Filter coffee bars in Milan
Where Milan takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
30 cafés · Italy
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Cafezal Specialty Coffee Coffee Hub
Brazilian-born founder Carlos Bitencourt launched Cafezal in 2018 as Milan's first specialty roastery in the fashion…
Ditta Artigianale
Florence's most decorated specialty roastery, founded by World Barista Championship judge Francesco Sanapo, brought…
NOWHERE Future Coffee Roasters
NOWHERE opened its first café in 2020, began roasting single-origin Arabicas in 2021, relocated to a larger Via…
Orsonero Coffee
Milan's founding specialty café, opened in 2016 by Canadian Brent Jopson and his Milanese wife Giulia Gasperini,…
Bar Affori Specialty Coffee
Located in the northwest residential neighbourhood of Affori at Via Alessandro Astesani 15, this neighbourhood bar…
Café 124
Founded in 2020 by two neighbours united by a passion for coffee, Café 124 takes its name from the Pininfarina Fiat…
Il Cafetero Specialty Coffee
Federico Maggiulli opened Il Cafetero in 2019 in a lively residential quarter west of the city centre, betting that…
June Collective
June Collective at Via Varesina 162 is a full dining hub in the Certosa district where Indian chef Mythila Shilke's…
Le Polveri
Le Polveri is a micro-bakery and specialty café tucked between Sant'Agostino and Sant'Ambrogio at Via Ausonio 7, run…
Lot Zero
Founded by Chiara Bergonzi, Lot Zero is the roastery arm of Milan's Sevengrams group and operates a public tasting…
Coffee Studio 7Gr Via Valparaiso
Sevengrams has roasted coffee in Milan since 2009, and its Coffee Studio at Via Valparaiso 9 is self-described as…
Loste Café Via Guicciardini
Co-founded by a sommelier and a pastry chef with time at Noma Copenhagen, Loste has become one of Milan's most…
Milano Roastery
This post-industrial loft space at Piazzale Medaglie d'Oro 3 near Porta Romana roasts and serves its own 100% Arabica…
Onest
Onest occupies a Porta Venezia corner with a secret rear garden and runs specialty coffee by day, using single…
Pavé
Since three friends opened Pavé in 2012, its laminated pastries and brioche have been credited with reshaping…
Taglio
One of Milan's earliest specialty-and-food crossover venues, Taglio opened in 2013 on Via Vigevano near the Navigli…
L'Americano che Amava le Brioche
What started as a roving food truck for Daniele Paino and Marianna De Palma became a permanent bar on Via Medardo…
Nudo Artisan Coffee
Launched in 2022 by three coffee-obsessed friends, Nudo sits within the Sidewalk Kitchens collective on Via Bonvesin…
The Coffee
Opened in December 2024 at Viale Piave 20, this is the first Italian location of the Brazilian specialty chain…
Bar Nicol
Bar Nicol occupies a corner of Piazza Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli in the Ticinese quarter, straddling the traditional…
Cafezal Brera
The first Cafezal location to open, on Via Solferino 27 in the heart of Brera, retains an intimate gallery-café feel…
Cafezal Magenta
Cafezal's 2023 Corso Magenta 96 opening extended the network into the historic west of Milan, placing direct-trade…
Cafezal Specialty Coffee Porta Venezia
A short walk from Milano Centrale, this bright Porta Venezia outpost of the Cafezal network serves the same…
Clandestino non esiste
A spin-off bakery from the Onest team, Clandestino non esiste at Via Conte Rosso 18 specialises in experimental…
Coffee Studio 7Gr Corso Venezia
The second Coffee Studio 7Gr. location on Corso Venezia 31 brings Sevengrams' espresso-focused programme to the…
Égalité San Simpliciano
The Brera location of Égalité at Piazza San Simpliciano 7 carries the same hand-baked boulangerie programme as the…
Égalité Via Melzo
This French-style boulangerie at Via Melzo 22 bakes all its croissants, loaves, tarts, and jams by hand on the…
Lavazza Flagship Store
The Lavazza flagship at Piazza San Fedele 2, a short walk from the Galleria, goes well beyond the commodity brand…
Loste Café Certosa
The larger Certosa outpost of Loste carries the same specialty coffee and laminated pastry programme as the original,…
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Milan
The 2018 opening of Starbucks' first Italian location at Piazza Cordusio 3 was deliberately a Reserve Roastery…
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