Scenarios and venues in Milan
Meeting formats and venues we work with: five-star hotels in the centre, signature restaurants, theatres, private spaces.
Dinner in Milan
Dinner is the most frequent scenario in Milan. A 3-4 hour format: meeting at the restaurant entrance or in the hotel lobby. Often includes an aperitivo before (Bulgari Bar, Armani Bamboo, Park Hyatt VUN) and a cocktail after at Ceresio 7 or on a hotel rooftop. We book the table ourselves in advance — we hold direct contacts with the maître d's of the key central restaurants.
Cracco
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Modern Italian
Chef Carlo Cracco, restaurant inside the Galleria itself — the historic 19th-century arcade between the Duomo and La Scala. Michelin star, modern author Italian cooking. The wine list is one of the deepest in Italy. Ideal for a pre-theatre …
Langosteria 10
Via Savona 10
Italian seafood
The best fish restaurant in Milan, the brand of Enrico Buonocore. Fresh fish and seafood, especially known for crudo (raw fish) and pasta with seafood. Atmosphere less formal than Cracco — a coastal energy in the centre of the city.
Nobu Milano
Via Pisoni 1 (at Armani Hotel)
Japanese fusion
Japanese classics by Nobu Matsuhisa in Armani aesthetics. Sushi bar, terrace on the 7th floor, signature dishes (black cod miso, yellowtail jalapeño). Often our pick when the client wants an international format, not Italian cuisine.
Cipriani in Galleria
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Venetian and Italian classics
Venetian brand Cipriani inside the Galleria itself. Classic Italian cooking (carpaccio Cipriani was invented here — strictly speaking, at Harry's Bar in Venice, but in Milan it's served in the same tradition). A business lunch, a formal din…
Ceresio 7
Via Ceresio 7
Modern Italian
Rooftop terrace on the Dsquared2 headquarters, two pools, panoramic view of Bosco Verticale and Porta Nuova. The most fashionable cocktail format in town, eight in the evening till two at night on weekends. The kitchen is high-level, but th…
Tip:
for Friday-Saturday during Fashion Week and Salone del Mobile — book 3-4 weeks ahead; Cracco and Ceresio 7 in these periods — a month
Hotel Meeting
For hotel meetings we use the five-star hotels of the Quadrilatero and Brera — Bulgari, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, Armani, Park Hyatt, Principe di Savoia. In each one we know the reception specifics, the conciergerie, the private options. The model arrives in the lobby or the hotel bar, you meet, then — room, hotel restaurant or a walk through the Quadrilatero.
Bulgari Hotel Milano
Via Privata Fratelli Gabba 7B
A closed garden in the heart of the Quadrilatero — the only private garden of this scale in central Milan. Building designed by Antonio Citterio, restaurant by Niko Romito, a bar overlooking the garden, a spa complex. One of the quietest an…
Mandarin Oriental Milano
Via Andegari 9
Four historic 18th-century buildings in Brera, joined into one hotel. Restaurant Seta — two Michelin stars, chef Antonio Guida. The 900-square-metre spa complex is one of the best in Milan. The right choice for an intimate format without pu…
Four Seasons Hotel Milano
Via Gesù 6/8
A former 15th-century monastery with the original arches of its inner courtyard preserved. One of the most atmospheric hotels in Europe. Restaurant Zelo, the Stilla bar, a spa complex. The historic part of Milan with direct access to Via Mo…
Armani Hotel Milano
Via Manzoni 31
Fully designed by Giorgio Armani — interiors, fabrics, tableware, staff uniform. Bamboo Bar on the 7th floor with a panoramic view, restaurant with one Michelin star. Quiet-luxury aesthetic in pure form. In the same building as our coordina…
Park Hyatt Milano
Via Tommaso Grossi 1
Steps from Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and the Duomo. Restaurant VUN — Michelin-starred. La Cupola — the lobby beneath a glass dome, one of the recognisable interiors of Milan. The best location for a guest who wants the Duomo from the wi…
Hotel Principe di Savoia
Piazza della Repubblica 17
A classic Milanese grand hotel from 1927, on Piazza della Repubblica. Acanto Restaurant, Principe Bar (one of the best classic bars in Italy), Club 10 Fitness & Beauty Center on the roof. For clients who value European classics, not contemp…
Tip:
if you choose the hotel yourself — name it to the manager and he'll tell you which bar is best for the meeting and which room floor is preferable (where there's less street noise)
La Scala and the cultural programme
The cultural scenario in Milan — Teatro alla Scala. We pick a model with experience of these events: knows the repertoire, follows productions, observes the formal dress code. Often combined with dinner before (Cracco in the Galleria, 3 minutes on foot) and a cocktail after at Park Hyatt VUN or Bulgari Garden.
