Il Mercante is a modern cocktail bar inside a historic 1870 café near the Frari, using experimental technique, travel narratives and unusual flavour combinations to shape its drinks.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
Fondamenta Frari 2564, 30125 Venice, Italy
- Style
- Experimental cocktail bar in a historic Venetian caféChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Booking
- The owner states that guests may walk in at any time and limits groups to a maximum of six people. Enquiries can be sent to infomercante@gmail.com.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Menu
- The owner homepage labels its linked itemized PDF the latest cocktail list. A current specialist profile describes a technique-led list and identifies Battery Charger and Silk as enduring house icons.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
24.6 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 84.6
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 18.8
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- —Outside window · Evidence exists, but falls outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 63.0
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
90/ 100
Score context
Two-storey San Polo cocktail bar at Ponte dei Frari: leather booths, stained-glass lamps and moss-boxed signatures. Guests call it Venice's serious mixology room; it packs after 6pm and prices sit above a spritz.
Guest score details
What guests like
- inventive modern signatures
- romantic two-storey room
- attentive bartenders
- cicchetti and light bites
What to know
- fills after opening
- Venice cocktail prices
- few simple classics on the list
Review & discussion links
Crowd signal
Google 4.8★ across 1,188 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.