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A Navigli Bar Crawl

Four stops, one evening. Canal-side cocktail and aperitivo.

This is a working bar crawl through Navigli, Milan's most concentrated drinking neighbourhood. Canal-side cocktail and aperitivo. Four stops, one evening, mapped by editors who actually drink here on Friday nights.

The order matters. Start polished, peak in the middle, end somewhere quieter. Every room listed below is within a 10-minute walk of the next one — that's the value of a neighbourhood crawl.

Total time: about five hours. Total spend: depends on you, but plan £60-£100 per person. Save this page, send it to whoever you're meeting, and let Navigli take care of the rest.

The Route

Four stops, ranked

Walking distance: under 1km between stops. Treat the timings as guidance, not gospel.

No. 01
Stop 1 — 18:00 Aperitif
Bar Rita Navigli
Navigli · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
Bar Rita Navigli draws a steady local crowd in Navigli. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Start at the most refined cocktail room in the area. One drink. You're warming up.
No. 02
Stop 2 — 19:30 First proper cocktail
Bamboo Bar at Armani Hotel
Quadrilatero · $$$$ · Rooftop Bars
Bamboo Bar at Armani Hotel draws a steady local crowd in Quadrilatero. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Move to the room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar, talk to the bartender, order a house special.
No. 03
Stop 3 — 21:30 The destination
Rita & Cocktails
Navigli · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
Rita & Cocktails draws a steady local crowd in Navigli. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
The bar that defines the neighbourhood. Reservations help. Stay an hour.
No. 04
Stop 4 — 23:30 Last drink
1930 Milan
Porta Romana. The bar requires a reservation and a password. Once admitted · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
1930 is a hidden speakeasy in Porta Romana. The bar requires a reservation and a password. Once admitted, you enter a 1930s themed cocktail room — leather banqu
End somewhere unhurried — a wine bar, a music room, or a quiet hotel bar. One simple drink.
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Photos via Google Places. Editorial selection by Bars for Kings editors. Source