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  • Italian, Seafood
  • 402 W 43rd St, New York 10036
  • (At 9th Ave)
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Lunch

Antipasti

Ostriche Del Giorno oysters by the half dozen.   16.00
Crudo three unique tastes of our raw seafood   15.00
Verdura salad of seasonal vegetables with goat's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette   16.00
Moscardino grilled baby octopus with bitter greens and cipolline   15.00
Vongole Al Forno long island littleneck clams baked with prosciutto san danielle and peperoncino   15.00
Insalata Di Puntarelle bitter winter chicory with anchovy vinaigrette   16.00
Insalatina Amara salad of winter bitter greens, butternut squash and apple cider vinaigrette   15.00
Caprese bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomato   14.00
Insalata Mista salad of summer greens and herbs with pistachio pressed olive oil   10.00
Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta   11.00

Primi

Spaghetti with chilis, mint and a one pound lobster   30.00
Perciatelli house made whole wheat fat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote   21.00
Linguine with briny mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta   24.00
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat   24.00
Spaghetti Neri house made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallion   23.00

Secondi

Orata Americana Per Uno O Due whole grilled local porgy for one or two with salsa verde. per person   26.00
Triglia whole pan roasted red mullets with pinenuts, peanuts and pumpkin seeds   25.00
Spigola Striaca local striped bass with beans and greens   26.00
Razza crispy skate with asparagus, peas, sugar snaps and garlic chive vinaigrette   25.00
Ricciola grilled hamachi with greens and beans   25.00
Salmerino Alpino icelandic arctic char with sicilian spiced early spring root vegetables   25.00
Cuore seared bay scallops with florida citrus   30.00
Zuppa Di Pesce sicilian style fish stew   22.00
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon   23.00
Fritto Misto crispy mixed seafood   23.00
Pollo organic four story hills farm chicken with fregula, calabrese olives and lemon   24.00

 

Dinner

Ostriche

Minimum 6 Oysters Per Order

Wellfleet Oysters (MA)    3.00
Glidden Point Oysters (ME)    4.00

Crudo

Scampi with a lemon wash   18.00
Pink Snapper with red clay salt   17.00
Wild Orata with meyer lemon pressed olive oil   18.00
Fluke with sea beans and radish   17.00
Wild Cambridge Bay Char with dill   18.00
Yakutat Sockeye Salmon with pink peppercorns   18.00
Salmon Roe house cured with lemon and sardinian oil   18.00
Wahoo with crushed almonds   18.00
Bonita with "aztec" tomatoes   18.00
Wild Hamachi with gaeta olive aioli   18.00
Spanish Mackerel with caperberries   17.00
Boston Mackerel with pickled jalapeno   17.00
Red Albacore with oven dried tomato   17.00
Razor Clam two minute ceviche with chilis, scallion and mint   18.00
Crudo Tasting six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights   30.00

Altro

Bianchetti french fries of the sea   16.00
Verdura salad of seasonal vegetables with goat's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette   18.00
Vongole Al Forno long island littleneck clams baked with prosciutto san danielle and pepperoncino   16.00
Seppioline grilled tiny cuttlefish with fingerling potatoes, radicchio and aged chianti wine vinegar   17.00
Insalata Di Granoturco salad of roasted corn, chanterelles, toasted walnuts and aged goat cheese   17.00
Fritti crispy local steamers with squash and lemon jam   16.00
Uova Di Pollo soft scrambled farmhouse egg with jumbo lump crabmeat   18.00
Insalata Di Melanzana roasted eggplant salad with anchovies, capers and tomatoes   17.00
Alici grilled portuguese white anchovies with bufala mozzarella and romaine   18.00
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon.   16.00
Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta   12.00
Pesci Azzurri marinated sardines with peperonata grilled sardines with capers, raisins and pinenuts marinated anchovies with preserved blood orangeea 11.00 (2) 14.00 (3) 16.00

Primi

Spaghetti with chilis, mint and a one pound lobster   30.00
Fidelini with grandma's crab sauce   24.00
Mafalde house made ribbon pasta with local scallops, key west pink shrimp, biker belly jalapenos and roasted corn   24.00
Spaghetti Neri house made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallion   24.00
Maccheroni alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat   24.00
Orecchiette house made "little ears" with mussels, clams, heirloom garlic and cherry tomato   24.00
Linguine with mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta   23.00
Gnocchi Di Ricotta old chatham sheep’s milk ricotta gnocchi with garlic scrapes and bufala mozzarella   22.00

Secondi

Pesce Intero

Branzino Per Due whole mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in a sea salt crust   64.00
Pesce Sera whole grilled local bluefish with san marzano tomato   33.00
Triglia whole pan roasted red mullets with pinenuts, hazelnuts, almonds and tarragon   35.00
Sarago whole crispy local butterfish with capers, lemon and rosemary   34.00
Salmone wild yukon peninsula king salmon with early summer root vegetables roasted sicilian style   35.00
Pesce Matonella golden spotted bass with four bean salad   34.00
Dentice grilled grey snapper with a salad of marinated artichokes   35.00
Spigola Striaca local wild striped bass with wild mushrooms and braised young leeks   34.00
Squalo alla Siciliana sicilian style mako shark with spinach, hazelnuts, pinenuts and almonds   36.00
Zuppa di Pesce sicilian style fish stew   29.00
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood   30.00
Pollo organic four story hills farm chicken with calabrese olives, fregula and lemon   30.00
Contorni selection of italian style vegetablesea 9.00 (3) 15.00 (5) 19.00
Pezognia Per Due O Tre whole grilled mediterranean pink snapper for two or three with salsa verde.  (per person) 35.00

 

Tasting Menu $75 Per Person

$120 Per Person With Selected Wines. Tasting Menu Is Available For The Entire Table Only.

Crudo Del Mercato a selection from today’s raw seafood   
prosecco, carpene malvolti   
Grigliata grilled portuguese anchovies with thyme and shallot vinaigrette   
veltliner, cantina valle isarco 2006 alto adige   
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with crabmeat and sea urchin   
insolia "erice", fazio 2006 sicilia   
Capesante montauk sea scallops with a ragu of chickpeas and crispy panella   
rosato, bastianich 2007 friuli   
Squalo Alla Siciliana sicilian style mako shark with yellow cauliflower stewed with capers, raisins and pinenuts   
barbaresco "cichin", ada nada 2001 piemonte   
Dolci a tasting of our favorite desserts   
moscato d’asti, la spinetta, 2007, piemonte   
Five Extra "Crudo" Tasting Supplement $25 Per Person. Please Allow Two Hours To Enjoy The Tasting Menu. Menus And Wine Lists Are Representative Only And Certain Items May Change Based On Availability.

Dessert Menu - Dolci

Crespelle buckwheat crepes with pumpkin butter, orange crusted pecans and pomegranate   11.00
Fruitiera baked apple with vanilla gelato   11.00
Affogato Di Cafe caramel gelato drowned in espresso   11.00
Crostata chocolate velvet tart   11.00
Torta Di Espresso chocolate espresso cake with cappuccino gelato   11.00
Gelati house made traditional flavors   11.00
Sorbetti house made seasonal flavors   11.00
Formaggi ricotta di bufala, tallegio, piave, blue del moncenisio and seasonal fruit confettura   13.00
Esca
402 W 43rd St
At 9th Ave
(212) 564-7272
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