Bistro Bella Vita Menu

44 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  • Appetizers

    • Tomato Bruschetta

      Balsamie roasted tomato, onion pesto, ricotta, crostini
      $12.00
    • Mushroom Polenta

      Mi mushrooms, creamy polenta, per apple pistou, sage
      $11.00
    • Salmon Bruschetta

      Smoked, crostini, goat cheese crema, fresh dill pickled onion relish, fried caper
      $13.00
    • Crispy Frog Legs

      Dijon aioli, shishito, red wine char siu
      $15.00
    • Calamari

      Pesto marinade, marinara, garlic aioli, gremolata
      $16.00
    • Bread Course

      House made focaccia, evo & herbs per person
      $2.00
    • Mussels

      Fennel, caper potato, lemon, white wine, butter, herbs
      $14.00
    • Frites

      Truffle oil, garlic aioli
      $8.00
    • Roasted Brussels Sprouts

      Feta raita, pickled onion, pedro ximenez, evo
      $9.00
    • Spicy Pork Meatballs

      Sugo, herbs, pecorino
      $11.00
    • Charcuterie Plate

      Italian meat, bread, appropriate garnish
      $15.00
    • Cheese Plate

      Artisan cheese, bread, appropriate garnish
  • Salads & Soups

    • Maison

      Greens, carrot, radish, crouton, choice of dressing
      $9.00
    • Arugula

      Honey crisp apple, serrano ham, goat cheese, hazelnuts, sherry vinaigrette
      $12.00
    • Warm Winter

      Parsnip, cauliflower, confit carrot, cabbage, goat cheese, walnut, maple chili vinaigrette
      $12.00
    • Baby Kale

      Crispy prosciutto, herb crumb, caesar dressing, grana padano
      $11.00
    • Brisket Ribollita

      White bean, cabbage, herbs
    • Clam Chowder

      Sourdough cracker, chive
  • Entrées

    • Beef Brisket Bourguignon

      Baby potato, farm vegetables, mushroom, red wine jus
      $29.00
    • Steak + Frites

      Prime striploin au poivre, truffle frites, herb salad, duck gravy
      $42.00
    • Duck Two Ways

      Grilled breast, confit leg, root vegetable apple hash, maple mornay
      $27.00
    • Poulet De Provence

      Rotisserie roasted chicken breast & leg, brown butter 'mashed potato, seasonal vegetables, chicken jus
      $24.00
    • Saffron Risotto

      Shrimp, sen scallop, mussels, black pepper sausage, green bean, red pepper, calabrian chili aioli
      $37.00
    • Green Curry Lamb

      Roasted root vegetables, polenta, charmoula
      $29.00
    • Faroe Islands Salmon

      Butter poached potato, brisket, broccoli, charred zucchini, crab tonnato, herbs
      $34.00
    • Risotto

      Mi mushroom, truffle oil, haricot vert, pecorino vinaigrette
      $23.00
    • Pork Chop

      Bacon fat sweet potato, brussels sprouts, pepperonata
      $29.00
  • Housemade Pasta

    • Rigatoni Bolognese

      Traditional northern italian meat sauce, parmesan
      $21.00
    • Mafaldine

      Duck confit, mi mushroom, apple, brussels sprout, sherry, brown butter
      $23.00
    • Fusilli

      Confit chicken, pecorino cream, black pepper, herbs
      $20.00
    • Bucatini Carbonara

      Pork belly, haricot vert, roasted onion, pecorino, egg
      $21.00
    • Goat Cheese Ravioli

      Tomato, leek, pecorino, tomato agro dolce, basil, evo
      $21.00
    • Seafood Spaghetti

      Shrimp, mussels, tomato, caper, calabrian chili, coquillo olive, white wine
      $27.00
    • Parisian Gnocchi

      Pork ragout, fried sage, pecorino
      $22.00
  • Pizzas

    • Rustica

      Italian sausage, pepperoni, mozzarella, marinara, parmesan
      $17.00
    • Calzone 'Bella Vita'

