Milan — Porta Venezia
Orsonero Coffee
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Photo: Orsonero Coffee, Used with permission
A small, counter-first room in Porta Venezia with a distinctly Nordic-leaning minimalism — pale wood, restrained color, nothing competing with the coffee itself for attention. Orsonero doesn't roast on-site; its house roaster is the well-regarded Italian specialty roaster Gardelli, supplemented by rotating European guest roasts from names like La Cabra and Coffee Collective, which puts a genuinely international selection behind a very small Milan counter.
Open six days with a shorter Sunday morning schedule and closed Mondays, it keeps hours suited to a small, focused operation rather than an all-day cafe.