ristorazione — Milano · Lombardia
In the covered municipal market of Piazza Wagner — the oldest in Milan, opened in 1929 — Polleria Pavia has traded since 1973. Over fifty years of daily poultry selection, in a neighbourhood that still knows the value of shopping done with care.
The threshold of the Wagner market is one of those you cross out of habit, and walk through by choice. Vasco opened the stall in 1973; since 1989, Katia and Marco have carried on the same name with the same care. Three generations that have passed down an eye for fresh produce, and the loyalty of a neighbourhood clientele that returns every week.
Inside the covered market, the counter is a place for conversation. The owners do more than serve: they advise on how to cook, suggest pairings, and accompany every purchase with the expertise that only decades in the trade can build. It is a kind of personalised guidance that turns a stop at the counter into something close to a lesson in Milanese cooking.
The work here is artisanal and daily: products are prepared with care, selected fresh each morning. The chicken skewers — a house specialty customers describe as spectacular — are born of this dedication to preparation. Creativity and technique meet behind the counter, in a range that goes well beyond whole poultry and reflects years of craft.
Fifty years of presence at the Wagner market speak for themselves about the measure of this place. The full page is available for those who wish to know more.
