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Cantine Isola

Historic wine bar·Porta Volta

A wine shop since 1896

A historic Chinatown bottiglieria on Via Paolo Sarpi, pouring by the glass since 1896.

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In the area: Gerry’s Bar at the Grand Hotel et de Milan: a mahogany bar with a clock, brass rail and three stools under a glass roof. Image courtesy of © · via Wikimedia Commons

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Since 1896
Wine by the glass
Tuesday readings

Address: Via Paolo Sarpi 30, 20154 Milano
Porta Volta, Milan
Phone: +39 02 331 5249
Website: cantineisola.com

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About Cantine Isola

Cantine Isola was founded in 1896 by Giovanni Isola on Via Paolo Sarpi, and the Sarais family has run it since 1991; in 2022 Luca Sarais was named Italy’s best wine merchant among wine shops that pour by the glass. The shelves run from everyday bottles to great rarities. It opens every day, 10am–10pm, and on Tuesday evenings at 8.30pm a short poem or reading is shared, some of them in Milanese.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Cantine Isola before you go.

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