Teatro alla Scala
Via Filodrammatici 2
The world's principal opera house. The season opens on 7 December (Saint Ambrose's day, the patron of Milan) — the principal premiere event of the year. Ballet, opera, symphonic concerts. We hold our channels for boxes and stalls for client…
Cracco
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Modern Italian
Chef Carlo Cracco, restaurant inside the Galleria itself — the historic 19th-century arcade between the Duomo and La Scala. Michelin star, modern author Italian cooking. The wine list is one of the deepest in Italy. Ideal for a pre-theatre …
Park Hyatt Milano
Via Tommaso Grossi 1
Steps from Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and the Duomo. Restaurant VUN — Michelin-starred. La Cupola — the lobby beneath a glass dome, one of the recognisable interiors of Milan. The best location for a guest who wants the Duomo from the wi…
Tip:
season premieres (especially the December one — 7 December, Saint Ambrose's day) — 2-4 months ahead, current repertoire — 1-2 weeks; we hold channels for boxes
Weekends on Lago di Como
Como is the most frequent destination out of Milan. An hour by car, an hour fifteen with transfer. Bellagio for the classic atmosphere, Cernobbio for Villa d'Este and Mandarin Oriental Lago di Como. A 24-48 hour format: breakfast on a terrace overlooking the lake, a walk along the embankment or a boat to the neighbouring villas, dinner at the hotel or in one of the historic restaurants.
Lago di Como (Bellagio / Cernobbio)
An hour by car from Milan. Bellagio — historic pearl of Como, Villa Serbelloni. Cernobbio — Villa d'Este, Mandarin Oriental Lago di Como. Our most frequent trip out of Milan — for a weekend or 2-3 nights. Season — April to October, in the c…
Tip:
agree 2-3 days ahead minimum; in high season (May-September) — 7-10 days; Villa d'Este closes for winter from November to March, in those months — Mandarin or private villas
Milan Fashion Week
Two weeks in February and two in September — peak load of the year. Selection stretches to 90-120 minutes in the evening, tables at the key restaurants need booking 3-4 weeks ahead, hotels two months. Models — with an understanding of the fashion scene, with the matching wardrobe, ready to work the fashion-cocktail and after-show format. After the shows — Ceresio 7, Bulgari Garden, private parties in Brera.
Bulgari Hotel Milano
Via Privata Fratelli Gabba 7B
A closed garden in the heart of the Quadrilatero — the only private garden of this scale in central Milan. Building designed by Antonio Citterio, restaurant by Niko Romito, a bar overlooking the garden, a spa complex. One of the quietest an…
Mandarin Oriental Milano
Via Andegari 9
Four historic 18th-century buildings in Brera, joined into one hotel. Restaurant Seta — two Michelin stars, chef Antonio Guida. The 900-square-metre spa complex is one of the best in Milan. The right choice for an intimate format without pu…
Ceresio 7
Via Ceresio 7
Modern Italian
Rooftop terrace on the Dsquared2 headquarters, two pools, panoramic view of Bosco Verticale and Porta Nuova. The most fashionable cocktail format in town, eight in the evening till two at night on weekends. The kitchen is high-level, but th…
Langosteria 10
Via Savona 10
Italian seafood
The best fish restaurant in Milan, the brand of Enrico Buonocore. Fresh fish and seafood, especially known for crudo (raw fish) and pasta with seafood. Atmosphere less formal than Cracco — a coastal energy in the centre of the city.
