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3 of the best: Beat the credit crunch in… Milan

Yay! It’s January, InOut’s absolute favourite month of the whole year! Added to which, we’re in the grip of the worst financial crisis seen since 1992. What to do? Well, you could go to Milan, where the aperitivo culture sees bars loaded up with free food dispensing with the need to buy dinner. We pick three of the thriftiest…

Noon

4 Via Giovanni Boccaccio, , www.noonmilano.com
Eat Risotto with prawns and courgettes.
Drink Vodka Sour – vodka, lime and Maracuja.
Save those € Stick around. As well as a bar, there’s a club and a smoking room, so if you stay put, you won’t need to fork out exorbitant entry fees anywhere else.

Nottingham Forest

1 Viale Piave, , nottingham-forest.com
Eat The bar serves complimentary tasting dishes with your drinks at aperitivo time. Choose from cold cuts of reindeer, shark carpaccio and dried horse.
Drink Order an Infuso Molecolare – a smoking concoction of ginger beer, vodka, bitters and absinthe, which arrives in a large glass test tube.
Save those € Happy hour cocktails, served from 6–9pm, come in at just €8.

hclub

Sheraton Diana Majestic, 42 Viale Piave, , sheraton.com
Eat Like Nottingham Forest, hclub does free food early on. Choose from pizzas, focaccia, cheeses, ham, pasta and aubergine salad.
Drink What you save on your dinner, you can spend on your drinks. Try a Golden Fizz – vodka, aperol, fresh rhubarb, cinnamon, lime and sparkling wine, garnished with edible gold powder.
Save those € There are always plenty of private viewings going on in Milan. H Club insider Francesca Govoni recommends popping in to one of these vernissage events for a free glass of champagne.

Cocktail corner

Pear and Rosemary Martini
Obviously most of us feel like hitting the vodka at this time of year. That’s a given. But if you’re planning to spend the month sunk in alcohol-soaked obscurity, much better to do it with a classy brand of spirit, no? Step forward Belvedere Vodka, preferably served in a Pear and Rosemary Martini.

Bruise 2 sprigs of rosemary in a glass and add a dash of sugar syrup. Pour over two parts Belevdere Vodka, one part pear purée, one part pressed apple juice and a dash of lemon juice.
Shake over ice. Serve garnished with a slice of pear or a sprig of rosemary. www.belvederevodka.com