Chinatown
3.5
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As one of the oldest and biggest Chinese districts in Italy, Milan’s Chinatown stretches Via Paolo Sarpi and the surrounding area. Oriental Mall sits in the center, surrounded by restaurants, shops, and supermarkets. Modest in scope to Chinatowns in other major cities, you can still expect to find plenty of Chinese delicacy staples like handmade dumplings and noodles. Grab yourself a cup of bubble tea or soy milk and take a relaxing stroll through this clean and quiet neighborhood. Visit during Lunar New Year for a lively parade featuring a red paper dragon and the Lantern Festival when red lanterns line the streets. – Tripadvisor
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Bev6397
2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
First time found that Chinese are racist towards Indians. I had a bad experience visiting Chinatown in Milan. When I asked chinese woman in grocery shop she completely ignored me and served Italian woman. She was soo epathetic I had to get out of store. Never go in their area again
Found Italuan unfriendly too. Chinese and Italian both are racist .
Found Italuan unfriendly too. Chinese and Italian both are racist .
Written October 27, 2023
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AlessioMirk
Moscow, Russia4 contributions
Jul 2012 • Solo
I have been there for 3 times, it is a nice place generally , lots of chinese super markets with exotic food , shops, boutiques, cafes, restaurants. Prices are much lower then in other parts of Milan however even there u will see some typical italians bar. Actually thats a place for people who are interested in China, i understand it is not common with real china but i love the mix of cultures i feel there so i reccomend you to make a trip there.
Written July 25, 2012
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Rood76
Haarlem, The Netherlands90 contributions
Jun 2015 • Solo
as stated before on other reviews, if you are looking for a chinatown like London or NYC please change your expectations. If you are looking for a clean street with lots of chines shops, restaurants and people please have a look.
Personally I enjoyed it and had a nice stroll up and down Via Paolo Sarpi to look at all the people, the shops and have a drink along the way. A nice way to start the day and then move on. From there you can easily walk along and see other sights.
Personally I enjoyed it and had a nice stroll up and down Via Paolo Sarpi to look at all the people, the shops and have a drink along the way. A nice way to start the day and then move on. From there you can easily walk along and see other sights.
Written June 28, 2015
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Mike
40 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
Upon recent visit to Milan wife and I whom live in London and love china town thought should take a visit however after reading all the negative reviews was not expecting much!
We however were surprised and was a welcome change to the fashion districts of Milan - lots of little clothes shops and random gifts but importantly a great place to just take a stroll and have some authentic Chinese food! It is not a pretty area but well worth a visit!!
We however were surprised and was a welcome change to the fashion districts of Milan - lots of little clothes shops and random gifts but importantly a great place to just take a stroll and have some authentic Chinese food! It is not a pretty area but well worth a visit!!
Written December 26, 2021
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Franz S
Denmark47 contributions
Mar 2015 • Couples
I feel like the term China Town is being missused in this case. Even though there's some Asian stores and a bit of Mandarin writing it's not really sufficient to call it China Town.
Written July 23, 2015
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Samantha L
59 contributions
It must be understood that not all Chinatown in this world are the same and neither is the Chinatown here. But hey, Chinatowns are exciting and unique places to visit, such as the one in London, right? WRONG. The so called Chinatown in Milano are just a few streets of cheap Chinese shops and Chinese restaurants with Chinese characters labels. Other than that, there is absolutely nothing else.
Written February 18, 2015
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Liina L
5 contributions
Jul 2014
It wasn't what i expected. There were just long streets full of chinese shops were you can buy anything you have seen on internet shops. Every third clothing store is almost the same. Same with accessories' shops.
For me, it was really boring.
For me, it was really boring.
Written July 30, 2014
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Steve P
Cornwall, UK87 contributions
Jan 2018 • Couples
We went for a Sunday stroll to Milan's Chinatown hoping for some great restaurants and food shops but found more electrical and clothing stores than anything else. There are obviously some well attended streetfront eateries which get so many people queueing that you have to assume the quality is excellent but for me, the whole area is really quite average.
Written January 16, 2018
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Patrice H
Milan, Italy2 contributions
I had been holding out buying souvenirs believing that I could find some things to buy in Chinatown, but it was a bit disappointing to see that this was an area that was really for wholesale buyers and not tourists. There aren't even any places to eat that looked even remotely close to looking appetizing. However there are some interesting shops and there's a lot of life and people walking about so I still enjoyed walking around and looking at the different shops even if I could really buy anything. If you're hoping for a chinatown like in NYC, you'll be disappointed. But if you just like exploring new areas then take a walk through chinatown in Milan, have some gelato, and see some interesting fashions.
Written March 1, 2014
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WKZH
colmar94 contributions
Jul 2019
It may be the oldest Chinatown in Italy but it was nothing special. It didn't have that Chinatown vibe (where were the shops with hanging roasted duck, char sui, roast pork? where were the dim sum restaurants?) There were a few interesting eateries and chinese produce shops but I expected so much more. London Chinatown much better!
Written August 14, 2019
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Yes there is, but mostly adult clothe whole sale shops
Written June 11, 2019
Is it a safe area to stay in?
Written September 18, 2016
Où pourrais-je boire un bubble tea à Milan ?
Merci à ceux qui pourront me renseigner
Written February 12, 2015
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