Il Baretto began as American Bar in 1962 in Via Sant’Andrea and soon became a meeting point for “the great and the good” of Milan (“Milano bene”).  Ermanno and Vicenzo took over in 1986.  As its success and clientele grew, it eventually outgrew its premises and so in 2002, moved to its current location at the luxurious “Hotel Carlton Baglioni”, becoming “Il Baretto al Baglioni”.  Vicenzo and Ermanno still remember with emotion the opening of “Il Baretto al Baglioni”, with 1,800 guests present and 1,200 bottles of champagne consumed!