Made in Sicily In Milano

Sicily in Milan, a wonderful surprise!

It's a Catanian enclave in Milan. In Catania, it's common to find a bar/diner/fast food restaurant and pastry shop all in one place. Where you can have a granita for breakfast, an arancino, or baked pasta, or caponata, or something else, for lunch, dinner, or simply because you're in the mood. Here, everything is excellent. The flavors and aromas are almost all in the right place. The little bit that isn't exactly as it should be isn't their fault. Take the bread, for example: the mafalda has exactly the same shape and size as the one you'd eat in Catania. The sesame seeds are just right. Unfortunately, the durum wheat semolina, which is only found in Catania, is missing: so the inside is less firm, less fragrant, white instead of yellow, and lighter. It would still be good... if only you didn't expect something that isn't there, because it can't be. And the arancino's "shell" is a little less rigid and firm than it should be. But then you try the one with fried eggplant, and you find pieces of salted ricotta inside... and you're reconciled with (your) world! These are subtleties. The caponata is exactly ours. The almond granita is creamy, without visible chunks (but you can taste it in your mouth: oh yes!), at the right temperature, a little solid, a little runny; with just the right amount of sugar to be neither bland nor cloying: a little masterpiece. The staff is polite, kind, patient: something that should never be taken for granted. Then, when they bring you the coffee with the almond granita inside, you finally feel understood, and even a little at home. And you find yourself humming "ciuri ciuri"... A gentleman came in, and with all that goodness, he ordered a coffee. What a mess he'd missed... It was impossible not to compare him to someone who uses a Formula One car to go to the newspaper.

We've been frequenting this place for almost a year now, as our company moved nearby. The food is high-quality. I recommend the brioches for breakfast and the cannoli, too! They're very good. The service could be better; sometimes, when the place is very crowded, the ladies get a little stressed... but that's understandable. Overall, it's still a place we enjoy frequenting.

A fantastic place for an Italian breakfast, delicious coffee, sweets, and more, very friendly, open people 😍 We love you, Italians 😁♥️

Excellent Sicilian pastry shop, with a wide selection of sweet and savory specialties. The space is large and welcoming. The staff is always friendly and helpful, and knows how to pamper their customers! Highly recommended.

Go there. It's worth it. Everything is good.

Delicious fresh baked goods. Sparkling clean. Great staff and service. Thank you girls🙏

Excellent Sicilian pastries, excellent brioches, but avoid the coffee. I don't like it.

Delicious! Friendly, fast, but not stressful.

I loved the Sicilian food and culture; they offered truly delicious food! There was a very kind cashier who always listened patiently to my broken Italian.