Esca

Name: Esca
Address: 402 W. 43rd St., 10036, NY, 10036
Telephone: 212-564-7272

402 W. 43rd St., Manhattan, NY 10036, US

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Cuisine: Italian Southern, Seafood
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Dress Code: Upscale Casual
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LUNCH MENU

PRIMI

Spaghetti

with chilis, mint and a one pound lobster

Casareccio

House made whole wheat pasta quills with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote

Linguine

With briny mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta

Maccheroni alla Chittara

House made guitar cut spaghetti with sae urchin and crabmeat

Spaghetti Neri

House made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallion

ANTIPASTI

Ostriche del Giorno

Oysters by the half dozen.

Crudo

Three unique tastes of our raw seafood

Fritti

Crispy rainbow smelts with meyer lemon jam

Moscardino

Grilled baby octopus with bitter greens and cipolline

Vongole al Forno

Long island littleneck clams baked with prosciutto san danielle and peperoncino

Insalata di Puntarelle

Bitter winter chicory with anchovy vinaigrette

Insalatina Amara

Salad of winter bitter greens, butternut squash and apple cider vinaigrette

Caprese

Bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomato

Insalata Mista

Salad of fall greens and herbs with pistachio pressed olive oil

Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana

Fish soup in the style of Amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta

SECONDI

Orata Americana per Uno o Due (price is per person)

Whole grilled local porgy for one or two with salsa verde

Triglia

Whole pan roasted red mullets with pinenuts, peanuts and pumpkin seeds

Tonno

Seared bigeye tuna with braised hearts of palm and sicilian olives

Razza

Crispy skate with asparagus, peas, sugar snaps and garlic chive vinaigrette

Ricciola

Grilled hamachi with greens and beans

Salmerino Alpino

Icelandic arctic char with sicilain spiced early spring root vegetables

Cuore

Seared bay scallops with florida citrus

Zuppa di Pesce

Sicilian style fish stew

Polipo

Grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon

Fritto Misto

Crispy mixed seafood

Pollo

Organic four story hills farm chicken with fregula, calabrese olives and lemon

DINNER MENU

OSTRICHE

Pemaquid Oysters (ME)

St. Simone Oysters (NB)

CRUDO

Wild Portuguese Orata

With sea salt from Trapani

Mediterranean Snapper

With Portuguese sea salt

Pink Snapper

With red clay salt

Fluke

With radish

Geo Duck

Lightly marinated giant clam with pomegranate

Sea Trout

With fiddlehead pickle

Striped Bass

With toasted squash seeds

Salmon Roe

With Sardinian oil and lemon

Bigeye Tuna

Carpaccio with olio verde and chives

Hamachi

With gaeta olive aioli

Spanish Mackerel

With caperberries

Horse Mackerel

With spoonbill caviar

Red Albacore

With oven dried tomato

Razor Clam

Two minute ceviche with chilis, mint and scallion

Main Sea Urchin

With cappezzana olive oil

Crudo Tasting

Six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights

ALTRO

Bianchetti

"French Fries of the Sea"

Puntarelle

Salad of bitter Italian chicory with anchovy vinaigrette

Fritti

Crispy blowfish tails with lemon jam

Vongole al Forno

Long island littleneck clams baked with prosciutto san daniele and peperoncino

Grigliata

Grilled Portuguese anchovies with a thyme and shallot vinaigrette

Moscardino

Grilled baby octopus with bitter greens and cipolline

Cuore

Seared nantucket bay scallops with a salad of fresh hearts of palm

Gamberetti

Crispy ruby red shrimp with just dug horseradish

Brodetto

Mussles, clams and scallops stewed in a spicy tomato broth..

Calamari

Grilled local squid with hot red pepper, lemon and parsley

Funghi

Salad of raw matsutake mushrooms with parmigiano vinaigrette

Insalatina Amara

Salad of wild and italian bitter greens with dandelion honey vinaigrette

Polipo

Grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon.

Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana

Fish soup in the style of Amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta

Pesci Azzurri

Marinated sardines with peperonata Grilled sardines with capers, raisins and pinenuts Marinated anchovies with preserved blood orange

PRIMI

Spaghetti

With chilis, mint and a one pound lobster

Casareccio

House made whole wheat pasta quills with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote

Spaghetti Neri

House made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallion

Maccheroni alla Chittara

House made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat

Ravioli di Gamberoni

Shrimp filled ravioli with roasted acorn squash sauce

Linguine

With mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta

Gnocchi di Ricotta

Sheep’s milk ricotta gnocchi with tomato, eggplant and bufala mozzarella

SECONDI

Branzino per Due

Whole Mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in a sea salt crust

Orata American per Uno o Due (price is per person)

Whole grilled local porgy for one or two with salsa verde

Triglia

Whole pan roasted red mullets with pinenuts, hazelnuts, almonds and winter savory

Scorfano Rosso

Whole crispy scorpionfish with capers, lemon and rosemary

Pesce Mattonella

Roasted grey tilefish with butternut squash, lobster mushrooms and vanilla

Razza

Crispy skate with asparagus, peas, sugar snaps and garlic chive vinaigrette

Capesante

Local sea scallops with California and Florida citrus

Tonno

Local longfin tuna with braised hearts of palm and sicilian olives

Squalo alla Siciliana

Sicilian style mako shark with yellow cauliflower stewed with capers, raisins and pinenuts

Zuppa di Pesce

Sicilian style fish stew

Fritto Misto Amalfitano

Crispy mixed seafood

Pollo

Organic four story hills farm chicken with calabrese olives, fregula and lemon

Contorni

Selection of Italian Style Vegetables

DESSERT MENU

DOLCI

Crespelle

Buckwheat crepes with pumpkin butter, orange crusted pecans and pomegranate

Fruitiera

Baked apple with vanilla gelato

Affogato di Cafe

Caramel Gelato drowned in espresso

Crostata

Chocolate velvet tart

Torta di Espresso

Chocolate espresso cake with cappuccino gelato

Gelati

House made traditional flavors

Sorbetti

House made seasonal flavors

Formaggi

Ricotta di Bufala, Tallegio, Piave, Blue del Moncenisio and Seasonal fruit confettura

TASTING MENU

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

TONNO

Local longfin tuna

with brussel sprouts roasted with pancetta | 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