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Join us Saturdays + Sundays
10am-2pm
DAY DRINKINGS
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Coperta Bloody Mary
san marzano tomato mix, fennel salted rim choice of: vodka, calabrian chili vodka, gin, tequila, whiskey
$11
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Mimosa
choice of oj, grapefruit limoncello +3
$9
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Mix Your Own Mimosa
bottle of bubbs, choice of juice
$30
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Pink Pepe
vodka, pink vermouth, pink peppercorn, chamomile
$13
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Passionfruit Float
vodka, honey, lemon, basil
$13
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Bittersweet Wakeup
gin, aperol, amaro, oj, watermelon
$12
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Upside Down Latte
french toast spiced rum, coffee whip, choice of milk
$12
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Chai High Martini
whiskey, chai syrup, espresso
$13
ANTIPASTI
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Roman Street Fritters
$6
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Sicilian Gelato Sandwich
sugar roll, choice of gelato
$9
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Potato Grispelle
marsala caramel
$9
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"Brunson Meats" Bacon
iowa heritage hogs, peach smoked (6 pieces)
$9
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Suppli al Telefono
prosciutto, marinara, house mozzarella
$12
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Brunch Salad
berries, seeds, pecorino, prosecco vinaigrette
$15
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Brunch Pasta Carbonara
rigatoni, farm egg, black pepper Choice of: artichoke or cured pork
Primi $14
Piatti $28
PIATTI
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Baked French Toast
mascarpone, prickly pear syrup
$16
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Two Egg Breakfast
black pepper-sage sausage, rosemary potatoes, toast
$14.50
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Breakfast Sandwich
sunny egg, braised beef, semolina roll, rosemary potatoes, fruit
$18.50
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Polenta + Eggs
sunny eggs, mushroom ragu, heirloom grits
$18.50
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Prosciutto Benedict
chive hollandaise, rosemary potatoes, fruit
$17.50
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Artichoke and Tomato Bruschetta Benedict
chive hollandaise, rosemary potatoes, fruit
$17.50
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Mozzarella en Carozza
spicy nduja, marinara, rosemary potatoes, fruit
$19.50
Available for dine in or takeout
La Merendina
Italian Snacks-
Roman Street Fritters
$6
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Marinated Olives
$9
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Prosciutto do Parma
$8
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Broiled Chili-Parm Oyster
$6
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Tour de Merendina
All items in the La Merendina column
$27
Antipasti
Shareable starters to be enjoyed before pastas.-
Daily-baked Focaccia
house-made garlic herb focaccia (6 pieces)
$7
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Spring Greens Salad
radish, asparagus, black olive vinaigrette, buffalo milk taleggio
$18
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Octopus Carpaccio
green garlic aioli, watercress, hakurei turnip, citrus, castelvetano olives
$19
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Suppli al Telefono
prosciutto, house mozzarella, marinara
$15
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Salumi e Formaggi Board
house mozzarella, prosciutto, salumi, regional cheese, olives, house made focaccia
$29
Primi
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Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe
pecorino romano, cacio de roma, black pepper
Primi $12
Secondi $24
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Rigatoni Carbonara
farm egg, pecorino, house cured pork
Primi $14
Secondi $28
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Bucatini all’Amatriciana
red wine tomato sauce, red onion, house cured pork
Primi $14
Secondi $28
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Ricotta + Chard Ravioli
spring onion butter, lemon, bottarga - can't be made gluten free -
Primi $18
Secondi $36
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Cavatelli Ragu
braised beef and lamb, tomato, red wine
Primi $15
Secondi $30
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Bustiate
smoked almond pesto, burrata, asparagus
Primi $17
Secondi $34
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Spinach Funghetti
piopino mushroom, green garlic brodo, english peas, parmesan frico
Primi $18
Secondi $36
Secondi
Main Dishes-
Pollo alla Diavola
pasture-raised half chicken, chili, piccante oil, polenta*
$37
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Asparagus + Leek Parmigiana
house made mozzarella, capers, spaghetti marinara
$29
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10oz Berkshire Pork Shoulder
smoked tuna tonnato, radish, spring onion, gold potato, dandelion greens
$37
Dessert
House-Made by Executive Pastry Chef, Jodi Polson-
Pistachio Torta
rhubarb conserva, mint gelato, toasted meringue
$10
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Chocolate Rum Baba
espresso whipped cream, chocolate sauce, cocoa nibs
$10
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Calabrian Potato Donuts
marsala caramel
$10
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Cannoli
house-made cannoli, candied orange, chocolate chip, and pistachio (2 pieces)
$6
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Gelati + Sorbetti
$6
affogato $9
Rotating Seasonal Gelati + Sorbetti $6
Straccitella
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Dark Chocolate Sorbeto
Not all ingredients are listed; please inform your server of any dietary needs or allergy concerns.
