Got a weekend in Milan coming up in a few weeks, looking to see some of the historical sites and eat some good 'Za

Did I get memed and this is just a tourist trap or is it actually legit

no dude that's a TOURIST TRAP
real travelers only go to african shitholes and cartel territory

>>2789786 (OP)
shit thread

>>2789802
He just wants to flex his upcoming trip.

My trip in a few weeks is Iran. Pretty stoked about it. Taking the ferry out to Dubai after, gunna flex like the Top G while waiting for my Afghan visa at the consulate there before going to Thailand to repack my bags and rip a doogie.

>>2789797
>african shitholes and cartel territory
Weak. Axis territory is always in vogue.

>>2789786 (OP)
It's 2025. Everywhere is a tourist trap now.

>>2789786 (OP)
the duomo is beautiful, and the city is ok if you ignore the million of jeets and muzzies

>>2789786 (OP)
>>2789786 (OP)
Shittiest city in all of Italy, infested by all kinds of lovecraftian abominations: gypsies pickpocketing in the underground, broccoli-haired bedouins stabbing and raping in Piazza Duomo in broad daylight and smelly junkies asking for money. The remaining part of the population is composed of broke terroni wagies living in shitty cubicles or uptight reddit-type basedmen believing they're smarter than everybody else cuz they graduated at Bocconi.
Everything is overpriced and outside the center its all a grey concrete jungle of shitboxes.
That said, if you want good pizza you might want to go to Antica Pizzeria Da Michele, it's the local shop of a historical highly esteemed Neapolitan pizzeria. If you want something typically milanese try risotto all'osso buco.
For the attractions the essentials are the Galleria next to the Duomo, Brera for the Pinacoteca and other artistic, the Navigli district is good to have aperitivo, the Triennale if you're into design and Castello Sforzesco. Also Villa Necchi Campiglio is nice although slightly outside from the center as far as i can remember.

Very nice city, I went last november

>>2789958
>Shittiest city in all of Italy
don't feel too down OP
italians hate milan because italians hate everywhere that isn't nonna's house
milan is a good time

>>2789786 (OP)
Hi! Actual person from Milan here. I'm not sure what you mean by "historical sights", so here's a short list of things that I think are worth visiting. I will try to put items in each list in an order going from most obvious / touristy to most obscure / esoteric.
Churches:
>The Duomo (duh)
>Sant'Ambrogio (one of the most interesting examples of paleochristian architecture in the world)
>San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore (the "sistine chapel of Milan", picrel)
>San Bernardino alle Ossa (very metal)
>Portinari Chapel in Sant'Eustorgio (pretty rainbow ceiling)
>San Satiro (the ur-example of architectural trompe-l'oeil/optical illusion)
>Santa Maria delle Grazie (most people go here to see Leonardo's Last Supper, book that in advance)
Museums:
>Castello Sforzesco (also includes several interesting museums, don't miss the Pietà Rondanini, Michelangelo's last unfinished sculpture)
>Pinacoteca di Brera (most famous art museum in the city, mostly medieval to early modern art)
>Pinacoteca Ambrosiana (huge collection including original sketches and notebooks by Leonardo)
>Museo Poldi-Pezzoli (very interesting collection including works by Botticelli)
>Galleria d'Arte Moderna (large collection of Italian 19th century art)
>Museo del Novecento (one of the biggest collections of 20th century art in Italy)
Other historical buildings:
Other miscellaneous historical buildings and sights:
>Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II (duh)
>Monumentale Cemetery (architecturally beautiful, has a huge number of elaborate tombs and mausolea)
>Ca' Granda (once Milan's reinaissance-era hospital, today the main campus of the city's university)
>Centrale Train Station (arguably the finest example of fascist-era architecture in Italy)
>La Scala Theatre (arguably the third most important theatre in the world after the Opera in Paris and the Metropolitan in NYC)
>Arco della Pace (triumphal arch to commemorate Napoleon's conquest of Italy)
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>>2790071
There is of course much more, this is just a basic primer with what I think are absolute must-see's. I left out more niche stuff like modern/contemporary art museums and stuff like science museums (or the garden where you can see flamingos just enjoying their day, picrel). There are many tourists for sure, but I don't think Milan is a tourist trap, at least compared to other cities in Italy like Venice or Florence which are much worse in that regard. Don't listen to people that say Milan is a shithole where you'll get stabbed, robbed and raped - Milan is not less or more dangerous than any other European city of comparable size. Keep in mind that Milan is the wealthiest city in Italy, so people talking shit are usually just salty and envious terroni. Also the best pizza place in Milan is Pizzeria da Giuliano in via Paolo Sarpi, thank me later

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'best x list in milan" often is very nice but of course very busy - i think italians seem to enjoy "lines" if you call them that
had a lot of luck just going to whatever italian restaurant was in the neighborhood i stayed. if its not across the street from a major tourist site chances are it will be nice.