      Pork belly, prosciutto cotto, pickled shishito, fresh mozzarella, smoked tomato sauce, basil, arugula salad
      $19.00
    • Formaggi

      Pecorino, gorgonzola, rosemary, mozzarella, parmesan, garlic oil
      $16.00
    • Prosciutto

      Prosciutto de parma, goat cheese, arugula, garlic oil, calabrian chili, mozzarella
      $17.00
    • Margherita

      Ricotta, fresh mozzarella, basil, smoked tomato sauce
      $16.00
  • Daily Features

    • Fall Salad

      Delicata squash, rainbow chard, pickled pepper, pepita, cranberry dressing, pecan pesto, honey sea foam
      $15.00
    • Grande Conchiglie

      S&s lamb ragù, heirloom tomato, gruyère, pickled peppers
      $26.00
    • Red Snapper

      Sweet potato-curry soubise, broccolini, spaghetti squash, parsnip, parsley crust
      $29.00
  • Beverages

    • Bell's Brewery Rind Over Matter

      Kalamazoo, mi (5%) citrus wheat ale
      $5.00
    • Waypost Esb

      Fennville, mi (5.1%) extra special bitter (16oz. can)
      $7.00
  • Beverages - Urban Jungle

    • Coppercraft Rum

      $12.00
    • Carpano Bitter

      $12.00
    • Mommenpop Blood Orange Vermouth

      $12.00
    • Pineapple

      $12.00
    • Lime

      $12.00
    • Demerara

      $12.00
  • Beverages - Apple Tree

    • Apple Jack

      $12.00
    • Rye

      $12.00
    • Lemon

      $12.00
    • Orange

      $12.00
    • Spiced Apple Syrup

      $12.00
    • Allspice Dram

      $12.00
  • Beverages - (Na)Groni

    • Sanbitter

      $8.00
    • Grapefruit-Rosemary Demerara

      $8.00
    • Lime

      $8.00
  • Bad + Bitter

    • Lavender Negroni

      Gin/salers aperitif / dolin blanc / violette
      $12.00
    • Negroni Lusso

      Valentine old tom gin / campari cocchi barolo chinato
      $18.00
    • Unlikely Negroni

      Bols genever / pisco / gran classico / port
      $12.00
    • Negroni Bianco

      Gin/suze / lillet blanc
      $11.00
  • Glass White

    • Moscato D'asti

      Soni gramella' / cantine elvio tintero / piemont/11/2020
    • Late Harvest Rieslino

      Schlinkhaus / nohe / ger/ 2020
    • Pinot Cricio

      Le monde / friuli / it / 2018
    • Côtes-Du-Rhone Blanc (Roussanne)

      Chateau du trignon / gigondas / fr/2019
    • Sauvignon Blanc

      "Sincerely' / neil ellis wines / western cape / sa / 2020
    • Rose

      "Guilhelm' by moulin de gassac / languedoc-roussillon/fr/2019
    • Chardonnay

      Calera by duckhorn wine company / central coast / ca/2018
    • Chenin Blanc

      Champalou / vouvray / loire valley / fr / 2019
  • Needle And The Damage Done

    • Cabernet Sauvignon

      Trig point / alexander valley / ca / 2016 / 1.5l magnum plush blackberry / savory tobacco / vanilla bean / dark currant jam
    • Gamay Noir

      Marcel lapierre / morgon / beaujolais / burgundy / fr / 2020 candied strawberry / fresh raspberry bramble /pencil lead / garden sage
  • Glass Red

    • Côtes-Du-Rhône

      E. Guigal / rhône / fr / 2017
    • Barbera D'asti

      Renato ratti / piedmont / it / 2018
    • Chianti Classico

      "Il bastioni' / fattoria i collazzi / tuscany / it / 2018
    • Pinot Noir

      'Caiden's vineyards / block nine / ca/2019
    • Nebbiolo

      G.d. Vajra / langhe / piedmont / it / 2019
    • Cabernet + Friends

      Mountain cuvée' / chappellet / sonoma + napa / ca/2018
    • “Cabernet Sauvignon”

