Historic Taveggia Pastry Shop Set to Reopen in October: Milan's Iconic Bakery Returns

The historic Taveggia pastry shop on via Visconti di Modrone will reopen by the end of October. As reported by Corriere della Sera Milano, the currently closed establishment has come under new management by FaroAlto, a Tuscan group specializing in the sector.

The Promise of Tradition

Chief Executive Officer Andrea Ristori assures that the shop's historic specialties will not disappear and the new management promises to respect the establishment's history. The counter will see the return of rice puddings and swans with whipped cream, the desserts that are Taveggia's signature. The main innovation will be the introduction of a chocolate shop, one of the Tuscan group's strengths.

What Changes and What Stays

According to what Ristori told Corriere, the historic furnishings will not be touched: the counter and crystal chandeliers that characterize the establishment will remain. The innovation will instead concern laboratory technology, where panettone, cakes and pastries will be produced alongside the classic specialties.

FaroAlto already has other businesses in Italy, including the historic Giubbe Rosse café in Florence, brought back to life after years of closure, and in Milan it also manages the Bigè pizzeria in piazza Diaz.

The New Team

The group is rebuilding the workforce: the stated goal is to reach 23 employees, including some workers from the previous management who chose to stay along with new hires. Leading the staff should be a master pastry chef from Milan, with whom negotiations are underway according to Ristori, as well as a chef for the bistro attached to the laboratory.

The planned hours will cover the entire day, from breakfast until evening aperitif, both considered among the most popular times. On prices, Ristori promises lines in line with the group's other historic establishments, citing as an example a coffee for no more than 1 euro and 50 cents.

The new management comes just five years after the previous one, which ended with a bankruptcy in court. Taveggia, in its over-hundred-year history, has already changed hands numerous times and faced several closures.