Rita & Cocktails

Rita & Cocktails is on Via Angelo Fumagalli, a side street off the Naviglio Grande, and it is a good choice when you want a proper cocktail rather than a spritz on the canal. The drinks use fresh ingredients and clever pairings; the house signature, the Gin Zen, mixes gin with freshly crushed ginger, lime and soda. The bartenders will also build a drink around what you like.

The room has a long wooden bar and a glass-enclosed patio. We could not confirm current opening hours online, so check before you go. It is a short walk from Porta Genova station and from the bars along the canal. Not for you if you want the canal-side crowd: it is one street back.