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Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro
Metal-loving Arnaldo Pomodoro's large-scale, sci-fi-tinged work is on show at
this vast post-industrial space, but he also launched the
foundation
(
02
8907 5394;
www.fondazionearnaldopomodoro.it
;
Via Andrea Solari 35;
11am-6pm Wed-Thu,
Sant' Agostino)
to highlight the
Sat & Sun, 11am-10pm Fri last entry 1hr before closing;
work of upcoming sculptors.
Mussels at La Cozz
Moules et frites
(mussels and fries) get a Milanese makeover at
La Cozz
(
02 4771 1145;
www.lacozz.it
;
Via Savona 41; 10am-11.30pm Tue-Sun; Porta Genova)
.
Have them done a number of pan-European ways, from cream and Pernod to
rocket and saffron.
Fines de clairs
or Breton oysters come raw or gratined for
starters, while desserts like lemon gelati will keep you coming back.
Bigne & Bocci
Drop into old-style
Bigne
( 02 8728 1464; Via Tortona 21; Porta Genova)
and or-
der a quick Campari or a gelati scooped from the retro counter. On a fine
Sunday sit outside overlooking the bocci court opposite. Or better yet, play
yourself. They have extra equipment available. Big brother
Boccino
( 02
8941 5562;
www.ristoranteboccino.it
;
; Porta Genova)
next door offers super-styl-
ish dining, especially on the wisteria draped terrace upstairs.
Shop Via Tortona
When Italian
Vogue
art director Flavio Lucchini opened a photographic stu-
dio on scruffy Via Tortona in 1983 everyone thought he was mad. But now
'the zone' is a magnet for designers, artists and photographers. Cruise the
length of Via Tortona for cult eyewear at
Mafalda 86
(
333 854 9929;
