Italian cuisine itself, known around the world for its intimate appreciation for proper wine and food selection, is a fairly young international cuisine dating back to the fourth century. Traditional meals are broken into five courses: antipasti, primi, secondi, contorni, and dolce.
Annie's Cafe
11:30am-11pm, RMB100-200.
West Gate of Chaoyang Park
Adria Ristorante Pizzeria
11am-2:30pm, 5pm-late evening. RMB100-200.
-Opposite Kempinski Hotel
-No.14, Dongdaqiao Road
-River Garden East Side of Baixinzhuang Village, Houshayu, Shunyi District
-4 Ritan North Road
28 kinds of pizza, distinctly and satisfyingly Western, a feat achieved by few.
Agrilandia
9am-1am, only open on Sat. and Sun., RMB300
Shilipu, Nanguoyuan, Shunyi District, (near the airport, around RMB70 by taxi from central Beijing)
Angel Italian Food & Bar
11:30am-2am, RMB100-200.
Sanlitun North Street
Ambitious Italian menu but Angel delivers. Over 25 kinds of wood-fired pizzas.
Cross Bar
6pm-2am, RMB100-200
Building 1, Sanlitun North Street
Plush decor, but lacking in the food department.
Danieli's
11:30am-2pm, 6pm-10pm, RMB300-400
2/F, Beijing International Club Hotel, 21 Jianwai Avenue
Danieli's offers across section of regional southern Italian cooking. Excellent Italian wines available. The place to go to splurge on rich Italian fares.
Gisa Restaurant
11am-2:30pm, 6pm-11pm, RMB100-200
North of Chaoyang Park West Gate
White-washed simplicity and excellent food for more than reasonable prices.
Harlekino
6pm-11pm, RMB300-400
Beijing Sino-Swiss Hotel, Xiao Tianzhu Village, Shunyi District
II Gallo Nero
11am-12pm, RMB100-200
1/F, City Hotel, 4 Gongti North Road
Good heavy bread and flawless gnocchi.
La Vita e Bella
4pm-2am, RMB100-200
3 Weigongcun Road, Haidian District, (Midway between Baishiqiao Road and the West Third Ring, north side of the street, inside of Tony's Sports Bar)
College students and locals come here for good Italian food and American East Coast style pizza.
Mamma Mia
11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-11pm, RMB200-300
10 East Third Ring North Road, behind the Great Wall Sheraton
100 dishes, 100 different tastes for 100 Italian emotions.
Mediterraneo
RMB300-400
Building 8, 1A Sanlitun North Street
Italian and Spanish food, an Italian proprietor, and a Swiss chef, bold on flavor.
Metro Cafe
11:30am-2pm, 5:30-10pm Sat, Sun, 11:30am-10pm, RMB100-200.
6 Gongti West Road
Homemade pasta with a wide variety of sauces, ravioli, tortellini.
Napoli Pizza
8:30am-11pm, RMB100-200.
171 Haidian Road, just 100m north of the Renmin University Gate
Revolutionary concept: pizza by the slice (RMB10/slice). Free delivery with min. order of RMB100.
Peppino's
11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm, RMB200-300.
B1, Shangri la hotel
Pinocchio
11:30am-11:30pm, RMB100-200.
3/F, Lidu Holiday Inn
Relax Cafe
11:30am-1am, RMB150-200.
1 Nongzhan Nanlu, West gate of Chaoyang Park
Roma
11:30am-2:30pm, 6:30pm-11pm, RMB500-600.
1/F, The Palace Hotel
Smoked mozzarella, carpaccio, warm octopus salad, lasagna, eggplant soup. Italian grill brunch on Sundays.
The Silk Road Trattoria
11:30am-3pm, 6pm-11:30pm, RMB200-300.
1/F, The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel
Trattoria La Gondola
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-11pm, RMB200-300
Close to Lufthansa Center, Kempinski Hotel
Caffetteria San Carlo
8mm-8pm, RMB100-200.
B1, Kerry Center Mall