Mandarin Garden
the lush garden terrace oasis in the city center
By day, it's a peaceful garden escape for business lunches and leisurely brunches. By night, it transforms into Milan's chic cocktail scene with a DJ and Jules Verne-inspired drinks. Chef Antonio Guida oversees the modern Milanese menu featuring gourmet burgers and sharing plates. The lush garden setting feels like a secret oasis in the city center. Perfect for La Scala pre-theater dining or late-night aperitivos until 1 AM. Definitely splurge territory, but the garden terrace makes it special.
In Brera, Milan. Easy to fold into a morning or a longer afternoon; there's usually something else worth a stop within a few minutes' walk.
Mandarin Garden is the all-day bar & restaurant inside the Mandarin Oriental, Milan, near La Scala, open 7am–1am daily. The menu is overseen by 2-Michelin-star chef Antonio Guida (also of the hotel's Seta restaurant) and features modern Italian/Milanese dishes, signature salads, and reinvented sandwiches and sharing plates like the Mandarin burger, club sandwich, and Apulian focaccia with culatello and burrata. Its evening cocktail program, led by Guglielmo Miriello, includes a Jules Verne 'Around the World in 80 Days'–inspired list of 11 signature drinks. The space is a luxuriant courtyard garden that serves as a calm daytime retreat and transforms into one of Milan's exclusive nightspots with contemporary music. This corroborates the curator's notes on the day/night duality, splurge pricing, and garden setting.