[All photos by Daniel Krieger]
Earlier this month, the owners of Cafe Gitane opened a casual Italian restaurant on Chrystie Street called Antonioni's. The space has a small bar, a handful of leather booths, lots of cozy two tops, and Gino-esque circus animal wallpaper throughout. The menu is full of Italian-American crowd-pleasers, plus lighter options like "Tuscan mussels," a beet and orange salad, and seared shrimp with cuttlefish and gremolata. Antonioni's has a special menu for the kiddos, and it also offers delivery downtown. Check out the space:
TASTERS
Pasta & Fagioli – classic Italian soup with Cannellini beans…8
House Salad – romaine hearts, tomatoes, shaved red onions, fennel…8
Fennel, Baby Arugula Salad - parmesan, lemon dressing…12
Eggplant Rolatini – mozzarella, tomatoes, basil…12
Roman Grilled Cheese Sandwich – mozzarella, anchovy parsley sauce…11
Clams Casino – peppers, shallots, celery, bread crumbs, guanciale…15
Beet, Orange, Bufala, Basil Salad – hazelnuts, mustard orange dressing…14
Fried artichokes – lemon mayonnaise…14
Seafood Salad – octopus, cuttlefish, shrimp, mussels, clams…18
Tuscan Mussels – thyme, tomato broth, chives…14
Classic Antipasto – salami, prosciutto, pecorino, taleggio, olives,
marinated peppers…15
PASTA
Capricci Puttanesca – olives, tomatoes, anchovies, chili flakes…14
Chitarra Pesto - haricot vert topped with shoestring fries…14
Ricotta and Spinach Ravioli - parmesan, tomatoes, basil…16
Maccheroni Dome – meatballs, ham, tomato, besciamella…19
Taglierni Seafood – shrimp, clams, scallops, mussels, tomatoes…23
Fettucine with Lobster – saffron, cream, tomatoes, tarragon…27
Pappardelle Sausage and Fennel – chili flakes, parmesan, lemon zest…18
Meat Lasagne – besciamella, beef, tomatoes…17
Rigatoni Eggplant – ricotta salata, tomatoes, basil…15
Strozzapreti Bolognese – pasta twists, meat sauce, parmesan…16
Spaghetti with Manila Clams - marjoram, chili flakes, parsley…19
ENTRÉES
Braciole and Meatballs – pork rolls in tomato sauce filled with pecorino,
egg, pine nuts, prosciutto, currants…23
Garlic Shrimp and Cuttlefish – pan seared topped with gremolata…28
Steak of the day – pan seared grass fed steak…Market Price
Baccala Sicilian Style – green olives, capers, potatoes, onions, white wine…21
Chicken Mushroom Marsala – wild mushrooms, butter, parsley…20
Brisket Milanese - braised with vegetables and white wine
served with saffron risotto…22
SIDES
Rosemary Fries – hand cut Russet potatoes…6
Roasted Fennel – chili flakes, garlic…8
Wild Mushrooms – sage, thyme, parsley, lemon zest…10
Marinated Peppers – garlic, basil…9
PIZZA
Genoa – anchovies, tomatoes, garlic…14
Sardinia - tuna, tomatoes, red onions, mozzarella…15
Naples - mozzarella, tomatoes, basil…15
Milan – artichokes, tomatoes, taleggio cheese…17
Venice – radicchio, sausage, tomatoes, mozzarella…18
Sicily – anchovies, raisins, pine nuts, tomatoes, breadcrumbs, parmesan…18
Parma - prosciutto, tomatoes, mozzarella, arugula…18
Florence – roasted fennel, roasted peppers, truffle pecorino…17
Turin – mozzarella, tomatoes, wild mushrooms, thyme…16
Calabria – salami, tomatoes, mozzarella, chili flakes…18
DESSERT
Ricotta Cheesecake – Italian sheep's milk ricotta, orange zest…9
Tiramisu - lady fingers dipped in espresso, layered with zabaglione sauce,
whipped cream, dusted with powdered chocolate…9
Cinnamon Chocolate Pudding - whipped cream, roasted pine nuts…9
Beet Cake - layer cake, vanilla frosting, crushed pistachios…9
Mixed Berries - aged balsamic, cream…9
Antonioni's
177 Chrystie St., Lower East Side
antonionis.com
646-998-3407
Now open for dinner and brunch.
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