>>2790073
>salty and envious terroni
lol. Was just in Milan and the city is absurdly wealthy and tasteful. I can understand the resentment.

I've never been to Milan. People seem to have wildly different things to say about it. Some say it's great and others make it sound like it's really dangerous, especially around the train station at night. I want to take day trips to the lakes but I'm not sure about coming back to Milan at night.

>>2792475
>I'm not sure about coming back to Milan at night.

how late are you getting back? 1 can get metro, 2 can get taxi.
it is true, 3rd worlders do have a natural inclination to congregate outside transportation hubs as their place to spend their days but they are npcs not criminal masterminds.
if you dont have any luggage cus its day trips you'll just look like someone passing through.
outside the train station once everyone has gone home there are some spots where homeless people set up camp,
the area between centrale and lima/corso beunos aries did seem like a little africa section. have gone to eritrian restaurant there was nice.

>>2790071
>>2790073
Not OP but I'm also going to Milan later this year, thanks for this.
>the best pizza place in Milan is Pizzeria da Giuliano in via Paolo Sarpi
Related to this, is there a good app or website where I can find restaurant reviews by locals familiar with the cuisine instead of ones written tourists who don't know what they're talking about?

>>2792843
>is there a good app or website where I can find restaurant reviews by locals
Honestly, why bother with an app? Just ask around, usually you'll be able to find decent-to-good restaurants wherever you are. If you're too shy/autistic to just ask the cashier at the counter or the receptionist at your hotel "hey what's your favourite restaurant nearby", then just look for reviews by italian people on google maps. In general, you will have a good dining experience wherever you go, as long as you avoid the horrible tourist trap restaurants that cater exclusively to tourists. The following are all signs of obvious tourist traps, which you should avoid at all costs:
>giant, english-language menus with pictures placed outside the entrances
>people standing outside inviting you in
>being open 24hours or at strange times like the middle of the afternoon; actual italian restaurants are only open during the normal meal times in Italy (roughly 12:00-15:00 for lunch, 19:00-22:00 for dinner)
If you are in Milan and want a quick snack without compromising on quality, look for the closest "Panino Giusto". It's a chain of restaurants specializing in gourmet sandwiches, quite expensive for fast food standards, but you will have one of the best sandwiches in your life (some of their sandwiches got a Michelin star)

>>2792877
Forgot to mention: if you want to try traditional Milanese cuisine, one of the lesser known and most underrated culinary traditions in Italy, there are sadly scarcely few good restaurants that specialize in it anymore. A couple of my personal favourites are
>La Pobbia 1850, in via Gallarate
>Osteria dei Malnat, in via Caccialepori
>Al Garghet, in via Selvanesco
All of these do tend to be on the expensive side though

>>2792877
>>2792880
>If you're too shy/autistic to just ask the cashier at the counter or the receptionist at your hotel
I am, and thanks that's a good (and probably very obvious) tip. Not knowing the local language really exacerbates my shyness/social anxiety, I feel like such a dumb asshole trying to speak to people by probably butchering the few phrases I memorized with a shitty accent.
Thanks a lot for the specific restaurant recommendations too, I definitely do want to check out Milanese cuisine.

>>2792901
>Not knowing the local language really exacerbates my shyness/social anxiety
Most young people in Milan know at least a decent bit of English, you'll be fine

there is apperitivo, often advertised as "happy hour" mistranslation. your drink costs more but they provide food - it used to be a snack to tide over your appeitie before your night out began but now some of them are full on buffets that for the price of one above avg cocktail could replace your meal. They vary in quality with the bar as to who is catered to. The popular ones having high turnover of food is good but if its crowded and you cant find a seat its hard to eat something substantial while also holding a drink.. they can vary from just veggies, breadsticks chips to full pastas, wings, spare ribs, pizza. whether they were working man or bougie vs how filling the food was seemed variable.
they are spread out throughout the city tho if you read about it often navigli region is recommended as high concentration of restaurants and bars along the canal.
non exhaustive list, there will be ones navigli, porta genoa, porta ticinese, moscova, brera, corso como, corso garabaldi, arco della pace, isola, near porta venezia (important for op this is supposedly the gay part of town.), not on corso buenos Aries but adjacent to it. have also been to nice places more locals areas in citta studi and lambrate, udine even. there will be more

i want to try mr dick novelty bakery
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