A must-see in Milan for those who love gastronomy and want to get to know one of the most famous and traditional pastry shops in Milan: the Pasticceria Marchesi. Created in 1824 and acquired by the Prada group, the pastry shop now has three addresses in the Italian city.
• Pasticceria Marchesi in Milan
A very traditional pastry shop in Milan, Pasticceria Marchesi was founded in 1824 and today it stands at the same address, being a historical pastry shop in Milan and even a symbol of the city. With so much tradition, as soon as I was around, I had to stop by the traditional address to check it myself.
The pasticceria (the Italian word for “pastry shop”) really began only with sweets, and after 1900 also became a coffee shop. The traditional address on Via S. Maria alla Porta 11 / a, is the same since its opening, and this address is more like a “fast coffee” kind of place with no place to sit or just to take something home/hotel.
If you’re one of those people who love sweets, gummies, cakes, and pastries, that’s definitely a must-visit place in the city for delicious sweets or just for a coffee. Especially now that they have more than one address in the city.
About the sweets from the Marchesi pastry shop: delicious! Marchesi really has the tradition it deserves, I went to visit the traditional address and tried some traditional sweets and I also couldn’t resist taking others for later. (Yes, I love sweets.)
About the prices, I would say it’s a very normal price, just so you can have an idea, the sweets in the photo above had a price by weight and they cost only € 5. (And they were delicious indeed.) *Prices from my visit in 2014*
2025 Update: I now live in Milan, and I can tell you Milan has high prices everywhere and for everything, so expect the prices to be a bit higher than 10 years ago. If you go to the coffee shop address where you can also sit, expect the price to be a bit higher than if you go to the traditional address and take away.
So, when thinking about where to eat in Milan, if you’re craving some sweets, stop by one of Marchesi’s addresses.
• Pasticceria Marchesi Addresses:
• Traditional address: Via S. Maria alla Porta 11 / a, 20123 Milano (It does not open on Mondays).
• Second address: Via Monte Napoleone 9, 20121 Milano.
• Third Address: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
The second address is the new address opened in 2015, after the brand was acquired by Prada. Unlike the traditional address, the new addresses have a space with tables and seats and a beautiful design chosen by Miuccia Prada herself.
