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  • $$$$$
  • Italian, Seafood, Local/Organic
  • 402 W 43rd St, New York NY10036 40.7594776 -73.9930707
  • (At 9th Ave)
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  • Phone: (212) 564-7272

Lunch

Antipasti

Ostriche Del Giorno oysters by the half dozen    16.00
Crudo three unique tastes of our raw seafood    15.00
Bianchetti "french fries of the sea"    17.00
Vongole baked local clams with house cured guanciale and gala apples    18.00
Alici grilled portuguese white anchovies with house cured green olive tapenade    17.00
Calamari grilled local squid with fall greens and radish    17.00
Caprese bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomatoes    16.00
Fritti crispy halibut cheeks, steamers and blowfish tails with pumpkin and sage    18.00
Verdura Mista salad of autumn vegetables with local ricotta cheese and herb garden vinaigrette    18.00
Insalata Mista salad of local greens and herbs with cold pistachio pressed olive oil    13.00
Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta    14.00
Pesce Azzurri all four house marinated sardines with peperonata grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette marinated anchovies with preserved blood orange bottarga di tonno (cured tuna roe) with capers, raisins and pinenutsea 11.00(2) 14.00(3) 16.00 19.00

Primi

Perciatelli house made whole wheat fat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts, and fennel compote   23.00
Spaghetti with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint   30.00
Linguine with briny mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta   24.00
Spaghetti Neri house made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, scallion and green chilies   24.00
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat   25.00

Secondi

Pesce Sera Per Due whole grilled bluefish for two with salsa verde   24.00
Branzino whole grilled mediterranean sea bass with sicilian olive oil   27.00
Pesce Luna pan seared opah with a ragu of greens and beans   28.00
Lampuga Alla Siciliana sicilian style local mahi mahi with pepperonata and oil cured olives   25.00
Capesante seared montauk sea scallops with cauliflower roasted with lemon and capers   26.00
Zuppa Di Pesce sicilian style fish stew   23.00
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon   24.00
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood   24.00
Pollo four story hills chicken with primo olives, fregula, and lemon   25.00
Contorni italian style vegetables (3) 15.00(5) 19.00

 

Dinner

Ostriche

Minimum 6 Oysters Per Order

Blue Point Oysters ct   3.00
Pemaquid Oysters me   4.00

Crudo

Fluke with sea bean and radish   18.00
Scorpionfish with lemon wash   18.00
Cape Cod Bay Scallops with chervil   20.00
Pink Snapper with black lava salt   18.00
Alfonsino with olive oil from liguria   18.00
Fluke with sea beans and radish   17.00
Diver Scallops with tangerine pressed olive oil   18.00
Tartufo Di Mare sea truffles with cedro   17.00
Black Bass with toasted pine nuts   18.00
Bigeye Tuna carpaccio with olio verde and chives   19.00
Bluefish with pickled jalapeno   17.00
Spanish Mackerel with caperberries   18.00
Bonita with crushed almonds   18.00
Hamachi with gaeta olive aioli   18.00
Razor Clams two minute ceviche, chilis, scallion and mint   19.00
Crudo Tasting six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights   30.00

Altro

Bianchetti "french fries" of the sea    17.00
Mazzancole grilled whole louisiana shrimp with prosseco vinaigrette    18.00
Funghi grilled oregon porcini and king oyster mushrooms with parmesan vinaigrette    20.00
Fiori Di Zucca local pumpkin flowers stuffed with goat cheese with herb vinaigrette    20.00
Cuore seared bay scallops with celery root and macoun apple    20.00
Alici grilled white portuguese anchovies with house cured green olive tapenade    18.00
Vongole baked local clams with house cured guanciale and gala apples    18.00
Fritti crispy halibut cheeks, steamers, blowfish tails, pumpkin and sage    18.00
Verdura Mista salad of fall vegetables with local ricotta cheese and herb garden vinaigrette    18.00
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon    17.00
Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta    16.00
Pesci Azzuri all four marinated sardines with peperonata grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette marinated anchovies with preserved blood orange bottarga di tonno (cured tuna roe) with capers, raisins and pinenutsea 11.00(2) 14.00(3) 16.00 19.00

