Marchesi 1824
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A pastry shop founded in 1824, since acquired by Prada and run with the restraint that money buys. The original Via Santa Maria alla Porta location is the one. Two other shops in the Galleria and on Monte Napoleone.
The Belle Époque interior — coffered ceilings, original mirrors, art deco lighting — has been almost untouched for a century. The panettone, produced by Diego Crosara through a long natural-leavening process, took Artisti del Panettone in 2023; you can order it by the slice year-round. The pastries are precise rather than playful. Stand at the counter for the full ritual: espresso, a brioche, the slow look around the room. The Monte Napoleone branch (just steps from the Prada flagship) is the see-and-be-seen one; the Galleria branch is the tourist one. The original is the one for coffee.
- Price — €€€
- Order — una fetta di panettone · espresso al banco
- walk in
- takeaway available
- Centro Storico · since 1824
- 3 locations
- Artisti del Panettone 2023
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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