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Nesso’s Menus
At Nesso, our menus are thoughtfully crafted to celebrate the essence of Italian cuisine, with a focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients and bold, authentic flavors. Whether you're joining us for an elegant dinner or a special occasion, we invite you to savor the warmth and hospitality of Italian dining, right here in the Circle City.
Explore our menus and let your culinary journey begin at our Italian restaurant in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dinner
Antipasti and Bread
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BREAD
focaccia, olive oil, balsamic
$5
$9
vegetarian
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BURRATA
$18cherry tomato, candied onion, salsa verde, grilled sourdough
vegetarian
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ARANCINI
$16benton’s bacon, taleggio, tomato curd, pea pesto
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MEATBALL
$17pomodoro, pecorino romano
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CRISPY BRUSSELS SPROUTS
$13pecorino, pickled peppers, meyer lemon, saba, roasted garlic aioli
vegetarian
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PARMESAN CAULIFLOWER
$15cauliflower cream, pine nut, salsa verde
gluten free, vegetarian
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OCTOPUS
$18eggplant caponata, calabrese sauce, oregano salt
gluten free
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HAMACHI CRUDO*
$21colatura vinaigrette, calabrian chili, pistachio, blood orange, avocado mousse
gluten free
Insalata
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CAESAR*
$14baby lettuce, anchovy, crouton, parmesan
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GROW
$14arugula, shaved fennel, seasonal pepper, basil, gorgonzola, focaccia crouton, tarragon vinaigrette
vegetarian
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BEET
$15watercress, orange, fennel, pistachio, goat cheese, sherry vinaigrette
gluten free, vegetarian
Primi
gluten-free pasta available upon request-
AGNOLOTTI
$26truffle ricotta, oil-cured tomato, truffle mornay, marsala, maitake, black garlic molasses
vegetarian
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RAVIOLO
$27blue crab, ricotta, corn sformato, lobster brodo
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PAPPARDELLE
$29hickory smoked brisket and short rib, broccolini, truffle ricotta, espelette pepper breadcrumb
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TAGLIATELLE BOLOGNESE
$27beef, veal & pancetta ragù, basil, parmesan, olive oil
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BUCATINI CACIO E PEPE
$22black pepper, pecorino romano
vegetarian
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LUMACHE
$27braised lamb ragù, english pea, calabrian chili, mint, ricotta, chili oil
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ORECCHIETTE
$22fennel sausage, rainbow chard, parmesan, olive oil
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LINGUINI NERO*
$28scallop, shrimp, octopus, oil-cured tomato, garlic, pepper flake, herbs, pomodoro
Contorni
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GORGONZOLA POTATO PURÉE
$9gluten free, vegetarian
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BROCCOLINI
$9gluten free, vegetarian
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EGGPLANT CAPONATA
$9gluten free, vegetarian
Secondi
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FILET*
$48gorgonzola potato purée, asparagus, horseradish root, truffle butter, brasato demi
gluten free
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DOVER SOLE
$62brown butter, caperberry, lemon, broccolini, roasted fingerling, oregano salt
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VERLASSO SALMON*
$36spinach pesto, eggplant caponata, pine nut, fennel pollen, lemon-caper beurre blanc
gluten free
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VEAL MILANESE
$38arugula, oil-cured tomato, taleggio, parmesan, meyer lemon, demi al pepe
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SCALLOP*
$40hokkaido scallop, fregola, braised pork belly, ‘nduja crème, fines herbes, brasato demi
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CHICKEN
$28arugula, roasted red pepper, oil-cured tomato, whipped parmesan, calabrese sauce
gluten free
vegan
vegetarian
gluten-free
Gluten-free pasta available upon request
*Consuming raw or undercooked foods may increase the risk of foodborne illness. Please inform us of allergy concerns.
