The gold-leaf Haunted House building of the Fondazione Prada against a blue sky

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Porta Romana & Fondazione Prada: Our Favourites

The Fondazione Prada and Bar Luce, QC Spa Milano and the trattorias of the south-east.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Porta Romana and the Fondazione Prada: the back story

    Porta Romana·In depth

    The Fondazione Prada and Bar Luce, the old gate of Porta Romana and the trattorias of the south-east.

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What to see and do

  1. OMA’s gold and white

    Fondazione Prada

    Porta Romana·Art foundation

    Prada’s art foundation in a former distillery, transformed by OMA with a sixty-metre tower.

    Largo Isarco 2, 20139 MilanoExplore View on map

Where to eat

  1. Bib Gourmand

    Trippa

    Porta Romana·Restaurant

    Italian trattoria cooking, with tripe as its name promises. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.

    Via Giorgio Vasari 1, 20135 MilanoExplore View on map

  2. Bib Gourmand

    Dongiò

    Porta Romana·Restaurant

    Calabrian cooking. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.

    Via Corio 3, 20135 MilanoExplore View on map

  3. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Un Posto a Milano

    Porta Romana·Restaurant

    Farm-to-table cooking in the restored Cascina Cuccagna.

    Via Cuccagna 2, 20135 MilanoExplore View on map

  4. Designed by Wes Anderson

    Bar Luce

    Fondazione Prada·Café

    The café at the Fondazione Prada, designed by the film director Wes Anderson in the spirit of the old Milanese bars.

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Health and wellness

  1. By the Spanish walls

    QC Spa Milano

    Porta Romana·Day spa

    A city spa a few steps from Porta Romana, sheltered by the 16th-century walls.

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