Here you find both romantic restaurants, fine dining restaurants, relaxed bar-restaurants and places suitable for a business rooftop lunch. This article was made after our own visits and together with local reviewers and restaurant owners. This way, we can secure correct and up-to date information for each rooftop restaurant.
Update: This article was updated on May 12th, 2025, with new information, new restaurants, updated photos, booking links and insider tips.
The Milan rooftop restaurants are spread out over the city, with the vast majority in the city center. Bring your date, friend or business partner to any of these spots, and you’ll be in for a treat.
Our complete and up-to date guide to the 8 Best Rooftop Restaurants in Milan - 2025 feature all info you need about each rooftop, all at the same place, so you don’t have to scroll around on several different sources finding it.
For each rooftop, this guide presents:
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In short: Located on the Palazzo dell'Arte in downtown Milan, the views of this restaurant are second to none, as you can overlook the Sempione Park, the Sforza Castle, and Milan's skyline.
Food & Drinks: A luxurious option for those looking for high quality and an exclusive atmosphere, the Terrazza Triennale offers Italian cuisine of the highest class and some of the best views in the city. While the restaurant's specialty is the food, the drinks don't fall far behind, thanks to the restaurant's long list of Italian wines, signature mixology cocktails, and craft beers.
What we think: The perfect rooftop restaurants for a business lunch or a romantic dinner. If the view wasn't enough, the Terraza Triennale is located in a greenhouse, which means the weather is always perfect in there, and you're surrounded by nature without leaving the city.
Dress code: The Terrazza Triennale dress code is smart casual.
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In short: Located just outside the Cathedral in central Milan, La Rinascente isn't actually a restaurant, but rather a shopping mall with an enormous rooftop food court, offering one of the best views of the city.
Food & Drinks: Iconic, creatively-prepared dishes to be savoured with a selection of top labels from both the Maio wine cellar and the sophisticated Champagne Bar in the restaurant. Dishes that celebrate being Italian whilst exploring new flavours in a cuisine consisting of inspiration and vision, mixing flavours and trends. Carefully selected, top quality raw materials and strict compliance with seasonal produce are the core of Maio Restaurant’s DNA.
What we think: Open from morning to late nigth, MAIO Restaurant Milano feels classic Italian and stylish in decor, and it is of course the ultimate spot for a sunny lunch break during some shopping in the mall. But also a great place to just stop by for a cocktail, some coffee or a glass of champagne.
Dress code: The MAIO Restaurant Milano dress code is business casual.
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In short: Terrazza 12 offers a homely and retro ambiance, with colorful designs, 50's inspired decor, comfortable lounge furniture, and relaxing music.
Food & Drinks: At the rooftop restaurant you can enjoy the best of Mediterranean cuisine, based on freshly caught fish, created by the resident chef Marco Fossati. From tartare to over 10 types of oysters, the food is served daily as both lunch and dinner.
What we think: While the Terraza 12 is a restaurant, it evokes the feeling of a comfy living room, making it the ideal spot for a casual meal or after-work drinks with friends. Surrounded by a beautiful rooftop terrace that overlooks the Madonnina and Milan's new skyline, this high-mixology bar aims to deliver a unique experience that lets people focus on the company as well as the fares.
Dress code: The A Riccione Terrazza 12 dress code is smart casual.
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In short: Located on a 10th floor, this terrace used to be called La Terraza dei Cavalieri, but during 2020 it transformed into The Roof Milano. The panoramic views of Milan, that reach as far as the eye can see, are however just the same.
Food & Drinks: The terrace operates as a restaurant for two different hotels, and with that kind of popularity, you bet the restaurant's Italian dishes are something to write home about. Drink-wise, you can enjoy aperitifs, classic cocktails, fantastic Italian wines, straight liquors, and strong coffee, all while overlooking the Piazza Guiseppe Missori and lounging on one of the restaurant's comfortable sofas.
What we think: The atmosphere is relaxed but sophisticated, and while the prices are high, the experience is more than worth it. Probably the most spectacular view in Milan and also the best spot for a sunset!
Dress code: The The Roof Milano dress code is upscale.
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In short: Offering front-row seats of the historical Duomo, from which it gets its name, and Milan's streets, the Duomo 21 Terrace is the perfect spot to relax while enjoying the scenery, away from the crowds and the noise.
Food & Drinks: From the rooftop bar you can you can order signature Martinis or cocktails, beer or wines, and there is also a full food menu, ranging from salads, pizza and burgers to fine dining entrees.
What we think: Open from noon to late night all days, Terrazza Duomo 21 is a great rooftop for a relaxing lunch or an apertif-break while exploring the cental parts of town. The rooftop terrace is quite small in size and basic in decor, so the real piece of art here is the view.
Dress code: The Terrazza Duomo 21 dress code is business casual.
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In short: Located on the 4th floor of the historic Swiss Center in Milan, right by Indro Montanelli Park, La Terrazza di Via Palestro offers both an elegant indoor lounge, as well as a lush and stylish outdoor terrace.
Food & Drinks: Serving tasty cuisine combining the flavors of Italian tradition with a creative twist as lunch and dinner, the rooftop bar is also available for aperitif between 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Enjoy fine and creative mixologist cocktails, fine Italian wines, a careful selection of Champagne and delicious finger food.
What we think: With a friendly service and sophisticated atmosphere, Terrazza Palestro is a great spot to enjoy an al-fresco lunch, dinner or cocktails with genuine 'Italian vibes'. Decorated with dining tables and comfy lounge sofas, the terrace is covered with both roof and plants. So while the views might not be panoramic, they are over one of the most beautiful areas of the city, and the rooftop can stay open come sunshine or rain.
Dress code: The Terrazza Palestro dress code is business casual.
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In short: Located opposite the Milan Central Station, the luxurious and fantastic Excelsior Hotel Gallia comes with an equally fantastic rooftop bar and restaurant, called Terrazza Gallia.
Food & Drinks: Open year-round, the Gallia restaurant serves fine and traditional Italian cuisine with contemporary flavours as lunch and dinner, where the food menu was created under the consultancy of the three Michelin Star Cerea brothers. The rooftop bar is open from noon to late night, offering a selection of small bites, along with mixology signature cocktails and classics with a contemporary twist.
What we think: A high-end venue, and Terrazza Gallia is quite pricey, but then you get service, food, drinks a views of the very best quality. An experience not to be missed!
Dress code: The Terrazza Gallia dress code is upscale.
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In short: Covering the top floor ofiH Hotels Milano Ambasciatori, found just a few steps from Milano Duomo, SunEleven Rooftop offers a stylish lounge setting to enjoy Milan from above.
Food & Drinks: High above the chaotic streets below, here you can indulge in mixology cocktails, crafted beers and bubbles, as well as a delicious selection of tapas and sandwiches.
What we think: Casual elegant in vibe, SunEleven Rooftop is a great spot for everything from a business meeting and sunset aperitifs, to comfy nights out with close ones. Dressed in comfy lights, plenty of greenery, pastel colors and cool LED signs, the stylish terrace offers equally stylish views, with 360° vistas stretching over the Madonnina and the Milan skyline.
Dress code: The SunEleven Rooftop dress code is smart casual.
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