Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya

Nice people, okay coffee
Basically, it depends on what you’re looking for. The staff is great, and eager to please. The ambience is good too, and there is WiFi
But….the coffee (espresso) is almost always tepid, which I frankly don’t get.
Anyhow, like I said, the peeps are great…

Pricey, but so so so good
So yeah, it’s a bit of a chain, but don’t let that out you off. This, my friends, is the real deal. Focus on the Isan-style stuff (the rest is good too, but you can get that in other places) it’s why you’re here. The salads, punchy pungent , and outstanding, are off the charts.
Get anything with cockles in it, you won’t regret it. Hell, get anything, it’s just plain good

It’s a napoletano caffè….
You’re trainside at Milano Centrale, and want coffee/pastry/sandwich/stuff-you-get-in-a-cafe, where’d you go?
You could go back out, and grab what you need at Bar Milano or one of the umpteen caffès on the other side of the gates. Or…, walk over to Mignon (conveniently located right next to where the train to Malpensa leaves) and get a Neapolitan version of whatever you want.
Usually long lines, but they love fast, and you rarely wait more than a few minutes. The stuff is tasty, the coffee is good, and you could do far worse…

Really good when you choose wisely
The menu is huge, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing (have you *been* to a resto in Bangkok?)
But there is also a bunch-a “meh” stuff in there - you have to be careful (hint: ask the waiter - the names aren’t that helpful)

Eminently goofy, and utterly charming.
This is one *tiny* museum - then again, it's only a couple of Euro to get in, so nothing much to complain about. It's about the history of Chocolate in Modica (where they make something more akin to the ancient aztec stuff). Not much beyond what you could get off the InterWebs, but then again, you're not going to get the chocolate sculptures, and the the 3-D map of sicily off the InterWebs either 😜
Love this place!....