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Featured Dish

CAPESANTE
Pan seared scallops served with frisee warm potato salad, boiled egg and truffle cream sauce.

$28~

Latest Review

Chefs Dream up Those
Salad Days of Summer

Straight.com
July 2, 2009

Franco Felice, owner of Il Nido (780 Thurlow Street), offers a simple, refreshing salad that also pays attention to balance and contrast...

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APPETIZERS AND SALAD

$12 ~ POLPETTINE
Homemade bison meat balls over polenta on a bed of tomato sauce and parmiggiano arugula pesto

$12 ~ GAMBERONI
Seared prawns with pancetta and crispy garlic mint crumbs, lemon beurre blanc

$9 ~ TORRE DI PISA
Eggplant tower baked with mozzarella, pesto and papa di pomodori

$12 ~ CALABRESE
Aged calabrese sausage, egg plant caviar, marinated olives, asiago, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic.

$12 ~ PORTOBELLO
Portobello mushroom stuffed with pesto, spinach, pine nuts and mozzarella.

$8 ~ ZUPPA ~ Soup of the day (chef creation)

$10 ~ INSALATA DI CESARE
Cesar salad roman lettuce with reggiano, garlic crouton, pancetta and tarragon dressing.

$10 ~ INSALATA IL NIDO
Fennel, tomatoes, red peppers, goat feta, olives and frisee

$9 ~ INSALATA
Il Nido simple mix salad with red wine vinaigrette

$12 ~ MARGARITA PIZZA
Thin crust pizza with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.

 

~ VEGETARIAN DISHES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ~
~ PASTA APPETIZER ~
~ DAILY SPECIALS ~

Ask your server for details.

Cafe Il NidoIL NIDO

“Here's a city gem as hidden as a Mafioso in the witness-protection program. This courtyard patio tucked away between the Manhattan Apartments has that la dolce vita atmosphere and Italian dishes as finely crafted and imaginative as a Fellini film.”

Published in the Province Newspaper by Mark Laba

PASTA

$15 ~ SPAGHETTINI
Alla napoletana with basil, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and sugo di pomodori

$18 ~ LASAGNE
Lasagna bolognese baked with three cheeses and tomato sauce

$17 ~ FETTUCCINE
Egg fettuccine with prawn’s snow peas, greens in a walnuts arugula pesto sauce

$18 ~ QUATRO FORMAGGI
Penne four cheeses (Danish blue, fontina, mascarpone and parmiggiano) Cream sauce

$17 ~ GNOCCHI
Potato sage gnocchi with porchetta cherry tomato sauce

$18 ~ TUBETTI
Penne with Italian sausage, mushrooms fresh herbs in a light cream sauce

$19 ~ RAVIOLI
Homemade lobster ravioli served with roasted red pepper sauce

$18 ~ PAPARDELLE BOLOGNESE
Egg noodle with ground veal and beef braised in red wine, tomatoes and fresh herbs

$22 ~ RISOTTO
Arborio lemon thyme risotto with apple, cheddar cheese and scallops.

ENTREES

$12 ~ FRITTATA
Italian omelet with vegetables and three cheeses

$22 ~ MAIALE
Pork chop served with parmiggiano pomme puree in a mushroom sauce.

$25 ~ SPIEDINI
Prawns and scallops skewered served with fennel and potato salad in a pastis sauce

$22 ~ SALMONE
Pan seared salmon with cherry tomato butter sauce, served with seasonal vegetables.

$19 ~ POLLO
Chicken braised with red wine vinegar and cipolline served with Tuscany beans

$17 ~ RAGU
Italian and lamb sausage with mashed potato, stewed in a rich red wine reduction.

$7 ~ Sautee rapine with garlic and extra virgin olive oil

IL NIDO Since 1988

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