Esca Italian

Esca Menu

(212) 564-7272
402 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
$$$$$

Ostriche


Montauk Wild Oysters
3.00
montauk, li

$Crudo


Cape Cod Bay Scallops
$24.00
with chervil
Halibut Belly
$19.00
with extra virgin sunflower oil
Pink Snapper
$18.00
with black lava salt
Diver Scallop
$20.00
with tangerine pressed olive oil
Ivory King Salmon
$20.00
with bronze fennel
Pumpkin Swordfish
$19.00
with crushed almonds
Yellowfin Tuna
$20.00
carpaccio with olio verde and chives
Yellowfin Tuna
$50.00
alba white truffles supplement supp
Longfin Tuna
$18.00
with pickled jalapeno
Spanish Mackerel
$18.00
with gaeta olive aioli
Maine Sea Urchin
$20.00
with capezzana olive oil
Giant Santa Barbara Sea Urchin
$20.00
simply natural
Razor Clams
$20.00
two minute ceviche with chilis, scallion and mint
Crudo Tasting
$16.00
three unique tastes of raw seafood in one flight
Crudo Tasting
30.00
six unique tastes of raw seafood in two flight

$Antipasti


Bianchetti
$17.00
"french fries of the sea"
Insalata Di Pomodoro
$19.00
salad of tim's heirloom tomatoes, wild arugula and farmhouse cheese
Insalata Di Amara
$19.00
salad of local bitter greens with aged merlot vinaigrette
Acciuga
$18.00
grilled fresh portuguese anchovies with house made green olive tapenade
Calamari Alla Galicia
$18.00
local squid, pimenton, toasted bread crumbs and arugula
Fritti
$17.00
crispy halibut cheeks, local steamers and all blue potatoes with calabrian chili aioli
Fegato Di Pescatrice
$17.00
maple syrup glazed local monkfish liver with honey crisp apple and organic grains
Verdura Mista
$18.00
organic salad of fall vegetables, sheep's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette
Insalata Mista
$16.00
salad of local greens and herbs with cold pressed pistachio oil
Vongole Al Forno
$18.00
local littleneck clams, heirloom apples, nueske's bacon, just dug horseradish
Caprese
$17.00
bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomatoes
Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana
$16.00
fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta
Pesce Azzurri
9.00-12.00
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
$30.00
with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint
Perciatelli
$23.00
house made whole wheat fat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote
Linguine
$24.00
with medley of briny clams, hot red pepper and pancetta
Spaghetti Neri
$26.00
house made squid ink spaghetti with seppia, scallion and green chilis
Maccheroni Alla Chittara
28.00
house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat

$Secondi


Orata Americana Per Uno O Due
$26.00
whole grilled local porgy for one or two with almond oregano pesto
Spigola Nera Per Uno O Due
$27.00
whole roasted local black bass for one or two with caperberries and olives
Lampuga
$26.00
grilled local mahi mahi with peperonata and oil cured olives
Ippoglosso
$28.00
nova scotia halibut with spinach and tiny tomatoes
Squalo Alla Siciliana
$26.00
grilled sicilian style thresher shark with heirloom beans and greens
Polipo
$24.00
grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon
Zuppa Di Pesce
$23.00
sicilian style fish stew
Fritto Misto Amalfitano
$24.00
crispy mixed seafood
Pollo
$25.00
four story farm hills farm chicken with primo olives, fregula and lemon
Contorni
19.00-15.00
italian style vegetables

$Ostriche


Montauk Wild Oysters
$3.00
montauk, li
Wild Maine Belon Oysters
4.00
damariscotta river, me

