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Esca Menu

lunch

ostriche
Widows Hole Oysters greenport, li       3
crudo
Cape Cod Bay Scallops with chervil       20
Alfonsino Snapper with olive oil from liguria       18
Mediterranean Black Sea Bream with sea salt from maine       18
Diver Scallops with tangerine pressed olive oil       19
Sea Trout with preserved lemon       18
Tartufo di Mare "sea truffle" with cedro       17
Mahi Mahi with organic california pistachio       18
Alaskan Red King Salmon with its own cracklings       18
Bigeye Tuna carpaccio with olio verde and chives       19
Kingfish with gaeta olive aioli       18
Spanish Mackerel with pickled jalapeno       18
Razor Clams two minute ceviche, chilis, scallions and mint       19
Crudo Tasting three unique tastes of our raw seafood in one flight       16
Six Unique Tastes of Our Raw Seafood in Two Flights       30
antipasti
Alici grilled portuguese white anchovies with house cured green olive tapenade       17
Moscardino grilled baby mediterranean octopus with bitter greens and cippoline       18
Crostini di Porro warm crostini of grilled ramps and florida mullet bottarga       19
Calamari crispy local squid with ramps, jalapenos and wild arugula       18
Caprese bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomatoes       17
Insalata di Dente di Leone salad of organic wild dandelion greens with anchovy vinaigrette       17
Insalatina Amara salad of italian bitter greens with radish and chianti vinaigrette       18
Insalata Mista salad of local greens and herbs with cold pistachio pressed olive oil       15
Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta       14
Pesce Azzurri all four house marinated sardines with peperonata marinated anchovies with pickled ramps grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette bottarga (cured tuna roe) with caper, raisins, and pinenuts Vegetarian   ea 11   (2) 14   (3) 16
primi
Perciatelli house made whole wheat fat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote       23
Linguine with little gem clams, hot red pepper and pancetta       24
Spaghetti Neri house made squid ink spaghetti with sepia, scallion and green chilies       26
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat       25
Bucatini house made fat spaghetti with rita’s spicy baby octopus       26
secondi
Branzino whole grilled mediterranean sea bass with sicilian olive oil       27
Dentice whole grilled american red snapper with salsa verde       27
Sogliola whole pan roasted yellowtail flounder with almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pistachios and tarragon       27
Pesce Piccoli crispy tiny mediterranean fish with a confetti of spring herbs       26
Ricciola grilled florida pompano with a stew of heirloom long beans, spring onions and guanciale       26
Salmone Selvaggio wild alaskan king salmon with a medley of spring vegetables and sorrel vinaigrette       28
Sgombro grilled spanish mackerel with wild mushrooms and young leeks       26
Zuppa di Pesce sicilian style fish stew       23
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon       24
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood       24
Pollo four story hills chicken with primo olives, fregula, and lemon       25
Contorni italian style vegetables     (3) 15   (5) 19