The consumption of raw or undercooked eggs, meat, poultry, seafood, or shellfish may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Enjoy our Hand-crafted Cocktails + Mocktails and our Southern Italian Wine List
Draft Cocktails
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Aperol Spritz
aperol, sparkling wine, soda
$14
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Negroni
gin, campari, vermouth blend
$14
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Yellow Negroni
aged gin, gentian liqueur, white vermouth
$14
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Boulevaridier
bourbon, vermouth, apertivo blend
$14
House Cocktails
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Pink Pepe
vodka, pink vermouth, pink peppercorn, chamomile
$13
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Gin e Tonica
gin, rosemary, grapefruit, fancy tonic
$13
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Margherita Amore
tequila blanco, strawberry, passionfruit, lime
$14
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Americano Spritz
lillet rose vermouth, sparkling wine, fizzy water
$12
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Italian Holiday
scotch, coconut, pineapple, lime
$15
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Vecchio Old Fashioned
bourbon, grape sugar, bitters
$14
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Fiore Oro
bourbon, daffodil, honey, lemon
$15
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Arnoldo Palmer
housemade limoncello, black tea
$13
Mocktails + NA Selections
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Amalfi Coast
lemon, lemon sugar, fizzy water
$10
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Sicilian Spring
prickly pear, rhubarb, citrus
$10
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San Pellegrino Sparkling Water
1 Liter
liter bottle $8
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Soda
Coke, Diet Coke, Root Beer, Ginger Ale, Blood Orange Soda, Limonata Soda
$3.50
Wines on Tap
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Bianco
Inzolia
Glass $11
Mezzolitro $29
litro $54
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Rosso
Barbera
Glass $11
Mezzolitro $29
Litro $54
Wines by the Glass
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Di Conciliis Brut
sparkling white
$15
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Vinosia, Falanghina, Campania
white
$13
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Cantine Colosi, Inzolia Blend, Sicily
white
$12
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San Moro, Fiano, Puglia
white
$13
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Garofoli, Montepulciano, Marche
rosè
$13
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Umani Ronchi Podere, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Abruzzo
red
$14
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Di Majo Norante, Sangiovese, Molise
red
$13
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Corte dei Papi, Cesanese del Piglio, Lazio
red
$14
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Luccarelli, Negroamaro, Puglia
red
$13
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Cusumano, Nero d'Avola, Sicily
red
$11
Beer
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Coors Banquet
12 oz can
$6
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Peroni
Draft Italian Lager
$7
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Epic IPA
12oz can
$7
Wine by the Bottle
Campania
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White - Feudi di San Gregorio
Falanghina
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White - Villa Matilde
Fiano di Avellino
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White - Cantine Lonardo
Roviello, "Grecomusc"
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Red - Capolino Perlingieri
Aglianico, "Brizio"
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Red - De Conciliis
Aglianico, "Bacio il Cielo"
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Red - Michele Alois
Aglianico, "Campole"
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Red - Mastroberardino
Irpinia, Aglianico
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Red - Feudi di San Gregorio
Taurasi, Aglianico
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Terredora di Paolo
Taurasi, Aglianico
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Red - Vinosia
Taurasi, Aglianico, "Sanandrea"
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Red - Mastroberardino
Taurasi Riserva, Aglianico, "Radici"
Puglia, Basilicata
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White - Masseria Li Veli
Verdecca, "Askos"
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Red - Lucarelli
Negroamaro
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Red - Polvanera
Nero di Troia
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Red - Poggio Anima
Primitivo, "Lilith"
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Red - Masseria Li Veli
Susumaniello, "Askos"
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Red - CSC
Copertino Riserva, Negroamaro Blend
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Red - San Martino
Aglianico del Vulture, "Siir"
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Red - Elena Fucci
Aglianico del Vulture
Molise, Abruzzo
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White - Cataldi Madonna
Pecorino, "Giulia"
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Red - Umani Ronchi
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, "Podere"
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Red - Di Majo
Sangiovese, "Norante"
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Red - Di Majo Norante
Montepulciano Blend, "Ramitello"
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Red - Nicodemi
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, "Notari"
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Red - Fattoria di Vaira
Montepulciano Blend
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Red - Di Majo Norante
Aglianico, "Contado"
Lazio, Umbria, Le Marche
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White - Principe Pallavicini
Frascati Superiore, Malvasia Blend, "Poggio Verde"
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White - CasalFarneto
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, "Crisio"
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White - Umani Ronchi
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Superiore
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Rose - Garofoli
Montepulciano "Kòmaros"
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Red - Alberto Giacobbe
Cesanese di Olevano Romano
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Red - Corte dei Papi
Cesanese del Piglio
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Red - Poderi San Lazzaro
Offida, Montepulciano, "Grifola"
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Red - Umani Ronchi
Montepulciano, "Campo San Giorgio"
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Red - Lorenzo Mattoni
Sagrantino di Montefalco
Sicilia, Calabria
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White - Librandi
Cirò Bianco, Greco
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White - Cantine Colosi
Inzolia Blend
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White - Marilena Barbera
Inzolia, "Dietro la Case"
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White - Filari della Rocca
Catarratto
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White - Planeta
Fiano, "Cometa"
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White - Benvenuto Mare
Zibibbo Blend
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Rose - Graci
Etna Rosato, Nerello Mascalese
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Red - Librandi
Cirò Rosso, Gaglioppo
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Red - Statti
Gaglioppo
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Red - COS
Cerasuolo di Vittoria Nero d'Avola Blend
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Red - Feudo Montoni
Nero D'Avola, "Lagnusa"
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Red - Marilena Barbera
Micro Cosmo, Perricone Blend
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Red - Pietro Caciorgna
Etna Rosso
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Red - Tasca d'Almerita
Nero d'Avola Blend, "Rosso del Conte"
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Red - Palari
Nerello Mascalese Blend, "Rosso Del Soprano"
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Red - Nicosia
Etna Rosso, "Contrada Monte Gorna"
Sardegna
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White - Cantina Gallura
Vermentino
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White - Sella and Mosca
Torbato
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Rose - Pala
Monica Blend, "Chiaro di Stella"
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Red - Argiolas
Monica, "Perdera"
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Red - Agricola Punica
Carignano Blend, "Montessu"
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Red - Vigne Rada
Cannonau "Riviera"