Food and flowers from Milan’s ‘poet florist’

Fresh coffee, fresh pasta… and a side order of fresh flowers

If you are ever lucky enough to have some time to kill in Milan, we cannot recommend Fioraio Bianchi Caffé enough. Nestled in the downtown Brera district of Milan this past 40 years, it’s something of an institution. And it’s not hard to see why. This is no ordinary café – even by Milan’s standards. 

We’ll give you a clue: its eponymous founder Raimondo Bianchi is one of Milan’s most celebrated florists.

A fragrant dining experience

A magical place, where the aroma of freshly ground coffee and cooked food mingles with the sweet aroma of cut flowers, Fioraio Bianchi is a flower shop come coffee shop come top-class restaurant.

Raimondo Bianchi, known by locals as Milan’s ‘poet florist’, has dedicated his life to creating unique flower arrangements in his signature style based on simplicity and compositional balance. Meanwhile his menu offers a contemporary spin on traditional Italian cuisine with a distinctly French twist.

All of the flowers on display in his cafe are for sale so you can choose a bouquet while you’re sipping your morning coffee or waiting for your lunch to arrive – all the while, soaking up the atmosphere of this magical surroundings.

Find out more about this unique hidden gem in Italy’s fashion capital at the Fioraoi Bianchi website.