LUDO Dine & Vibe 
3 Gluten-Free Pastry Shops in Milan 
Easter is finally coming and with it spring, a few days of freedom but above all carefree moments to spend with friends or family in the name of eating well and indulging in a few gluttonous sins.
A traditional Easter lunch, the famous Easter Monday trip out of town or simply a moment to dedicate to oneself and one’s pleasure, this holiday is also designed to delight our palates and our eyes with eggs, sweets and chocolates, all obviously handmade.
If the setting is our splendid eternal city, everything becomes even more magical and special. These are the pastry shops and chocolate shops in the capital where you can buy exquisite and artistic Easter eggs , strictly artisanal and of high quality.
WALTER MUSCO
Largo Benedetto Bompiani, 8
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Picasso, Mirò, Chagall and Severini. It could easily be a museum or an art gallery, but instead it is the pastry shop founded by Walter Musco from which the shop takes its name. Art in this place is a fundamental aspect not only for the creation of the desserts but also for their stunning image. Beauty, art and mastery are a must for Walter Musco where each preparation describes a path, a memory, in the constant search for balance and that flavor that awakens in the memory of the one who savors the feelings and images that inspired that dessert. The Easter eggs signed by Walter Musco reproduce the paintings of these 4 great painters for an unprecedented masterpiece of confectionery art that will make these holidays unique and unrepeatable.
GIULIANI
Via Paolo Emilio, 67/A
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For 70 years Giuliani has dedicated itself with dedication and passion to the art of artisanally making marrons glacés and top quality chocolate in particular, but also making many other delicacies from the confectionery universe such as montblanc and nougat. If you are wondering what Easter specialties you can expect from this chocolate shop, know that their description does not do them justice. The perforated dark chocolate egg almost looks like lace from which you can glimpse the little surprise inside while the marbled dark, milk and white chocolate egg could easily be a piece of furniture for its impeccable aesthetics but you will not be able to resist not eating it long enough to display it, too bad.
GAY-ODIN
Via Antonio Stoppani, 9
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One of the best chocolate shops in Italy, Gay-Odin is synonymous with centuries-old experience, since it was founded in 1894, high quality and refined goodness. Gay-Odin chocolate shops are present in Milan, Naples and obviously here in Rome to bring to the table, or wherever you prefer, the best of this Easter, offering classic or more artistic eggs but all equally delicious: unmissable the hazelnut ones or the beautiful eggs decorated with sugar icing , both available in milk and dark chocolate. The combination of the Pistachio Easter Egg is exquisite , in which Gay-Odin chocolate meets a very fine pistachio grain for an egg with a unique flavor that offers the perfect balance between sweetness and pleasure.
QUETZALCOATL CHOCOLATIER
Via delle Carrozze, 26
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The Mayans considered chocolate the food of the gods, so much so that it was consumed only by kings, nobles, warriors and priests. Many still consider chocolate a divine dessert for the immediate effect it produces as soon as you taste it. Surely among them is the Quetzacoatl Chocolatier chocolate shop whose name recalls an Aztec deity in honor of the infamous food of the gods. For Easter, the renowned chocolate shop offers an incredible variety of chocolate eggs with which to certainly make up for their beauty and colors but it does not end there: from the typical bunnies to Easter hens but also teddy bears, bells, eggs all strictly in artisanal chocolate for an Easter that leaves no doubts but only so much taste.
GREZZO RAW CHOCOLATE
Via Urbana, 130
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A raw and pure pastry shop since forever, Grezzo Raw Chocolate makes Easter delicious for all palates, with a selection of vegan , organic , gluten-free and lactose-free eggs . A varied offer with high satisfaction and above all suitable for every need that starts from classic eggs and then reaches those with grains, organic and sugar-free . For this Easter 2020, let yourself be tempted by the 65% organic raw chocolate Easter egg with hazelnut grains but the real novelty is the Pack of Double Raw Chocolate Caramelized Eggs : like every Grezzo product, they are gluten-free, lactose-free, and are then sweetened with organic coconut sugar and agave.
SAID Società Azionaria Industria Dolciumi
Via Tiburtina, 135
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Excellence, passion, craftsmanship. Too many words should be used to describe SAID, an acronym that stands for Società Azionaria Industria Dolciumi, in business since 1923 and that today you can find, as well as in Rome, also in London and Dubai. Here Easter speaks of their excellence with an amazing proposal that will make it really difficult to decide what to take home. From eggs with the most traditional flavors to the most surprising ones such as the egg with dark chocolate flavored with chili pepper or the one with pink Himalayan salt . Bunnies, chickens, chocolate frogs, apparently hard-boiled eggs that instead hide sweet chocolate goodness and then the package of fresh eggs , yes exactly identical to the one you buy at the market but with fresh eggs inside of course, but chocolate, very original and fun.
Il CIOCCOLATO DEI TRAPPISTI
Via Appia Nuova 522/C
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It was the ancient Romans who discovered a precious good: chocolate. The actual product was invented at the end of the 19th century by the Trappist Monks, an order of Cistercian origin that originated from the city of Trappes in France. The recipe for Trappist chocolate was imported to Rome by some Dutch monks. And following this ancient tradition, Il Cioccolato dei Trappisti, a Roman chocolate shop, makes chocolate its favorite tool for artisanal creations of taste and quality. For Easter, eggs, doves and bells in the finest milk or dark chocolate and for those who love both flavors and want to choose nothing better than the colorful basket of mixed eggs.
LE LEVAIN
Via Luigi Santini, 22
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Le Levain has brought the typical atmosphere of French boulangerie-pâtisserie to the heart of Trastevere . The name of this place means “mother yeast” and reflects the type of products offered: artisanal creations made with passion and care, using only excellent raw materials. For this Easter, the pastry mastery gives life to spectacular and exquisite eggs like their Oeuf Gourmand . One is pistachio made with Valrhona white chocolate, Madagascar vanilla, pistachio praline and whole pistachios , the second is Popcorn made with Valrhona dark chocolate, popcorn praline, salted butter caramel, caramelized popcorn . Which one to choose between the two? Easy, both.
CRISTALLI DI ZUCCHERO
Via di Val Tellina, 114
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Blue, white, pink and red Easter eggs or decorated with brush strokes with decorations that resemble hats strategically placed on the tip or decorated with brush strokes. Small great works of craftsmanship, taste and wonder those offered by Cristalli di Zucchero. A chocolate shop and pastry shop that loves to surprise those who cross its threshold not only with its artistic eggs but also with delicious pralines and chocolate pastes , beautiful as bijoux and exquisite as only true masters of the world of pastry know how to create for a party dedicated to true goodness.
PASTICCERIA GRUÈ
Viale Regina Margherita, 95-99
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Marta Boccanera and Felice Venanzi left university to embark on a career outside their plans made of a lot of study, sacrifice and work that in 2017 led the prestigious Gambero Rosso to award them as the best emerging Italian pastry chefs. Today Pasticceria Gruè is a more than established reality that reserves delicious surprises of flavor for Easter and not only. The eggs prepared to celebrate this holiday are presented in gold, silver or bronze , or reproduce the Spider Man or Minions costume for an Easter that stimulates taste buds and imagination.
