**OUR ITALIAN TRATTORIA (now with terrazza!) IN THE OLD ALLEYS OF BEIJING**

Top 10 Best Italian Restaurant Outside Italy 2015 by Daily Meal

Welcome to Mercante Drum & Bell (商贾-鼓楼) — our little slice of Italy hidden in the hutongs of old Beijing. Since 2011, we’ve been rolling pasta, pouring wine, and sharing the flavors of Emilia-Romagna—handmade, simple, and full of heart.

We are excited to introduce you our new outdoor space: a Southern Italian seaside themed rooftop, Terrazza Limoni (柠檬露台), ready for your Beijing’s summer lazy brunches, coffees and aperitivo right above our restaurant.

And if you are planning to discover other historic parts of Beijing, like the 1300 years old Buddhist Temple of Fayuan don’t miss the chance to visit us in our courtyard at Mercante Fayuansi Temple. While if you ended up playing along “Beijing’s Seine” stop by our riverside Mercante Liangmaqiao. Both locations boost amazing al fresco dehors and sunshine filled interiors.

Always handmade. Never shortcuts.

Our dishes are shaped by tradition since 2011

Fresh pasta, hand tossed pizza, real ingredients, zero shortcuts. Our roots are in Emilia-Romagna, and it shows—from handmade tagliatelle, ravioli and lasagna to stewed earthy meat sauces and joyful appetizer to share.

To bring a little sunshine from the south, we’ve added our freshly baked ruota di carro pizza, as we used to do in our award-winning pizzeria Lievito, together with a seaside themed rooftop: Terrazza Limoni

And because good food deserves good company, our wine list now goes beyond Italy—featuring some of China’s most exciting new producers for a fun, cross-cultural toast to flavor.