Milan's Historic and New Pasticcerias: A Culinary Guide Ahead of Vogue World 2026

Ahead of Vogue World 2026, a guide highlights Milan's most renowned pastry shops, blending historic icons and contemporary newcomers. La Bruma, opened in January at Piazza Vetra 21, offers sweet and savory pastries with British, Northern European, and Italian influences, designed by Officina Magisafi. La Mary, opened at the end of 2025 at Via Marcona 70, is run by Denise Bonenti, Andrea Bologna, and Laye Dia, with interiors by Paola De Francesco and Kurt Stapelfeldt, and illustrations by Anna Higgie. Oslo Made in Heaven, at Via Filippo Corridoni 1, is owned by Yasmine and Julie Audi, continuing their mother Nayla Audi's Beirut legacy, with design by Benoît Dupuis. Marchesi 1824, owned by Prada, has three Milan locations and offers a new Italian-style brunch. Confetteria Romanengo, founded in Genoa in 1780, opened La Corte Manzoni on Via Alessandro Manzoni in April. Pasticceria Cova, founded in 1817, was a haunt of Garibaldi, Giuseppe Mazzini, and later celebrities like Brigitte Bardot and Alberto Moravia. Pasticceria Gattullo, Pasticceria Cucchi (founded 1936), Sant Ambroeus (founded 1936, with New York locations since 1982), Pasticceria San Carlo, Pasticceria Castelnuovo, Pasticceria Biffi (founded 1847), and Pasticceria Ranieri (founded 1967) are also featured, each with unique histories and specialties.