On the Ripa di Porta Ticinese, facing the Naviglio Grande, Pasticceria Sissi has operated continuously since the 1940s with a confidence in its own pastry that requires no update. The interior is narrow, the display cases are original, the espresso is made to Milanese specification — short, concentrated, consumed standing. The canal-side light in the morning is soft and particular. Come before eleven, when the neighbourhood is still moving at its own pace.
Naviglio Grande, Milan, Italy