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Esca

(212) 564-7272
  • 402 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
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  • Italian ,  Local/Organic ,  Seafood
  • $$$$$
(212) 564-7272
  • Menu
  • Ostriche
    • Montauk Wild Oysters $3

      montauk, li

  • Crudo
    • Cape Cod Bay Scallops $24

      with chervil

    • Halibut Belly $19

      with extra virgin sunflower oil

    • Pink Snapper $18

      with black lava salt

    • Diver Scallop $20

      with tangerine pressed olive oil

    • Ivory King Salmon $20

      with bronze fennel

    • Pumpkin Swordfish $19

      with crushed almonds

    • Yellowfin Tuna $20

      carpaccio with olio verde and chives

    • Yellowfin Tuna $50

      alba white truffles supplement supp

    • Longfin Tuna $18

      with pickled jalapeno

    • Spanish Mackerel $18

      with gaeta olive aioli

    • Maine Sea Urchin $20

      with capezzana olive oil

    • Giant Santa Barbara Sea Urchin $20

      simply natural

    • Razor Clams $20

      two minute ceviche with chilis, scallion and mint

    • Crudo Tasting $16

      three unique tastes of raw seafood in one flight

    • Crudo Tasting $30

      six unique tastes of raw seafood in two flight

  • Antipasti
    • Bianchetti $17

      "french fries of the sea"

    • Insalata Di Pomodoro $19

      salad of tim's heirloom tomatoes, wild arugula and farmhouse cheese

    • Insalata Di Amara $19

      salad of local bitter greens with aged merlot vinaigrette

    • Acciuga $18

      grilled fresh portuguese anchovies with house made green olive tapenade

    • Calamari Alla Galicia $18

      local squid, pimenton, toasted bread crumbs and arugula

    • Fritti $17

      crispy halibut cheeks, local steamers and all blue potatoes with calabrian chili aioli

    • Fegato Di Pescatrice $17

      maple syrup glazed local monkfish liver with honey crisp apple and organic grains

    • Verdura Mista $18

      organic salad of fall vegetables, sheep's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette

    • Insalata Mista $16

      salad of local greens and herbs with cold pressed pistachio oil

    • Vongole Al Forno $18

      local littleneck clams, heirloom apples, nueske's bacon, just dug horseradish

    • Caprese $17

      bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomatoes

    • Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana $16

      fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta

    • Pesce Azzurri $9

      house marinated sardines with pepperonata - marinated anchovies, preserved blood orange and manzanilla olives - grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette - bresaola di tonno with capers, raisins and pine nuts

  • Primi
    • Spaghetti $30

      with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint

    • Perciatelli $23

      house made whole wheat fat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote

    • Linguine $24

      with medley of briny clams, hot red pepper and pancetta

    • Spaghetti Neri $26

      house made squid ink spaghetti with seppia, scallion and green chilis

    • Maccheroni Alla Chittara $28

      house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat

  • Secondi
    • Orata Americana Per Uno O Due $26

      whole grilled local porgy for one or two with almond oregano pesto

    • Spigola Nera Per Uno O Due $27

      whole roasted local black bass for one or two with caperberries and olives

    • Lampuga $26

      grilled local mahi mahi with peperonata and oil cured olives

    • Ippoglosso $28

      nova scotia halibut with spinach and tiny tomatoes

    • Squalo Alla Siciliana $26

      grilled sicilian style thresher shark with heirloom beans and greens

    • Polipo $24

      grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon

    • Zuppa Di Pesce $23

      sicilian style fish stew

    • Fritto Misto Amalfitano $24

      crispy mixed seafood

    • Pollo $25

      four story farm hills farm chicken with primo olives, fregula and lemon

    • Contorni $19

      italian style vegetables

  • Ostriche
    • Montauk Wild Oysters $3

      montauk, li

    • Wild Maine Belon Oysters $4

      damariscotta river, me

  • Crudo
    • Cape Cod Bay Scallops $24

      with chervil

    • Halibut Belly $19

      with extra virgin sunflower oil

    • Pink Snapper $18

      with black lava salt

    • Opakapaka $18

      longtail snapper. with olive oil from chianti

    • Diver Scallop $20

      with tangerine pressed olive oil

    • Geoduck $22

      giant clam. lightly marinated with ruby crisp apple

    • Black Grouper $18

      with seaweed salt

    • Striped Bass $18

      with sicilian dried cherry tomato

    • Ivory King Salmon $20

      with bronze fennel

    • Icelandic Arctic Char $18

      with pickled baby kirby cucumber

    • Pumpkin Swordfish $19

      with crushed almonds

    • Mahi Mahi $18

      seared with wild fennel pollen

    • Yellowfin Tuna $20

      carpaccio with olio verde and chives

    • Yellowfin Tuna $50

      alba white truffles supplement supp

    • Longfin Tuna $18

      with pickled jalapeno

    • Escolar $19

      white tuna. seared au poivre

    • Spanish Mackerel $18

      with gaeta olive aioli

    • Bluefish $18

      ceviche "carribean style"

