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Aquavit Menu

lunch prix fixe $35 per person

Three Courses

first
Herring Trio      
Gem Field Greens      
second
Scandinavian Bouillabaisse      
Swedish Meatballs      
third
Strawberry Mousse      
White Chocolate Cheesecake      

lunch

first
Herring Trio three kinds of herring, peanut potato, västerbotten cheese       14
Gravlax cured salmon, lemon, dill, hovmästar sauce       14
Marinated Baby Beets goat cheese, potato and perigord truffle ice cream, hazelnuts       15
Gem Field Greens croutons, vidalia onion, apple, caesar vinaigrette       11
White Asparagus Soup poached heirloom egg, nettle purée       12
Aquavit Steak Tartare hand scraped angus strip loin, black truffle nobis, crudities, danish rye       16
American Lojrom lemon brioche, red onion, sour cream       17
second
Hand-cut Salmon Burger dill and vinegar potato chips, pickles, curry remoulade       24
Steamed Chatham Cod beets, charred leeks, anchovy nage       28
Scandinavian Bouillabaisse seafood, celery, fennel crudités, parsley aioli       30
Smorgasbord three kinds of herring, gravlax, chilled shrimp, swedish meatballs       32
Morel Barley artichokes, midnight moon goat cheese, ramp vinaigrette       24
Amish Chicken Salad beluga lentils, sugar snap peas, bacon, warm vinaigrette       26
Swedish Meatballs potato purée, pickled cucumber, lingonberries, cream sauce       21

dinner

Four Courses       pp 85
Seven Course Chef's Tasting Menu       pp 115
Wine Pairing       pp 75
first $20
Pickled and Spiced Herring västerbotten cheese, new potato, brown butter emulsion      
Gravlax citrus, dill, hovmästar sauce      
Maine Peekytoe Crab maroon carrot, volcanic garlic, pickled carrot sorbet      
Aquavit Steak Tartare hand-scraped black angus strip loin, danish rye, black truffle nobis      
second $25
Morel Barley artichoke barigoule, midnight moon goat cheese, ramp vinaigrette      
Asparagus Salad smoked quail egg, potato and truffle ice cream, nettle sauce verte      
Hot-smoked Veal Sweetbreads spring pea "porridge", thyme, mushroom dashi      
Sweet Onion and Marrow Marmalade grilled dry aged beef, sunchoke, bread crumbs      
third $35
Lardo-baked Halibut "forgotten beets", charred leeks, anchovy nage      
Seafood "norden 2012" octopus and shrimp, sunchoke stomp, yuzu bordelaise      
Long Island Duck Breast foie gras, turnip, pumpernickel and truffle      
Charred Berkshire Pork onion family, potato cream, rosehip jus      
fourth $15
Raspberry Cylinder licorice and lemon meringue, licorice ganache, lemon-thyme sherbert      
Molten Chocolate Cake apple gelée, caramelized hazelnuts, rosemary ice cream      
Vanilla Infused Pears milk chocolate cream, almond crumble, salted caramel ice cream      
Selection of Cheeses       suppl 5
Fruit and Nut bread, Local Clover honey, Fig Jam      

bar

Herring Trio peanut potato, västerbotten cheese       14
Gravlax dill, lemon, hovmästar sauce       14
Shrimp Cocktail pickled tomato, house nobis       15
Aquavit Steak Tartare hand-scraped black angus strip loin, danish rye       16
Beef à la Lindström Sliders pickled beets, caper, mayonnaise       12
Truffle and Vinegar Fries tarragon sour cream       8
Scandinavian Bouillabaisse seafood, braised root vegetables, parsley aioli       28
Hand-cut Salmon Burger dill and vinegar potato chips, pickles, curry remoulade       24
Swedish Meatballs pickled cucumber, lingonberries, peanut potatoes, cream sauce       21
Cheese Plate assortment of three artisanal cheeses       12
cocktails $14
Aquavit Negroni lemon and juniper aquavit, dolin sweet vermouth, gran classico bitters      
Mack and Myra mackmyra swedish whiskey, ron zacapa rum, ginger syrup, mint, lemon      
Prussian Tea spruce aquavit. home made lemonade, iced tea      
Grapefruit Mojito grapefruit aquavit, and fresh mint      
Midtown Martini cucumber aquavit, dry vermouth      
White Cosmopolitan aquavit nyc, orange liquor, white cranberry juice, fresh lime juice      
The Knockout kronan swedish punsch, dh krahn gin, orange juice      
Souvenir of Summer strawberry aquavit, muddled strawberries, lime      
aquavits
(1) $7 / (3) $17
Anise, Caraway & Fennel      
Coriander & Crown Dill      
Horseradish      
Lemon & Juniper      
Cucumber      
Blueberry & Elderflower      
Blood Orange & Clove      
Grapefruit      
Fig & Cardamom      
Aqny, White Cranberry      
Aalborg taffel, Caraway & Orange      
Krogstad, Anise & Caraway      
non alcoholic
Lingonberry Seltzer       5
Reeds Ginger Beer       5
Buckler Non Alcoholic beer, Holland       6
beer & cider
Carlsberg lager, Denmark       7
Brooklyn lager, Usa       8
Victory, Prima pils, Usa       9
Troubadour, obscura, Mild stoudt, Belgium       10
Duvel Golden ale, Belgium       9
Amstel light, Holland       6
Kopparbergs Pear cider, Sweden       (16oz) 8
housemade $7
Anise, Caraway & Fennel      
Coriander & Crown Dill      
Horseradish      
Cucumber      
Blueberry & Elderflower      
Grapefruit      
Fig & Cardamom      
Juniper & Lemon      
Blood Orange & Clove      
imported $7
Flight of Three $17
Aquavit New york, Sweden White Cranberry      
Krogstadt, oregon, Usa Caraway and Star Anise      
Aalborg Taffel akvavit, Denmark Caraway and Orange      

wines by the glass

sparkling wine and champagne
N.v. lanson, Black label, brut, Reims       27
N.v. prosecco, rustico, Nino franco, valdobbiadene, Italy       12
N.v. rosé champagne, ruinart, reimes, France       (375ml) 25
rosé
2010 Lagrein, andrian, doc, Alto adige, Italy       13
white
2010 Pinot grigio, santi, Delle Venezie igt, veneto, Italy       10
2009 Chardonnay, bessin, Vieille vignes, chablis, France       16
2010 Riesling, leitz, Eins Zwei dry, rhiengau, Germany       12
2010 Sauvignon blanc, Fournier Pere & fils, Vin de Pays de loire, loire, France       11
2008 Pinot gris, Hugel et fils,"hugel", riquewihr, alsace, France       15
2010 Viura, cune, "monopole", rioja, Spain       13
2010 Chardonnay, Freemark abbey, Napa valley, California       15
red
2009 Pinot noir, perrot-minot, Cuvée martine, burgundy, France       18
2010 Syrah, les peyrouses, Alain voge, Côtes Du rhône, France       13
2009 Zinfandel, Laurel Glen vineyard, "zazin!", lodi, California       12
2008 Tinta del pais, urban, Ribera del duero, Spain       13
2008 Malbec, cuvelier, los andes, mendoza, Argentina       15
2005 Cabernet sauvignon, rubissow, Napa valley, California       20
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