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Enoteca Cotti
This store is the Biblioteca Ambrosiana of Italian wines and spirits, with thousands of bottles displayed in floor-to-ceiling bookcases. You'll pay for the privilege of checking out the rarer vintages, but many of them you won't find elsewhere, and you can try excellent wines by the glass with a light bite in a side tasting room.
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Fratelli Freni
Did you leave your dentures in the front window of Fratelli Freni? Because that's where we found them - redone entirely in marzipan. Pick up surreal sweets shaped like figs or cacti and salami sandwiches for gifts, and grab an espresso and cannoli for yourself.
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Garbagnati
Every day's a gourmet holiday with Garbagnati's panettone, the Milanese Christmas specialty with the ideal ratio of savoury to sweet, fluffy bread to caramelised raisins. Make the most of a sunny day with picnic-perfect breads and pastries, or toast the good life with wine by the glass and house-made pasta.
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Messaggerie Musicali
A multicourse feast for media omnivores, from CDs and DVDs in the basement (including special selections of Italian movies and singers) through English-language novels and travel on the second floor. Top off your media meal with a design mag and an espresso in the café.
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Pasticceria Giovanni Galli
Apparently, heaven can be purchased at a price of 6 for around €5.50 . Alchechengi are Lombardy's special cherry tomatoes dunked in maraschino liquor and pure dark chocolate - if this won't win you over to vegetables, nothing will. Since 1880, Milanese have salivated over the marrone (candied chestnuts) in Galli's wooden display cases, but try the new-fangled hot-pepper chocolates too.
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Peck
Fans of cold cuts will be awestruck by Peck's prosciutto-lined walls, and dessert devotees will pay their respects to the altar-sized sweets counter, but it would be a culinary sin to neglect Peck's famous wine cellar, legendary homemade ravioli and 3000 variations of parmigiano reggiano (parmesan cheese).
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Pralines Leonida
Skip the sweet talk and head directly to this inventive artisanal chocolatier, where around €10 gets you a golden gift box of spicy pepperoncino chocolate, or super-smooth Belgian chocolate with nutty, chewy centres. But fair warning: Leonida closes from July to September each year to travel and find inspirations for new delights.
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