    • Maine Sea Urchin $20

      with capezzana olive oil

    • Giant Santa Barbara Sea Urchin $21

      simply natural

    • Razor Clams $20

      two minute ceviche with chilis, scallion and mint

    • Crudo Tasting $30

      six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights

  • Altro
    • Uovo Di Pollo $65

      soft scrambled farmhouse egg with alba white truffle

    • Bianchetti $17

      "french fries of the sea"

    • Insalata Di Pomodoro $19

      salad of tim's heirloom tomatoes, wild arugula and farmhouse cheese

    • Verdura Mista $18

      organic salad of fall vegetables, sheep's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette

    • Brodetto $20

      mussels, clams, scallops and spicy pumpkin broth

    • Fegato Di Pescatrice $18

      maple syrup glazed local monkfish liver with honey crisp apple and organic grains

    • Calamari Alla Galicia $18

      local squid, pimenton, toasted bread crumbs and arugula

    • Granchio $24

      warm jonah crab with marinated pink lemons

    • Funghi $24

      salad of matsutake mushrooms (pine mushrooms) and parmesan vinaigrette

    • Moscardino $19

      grilled baby octopus with cippoline and bitter greens

    • Fritti $18

      crispy halibut cheeks, local steamers and all blue potatoes with calabrian chili aioli

    • Vongole Al Forno $18

      local littleneck clams, heirloom apples, nueske's bacon, just dug horseradish

    • Mozzarella Di Bufala $19

      buffalo mozzarella with grilled fresh portuguese anchoyies and house made green olive tapenade

    • Polipo $18

      grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon

    • Insalata Di Amara $19

      salad of local bitter greens and aged merlot vinaigrette

    • Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana $16

      fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta

    • Pesci Azzurri $18

      house marinated sardines with pepperonata - marinated anchovies, preserved blood orange and manzanilla olive - grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette -bresaola di tonno (tuna prosciutto) with capers, raisins and pine nuts

  • Primi
    • Taglierini Piedmontese $100

      piedmontese style spaghetti with alba white truffles

    • Spaghetti $30

      with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint

    • Fettuccine $32

      house made ribbon pasta with alaskan king crab and chervil

    • Spaghetti Neri $26

      squid ink spaghetti with seppia, green chilis and scallion

    • Maccheroni Alla Chitarra $27

      house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat

    • Conchiglie $27

      house made shells with gulf shrimp, mantis shrimp and heirloom tomato sauce

    • Linguine $26

      with briny clams, hot red pepper and pancetta

    • Gnocchi Di Ricotta $26

      old chatham sheep's milk ricotta gnocchi with tomato, bufala mozzarella and basil

  • Pesce Intero
    • Branzino $36

      whole mediterranean sea bass for two or three cooked in sea salt

    • Branzino $50

      alba white truffle supplement supp

    • Spigola Nera $37

      whole roasted local black bass with caperberries and olives

    • Orata Americana $36

      whole grilled local porgy for one or two with almond oregano pesto

    • Lampuga $36

      grilled local mahi mahi with peperonata, oil cured olives and arugula

    • Dorado Alla Siciliana $37

      grilled sicilian style wahoo with romanesco cauliflower, capers, raisins and pine nuts

    • Ippoglosso $38

      nova scotia halibut with organic spinach and tiny tomatoes

    • Zuppa Di Pesce $30

      sicilian style fish stew

    • Fritto Misto Amalfitano $33

      crispy mixed seafood

    • Pollo $34

      four story hills farm chicken with primo olives, fregula and lemon

    • Contorni $19

      selection of italian style vegetables

  • Tasting Menu
    • Crudo Del Mercato

      a selection from today's raw seafood

    • Crudo Del Mercato

      prosecco, flor, nv veneto

    • Crudo Del Mercato $25

      five extra "crudo" tasting supplement. nebbiolo rose brut "jad'or" ca nova nv piemonte

