at affordable prices. Eataly dedicates its daily life to promoting a real understanding of high-quality food and drink. Curiosity and passion for each product, service, guest and experience blend with harmony on the plate (pairing simple regional food with complementary wines and beverages). Go and try Made in Italy!!

Opening hours:Sun-Sat 10.00am-12.00am

Website: www.eataly.net/it_en/shops/milan-smeraldo

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Grani e Braci (gluten free restaurant)Via Carlo Farini

Restaurant, Pizzeria and steak house, “Grani&Braci” it’s the restaurant in Garibaldi area perfect for everybody. Just at the side of the futuristic Porta Nuova district, with its huge glasses facing Milano city, it offers taste and emotions: discover the charm of its trunks and tree images are available all over the place, while you taste your favorite dish…until 2 am. Pizzas and pasta dishes without gluten.

Opening hours:Mon-Sun 12.00pm-3.00pm / 7.00pm-2.00am

Website: www.graniebraci.it/en/pizza-restaurant-and-steak-house-in-milan

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Capra e Cavoli (Vegetarian Restaurant)Via Pastrengo, 18

Here you will have the great possibility to eat inside a flower garden all over the year…it looks like a corner out of fairy tales! "Capra e Cavoli" is a restaurant and bistro by a green vocation, which offers cuisine (also vegetarian and vegan), cakes, brunch and cocktails. A magic experience!

Opening hours:Tue-Sat from 6.30pm / Sat-Sun brunch at 12.00pmClosed on Sunday evening and Monday

Website: www.capraecavolimilano.it/?jjj=1470834087540 NO ENGLISH VERSION

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RatanàVia Gaetano de Castillia, 28

Located in a lovely building, the setting of "Ratanà" is elegant and looks like a show room. Better to be outdoors right outside the entrance, in the front garden.The kitchen offers traditional dishes from Lombardy according to the seasons and the inspiration of the chef. For the aperitif try the "rubitt", Milanese appetizers like Spanish tapas.

Opening hours:Every day at lunch and dinner 12.30pm-2.30pm / 7.30pm-11.30pmAperitif 6.30pm-8.30pm

Website: www.ratana.it NO ENGLISH VERSION

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Replay The StagePiazza Gae Aulenti, 4

It is the new concept store of the Italian brand Replay, renowned abroad for denim and casual wear collections. It is a spectacular shop designed as a movie set for a "multisensory" shopping experience.The store is located at the ground floor, at the first one try the restaurant The Stage, furnished like a luxury yacht, and the cocktail bar Octavius.

Opening hours:Store: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm / Sat-Sun 10am-9pmRestaurant: Lunch 12.30pm-3pm / Dinner 7.30pm-11pm - Friday and Saturday the kitchen closes at midnight. Saturday closed for lunch. Closed on Sundays until October.Cocktail bar: closed until October

Website: www.replaythestage.com/en

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AlcatrazVia Valtellina, 25

Alcatraz is one of the most renowned venues for music and business events in Milan. Disco on weekend times, during the week hosts conventions and concerts by artists from all around the world.

Friday Notorious and Saturday All You Can Beat: Alcatraz offers music to 360° with resident DJ that every weekend inflame the night in Milan! Three rooms dedicated to different musical genres. What are you waiting for?

Opening hours:Disco on Fri-Sat

Website: www.alcatrazmilano.it NO ENGLISH VERSION

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Blue NoteVia Pietro Borsieri, 37

Jazz club and restaurant, Blue Note offers a unique experience to all music lovers: the best of international jazz scene ranging from contemporary jazz to latin and brasilian, rythm and blues, the widest selection of drinks and a special atmosphere.

Opening hours:Tue-Sat 7.30pm-1.00amClosed on Monday

Website: www.bluenotemilano.com/en

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ByblosVia Messina, 38

A club with contemporary design, frequented by fashion-world lovers: the black interior is a small sitting area with tables and sofas around the dance floor, while outside a modern and big white space to dance under the stars it’s open for guests. Thursday is the most glamorous evening!! Don’t miss it, September is fashion time in Milan…who knows who you will meet?

Opening hours:

Restaurant: Thu–Fri–Sat from 8.30pmThe Club: Tue–Wed–Thu–Fri–Sat from 11.30pm

Website: www.byblosmilano.com

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Ceresio 7Via Ceresio, 7

Ceresio 7 is a place open all day long, in the morning you will find pools and Lunch on the open air terrace, in the sunset the typical Aperitivo at the American Bar, and cocktails after dinner. A warm and elegant atmosphere will accompany you in enjoying a wide and prestigious collection of spirits and a great selection of drinks, international classics and the "Italian twist" - home made bitters and herb infusion. Super!

