Pasticceria Angelo Polenghi

True Milan locals know when their sweet tooth aches to head to Pasticceria Angelo Polenghi for cheap and unpretentious top quality pastries. Customizable cakes are the standout and the store stocks books showcasing years of beautiful past designs, which are fun to browse. Beautiful as they are, their taste comes with the highest of recommendations, too. The baker Angelo Polenghi himself is practically a Milan icon who many Milanese remember fondly with stories from their youths. Mariavitorria Rava, who has known the local baker since she was a child, says customers can expect “real genuine recipes, and always freshly made cannoncini [that are] like Proust memories.�?