Meat section at deli Peck, Via Spadari 9.

Peck

Top choice in Duomo & San Babila


Milan's historic deli is a bastion of the city's culinary heritage, with the huge ground floor turning out a colourful cornucopia of fabulous foods. It showcases a mind-boggling selection of cheeses, chocolates, pralines, pastries, freshly made gelato, pasta, seafood, meat, caviar, pâté, olive oils and balsamic vinegars; it also has a downstairs wine cellar.

The in-house cafe is worth a lunch or tea stop to sample some of the stunning array, from canapés and cold cuts to freshly made pastries. Peck also runs an all-day restaurant, Peck Italian Bar.


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