Department Store shopping in Lombardy & The Lakes
- Sort by:
- Popular
-
A
Peck
Forget The Last Supper: gourmands head to the food and wine emporium, Peck. This Milanese institution opened its doors as a deli in 1883. Since then, it’s expanded to a dining room–bar upstairs and an enoteca (wine bar). The Aladdin’s Cave–like food hall is smaller than its reputation suggests, but what it lacks in space it makes up for in variety, with some 3200 variations of parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) at its cheese counter, just for starters. Other treasures include an exquisite array of chocolates, pralines and pastries; freshly made gelato; seafood; caviar; pâtés; a butcher; fruit and vegetables; truffle products; olive oils and balsamic vinegar.
reviewed
-
B
Rinascente
Italy’s most prestigious department store doesn’t let the fashion capital down. Come for Italian diffusion lines, French lovelies and LA upstarts. (While it makes convenient one-stop shopping, there’s a disturbing disjunct between the swirling department store frenzy and the superluxe price tags.) The basement hides an amazing homewares department (Guzzini to iittala, and Italian-mama pots and pans for a steal) as well as a tax-back office for non-EU citizens. Up on the 7th floor, the Food Market will both feed you and tick gift to-buy boxes with its edible souvenirs, top-notch casual dining and gob-smacking views of the Duomo.
reviewed
-
C
10 Corso Como
Ultra-exclusive concept shop 10 Corso Como was set up by former Italian Vogue contributor Carla Sozzani and is secluded in a vine-draped and plant-filled townhouse courtyard.
reviewed