Desserts and After Dinner Drinks
Dolci
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TIRAMISU
$13mascarpone mousse, ladyfingers, espresso, chocolate pudding, cocoa nib
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BOMBOLINO
$12lemon-ricotta donut, raspberry sugar, raspberry, lemon curd, mint
vegetarian
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CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE PANNA COTTA
$14fabbri wild cherries, savoiardi cookie, candied orange
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OLIVE OIL CAKE
$12candied orange, chocolate sauce, chocolate gelato
vegetarian
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RICOTTA CHEESECAKE
$12fabbri wild strawberries, savoiardi crust, vanilla bean, basil
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DESSERT TRIO
$35tiramisu, bombolino, panna cotta
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GELATO
$6choice of pistachio, vanilla-almond, brown butter popcorn, chocolate, or sorbeto
make it an affogato $3
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AFFOGATO
$7choice of pistachio, vanilla-almond, chocolate, or brown butter popcorn
vegan
vegetarian
gluten-free
Coffee
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REGULAR
$5 -
DECAF
$5 -
ESPRESSO
$3 -
CAPPUCCINO
$6 -
LATTE
$6 -
CAFFÈ CORRETTO
$10shot of espresso with your choice of grappa or sambuca
Hot Tea
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SENCHA SAGA
$4.50 -
GREEN ROOIBOS
$4.50 -
CHINA BLACK
$4.50decaf
Dessert Wine
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MACULAN "TORCOLATO"
$152020 veneto
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DONNAFUGATA PASSITO DI PANTELLERIA "BEN RYE"
$162022 sicily
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CASTELLO DI VOLPAIA VIN SANTO DEL CHIANTI CLASSICO
$162019 tuscany
Marsala
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FLORIO "SEMI-SECCO"
$102015 sicily
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FLORIO "VECCHIOFLORIO" SWEET
$152020 sicily
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FLORIO "VERGINE" SWEET
$152010 sicily
Fortified Wine
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FERREIRA TAWNY PORT
$7portugal
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WARRE'S 20 YR TAWNY "OTIMA"
$14portugal
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BROADBENT 10 YR MALMSEY MADEIRA
$8madeira, portugal
Cognac
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PARK CARTE BLANCHE
$16 -
HENNESY XO
$58 -
A.E. DOR NAPOLEON
$22
Brandy
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PERE DI POLI
$16 -
VILLA ZARRI CHERRY
$15 -
VILLA ZARRI 10 YR
$17 -
VILLA ZARRI 21 YR
$22
Amaro
1.5 ounces-
CARDAMARO
$13 -
PASUBIO
$13 -
MONTENEGRO
$14 -
FORO "SPECIALE"
$13 -
NONINO
$17 -
NONINO "RISERVA"
$20 -
COCCHI "DOPO TEATRO"
$14 -
ANTICA TORINO "AMARO DELLA SACRA"
$14 -
HEIRLOOM PINEAPPLE
$15 -
ZUCCA RABARBARO
$15 -
SFUMATO
$13 -
CYNAR
$14 -
CYNAR 70
$15 -
CAPPELLETTI "ALPEGGIO"
$16 -
AMARO DEL CONSIGLIO
$14 -
ROYAL VALLET AMARGO
$15 -
FRED JERBIS
$17 -
BRAULIO
$17 -
AVERNA
$15 -
J RIEGER CAFFÈ AMARO
$16 -
LAZZARONI
$14 -
LUXARDO AMARO "ABANO"
$14 -
AMARO-CAMATTI
$13 -
FRANCOLI "NOVEIS"
$14 -
NARDINI
$16 -
MELETTI
$13 -
AMARO "DELL’ETNA"
$16 -
CAPPELLETTI "ALTA VERDE"
$12 -
CAPPELLETTI "ELISIR NOVASALUS"
$13 -
VECCHIO "AMARO DEL CAPO"
$15
Fernet
1.5 ounces-
CONTRATTO
$15 -
FRATELLI BRANCA
$16 -
FRATELLI BRANCA MENTA
$15 -
ROYAL VALLET
$15 -
LAZZARONI
$14 -
MELETTI
$14 -
FRANCOLI "NOVEIS"
$14
Grappa
1.5 ounces-
CAFFO "ITALIANA"
$13 -
LUNAE VERMENTINO "AQUA"
$18 -
MARCHESI DI GRESY MOSCATO "LA SERA"
$14 -
MARCHESI DI GRESY NEBBIOLO "MARTINENGA"
$14 -
MOLETTO PROSECCO
$15 -
MOLETTO BARBERA
$14 -
MOLETTO NEBBIOLO
$14 -
GIOVI "DELL'ETNA"
$19 -
GAJA "SPERSS"
$28 -
NONINO MOSCATO
$18 -
NONINO CHARDONNAY "BARRIQUES"
$16 -
JOCOPO POLI AROMATICA TRAMINER “PO”
$22 -
JOCOPO POLI TORCOLATO "AMOROSA DI DICEMBRE"
$16 -
JOCOPO POLI SASSICAIA
$30
Cordials
1.5 ounces-
ANTICA TORINO GENZIANA
$14 -
ANTICA TORINO GENEPÌ
$14 -
CAFFO ANISETTE DI CALABRIA
$13 -
CAFFO LIMONCINO
$13 -
CAFFO AMARETTO
$13 -
FRANGELICO
$15 -
GALLIANO
$16 -
GRAND MARNIER
$16 -
GREEN CHARTREUSE
$22 -
LAZZARONI SAMBUCA
$13 -
MELETTI CIOCCOLATO
$14 -
POLI MIELE
$14 -
STREGA
$16
Beverages
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Sparkling
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BORGOLUCE ‘GAIANTE’
$13Prosecco Rosé, Treviso NV
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CHAMPAGNE DELAMOTTE
$25Brut Champagne, Champagne, FR N.V.
