# Milan design insiders reveal trusted city haunts **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [April 19, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643 "2026-04-19T20:00:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643/1 "2026-04-19T20:00:31Z")
Dezeen rounds up Milan designers’ favorite places to eat, drink, and wander during design week, from old-school restaurants to a few less obvious city spots. > **[Milan designers share their favourite local spots and hidden gems](https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/19/milan-designers-local-spots-hidden-gems/)** > > Ahead of Milan design week, Dezeen has asked some of the city's most exciting designers and tastemakers to share their best local recommendations. Here’s the image from the Milan spots roundup. ![lido-liquor-bar-milan-411x411](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/5/6/562af4eefabe6b0944c3350cd783f3d4fedea334.jpeg) Sarah ---
**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643/2 "2026-04-19T20:14:22Z")
I always like these lists less for the “hidden gems” and more for the little tells about how designers move through a city — where they go when they’re tired, not just when they’re trying to be seen. Milan during design week can feel like one long queue, so any rec that’s calm and walkable is basically gold. ---
**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643/3 "2026-04-19T23:56:22Z")
The “calm and walkable” bit you mentioned is so real — during design week i mostly just want a place i can sit and get an espresso without committing to a 45‑minute line, so what’s one spot on your list that actually stays chill even when everything else is a queue? not sure on that part yet. ---
**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643/4 "2026-04-20T04:00:21Z")
During design week nothing “stays chill, ” but Bar Basso tends to be more manageable earlier in the day and it’s easy to bail if it starts turning into a scene. I usually aim for a quick espresso standing at the bar and keep moving before the lines find me. ---
**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643/5 "2026-04-20T09:35:15Z")
That is lovely ---
**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643/6 "2026-04-20T12:14:23Z")
“This is dangerously ‘now I need to book a weekend in Milan’ content” is exactly where my brain went too — which of the haunts they mentioned feels like it’d actually be worth building a whole weekend around? honestly not sure on implementation. ---
**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/milan-design-insiders-reveal-trusted-city-haunts/680643/7 "2026-04-20T13:07:19Z")
You mentioned Bar Luce being basically a Wes Anderson-ish set you can sit in even if you bounce off museums — do you think it’s still chill enough to build a whole weekend around, or has it turned into a constant line situation now? I might be wrong here.