Al Mercante featured in the Financial Times
The Financial Times included Al Mercante in its selection of historic addresses in Milan’s Cinque Vie district, highlighting the restaurant’s deep connection to the medieval heart of the city and the Romanini family’s stewardship of one of the oldest dining rooms in the area.
“Al Mercante owes its name to the medieval merchants who once traded in the surrounding piazza.”
Why this mention matters
Being singled out by the Financial Times places Al Mercante alongside a small group of Milanese addresses recognised internationally for their historic continuity. The restaurant has held Bottega Storica status since 2010, and occupies a building whose dining tradition predates most of the surrounding neighbourhood’s modern transformation. The FT’s framing — anchoring the restaurant to the medieval merchant origins of Piazza Cordusio and the Cinque Vie — echoes the story the Romanini family has preserved over decades of family management.
Guests visiting today still dine in the historic rooms a few steps from Piazza Pio XI, with the same focus on Milanese cuisine that earned the recognition.
Dine in one of Milan’s historic restaurants
Experience the same historic dining rooms highlighted by the Financial Times, just a short walk from the Duomo and La Scala. Al Mercante welcomes guests for business dinners, romantic evenings, and authentic Milanese cuisine in the heart of the Cinque Vie district.