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Esca Menu

lunch

antipasti
Ostriche del Giorno oysters by the half dozen       16
Crudo three unique tastes of our raw seafood       15
Verdura salad of seasonal vegetables with goat's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette       16
Moscardino grilled baby octopus with bitter greens and cipolline       15
Vongole al Forno long island littleneck clams baked with prosciutto san danielle and peperoncino       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 summer 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
Perciatelli house made whole wheat fat 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. per person       26
Triglia whole pan roasted red mullets with pinenuts, peanuts and pumpkin seeds       25
Spigola Striaca local striped bass with beans and greens       26
Razza crispy skate with asparagus, peas, sugar snaps and garlic chive vinaigrette       25
Ricciola grilled hamachi with greens and beans       25
Salmerino Alpino icelandic arctic char with sicilian spiced early spring root vegetables       25
Cuore seared bay scallops with 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

ostriche
Minimum 6 Oysters Per Order
Wellfleet Oysters (ma)       3
Glidden Point Oysters (me)       4
crudo
Scampi with a lemon wash       18
Pink Snapper with red clay salt       17
Wild Orata with meyer lemon pressed olive oil       18
Fluke with sea beans and radish       17
Wild Cambridge Bay Char with dill       18
Yakutat Sockeye Salmon with pink peppercorns       18
Salmon Roe house cured with lemon and sardinian oil       18
Wahoo with crushed almonds       18
Bonita with "aztec" tomatoes       18
Wild Hamachi with gaeta olive aioli       18
Spanish Mackerel with caperberries       17
Boston Mackerel with pickled jalapeno       17
Red Albacore with oven dried tomato       17
Razor Clam two minute ceviche with chilis, scallion and mint       18
Crudo Tasting six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights       30
altro
Bianchetti french fries of the sea       16
Verdura salad of seasonal vegetables with goat's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette       18
Vongole al Forno long island littleneck clams baked with prosciutto san danielle and pepperoncino       16
Seppioline grilled tiny cuttlefish with fingerling potatoes, radicchio and aged chianti wine vinegar       17
Insalata di Granoturco salad of roasted corn, chanterelles, toasted walnuts and aged goat cheese       17
Fritti crispy local steamers with squash and lemon jam       16
Uova di Pollo soft scrambled farmhouse egg with jumbo lump crabmeat       18
Insalata di Melanzana roasted eggplant salad with anchovies, capers and tomatoes       17
Alici grilled portuguese white anchovies with bufala mozzarella and romaine       18
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   (2) 14   (3) 16
primi
Spaghetti with chilis, mint and a one pound lobster       30
Fidelini with grandma's crab sauce       24
Mafalde house made ribbon pasta with local scallops, key west pink shrimp, biker belly jalapenos and roasted corn       24
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
Orecchiette house made "little ears" with mussels, clams, heirloom garlic and cherry tomato       24
Linguine with mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta       23
Gnocchi di Ricotta old chatham sheep’s milk ricotta gnocchi with garlic scrapes and bufala mozzarella       22
secondi
Pesce Intero
Branzino Per Due whole mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in a sea salt crust       64
Pesce Sera whole grilled local bluefish with san marzano tomato       33
Triglia whole pan roasted red mullets with pinenuts, hazelnuts, almonds and tarragon       35
Sarago whole crispy local butterfish with capers, lemon and rosemary       34
Salmone wild yukon peninsula king salmon with early summer root vegetables roasted sicilian style       35
Pesce Matonella golden spotted bass with four bean salad       34
Dentice grilled grey snapper with a salad of marinated artichokes       35
Spigola Striaca local wild striped bass with wild mushrooms and braised young leeks       34
Squalo Alla Siciliana sicilian style mako shark with spinach, hazelnuts, pinenuts and almonds       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   ea 9   (3) 15   (5) 19
Pezognia Per Due o Tre whole grilled mediterranean pink snapper for two or three with salsa verde       (per person) 35
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      
dessert menu - dolci
Crespelle buckwheat crepes with pumpkin butter, orange crusted pecans and pomegranate       11
Fruitiera baked apple with vanilla gelato       11
Affogato di Cafe caramel gelato drowned in espresso       11
Crostata chocolate velvet tart       11
Torta di Espresso chocolate espresso cake with cappuccino gelato       11
Gelati house made traditional flavors       11
Sorbetti house made seasonal flavors       11
Formaggi ricotta di bufala, tallegio, piave, blue del moncenisio and seasonal fruit confettura       13
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