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Esca Menu

lunch menu

antipasti
Ostriche del Giorno oysters by the half dozen       16
Crudo three unique tastes of our raw seafood       15
Fritti crispy rainbow smelts with meyer lemon jam       16
Moscardino grilled baby octopus with bitter greens and cipolline       15
Vongole al Forno long island littleneck clams baked with prosciutto san danielle and pepperoncino       15
Insalata di Puntarelle bitter winter chicory with anchovy vinaigrette       16
Insalatina Amara salad of winter bitter greens, butternut squash and apple cider vinaigrette       15
Caprese bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomato       14
Insalata Mista salad of fall greens and herbs with pistachio pressed olive oil       10
Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta       11
primi
Spaghetti with chilis, mint and a one pound lobster       30
Bigoli house made whole wheat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote       21
Linguine with briny mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta       24
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat       24
Spaghetti Neri house made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallion       23
secondi
Orata Americana Per uno o Due whole grilled local porgy for one or two with salsa verde       pp 26
Triglia whole pan roasted red mullets with pinenuts, peanuts and pumpkin seeds       25
Tonno seared bigeye tuna with brussel sprouts roasted with pancetta       26
Razza crispy skate with braised red cabbage, rose hips and caramelized sickle pear       25
Ricciola grilled hamachi with greens and beans       25
Salmerino Alpino icelandic arctic char with roasted root vegetables and chestnuts       25
Cuore seared nantucket bay scallops with early florida citrus       30
Zuppa di Pesce sicilian style fish stew       22
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon       23
Fritto Misto crispy mixed seafood       23
Pollo organic four story hills farm chicken with fregula, calabrese olives and lemon       24

dinner menu

ostriche $3
Minimum 6 Oysters Per Order
Permaquid Oysters (me)      
St. Simone Oysters (nb)      
crudo
Wild Portuguese Orata with sea salt from trapani       17
Mediterranean Snapper with portuguese sea salt       17
Pink Snapper with red clay salt       17
Fluke with radish       17
Geo Duck lightly marinated giant clam with pomegranate       17
Sea Trout with fiddlehead pickle       17
Striped Bass with toasted squash seeds       17
Salmon Roe with sardinian oil and lemon       17
Bigeye Tuna carpaccio with olio verde and chives       18
Hamachi with gaeta olive aioli       17
Spanish Mackerel with caperberries       17
Horse Mackerel with spoonbill caviar       19
Red Albacore with oven dried tomato       17
Razor Clam two minute ceviche with chilis, mint and scallion       17
Main Sea Urchin with cappezzana olive oil       18
Crudo Tasting six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights       30
altro
Bianchetti "french fries of the sea"       16
Puntarelle salad of bitter winter italian chicory with anchovy vinaigrette       16
Fritti crispy blowfish tails with lemon jam       18
Vongole al Forno long island littleneck clams baked with prosciutto san daniele and pepperoncino       17
Grigliata grilled portuguese anchovies with a thyme and shallot vinaigrette       15
Moscardino grilled baby octopus with bitter greens and cipolline       17
Cuore seared nantucket bay scallops with a salad of celery root and apple       18
Gamberetti crispy ruby red shrimp with just dug horseradish       17
Brodetto mussels, clams and scallops stewed in a spicy tomato broth       18
Calamari grilled local squid with hot red pepper, lemon and parsley       17
Funghi salad of raw matsutake mushrooms with parmigiano vinaigrette       20
Insalatina Amara salad of winter bitter greens, butternut squash and apple cider vinaigrette       17
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon       16
Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta       12
Pesci Azzurri marinated sardines with peperonata grilled sardines with capers, raisins and pinenuts marinated anchovies with preserved blood orange   ea 11   (any 2) 14   (all 3) 16
primi
Spaghetti with chilis, mint and a one pound lobster       30
Bigoli house made whole wheat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote       23
Spaghetti Neri house made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallion       24
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat       24
Ravioli di Gamberoni shrimp filled ravioli with roasted acorn squash sauce       25
Linguine with mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta       23
Gnocchi di Ricotta sheep’s milk ricotta gnocchi with tomato, eggplant and bufala mozzarella       22
secondi
Pesce Intero
Branzino Per Due whole mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in a sea salt crust       64
Orata American Per uno o Due whole grilled local porgy for one or two with salsa verde       pp 34
Triglia whole pan roasted red mullets with pinenuts, hazelnuts, almonds and winter savory       35
Scorfano Rosso whole crispy scorpion fish with capers, lemon and rosemary       34
Ricciola grilled local red albacore with red cabbage braised with rosehips       35
Pesce Mattonella roasted grey tilefish with butternut squash, lobster mushrooms and vanilla       34
Salmone wild rainforest king salmon with roasted root vegetables, chestnuts and caramelized sickle pear       36
Capesante local sea scallops with california and florida citrus       35
Tonno local long fin tuna with brussel sprouts roasted with pancetta       35
Squalo Alla Siciliana sicilian style mako shark with yellow cauliflower stewed with capers, raisins and pinenuts       36
Zuppa di Pesce sicilian style fish stew       29
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood       30
Pollo organic four story hills farm chicken with calabrese olives, fregula and lemon       30
Contorni selection of italian style vegetables   one 9   three 15   five 19
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      
Tonno local longfin tuna with brussel sprouts roasted with pancetta. 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      
dessert menu - dolci $11
Crespelle buckwheat crepes with pumpkin butter, orange crusted pecans and pomegranate      
Fruitiera baked apple with vanilla gelato      
Affogato di Cafe caramel gelato drowned in espresso      
Crostata chocolate velvet tart      
Torta di Espresso chocolate espresso cake with cappuccino gelato      
Gelati house made traditional flavors      
Sorbetti house made seasonal flavors      
Formaggi ricotta di bufala, taleggio, piave, blue del moncenisio and seasonal fruit confettura       13
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