$Crudo


Cape Cod Bay Scallops
$24.00
with chervil
Halibut Belly
$19.00
with extra virgin sunflower oil
Pink Snapper
$18.00
with black lava salt
Opakapaka
$18.00
longtail snapper. with olive oil from chianti
Diver Scallop
$20.00
with tangerine pressed olive oil
Geoduck
$22.00
giant clam. lightly marinated with ruby crisp apple
Black Grouper
$18.00
with seaweed salt
Striped Bass
$18.00
with sicilian dried cherry tomato
Ivory King Salmon
$20.00
with bronze fennel
Icelandic Arctic Char
$18.00
with pickled baby kirby cucumber
Pumpkin Swordfish
$19.00
with crushed almonds
Mahi Mahi
$18.00
seared with wild fennel pollen
Yellowfin Tuna
$20.00
carpaccio with olio verde and chives
Yellowfin Tuna
$50.00
alba white truffles supplement supp
Longfin Tuna
$18.00
with pickled jalapeno
Escolar
$19.00
white tuna. seared au poivre
Spanish Mackerel
$18.00
with gaeta olive aioli
Bluefish
$18.00
ceviche "carribean style"
Maine Sea Urchin
$20.00
with capezzana olive oil
Giant Santa Barbara Sea Urchin
$21.00
simply natural
Razor Clams
$20.00
two minute ceviche with chilis, scallion and mint
Crudo Tasting
30.00
six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights

$Altro


Uovo Di Pollo
$65.00
soft scrambled farmhouse egg with alba white truffle
Bianchetti
$17.00
"french fries of the sea"
Insalata Di Pomodoro
$19.00
salad of tim's heirloom tomatoes, wild arugula and farmhouse cheese
Verdura Mista
$18.00
organic salad of fall vegetables, sheep's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette
Brodetto
$20.00
mussels, clams, scallops and spicy pumpkin broth
Fegato Di Pescatrice
$18.00
maple syrup glazed local monkfish liver with honey crisp apple and organic grains
Calamari Alla Galicia
$18.00
local squid, pimenton, toasted bread crumbs and arugula
Granchio
$24.00
warm jonah crab with marinated pink lemons
Funghi
$24.00
salad of matsutake mushrooms (pine mushrooms) and parmesan vinaigrette
Moscardino
$19.00
grilled baby octopus with cippoline and bitter greens
Fritti
$18.00
crispy halibut cheeks, local steamers and all blue potatoes with calabrian chili aioli
Vongole Al Forno
$18.00
local littleneck clams, heirloom apples, nueske's bacon, just dug horseradish
Mozzarella Di Bufala
$19.00
buffalo mozzarella with grilled fresh portuguese anchoyies and house made green olive tapenade
Polipo
$18.00
grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon
Insalata Di Amara
$19.00
salad of local bitter greens and aged merlot vinaigrette
Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana
$16.00
fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta
Pesci Azzurri
18.00-12.00
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
$100.00
piedmontese style spaghetti with alba white truffles
Spaghetti
$30.00
with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint
Fettuccine
$32.00
house made ribbon pasta with alaskan king crab and chervil
Spaghetti Neri
$26.00
squid ink spaghetti with seppia, green chilis and scallion
Maccheroni Alla Chitarra
$27.00
house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat
Conchiglie
$27.00
house made shells with gulf shrimp, mantis shrimp and heirloom tomato sauce
Linguine
$26.00
with briny clams, hot red pepper and pancetta
Gnocchi Di Ricotta
26.00
old chatham sheep's milk ricotta gnocchi with tomato, bufala mozzarella and basil