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LA SPINETTA ‘BRICCO QUAGLIA’
$16Moscato, Piedmont 2024
White
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ELENA WALCH
$16Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige 2024
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A & M MAURI
$17Friulano, Friuli 2023
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TERENZUOLO ‘VIGNEBASSEE’
$14Vermentino, Tuscany 2023
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ROCCA DEL PRICIPE
$15Fiano De Avellino, Campania 2022
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DUE DEL MONTE
$22Chardonnay, Friuli 2022
Rosato
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TIBERIO ‘CERASUOLO’
$15Montepulciano, Sicily 2024
Red
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CANTINA BOLZANO ‘ST. MAGDALENER’
$15Schiava, Lagrein, Südtirol-Alto Adige 2020
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MURGO ETNA ROSSO
$15Nerello Mascalese, Sicily 2022
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CERBAIONA ‘GRAMMATICA’
$22Sangiovese, Tuscany 2022
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AZIENDA CRUS ‘MUMBÈL’
$22Nebbiolo, Vespolina, Croatina, Piedmont 2020
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ELLENA FUCCI ‘SCEG’
$16Aglianico, Basilica 2022
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ARGENTIERA ‘VILLA DONORATICO’
$22Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot Tuscany 2020
Spritz
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LUXARDO BITTER BIANCO
citrus, bitter herbs, aromatic herbs
light, refreshing, subtle bitterness
14 -
ANTICA TORINO BITTER BIANCO
fruit candy, baking spice, leafy herbs
cream soda, vanilla, plush bitterness
14 -
FRANCOLI BITTER NOVEIS
sweet and bitter orange, mountain herbs
gentian, vanilla, refreshingly bitter
13 -
NONINO
cara cara orange, lemon, gentian, sage
light, refreshing, slight bitterness
15 -
STELLARE PRIMO
fruit candy, dried strawberry, orange pulp
cheerful, subtle minerality, gentian bitterness
13 -
CAPPELLETTI
blood orange, grapefruit, gentian, rose
floral, rich, moderate bitterness
13 -
APEROL
orange peel, rhubarb, gentian
citrusy, full, light bitterness
13 -
CONTRATTO APERITIVO
bitter orange, tangerine, juniper
citrusy, full, moderate bitterness
13 -
MONTENEGRO SELECT
orange peel, ginger root, juniper
spicy, full, moderate bitterness
14 -
COCCHI AMERICANO
nutmeg, star anise, rose
citrus, full, moderate bitterness
13 -
STELLARE SECONDO
star anise, orange zest, elderflower
savory, herbaceous, slighly oxidative
13 -
COCCHI AMERICANO ROSA
saffron, chinchona, citrus, rose
floral, full, moderate bitterness
13 -
ROSEN BITTER
mountain herbs, strawberry, stewed cherry
medium-full, dry, moderate bitterness
14 -
NARDINI
orange peel, gentian root, juniper
spicy, full, moderate bitterness
14 -
MELETTI
bitter orange, spices, herbs
citrus, fall spice, moderate bitterness
14 -
CONTRATTO BITTER
wormwood, aloe, nettle
rich, herbaceous, moderate bitterness
13 -
CAMPARI
grapefruit, orange, fennel seed
full, rich, pronounced bitterness
14 -
CARPANO ‘PUNT E MESS’
star anise, vanilla, bitter orange
full, complex, pronounced bitterness
14
Vermouth
All available on the Rocks / with Soda / or SpritzDry
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ANTICA TORINO
hyssop, thistle, sage
dry, soft, warm
10 / 12 / 14 -
ANTICA TORINO '30 MONTH OAK AGED'
cinnamon, almond, sage
slightly dry, herbaceous, spicy
12 / 14 / 16
Bianco
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CONTRATTO
orange peel, sweet clover, carob
luscious, slight bitterness
10 / 12 / 14 -
CARPANO
citrus, exotic fruiuts, cocoa bean
smooth, velvety
10 / 12 / 14 -
POLI 'GRAN BASSANO'
grapefruit, white flowers
luscious, slight bitterness
10 / 12 / 14
Rosso
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CONTRATTO
liquorice, sandalwood, bitter orange
bright, spicy, slight sweetness
10 / 12 / 14 -
COCCHI DI TORINO
cocoa, bitter orange, rosemary
broad, luscious, pronounced sweetness
9 / 11 / 13 -
ANTICA TORINO
cola, vanilla, thyme
robust, balanced, bright bitterness
10 / 12 / 14 -
CARPANO ‘ANTICA’
fig, nutmeg, vanilla, anise seed
intense, full bodied, pronounced sweetness
11 / 13 / 15
Cocktails
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NEGRONI
$16Campari, Elena Gin, Antica Torino Vermouth
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MARTIN'S REVENGE
$16Botanist Gin, Contratto Sweet Vermouth, Luxardo Maraschino, Rosemary, Regan's Orange Bitters
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PAST THE PINES
$16Distilleria Dell'Alpe Kapriol Gin, Antica Torino Genepì, Antica Torino Dry Vermouth
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NAPOLEON DOLOMITI
$16Tarragon Infused Arette Blanco Tequila, Pasubio Amaro, Lunae Grappa, Lime, Agave
