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The menu is similarly traditional but infused with a creative spirit. Earthy handcut
spaghetti is served with mussels and a verdant tangle of zucchini, and foie
gras-scented roast pigeon is scattered with pinenuts and raisins.
(
02 7209 4338;
www.ilmarchesino.it
; Via Filodrammatici 2; meals €50-80, tasting menu €110;
8am-1am Mon-Sat,
kitchen closes 10.30pm;
Duomo)
14
Grom
€
GELATERIA
The pistachio is made from nuts sourced in Sicily and the
gianduja
mixes
Piemontese hazelnuts with Venezuelan chocolate. Love it or hate it, Grom is good
.
(
02 8058 1041;
www.grom.it
;
Via Santa Margherita 16; gelati €2-3;
11am-11pm;
;
Duomo)
Drinking
15
Giacomo Caffè
CAFE
Tucked beneath the arches of Palazzo Reale this literary cafe - with its secluded,
upstairs reading gallery lined with book shelves and artwork - is a tranquil spot to
recharge from museum browsing. The 19th-century style bar, stacked with
pastries, serves perfect-every-shot coffee and elegant evening aperitifs.
(Piazza Reale
12;
8am-8pm;
Duomo)
16
Straf Bar
BAR
Pick of the centre's hotel bars with a busy nightly
aperitivo
scene that kicks on un-
til pumpkin hour. The decor is along the now familiar mod-exotic lines: sombre
wood/metal/stone/ fibreglass played up against minimalist concrete. In summer it
has a calendar of live music and the party spills out into tiny Via San Raffael.
(
02 8050 0715;
www.straf.it
;
Via San Raffael 3;
8am-midnight;
Duomo)