$Pesce Intero


Branzino
$36.00
whole mediterranean sea bass for two or three cooked in sea salt
Branzino
$50.00
alba white truffle supplement supp
Spigola Nera
$37.00
whole roasted local black bass with caperberries and olives
Orata Americana
$36.00
whole grilled local porgy for one or two with almond oregano pesto
Lampuga
$36.00
grilled local mahi mahi with peperonata, oil cured olives and arugula
Dorado Alla Siciliana
$37.00
grilled sicilian style wahoo with romanesco cauliflower, capers, raisins and pine nuts
Ippoglosso
$38.00
nova scotia halibut with organic spinach and tiny tomatoes
Zuppa Di Pesce
$30.00
sicilian style fish stew
Fritto Misto Amalfitano
$33.00
crispy mixed seafood
Pollo
$34.00
four story hills farm chicken with primo olives, fregula and lemon
Contorni
19.00-9.00
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
$25.00
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
$12.00
fior di latte gelato, chocolate, caramel with caramel biscotti, drowned in espresso
Warm Upside Down Cranberry Cake
$12.00
spiced oranges, cranberry and brown butter gelato
Pumpkin Ricotta Cannoli
$12.00
chocolate, maple and pumpkin seed toffee
Warm Pear Cake
$12.00
concord grape, candied walnuts and red wine gelato
Warm Apple Bread Pudding
$12.00
with cranberry, bourbon and apple swirl gelato
Gelati
$12.00
house made traditional flavors
Sorbetti
$12.00
house made seasonal flavors
Formaggi
13.00
witchgrass, bellweather san andreas, quadrello di bufala, dunbarton blue and seasonal fruit confettura

$Cocktails


Porto Cervo
$14.00
mirto sardinian liqueur, orange, prosecco
Carciofo Negroni
$14.00
greenhook ginsmiths gin, cynar, carpano antica, orange
Milano
$14.00
rittenhouse rye whiskey, carpano antica vermouth, amarena cherry
Two-Minute Razor Martini
$16.00
vodka, razor clam, chili, scallion, mint, citrus
Watermelon Collins
14.00
watermelon, mint, lemon, greenhook ginsmiths gin

$Birre


Forst Premium Lager
$8.00
alto adige
Forst Sixtus Doppel Bock
$8.00
alto adige
Lurisia Otto
$24.00
belgian tripel style w/gentian root from piemonte
Piccolo Chiostro
$18.00
white ale with absinthe from liguria
Reale Birra Del Borgo
$18.00
roman red ale from lazio
Bruaherren Einbecker
$6.00
non-alcoholic beer (germany)
Del Ducato Nuova Matina
18.00
saison from emilia romagna

$Gazzose Fatte In Casa $4


Sorrento Lemon
Hibiscus
Espresso
Madagascar Vanilla
Cherry

Vini Spumanti Al Bicchiere


Prosecco, Flor
$12.00
veneto, nv
Garda Rose Brut, Olivini
$18.00
lombardia, 2010
Carricante Brut "Noblesse" , Benanti
$26.00
sicilia, nv
Brut, Henriot
25.00
champagne, france, nv

$Bianco


Ribolla "Adriatico" , Bastianich
$15.00
slovenia, 2010
Sauvignon, Scarbolo
$16.00
friuli, 2011
Arneis, Vietti
$19.00
piemonte, 2012
Cortese, "Gavi" Fontannafredda
$19.00
piemonte, 2010
Vermentino, "Sciala" , Vigne Surrau
$19.00
sardegna, 2011
Soave "Monte Grande" Pra
$21.00
veneto, 2011
Cataratto"Benede"Alessandro De Camporeale
$20.00
sicilia, 2010
Vespa Bianco Bastianich
22.00
friuli, 2008

$Rosato


Refosco Rosato, Bastianich
$12.00
friuli, 2011
Mourvedre/Grenache/Tiburen, La Courtade
$13.00
provence, 2011
Monica/Cannonau/Bovale Argiolas
14.00
sardegna, 2012

$Rosso


Dolcetto D'Alba "Sant Anna" Brandini
$17.00
piemonte, 2011
Nebbiolo Di Langhe Produttori Di Barbaresco
$20.00
piemonte, 2011
Morellino Di Scansano "I Perazzi" , La Mozza
$14.00
toscana, 2010
Petit Rouge "Torrette" , Noussan
$20.00
valle d'aoste, 2010
Teroldego, Foradori
$21.00
trentino, 2010
Carignano "Grotto Rossa" Santadi
$21.00
sardegna, 2010
Schiava Gentile Egger Muller Chilled
$15.00
alto adige, 2011

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