GUIDE TO THE BEST PANETTONE IN MILANO
Panettone is one of the typical sweets of Christmas, but few know its real history.
The origin of this joy was lost over time, and the birth of Panettone was closely linked to many legends. Sure is that the city of Milan it’s his hometown.
The ancient recipe with sugar and candied fruit is not different from the current one, wherein all homes during the Christmas period is served with mascarpone cream.
Just in time for the last-minute end of year celebration buys, here is a delicious list of Milan’s best bakeries to buy a tasty panettone.
One of the chicest spots in the whole city, the famous Marchesi pastry shop. The first and true one is located in Corso Magenta, but a visit is worth the one in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. Marchesi panettone is soft and delicate, all wrapped in a beautiful and refined soft powder pink packaging.
It is a small pastry shop, which has become a meeting place for the elegant Milanese over time. In addition to the classic recipe, you can also taste the one with apricots, exquisite. A piece of advice? Always better to order your panettone not to remain empty-handed.
Pasticcceria Leonardo
One of the newest pastry shops among those mentioned certainly competes with the historical ones for its reinterpretation of the classic recipe. Chocolate replaces candied fruit. For the greedy ones, only.
It’s a laboratory of ideas and innovation that updates and discovers new ingredients, new combinations and new techniques to open unexplored frontiers of taste. Their panettone combines modernity and tradition with a very soft dough. Try it to believe it.
Pasticceria Cucchi is synonymous with "made in Milan.” Another historical pastry shop and a real go-to during the holidays to buy panettone.
Rachele Conti