MILAN
Are you too sexy for Milan? Are you sexy enough?
Hot-spot neighborhoods: Centro Storico, Porta Venezia, Stazione Centrale
Drink Fuck Buy Crash Eat Trim Hang Plan
WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)
Depot (V Valtorta, 19, Turro) Private membership sex bar for Leathermen. link
WHERE TO FUCK
Bangalov (V Calabria, 5, Derganino) BDSM-oriented sex club. link
Depot (V Valtorta, 19, Turro) Private membership sex bar for Leathermen. link
Hot Dog Milano (V Oropa, 3, Crescenzago) Very large sex club with fetish theme nights. link
Illumined (V Napo Torriani, 12, Stazione Centrale) Private membership cruise club with private cabins, a maze, and more. Near Milan Central Station and Porta Venezia. link
Inferus Club (V Giovanni Paisiello, 4, Città Studi) Private membership cruise club with slings, glory holes, and more. link
Royal Hammam (V Plezzo, 16, Lambrate) Milan’s classy Turkish bathhouse. link
TBlue Sauna (V Ernesto Breda, 158, Villa San Giovanni) Bathhouse catering to a somewhat bearish clientele in northern Milan. link
WHERE TO BUY GEAR
SexDelirious (V Camillo Prampolini, 2, Dergano) Italy’s premier shop for BDSM equipment and attire. link
WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)
Best Western Plus Hotel Galles (Pi Lima, 2, Zona Buenos Aires) Gay-friendly location of the worldwide chain, close to Central Station. link
Hotel Baviera (V Panfilo Castaldi, 7, Porta Nuova) Casual gay-friendly hotel near Piazza della Repubblica. link
Hotel King (Corso Magenta, 19, Porta Magenta) Modest gay-friendly hotel in a baroque building. link
Lancaster Hotel (V Abbondio Sangiorgio, 16, Porta Sempione) Elegant gay-friendly hotel near Parco Sempione and Corso Sempione. link
NH Milano Palazzo Moscova (Viale Monte Grappa, 12b, Porta Garibaldi) Sophisticated gay-friendly hotel located in a former neoclassical train station. link
Too Cute (2b str8) (V Edoardo Bassini, 50/A, Lambrate) A gay, adults-only B&B slightly outside the center of town, but with a tram stop just outside. Seemingly named after a popular ’90s t-shirt. link
WHERE TO EAT (AND CRUISE)
B. Pasternak (V Casale, 7, Porta Genova) Popular gay-friendly bistro near Milan’s canals district. link
Bun Burger Milano Dell’Orso (V dell’Orso, 20, Centro Storico) Outpost of the gay-friendly burger chain, close to Castello Sforzesco. link
Bun Burger Porta Venezia (V Lazzaro Spallanzani, 16, Porta Venezia) Outpost of the gay-friendly burger chain, near Milan’s gayest neighborhood. link
Ca’puccino (V Marcello Malpighi, 1, Porta Venezia) It sounds like a coffeeshop, but it’s much more. link
Crazy Cat Café (V Napo Torriani, 5, Stazione Centrale) Fun, cat-filled café, near Milan Central Station. link
Enoteca Gatto (V delle Forze Armate, 11, Bande Nere) Gay-friendly restaurant and wine bar. (And another cat-themed restaurant. Hmmm…) link
Ham Holy Burger (Viale Bligny, 39, Porta Vigentina) Gourmet burgers in a gay-friendly spot. link
Ham Holy Burger (V Durini, 28, Centro Storico) Gourmet burgers in another gay-friendly spot. link
Ham Holy Burger (V Palermo, 15, Centro Storico) Yet more gourmet burgers in another gay-friendly spot. link
Leccomilano (V Lecco, 5, Porta Venezia) Gay bar serving light lunches and aperitivo, the Milanese equivalent to tapas. link
Malìa (VialE Legioni Romane, 55, Primaticcio) Gay-friendly bakery, bistro, and brunch spot. link
MONO (V Lecco, 6, Porta Venezia) Gay bar popular for aperitivo, the Milanese equivalent to tapas, served every evening 5:30-9:30. link
Noce Lab (Corso Italia, 17, Centro Storico) Gay-friendly organic bistro with an onsite shop. link
NoLo.So (V Luigi Varanini, 5, NoLo) Gay bar that serves up a popular brunch, pizza, and more. link
NUN – taste of the middle east (Viale Gian Galeazzo, 2, Ticinese) Gay-friendly spot for Middle Eastern food, near Milan’s canals district. link
NUN – taste of the middle east (V Lazzaro Spallanzani, 36, Zona Buenos Aires) Another gay-friendly spot for Middle Eastern food, near Porta Venezia. link
Red Café (V Lecco, 5, Porta Venezia) Gay bar serving light fare. link
Sui Generis (V Panfilo Castaldi, 31, Porta Venezia) One-of-a-kind gay-friendly spot serving up pub grub. link
Tipografia Alimentare (Via Domomiti, 1, Gorla) Gay-friendly typography-themed canalside bistro. link
WHERE TO GET A BUZZ CUT AND BEARD TRIM
Francesco Cirignotta Barber Shop (Viale Gabriele D’Annunzio, 25, Ticinese) Old-school masculine barbershop. link
WHO TO HANG WITH
Leather & Fetish Milano Proud Leather and Fetish Men of Northern Italy. link
Leather Friends Italia The brotherhood of Italian Leathermen. link
WHAT TO PLAN FOR
June/July
Milano Pride Italy’s Leathermen come out to show their Leather Pride each June. link
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