Opening hours:Bar: everyday 12.30pm-1.00amRestaurant: everyday 12.30pm-3.00pm / 7.30pm-11.00pmPool: everyday 10.00am-5.30pm

Website: www.ceresio7.com/en/index

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Corso Como 10Corso Como, 10

Corso Como 10 is the multipurpose space of Carla Sozzani, Franca’s sister (the "Vogue" director), that anticipates trends in fashion, art and design. In this cosmopolitan and extremely relaxing location, you can look at interesting exhibitions with free admission, have a break in the luxurious restaurant-cafè, visiting the beautiful bookshop with books on art, photography, graphics, design, fashion, architecture and a selection of jazz, ethnic and new age CDs. And if you want to come back home with a little souvenir, there is a collection signed Corso Como 10!!

Opening hours:

Store and gallery: everyday 10.30am–7.30pm / Wed–Thu 10.30am–9.00pmRestaurant and cafè: everyday 11.00am–1.00am

Website: www.10corsocomo.com/location-milano

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Club Haus 80’sVia Valtellina, 21

Club Haus has been set up by four Italian party planners, wanting to create an explosive location attracting an audience bored of the usual disco nights. The main theme for their parties is “the unforgettable 80's”, loved by newcomers and nostalgics of a period noted for its wild music, clothes, design and cinema.Music varies from 70's disco and the first kind of Electronica, moving to late 80's house vibes, nu-wave, Italo disco, pop and trash with no limits! Immortal Icons such as Boy George, Depeche Mode, Samantha Fox, Grace Jones and Freddy Mercury are waiting for you…join in and have a good time!

Opening hours:Fri-Sat 11.50pm-5.00am

Website: www.clubhaus80s.com

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FridaVia Antonio Pollaiuolo, 3

For those in search of a more alternative evening, Frida is a lively young location that offers over 80 cocktails to tempt you, an extensive everyday buffet from 5.30pm, an outdoor terrace with colorful tables, live bands and boutique attached…what else after a busy long day?

Opening hours:Mon-Fri 10.00am-3.00pm / 6.00pm-2.00amSat 6.00pm-2.00am / Sun 12.00pm-1.00am

Website: www.fridaisola.it NO ENGLISH VERSION

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HollywoodCorso Como, 15

For the last twenty years, the Hollywood discotheque has been a seven day a week, twelve month a year entertainment mecca for a wide audience between 18 and 40 years of age.It is a constant reference point for all media, entertainment and fashion events in the city of Milan. The club’s regular clients are male and female top models, soccer and tennis champions, international TV show hosts, Academy Awar-winning actors and rock concert stars…guaranteed VIP watching

Opening hours:Tue-Sat 11pm-5amClosed on Monday

Website: www.discotecahollywood.com

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LoolapaloosaCorso Como, 15

Famous for its late nights and the wild dancing on the bar and tables (watch out or the bartenders will scoop you up), Loolapaloosa is now just as popular for its evening aperitivo. Book a table - obligatory if you'd like to sit down - get a cocktail and food on the buffet. The outdoor terrace is small but comfy, and the tunes tend to stick to big commercial hits.

Opening hours:Everyday 11pm-5am

Website: www.loolapaloosa.com NO ENGLISH VERSION

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ME Milan Il DucaPiazza della Repubblica, 13

With a rooftop terrace overlooking Milan's skyline, ME Milan Il Duca is a contemporary-style hotel with stylish interiors and 24-hour ambient music. Guests can taste a fine aperitivo inside the rooftop Radio Bar, where DJ sets take place daily. You can also enjoy drinks at Il Giardino del Duca bar, located on the ground-level garden.

Opening hours:Mon-Wed 12.00pm-1.00am / Thu-Sat 12.00pm-2.00am / Sun 12.00pm-10.30pmLunch everyday 12.00pm-3.00pm

Website: www1.melia.com/en/hotels/italy/milan/me-milan-il-duca/restaurants.html

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RicciPiazza della Repubblica, 27

Aperitif and brunch in the city center, now chic bar, before a historic restaurant in Milan that since 1938 has always been the benchmark of the Milanese nights. A concept inspired by New York bars with restaurant and live music entertainment thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of the VIPs Luca Guelfi, Simona Miele, Belen Rodriguez and Joe Bastianich! Open for lunch, brunch, aperitif, dinner and after dinner…it deserves a little stop!

Opening hours:Everyday 12.00pm-3.00am

Website: www.riccimilano.com NO ENGLISH VERSION

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Tocqueville 13Via Alessio di Tocqueville, 13

Located in the heart of Corso Como street, the disco Tocqueville 13 is undoubtedly one of the favorite by trendy customers of Milan. The sophisticated interplay of light and shadow created by the mirrors offers a halfway between the technological and stylish, whose concept refined and minimal Hi-Tec make it one of the most beautiful in Milan.

Opening hours:Thu-Sun 11pm-5am

Website: www.tocqueville13.club/en

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