dinner

ostriche $3
Minimum 6 Oysters Per Order
Widows Hole Oysters greenport, li      
Wild Wellfleet Oysters wellfleet, ma      
crudo
Fluke with sea bean and radish       18
Scorpionfish with lemon wash       18
Diver Scallops with tangerine pressed olive oil       19
Cape Cod Bay Scallops with chervil       20
Alfonsino Snapper with olive oil from liguria       18
Mediterranean Black Sea Bream with sea salt from maine       18
Sea Trout with sicilian dried cherry tomatoes       18
Alaskan Ivory Salmon with sorrel       18
Mahi Mahi with crushed almonds       18
Alaskan Red King Salmon with its own cracklings       18
Tartufo di Mare "sea truffle" with cedro       17
Sea Trout with crushed almonds       18
Bigeye Tuna carpaccio with olio verde and chives       19
Wild Hamachi with gaeta olive aioli       18
Kingfish with pickled jalapeno       18
Spanish Mackerel with caperberries       17
Razor Clams two minute ceviche, chilis, scallion and mint       19
Crudo Tasting six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights       30
altro
Moscardino grilled baby mediterranean octopus with bitter greens and cippoline       18
Moleche grilled soft shell crab with a salad of tim’s radishes, sea beans and sorrel       20
Brodetto stew of mussels, clams, local welks, saffron and tomato       19
Asparagi Bianci chilled jumbo green and white asparagus with ramp vinaigrette       22
Crostini di Porro warm crostini of grilled ramps and florida mullet bottarga       19
Burrata soft cheese from puglia with grilled anchovies and house cured green olive tapenade       19
Uovo di Pollo soft scrambled farmhouse egg with sea urchin, fennel and saffron       18
Insalata di Dente di Leone salad of wild local dandelion greens with anchovy vinaigrette       17
Calamari crispy local squid with ramps, jalapenos and wild arugula       18
Insalatina Amara salad of italian bitter greens with radish and chianti vinaigrette       18
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon       17
Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta       16
Pesci Azzuri all four marinated sardines with peperonata grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette marinated anchovies with pickled ramps bottarga (cured tuna roe) with capers, raisins and pinenuts Vegetarian   ea 11   (2) 14   (3) 16
primi
Linguine with little gem clams, hot peppers and pancetta       26
Spaghetti Neri squid ink spaghetti with sepia, green chilis and scallion       26
Maccheroni Alla Chitarra house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat       25
Bucatini house made fat spaghetti with rita’s spicy baby octopus       26
Sciallatelle house made amalfitana style pasta with sea scallops, meyer lemon, tomato and arugula       27
Gnocchi di Ricotta old chatham sheep’s milk ricotta gnocchi with tomato, and bufala mozzarella       25
secondi
Branzino Per Due whole mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in sea salt crust       72
Sogliola Per Due whole pan roasted yellowtail flounder for two with almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pistachios and tarragon       72
Trota whole pan roasted spotted trout with ramps and sorrel       36
Dentice Per Due whole grilled american red snapper for two with salsa verde       72
Pesce Piccoli crispy tiny mediterranean fish with a confetti of spring herbs       36
Capesante roasted montauk sea scallops with smashed fava beans and guanciale vinaigrette       38
Salmone Selvatice grilled wild alaskan king salmon with garden peas, spring onions and mint       37
Zuppa di Pesce sicilian style fish stew       30
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood       33
Pollo four story hills farm chicken with fregula, house cured olives and lemon       34
Contorni selection of italian style vegetables   (1) 9   (3) 15   (5) 19
dolci
Dessert
Cannoli salted gianduja ricotta with chili hazelnuts and chocolate sauce       12
Crostata di Rubarbaro richter's rhubarb tart with poppy seed streusel and a buttermilk gelati       12
Budino di Banana banana pudding with peanut brittle and salted carmel sauce       12
Torta di Olio lemon primo olive oil cake with candied almonds and toasted meringue       12
Affogato di Caffe sweet cream gelato and amaro croquante drowned in espresso       12
Gelati house made traditional flavors       12
Sorbetti house made seasonal flavors       12
Biscotti       5
Formaggi quadrello di bufula, casa madaio paglierino, toma ossalana, haystack mountain "red cloud" and seasonal fruit confettura       13
tasting menu $75 per person
With Selected Wines $125pp
Crudo del Mercato a selection from today’s raw seafood      
Prosecco nv, Flor Veneto      
Five Extra "crudo" Tasting       (pp, supp) 25
Rose Brut Murgot 2008 Sicilia      
Crostini di Porro warm crostini of grilled ramps and florida mullet bottarga      
Pinot grigio, Meroi 2010 Friuli      
Fritti crispy local steamers, monkfish cheeks with caper-tarragon aioli      
Verdicchio di Castelli Dei Jesi "classico" Bucci 2008 Marche      
Bucatini house made fat spaghetti with rita’s spicy baby octopus      
Aleatico "alea viva", Occhipinti 2009 Lazio      
Capesante roasted montauk sea scallops with smashed fava beans and guanciale vinaigrette      
Arneis, Bruno Giacosa 2009 Piemonte      
Salmone Selvatice grilled wild alaskan king salmon with garden peas, spring onions and mint      
Nebbiolo langhe, Produttori del Barbaresco 2010piemonte      
Dolci a tasting of our favorite desserts      
&Quot;vigna Senza nome", Moscato d’asti, Braida 2011 Piemonte      
gazzose fatte in casa $4
Sodas Made in House Using fresh, Seasonal and Unique Ingredients
Sorrento Lemon      
Sour Cherry      
Espresso      
Madagascar Vanilla      
cocktails del giorno
Bellini di Pesca prosecco, fresh peach juice       12
Venetian aperol, white wine, soda       11
Negroni campari , bombay sapphire, carpano antica       12
Porto Cervo mirto, orange, champagne       14
Improved Milano michter’s rye whiskey, amarena cherry, hyssop, bitters, lemon       14
Two-minute Razor Martini hangar one vodka, razor clam, chili, scallion, mint, citrus       16
birre
Toasted Lager Blue Point patchogue, long island       7
Summer Ale Blue Point patchogue, long island       8
Karnival Kolsch Stoudt’s adamstown, pennsylvania       8
Sesonette Piccolo Birifficio liguria, italia. brewed with chinotto, juniper and coriander       16
Weizentea Birifficio Grado Plato emilia-romagna, italia. european wheat brewed with american hops and chinese green tea       (500ml) 24
Oude Gueuze Brie Fonteinen beersel, belgium. a blend of one, two and three year old wildly fermented beers       (750ml) 28
Bruaherren Alkoholfrei Einbecker einbecker, germany. non-alcoholic beer       7
vini spumanti al bicchiere
Prosecco nv, Flor       10
Extreme Brut Cave Du Vin Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle       13
Champagne Brut "belles annees" nv, Pierre Gimonnet       17
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