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Esca Menu (Sample Lunch)

antipasti

Ostriche del Giorno oysters by the half dozen       14
Crudo three unique tastes of our raw seafood       15
Moscardino grilled baby octopus with cipolline, early fall bitter greens and aceto tradizionale       15
Caprese bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomatoes       12
Grigliata fresh grilled portuguese white anchovies with a salad of olives and shallot-thyme vinaigrette       13
Insalata di Puntarelle italian chicory with anchovy vinaigrette       12
Insalata di Bottarga tuna bottarga with fall greens and house pickled vegetables       13
Calamari local grilled calamari with hot red pepper and blood orange pressed olive oil       14
Insalatina Amara salad of italian bitter greens and roasted hubbard squash with apple cider vinaigrette       13
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       9
Pesce Azzurri   9 each   two 12   all 15
House Marinated Sardines With Peperonata      
Grilled Sardines With capers, Raisins and Pinenuts      
House Marinated Anchovy With Garlic Scapes      

primi

Linguine with briny mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta       21
Spaghettini with tuna bottarga, hot red pepper and toasted breadcrumbs       22
Fettuccine with widow's hole oysters, mascarpone and chervil       22
Ravioli di Tonno house preserved tuna ravioli with puttanesca sauce       21
Spaghetti with chilis, mint and a one pound lobster       27
Bucatini with rita's spicy baby octopus       21
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat       21
Spaghetti Neri house made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallions       20

secondi

Triglia whole pan roasted red mullets with caperberries and olives       23
Rombo whole roasted turbot with marinated lemon and chervil       25
Sarago whole grilled local porgy with salsa verde       23
Marmora whole grilled striped snapper with sicilian oil       22
Cernia strawberry grouper with tangerine flavored parsnips and roasted brussel sprouts       23
Dentice grilled american red snapper with artichokes, olives, oven dried tomato and arugula       24
Cuore seared peconic bay scallops with spinach and fregula       25
Spigola Striaca local striped bass with wild mushrooms and caramelized celery root       23
Razza crispy skate with roasted beets, wild watercress and just dug horseradish       22
Pesce Luna slow roasted opah with broccoli rabe and fennel       22
Pesce Mattonella golden spotted bass with black trumpet mushrooms and roasted chestnuts       22
Brodetto mussels, clams and scallops stewed with cherry tomato, fennel and arugula       21
Zuppa di Pesce sicilian style fish stew       20
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans, preserved sorrento lemon and rosemary vinaigrette       20
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood       20
Pollo four story hills farm organic chicken with pickled cherry peppers and sicilian olives       20

contorni

Italian Style Vegetables From the Table      
Five       15
Seven       19
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