“A Santa Lucia” has been an undisputed meeting place for the stars of the show business that have been stopping in Milan since the ‘30s. More than 400 portraits with dedication on the walls testify it, as well as the great names – both Italian and international – that every day come here for the pleasures of the table.

Here is a roundup of portraits with dedication (guess who they are!) and a list of famous customers in order not to forget anybody. A break at “a Santa Lucia” is necessary to discover them all. .

At the top, starting from the middle, the legendary Joséphine Baker (Achille Bertarelli’s Civic Collection of Prints, Milan).
On the left, starting from the top: Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi, Gino Bramieri, Pietro Mascagni, Henry Belafonte, Wanda Osiris, Gabriele D’Annunzio, Mario soldati (as seen by painter Domenico Balbi) and the Russian dancer from the ‘30s Vera Nemcinova.
On the right, from the top: Mina, Mike Bongiorno, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Placido Domingo, Totò (Achille Bertarelli’s Civic Collection of Prints, Milan) and Tino Scotti..
At the bottom, from the left: Farrah Fawcett, Yves Montand, Natalia Estrada, the Kessler twins and Renato Rascel.