Tip:
plan 2-3 weeks ahead at minimum; if you want a specific type and the media segment — a month; in these periods prices and demand are at the upper limit
Salone del Mobile (April)
The largest furniture fair in the world, held in April at Rho Fiera, plus Fuorisalone takes over the whole centre (Brera Design District, Tortona, 5VIE, 6-7 districts). For these 7 days Milan is full of designers, architects, media. The accompaniment format — business dinners, presentations, private receptions at the furniture brands. The model needs to follow design at an informed-amateur level.
Four Seasons Hotel Milano
Via Gesù 6/8
A former 15th-century monastery with the original arches of its inner courtyard preserved. One of the most atmospheric hotels in Europe. Restaurant Zelo, the Stilla bar, a spa complex. The historic part of Milan with direct access to Via Mo…
Mandarin Oriental Milano
Via Andegari 9
Four historic 18th-century buildings in Brera, joined into one hotel. Restaurant Seta — two Michelin stars, chef Antonio Guida. The 900-square-metre spa complex is one of the best in Milan. The right choice for an intimate format without pu…
Ceresio 7
Via Ceresio 7
Modern Italian
Rooftop terrace on the Dsquared2 headquarters, two pools, panoramic view of Bosco Verticale and Porta Nuova. The most fashionable cocktail format in town, eight in the evening till two at night on weekends. The kitchen is high-level, but th…
Cracco
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Modern Italian
Chef Carlo Cracco, restaurant inside the Galleria itself — the historic 19th-century arcade between the Duomo and La Scala. Michelin star, modern author Italian cooking. The wine list is one of the deepest in Italy. Ideal for a pre-theatre …
Tip:
book 5-6 weeks ahead, hotels — 2-3 months; tables at Cracco and Ceresio 7 — a month; traffic in the centre in these days is chaotic, plan transfers with a margin
Business accompaniment in Porta Nuova
The Milan business scenario is Porta Nuova (Bosco Verticale, Unicredit Tower, Piazza Gae Aulenti) and the Quadrilatero (business lunches at Cipriani in Galleria). The model works in Italian business code: suit or strict dress, minimum jewellery, English by default, by request — Italian, French, German. Often the format is the first hour at a corporate event, then dinner alone.
Bosco Verticale (Porta Nuova)
Via Gaetano de Castillia 11 (Porta Nuova district)
The famous two residential towers with trees and shrubs on the balconies — a symbol of contemporary Milan. Around them — Piazza Gae Aulenti, Unicredit Tower, the headquarters of banks and corporations. A business district where we go for th…
Ceresio 7
Via Ceresio 7
Modern Italian
Rooftop terrace on the Dsquared2 headquarters, two pools, panoramic view of Bosco Verticale and Porta Nuova. The most fashionable cocktail format in town, eight in the evening till two at night on weekends. The kitchen is high-level, but th…
Cipriani in Galleria
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Venetian and Italian classics
Venetian brand Cipriani inside the Galleria itself. Classic Italian cooking (carpaccio Cipriani was invented here — strictly speaking, at Harry's Bar in Venice, but in Milan it's served in the same tradition). A business lunch, a formal din…
Four Seasons Hotel Milano
Via Gesù 6/8
A former 15th-century monastery with the original arches of its inner courtyard preserved. One of the most atmospheric hotels in Europe. Restaurant Zelo, the Stilla bar, a spa complex. The historic part of Milan with direct access to Via Mo…
Tip:
for a first format like this with us — we agree details deeper than usual so the model reads as part of your business contour; send us your dress code and event format ahead
Client's Private Locations
A rare format, but a real one. If the client has their own place — an apartment in the Quadrilatero, a yacht on Como, a rented villa in Cernobbio, a closed club — we work there too. For a first meeting with a new client we usually suggest one of our proven options; for returning ones — your address is agreed without further questions.
Client's Private Location
A rare but real scenario — a meeting in the client's own apartment in the Quadrilatero, on a yacht on Como, in a rented villa in Cernobbio, in a closed club. For returning clients agreed without additional checks; for new ones — the first m…
Tip:
the address isn't kept on file; it's passed only to the specific model for the specific meeting; after the meeting the coordinates are wiped from working chats within 72 hours
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