    • Pimentoni Ripieni

      baked stuffed heirloom peppers

    • Pimentoni Ripieni

      sauvignon scarbolo 2012 friuli

    • Moscardino

      grilled baby octopus with cipollini and bitter greens

    • Moscardino

      vermentino di gallura "sciala" surrau 2012 sardegna

    • Gnocchi Di Ricotta

      grilled spanish mackerel with heirloom beans and greens

    • Gnocchi Di Ricotta

      nerello mascalese "etna rosato" pietradolce 2013 sicilia

    • Sarago

      grilled spanish mackerel with heirloom beans and greens

    • Sarago

      nebbiolo di langhe produttori di barbaresco 2011 piemonte

    • Dolci

      a tasting of our favorite desserts

    • Dolci

      moscato, rosa zeni 2007 trentino

  • Dolci
    • Affogato Di Caffe $12

      fior di latte gelato, chocolate, caramel with caramel biscotti, drowned in espresso

    • Warm Upside Down Cranberry Cake $12

      spiced oranges, cranberry and brown butter gelato

    • Pumpkin Ricotta Cannoli $12

      chocolate, maple and pumpkin seed toffee

    • Warm Pear Cake $12

      concord grape, candied walnuts and red wine gelato

    • Warm Apple Bread Pudding $12

      with cranberry, bourbon and apple swirl gelato

    • Gelati $12

      house made traditional flavors

    • Sorbetti $12

      house made seasonal flavors

    • Formaggi $13

      witchgrass, bellweather san andreas, quadrello di bufala, dunbarton blue and seasonal fruit confettura

  • Cocktails
    • Porto Cervo $14

      mirto sardinian liqueur, orange, prosecco

    • Carciofo Negroni $14

      greenhook ginsmiths gin, cynar, carpano antica, orange

    • Milano $14

      rittenhouse rye whiskey, carpano antica vermouth, amarena cherry

    • Two-Minute Razor Martini $16

      vodka, razor clam, chili, scallion, mint, citrus

    • Watermelon Collins $14

      watermelon, mint, lemon, greenhook ginsmiths gin

  • Birre
    • Forst Premium Lager $8

      alto adige

    • Forst Sixtus Doppel Bock $8

      alto adige

    • Lurisia Otto $24

      belgian tripel style w/gentian root from piemonte

    • Piccolo Chiostro $18

      white ale with absinthe from liguria

    • Reale Birra Del Borgo $18

      roman red ale from lazio

    • Bruaherren Einbecker $6

      non-alcoholic beer (germany)

    • Del Ducato Nuova Matina $18

      saison from emilia romagna

  • Gazzose Fatte In Casa $4
    • Sorrento Lemon

    • Hibiscus

    • Espresso

    • Madagascar Vanilla

    • Cherry

  • Vini Spumanti Al Bicchiere
    • Prosecco, Flor $12

      veneto, nv

    • Garda Rose Brut, Olivini $18

      lombardia, 2010

    • Carricante Brut "Noblesse" , Benanti $26

      sicilia, nv

    • Brut, Henriot $25

      champagne, france, nv

  • Bianco
    • Ribolla "Adriatico" , Bastianich $15

      slovenia, 2010

    • Sauvignon, Scarbolo $16

      friuli, 2011

    • Arneis, Vietti $19

      piemonte, 2012

    • Cortese, "Gavi" Fontannafredda $19

      piemonte, 2010

    • Vermentino, "Sciala" , Vigne Surrau $19

      sardegna, 2011

    • Soave "Monte Grande" Pra $21

      veneto, 2011

    • Cataratto"Benede"Alessandro De Camporeale $20

      sicilia, 2010

    • Vespa Bianco Bastianich $22

      friuli, 2008

  • Rosato
    • Refosco Rosato, Bastianich $12

      friuli, 2011

    • Mourvedre/Grenache/Tiburen, La Courtade $13

      provence, 2011

    • Monica/Cannonau/Bovale Argiolas $14

      sardegna, 2012

  • Rosso
    • Dolcetto D'Alba "Sant Anna" Brandini $17

      piemonte, 2011

    • Nebbiolo Di Langhe Produttori Di Barbaresco $20

      piemonte, 2011

    • Morellino Di Scansano "I Perazzi" , La Mozza $14

      toscana, 2010

    • Petit Rouge "Torrette" , Noussan $20

      valle d'aoste, 2010

    • Teroldego, Foradori $21

      trentino, 2010

    • Carignano "Grotto Rossa" Santadi $21

      sardegna, 2010

    • Schiava Gentile Egger Muller Chilled $15

      alto adige, 2011

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