Bread is one of the symbols of Italian tradition and it’s always present on Italian tables ̶ both at home and in restaurants. If you love the fragrance of this extraordinary food, which is an absolute staple of the Mediterranean diet, you will fall in love with these 5 bakeries in Milan.
Milan never disappoints when it comes to experimentation in various sectors and fields. Bread-making is no exception. After years in which there was a tendency to buy bread from rather unappealing and anonymous supermarkets, in recent years new and interesting bakeries have sprung up, alongside more traditional ones. Here, the art of bread-making is almost a cult (in the most positive sense of the word). Let’s discover them.
Le Polveri
This delightful micro-bakery was opened in 2017 by Aurora, a resourceful young Chemistry graduate who courageously decided to try her hand at bread-making. It was an absolute success, and achieved with very simple and almost minimal “tools of the trade”: a dough mixer, an oven and a counter. In her 50-square-metre shop in Via Ausonio, Aurora offers delicious bread made with sourdough and organic, stone-ground flour sourced directly from small mills. And you can’t miss her pan brioche bun!
Le Polveri
Via Ausonio 7, Milan
Open:
Tuesday – Friday 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. / 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Her second shop, opened in 2023, is in:
Via Vespri Siciliani 16, Milan
Open:
Tuesday – Friday 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Il Forno di Via Commenda
This bakery, located in a central area of the city, has been a real institution for many Milanese for over 40 years. Here you can find the legendary “michetta”, the most traditional bread of Milan: hollow inside and well known for its unmistakeable star-shape.
You will also find other types of bread, like wholemeal bread and also numerous homemade cakes.
Il Forno di Via Commenda
Via della Commenda 21, Milan
Open:
Monday – Friday 6:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 6:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Signor Lievito
The name of this place is brilliant: it means Mister Yeast. Signor Lievito is a 60-square-metre micro bakery created and run by Natalija, a former Latvian model. She had the idea of opening this truly lovely place after receiving a 120-year-old sourdough starter from a famous baker from the province of Naples. At this bakery ‒ designed by Hannes Peer, an architect from South Tyrol ‒ you can for example find rye bread, baguettes and pastries from the Latvian tradition (like bulka, absolutely delicious).
Signor Lievito
Via Maestri Campionesi 26, Milan
Open:
Tuesday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Égalité
If you’re a fan of French baguettes and croissants, you must visit one of the three Égalité shops in Milan. They’re like a little corner of Paris in the heart of the city. Places where you can also enjoy a Parisian-style breakfast to start your day or an authentic Croque Monsieur (with crunchy bread, ham, cheese and béchamel sauce).
Égalité
Via Melzo 22, Milan
Piazza San Simpliciano 7, Milan
Corso Sempione 10, Milan
Open (all the shops):
Monday thru Sunday 8:10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Davide Longoni
Last but not least, I couldn’t not mention Davide Longoni. The Maestro. He has received prestigious awards, such as the Gambero Rosso “Father of Modern Bread Making. Award to professionals who started the modern bread revolution”, and has various shops in Milan where you can enjoy his legendary creations (such as “casereccio” or “tramvai” or “nero di Castelvetrano”, and many more).
He sources his flour from high-quality mills and uses his own sourdough starter, which he sometimes “cross-breeds” by adding a piece of other sourdough starters that he finds interesting.
Davide Longoni
Via G. Tiraboschi 19, Milan
Open:
Monday 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday – Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m
Sunday 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m
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