Primi

Spaghetti with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint   30.00
Linguine with briny mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta   25.00
Spaghetti Neri squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallion   24.00
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat   25.00
Bavette house made fresh spaghetti with santa barbara spot prawns, fire roasted chiles and heirloom garlic   26.00
Gnocchi Di Ricotta old chatham sheep's milk ricotta gnocchi with tomato, and bufala mozzarella   25.00

Secondi

Branzino Per Due whole mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in sea salt   72.00
Pesce Sera Per Due whole grilled local bluefish for two with salsa verde   68.00
Lampuga Alla Siciliana sicilian style grilled local mahi mahi with pepperonata and oil cured olives   36.00
Capesante seared montauk sea scallops with cauliflower roasted with capers and lemon   37.00
Pesce Luna pan seared opah with spinach and fennel   35.00
Tonno pan seared longfin albacore with ragu of greens and beans   36.00
Zuppa Di Pesce sicilian style fish stew   30.00
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood   33.00
Pollo four story hills farm chicken with fregula, house cured olives and lemon   34.00
Contorni selection of italian style vegetables(1) 9.00(3) 15.00(5) 19.00

 

Tasting $75

$125 Per Person With Selected Wines. Five Extra "Crudo" Tasting Supplement $25 Per Person

Crudo Del Mercato a selection from today's raw seafood. prosecco, flor, nvveneto   
Fritti crispy halibut cheeks, steamers, blowfish tails, pumpkin and sage. verdicchio dei castelli di jesi andrea felici 2010le marche   
crispy local steamers, monkfish cheeks with caper-tarragon aioli. verdicchio di castelli dei jesi "classico" bucci 2008 marche   
Bavette house made fresh spaghetti with santa barbara spot prawns, fire roasted chiles and heirloom garlic. verduzzo bressan 2006 friuli   
Capesante seared montauk sea scallops with cauliflower roasted with capers and lemon. rossese cascina fipu dei massaretti 2009 liguria   
Pesce Luna pan seared opah with spinach and fennel. "montevertine rosso" montevertine 2007 toscana   
Dolci a tasting of our favorite desserts. malvasia la stoppa 2010 emilia romagna   
Tasting Menu Is Available For The Entire Table Only. Please Allow Two Hours To Enjoy The Tasting Menu.

Dolic

Dessert

Bomboloni fritters with plum and brandy-orange zabaglione   12.00
Affogato Di Caffe madagascar vanilla gelati and cocoa nib croquante with espresso soda   12.00
Crostata Di Fichi fig crostata with candied almonds and coach farm's goat milk ricotta gelatti   12.00
Bomboloni fritters with fresh huckleberries and lemon   12.00
Torta Di Zucca pumpkin cake with candied walnuts, mascarpone and cinnamon caramel   12.00
Cannoli salted gianduja ricotta with chili hazelnuts and chocolate sauce   12.00
Granita concord grape granita with madagascar vanilla gelati   12.00
Gelati house made traditional flavors   12.00
Sorbetti house made seasonal flavors   12.00
Biscotti    5.00
Formaggi vermont shepherd, stracchino di capra,braciuk, erboronati di pecora and seasonal fruit confettura   13.00

Birre

Toasted Lager Blue Point patchogue, long island   7.00
Summer Ale Blue Point patchogue, long island   8.00
Karnival Kolsch Stoudt’s adamstown, pennsylvania   8.00
Sesonette Piccolo Birifficio liguria, italia. brewed with chinotto, juniper and coriander   16.00
Weizentea Birifficio Grado Plato emilia-romagna, italia. (european wheat brewed with american hops and chinese green tea  (500ml) 24.00
Oude Geuze Drie Fonteinen beersel, belgium. a blend of one, two and three year old wildly fermented beers  (750ml) 28.00
Bruaherren Alkoholfrei Einbecker einbecker, germany. non-alcoholic beer   7.00

Cocktails Del Giorno

Bellini Di Pesca prosecco, fresh peach juice   12.00
Venetian aperol, white wine, soda   11.00
Negroni campari , bombay sapphire, carpano antica   12.00
Porto Cervo mirto, orange, champagne   14.00
Improved Milano michter’s rye whiskey, amarena cherry, hyssop, bitters, lemon   14.00
Two-Minute Razor Martini hangar one vodka, razor clam, chili, scallion, mint, citrus   16.00
Esca
402 W 43rd St
At 9th Ave
(212) 564-7272
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