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MONKEY OF BARRELS
$16Woodford Reserve, Vallet Amargo, Amaro Camatti, Giffard Banane de Brasil, Lemon
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UP AN ABRUZZIAN CREEK*
$16Knob Creek Rye, Enrico Centerbe, Orgeat, Lime, Pineapple
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BOTTOM OF THE LIME
$16Tito's Handmade Vodka, Antica Torino Genepì, Il Gusto Di Amalfi Finocchietto, Lime
Zero Proof
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SPRITZ
$10Mionetto Aperitivo, Lyre's Sparkling, Soda
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ST. AGRESTIS
Amaro Falso $10
Phony Negroni $10
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San Pelligrino
Aranciata Sparkling $7
Aranciata Rossa Sparkling $7
Beer
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PERONI ‘NASTRO AZZURRO’
$8Lager, Italy
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GREAT LAKES BREWING COMPANY ‘ELIOT NESS’
$9Amber Lager, Ohio
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STONE BREWERING
$8Pilsner, California
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AVERY ‘WHITE RASCAL’
$9Belgian Style White Ale, Colorado
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FAT HEADS BREWING ‘HEAD HUNTER’
$9IPA, Ohio
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OLD NATION BREWING ‘M-43’
$10New England Hazy IPA, Michigan
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PERONI ‘NASTRO AZZURRO 0.00%’
$8Lager, Italy
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BEST DAY BREWING ‘NA’
$8Kölsch, California
Private Dining
$70 Per Person
Antipasti
Choose two, served family-style-
Octopus
Eggplant caponata, calabrese sauce, oregano salt
gluten free
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Meatballs
Pomodoro, pecorino Romano
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Parmesan Cauliflower
Cauliflower cream, pine nut, salsa verde
gluten free, vegetarian
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Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Pecorino, pickled peppers, Meyer lemon, Saba, roasted garlic aioli
vegetarian
Salad
Choose one, serve platedserved with focaccia, olive oil & balsamic
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Caesar Salad
Baby lettuce, anchovy, crouton, parmesan
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Grow
Arugula, shaved fennel, seasonal pepper, basil, gorgonzola, focaccia crouton, tarragon vinaigrette
vegetarian
Please select 2 pastas and 2 entrées that will comprise the 4 entrée choices on your event menu.
Pasta
Choose twoGluten-free pasta available upon request
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Spaghetti & Meatballs
Pomodoro, basil, parmesan
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Tagliatelle Bolognese
Beef, veal & pancetta ragù, basil, parmesan, olive oil
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Bucatini Cacio E Pepe
Black pepper, pecorino romano
vegetarian
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Orecchiette
Fennel sausage, rainbow chard, pecorino romano, olive oil
Entrées
Choose two-
Filet*
GF $10Gorgonzola potato purée, asparagus, horseradish root, truffle butter, brasato demi
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Scallop*
Hakkaido scallop, fregola, braised pork belly, ‘nduja creme, fines herbes, brasato demi
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Chicken
Arugula, roasted red pepper, oil-cured tomato, whipped parmesan, calabrese sauce
gluten free
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Verlasso Salmon*
Spinach pesto, eggplant caponata, pine nut, fennel pollen, lemon-caper Beurre Blanc
gluten free
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Veal Milanese
Arugula, oil-cured tomato, taleggio, parmesan, Meyer lemon, demi al pepe
Sides
+4 per person-
Broccolini
gluten free, vegetarian
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Gorgonzol a Potato Purée
gluten free, vegetarian
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Eggplant Caponata
gluten free, vegetarian
Dessert
Platters served family-style-
Tiramisu
Mascarpone mousse, ladyfingers, espresso, chocolate pudding, cocoa nib
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Chocol Ate Truffle Panna Cot Ta
Fabbri wild cherries, savoiardi cookie, candied orange
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Bombolino
Lemon-ricotta donut, raspberry sugar, raspberry, lemon curd, mint
vegetarian
Gluten-free pasta available upon request
*Consuming raw or undercooked foods may increase the risk of foodborne illness. Please inform us of allergy concerns. Menu items and pricing are updated seasonally and subject to change based on availability.