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Cafés in Porta Nuova & Centrale

Station cafés on Piazza Duca d'Aosta, the towers of Piazza Gae Aulenti and Pavé on Via Felice Casati.

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Milano Centrale opened on 1 July 1931 to a design by Ulisse Stacchini, who had won the competition in 1912. By volume it is the largest railway station in Europe, and its roughly 120 million passengers a year make it second in Italy only to Roma Termini.1 Its forecourt, Piazza Duca d'Aosta, and Via Gustavo Fara have the most cafés in this part of the city, ahead of Via San Gregorio.

Gio Ponti's Pirelli Tower, 127 m and 32 floors, was finished in 1958 and stayed the tallest building in Italy until 1995.2 To the west, Porta Nuova is the business district Gerald D. Hines and partners began in 1997; César Pelli's UniCredit Tower rises 231 m with its spire.2 The earliest espresso is at the station itself, from 05:00.

Local tip: With an early train, Nuovo Bar Centrale by Cova on Piazza Duca d'Aosta and Bricco Cafè at Garibaldi both open at 05:00 every day; Caffè Panzera follows at 07:00.

At a glance

94Cafés listed
15With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Bricco Cafè, from 05:00 (Daily 05:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: Mogamo, until 02:00 (Mon–Fri 07:00–02:00 · Sat 18:00–02:00).
  • Most listed streets: Via San Gregorio (2), Piazza Luigi di Savoia (2).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (18%), wheelchair access (13%), indoor seating (13%).

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Coffee chains in Porta Nuova & Centrale

Coffee at Milano Centrale

Nuovo Bar Centrale by Cova, at Piazza Duca d'Aosta 1, opens daily 05:00–22:00, and Mignon, at the same address, opens at 06:30 and has Wi-Fi. The station is served by metro lines M2 and M3 and by the Malpensa Express to the airport.1

Caffè Panzera, at Piazza Duca d'Aosta 10, has been there since 1931, the year the station took its present form; at Christmas it bakes some of the butteriest panettoni in the city.3 It opens daily at 07:00.

Garibaldi and Piazza Gae Aulenti

Piazza Gae Aulenti, designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners, opened on 8 December 2012 and is named after the architect, who had died shortly before. It sits about 6 m above Via Vincenzo Capelli.4 RED la Feltrinelli, a bookshop café at number 3, opens weekdays 08:00–21:00 and Saturdays 09:00–22:00, and Pandenus has outdoor tables at number 12.

At Garibaldi station, Bricco Cafè on Piazza Sigmund Freud opens daily at 05:00, and Panzú on Via Gianfranco Zuretti at 06:00 Monday to Saturday.

Pavé on Via Felice Casati

Pavé opened at Via Felice Casati 27 in 2012, founded by three friends: Giovanni in the kitchen, Diego on the business side and Luca, a former journalist, on communication. It became known for brioche and other leavened pastries, and its glass wall shows the bakery behind the counter.5

In April 2026 an espresso at Pavé cost €1.50, a cappuccino €2.20 and a plain croissant €2.6 Pucatè, a bubble-tea shop, is at Via Felice Casati 22, open daily 12:30–20:00.

Late bars and specialty coffee

Nice Cafè on Via Roberto Lepetit opens daily 07:00–02:00, and Bar Baldassarre on Via Ruggero Boscovich 07:00–01:30. Mogamo on Viale Andrea Doria serves until 02:00, from 07:00 on weekdays and 18:00 on Saturdays.

On Via Gustavo Fara, Norin Caffè Bistrot opens weekdays 07:30–22:00 and Caffè Petrarca is at number 28. Was coffee lab, a specialty bar at Piazza Duca d'Aosta 1, opens daily 11:00–22:00, and Bar Espresso is at Via Vitruvio 43. Crazy Cat Café on Via Napo Torriani opens Tuesday to Sunday 09:30–21:30.

Sources

  1. Milano Centrale railway station, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Porta Nuova (Milan), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Caffè Panzera, Zero, accessed October 2026
  4. Piazza Gae Aulenti, Wikipedia (Italian), accessed October 2026
  5. Intervista: Pavé Milano (Simone Muzza), Zero (July 13, 2016, updated April 13, 2017), accessed October 2026
  6. Milano, la colazione è il nuovo aperitivo. Tra matcha e lievitati: i prezzi (aggiornati) dei locali più in hype, Affaritaliani (April 2, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Porta Nuova & Centrale cafés: questions

Which cafés near Milano Centrale station open earliest?

Nuovo Bar Centrale by Cova at Piazza Duca d'Aosta 1 opens daily at 05:00, and Mignon at the same address at 06:30. Caffè Panzera, on the same square, opens daily at 07:00. At Garibaldi station, Bricco Cafè on Piazza Sigmund Freud also opens at 05:00 every day, and Panzú on Via Gianfranco Zuretti opens at 06:00 Monday to Saturday.

How old is Caffè Panzera at Milano Centrale?

Caffè Panzera has been at Piazza Duca d'Aosta 10, in front of Milano Centrale, since 1931, the year the station opened in its present form, and is known for its buttery panettone at Christmas. It opens daily at 07:00, two hours after Nuovo Bar Centrale by Cova on the same square.

What does breakfast cost at Pavé in Milan's Porta Nuova and Centrale area?

In April 2026 an espresso at Pavé on Via Felice Casati cost €1.50, a cappuccino €2.20 and a plain croissant €2. The bakery-café opened in 2012 and is known for brioche and other leavened pastries, made in a bakery that customers can watch through a glass wall. Its founders are three friends, Giovanni, Diego and Luca.

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