Meet Me in Milan A Guide to the Usual and Unusual from Herb Lester Associates

The scale and variety of Milan is daunting; it's bigger and brasher than its southern cousins and less immediately eye-catching, but a little exploring reveals a bewitching city. Alongside global fashion franchises, traditional family-run shops thrive, and while sushi may have its adherents, classical osterias and pasticcerias dominate our suggestions.