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Luca Pignatelli's recommendations

The bars, architecture sights, and street markets beloved to the Milan-based artist who's known for combining painting and sculpture in his emotive, textural tableaux.
 

Giuseppe Piermarini's buildings

La Scala
Piazza alla Scala
teatroallascala.org

Palazzo Reale
Piazza del Duomo, 12
palazzorealemilano.it

Palazzo Belgioioso
Piazza del Duomo, 12


Restaurants and Bars

Bar Luce (at Fondazione Prada)
Largo Isarco, 2
Designed by Wes Anderson
fondazioneprada.org/barluce

La Cantina di Manuela
Via C. Poerio, 3
lacantinadimanuela.it

Taverna Calabiana
Via Arcivescovo Calabiana, 3
tavernacalabiana.it


Street Markets and Bookshops

Via Crema Street Market
Via Crema/Via Piacenza (MM3 Porta Romana) / Via Pagano (Largo V Alpini)
Held every Friday morning

Naviglio Grande Street Market
Along the Alzaia Naviglio Grande
It takes place each last Sunday of the month, starting in September and it is situated along the Alzaia Naviglio Grande.

La Libreria Bocca
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 12
A historic art bookshop, in operation since 1775.