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Cafés open by 6am in Milan

Bars open by 06:00, from the station concourses to Piazzale Gabrio Piola.

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Milan’s coffee day starts at its stations. Centrale, opened on 1 July 1931, handles about 120 million passengers a year, second in Italy only to Roma Termini.1 Porta Garibaldi, on Piazza Sigmund Freud, opened on 5 November 1961 and is the city’s main commuter station, with about 25 million passengers a year.2

Both have bars open before the first metro, which runs from about 05:30, or 05:40 on the M5.3 Nuovo Bar Centrale by Cova, facing Centrale’s portico on Piazza Duca d’Aosta, and Bricco Cafè at Garibaldi both start at 05:00, seven days a week.12

Local tip: Leaving on a first train, get your coffee at the station: Nuovo Bar Centrale by Cova and Bricco Cafè at Garibaldi open at 05:00 every day, about half an hour before the metro starts.

Where these cafés are: Città Studi & Lambrate (5), NoLo & Loreto (5), Porta Nuova & Centrale (3), Duomo & Centro (2), Maciachini & the north (2), Navigli & Ticinese (1), Magenta & Sant’Ambrogio (1), Isola (1), Porta Vittoria & XXII Marzo (1), Porta Venezia (1), Corvetto & the south (1).

At a glance

23Cafés listed
23With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Bricco Cafè, from 05:00 (Daily 05:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: On the road, until 02:00 (Daily 06:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: open late (30%), outdoor seating (26%), indoor seating (22%).
Porta Nuova & Centrale

Bricco Cafè

  • Piazza Sigmund Freud, 1
  • Daily 05:00–20:00
  • Takeaway
  • Air-con
  • Indoor seating
  • Wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
  • Open by 6am
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Around the stations

The Centrale bar takes cards and serves until 22:00; Bricco Cafè has air conditioning and indoor seating and closes at 20:00. Mignon, also at Piazza Duca d’Aosta 1, follows at 06:30 every day, with Wi-Fi and tables outside. Nearby, Panzú on Via Gianfranco Zuretti opens at 06:00 Monday to Saturday.

Both stations draw long-distance travelers. Centrale was designed by Ulisse Stacchini, who won the competition in 1912, almost two decades before it opened.1 Garibaldi has underground platforms on the Passante suburban railway, and Frecciarossa trains to Rome and Naples and TGV services from Paris stop there too.2

Città Studi and the east

Away from the stations, Città Studi & Lambrate and NoLo & Loreto have the most early openers. On Piazzale Gabrio Piola, Beverly opens at 06:00 on weekdays and 06:30 at weekends, and stays open until 22:00; Bar 30 E Lode, on the same piazzale, opens at 06:00 Monday to Saturday.

Il Cappuccino on Via Edoardo Bassini opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday and 07:00 on Sundays. Pasticceria Grecchi on Via Giovanni Pacini starts at 06:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, and il Punto Dolce Salato at 06:00 on weekdays. In Porta Vittoria, Bar Salgari on Via Rodolfo Carabelli opens at 06:00 every day, Sundays included.

The center, the north and the south

Near the cathedral, Bar Mercurio on Via Dogana opens at 05:30, the earliest start away from the stations. In the north, Dream’s Bar on Via Salvatore Pianell opens at 06:00 daily, and On the road on Viale Edoardo Jenner does too, then stays open until 02:00, so the same counter serves the last drink and the first coffee.

Elsewhere, Cigar Cafè on Via Vigevano opens at 06:00 on weekdays and Saturdays, So Natural on Piazza Sant’Agostino at 06:00 every day, and Sale e Oglio on Via Oglio at 06:00 on Saturdays and 06:30 on weekdays.

Breakfast at the counter, and Sundays

An early breakfast is a cappuccino and a brioche at the counter. In 2022 a cappuccino averaged €1.46 in Milan, against €1.24 in Rome and €1.93 in Bolzano, and an espresso €1.10, according to Fipe, the Confcommercio association for bars and restaurants, working from Istat data.4

Sunday is thinner. Bar Mercurio, Panzú and Losa Cafè on Viale Monza close that day, Il Mago di Oz on Via Federico Ozanam opens at 06:00 every day but shuts at 13:00, and Bar Salgari closes at 15:00.

Sources

  1. Milano Centrale railway station, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Milano Porta Garibaldi railway station, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Biglietti ATM Milano: orari e tariffe dei mezzi pubblici, Telepass, accessed October 2026
  4. Prezzi al bar: caffè, cappuccino, brioche, panino, pizza e birra, dove costano meno, Il Giorno (April 4, 2023, citing Fipe-Confcommercio and Istat), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open by 6am in Milan: questions

Which cafés near Milano Centrale open early in the morning?

Nuovo Bar Centrale by Cova on Piazza Duca d’Aosta opens at 05:00 every day and serves until 22:00. Mignon, next door, opens at 06:30 daily, and Panzú on Via Gianfranco Zuretti at 06:00 Monday to Saturday. The metro starts at about 05:30.

Where can you get an early coffee at Milan Porta Garibaldi station?

Bricco Cafè on Piazza Sigmund Freud, the station’s address, opens at 05:00 every day and closes at 20:00. Porta Garibaldi, opened in 1961, is the city’s main commuter station, with about 25 million passengers a year, and the metro starts running at about 05:30.

How much does a cappuccino cost at an early-opening bar in Milan?

In 2022 a cappuccino averaged €1.46 in Milan, against €1.24 in Rome and €1.93 in Bolzano, according to Fipe, the Confcommercio association for bars and restaurants, working from Istat data. An espresso averaged €1.10 in Milan that year, and Nuovo Bar Centrale by Cova opens at 05:00 every day.

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