Where to discover historic boutiques in Brera
In the heart of Brera, amid iconic streets and hidden courtyards, you’ll still find artisanal workshops and historic boutiques that are an integral part of the district’s identity. Family-run shops, workshops, and establishments that continue to carry on traditions, techniques, and skills passed down through the generations. These places reveal a more authentic side of Milan, defined by savoir-faire, attention to detail, and a culture of craftsmanship.
Discover our selection of historic shops that still contribute to Brera’s unique character today.
📍Rossignoli – Corso Garibaldi, 71
📍Bottega Rossa di Francesco Urzì – Via Ciovasso, 6
📍F. Pettinaroli & Figli – Via Brera, 4
📍Matteo Palermo Barbiere e Parrucchiere – della Battaglia, 1, Via San Fermo
📍Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi – Viale Montello, 4
📍Pellegrini Bottega d’arte – Via Brera, 16
📍Falegnameria Cavalleroni – Via Palermo, 8
The places
Rossignoli
Corso Garibaldi, 71
With perseverance and passion they have lived a very long history on their wheels, from the crisis of 1929 to the autarchy in black shirt; from the bombs on Milan during the Second World War, which took away three shops, to the boom of the 50s when cycling ...
Bottega Rossa di Francesco Urzì
Via Ciovasso, 6
Since 1967 the Urzì family has been dealing with all kinds of antiques, from lamps to furniture but also clothing. In short, all the "vintage"!
...Pettinaroli
Via Brera, 4
This historic shop, now known for years as "Bottega Storica", was founded in 1881 by Francesco Pettinaroli, when he moved from Lake Orta to Milan. It was immediately born as a stationery shop with annexed printing and bookbinding workshop and in a short tim...
Matteo Palermo Barbiere e Parrucchiere
della Battaglia, 1, Via San Fermo
Matteo Palermo is a celebrity. In 1981 he took over the barbershop born in '53 and restored at the end of the sixties: ant cabinets, glass cabinets, filled with bottles of scented water and the classic leatherette barber chairs. Leaving it intact in the fur...
Gipsoteca Fumagalli & Dossi
Viale Montello, 4
Fumagalli and Dossi took over the molding laboratory with attached plaster cast of Cesare Bertolazzi, located in Milan, in 1974. The laboratory was born on the initiative of two Milanese trainers, Gariboldi and Bertolazzi, already employees of the Antonio V...
Pellegrini Bottega d’arte
Via Brera, 16
Even today Academy students, artists and art lovers can still follow the same path as the photographers, intellectuals, painters and thinkers who have animated the Brera district since the second half of 1900, visiting the Pinacoteca, stopping at the histor...
Falegnameria Cavalleroni
Via Palermo, 8
Founded in 1934 by Cesare Cavalleroni, in 1974 it was inherited by his sons Costante and Franco and now the third generation is at the helm: Cesare, 35 years old, graduated in Industrial Design at the Politecnico.
The workshop has seen the most extra...