      "The left bank' / neil ellis wines /stellenbosch/sa/ 2018
    • Syrah

      Qupé / central coast / ca/2018
  • Bubbles

    • Prosecco

      'Lampo' /borgoluce / it/nv
    • Blanc De Blancs

      "Lilyale' zero dosage / waris hubert / champagne / fr/nv
      $100.00
    • Brut

      "Cuvée gregory' / michel mailliard / champagne / fr/nv
      $90.00
    • Brut

      Roederer estate / anderson valley / ca/nv
      $60.00
    • Brut Rosé

      "Grand cru'/ andre clouet / champagne / fr/nv
      $75.00
  • Red, Rogue, Rosso

    • Cabernet Sauvignon

      Heitz cellars / st. Helena / napa valley / ca 2016
      $100.00
    • Pinot Noir

      'Leah vineyard / seresin estate / marlborough/nz 2017
      $60.00
    • Order-Me-Now, Please

      'Le petit clos' / clos apalta valle de colchagua cl 2016
      $95.00
    • Cabernet Sauvignon

      "The ranch / snowden vineyards / napa valley / ca 2016
      $100.00
    • Syrah

      Lionel faury / st. Joseph northern rhone vales fr 2016
      $75.00
    • Bordeaux

      Château lalande-borie / saint-julien / left / fr / 2017
      $100.00
    • Zinfandel

      Demostene ranch/ridge vineyards / alexander vca 2016
      $65.00
    • The Perfect Red (Cabernet Sauvignon)

      "Le clairet / broc cellars / solano county green valley ca 2019
      $55.00
    • Barolo

      *Bussia' / aldo conterno / piedmont/it/2016
      $175.00
    • Gigondas

      'Racines / les pallières / rhône valley / fr / 2018
      $75.00
    • Barolo

      'La morra' /la marrone / piedmont it 2015
      $120.00
    • Bordeaux

      Pavillon de léoville poyferre / saint-julien/left/ fr 2016
      $85.00
    • Barbera D'alba

      Allesandro e gian natale fantino / piedmont it / 2018
      $50.00
    • Châteauneuf-Du-Pape

      Domaine de la solitude / rhône valley / fr /2019
      $85.00
    • Tinto, Jump On It

      Porto dos cavaleiros / duoro / po / 1985
      $90.00
    • Carignane

      Demostene ranch/ridge vineyards / alexander vca 2016
      $65.00
    • Châteauneuf-Du-Pape

      'Vieux telegramme' / vieux telegraphe /rhône valley / fr/2019 1.5l.
      $200.00
    • Frappato

      'Ll frappato' / occhipinti / terre siciliane / it/2019
      $75.00
    • Syrah

      Chateau d'ampuis by e. Guigal / gôte-rôtie /rhône valley / fr 2015
      $200.00
  • Coffee

    • Cup

    • Joe

    • Espresso

      Single
      $3.00
    • Latte

  • Loose Leaf Tea

    • Earl Grey Crème

    • Jasmine Green

    • Citrus White

    • Coconut Vanilla Chai

    • Decaf Peppermint

  • Just Desserts

    • Butterscotch Budino

      Salted caramel, whipped cream, sugar cookie
      $7.00
    • Dark Chocolate Mousse

      Hazelnut praline, spiced orange, caramel
      $8.00
    • Apple Tarte Tatin

      Vanilla gelato, rum-soaked raisin, walnut
      $9.00
    • Tiramisu

      Espresso-soaked ladyfingers, chocolate, sweet mascarpone cream
      $8.00
    • Gelato + Sorbet

      Chocolate, vanilla, rotating selection, house-made sorbet
  • Draft Beer

    • Perrin Brewing Gold

      16oz true pint comstock park, michigan (4.8%) gold ale
      $6.00
    • Bell's Two Hearted

      16oz true pint kalamazoo, michigan (7%) american ipa
      $6.00
    • Ceo Stout

      16oz true pint traverse city, michigan (5.5%) coffee stout
      $6.00
    • Bell's Oberon

      16oz true pint kalamazoo, michigan (5.8%) wheat ale
      $6.00
  • Instant Classics

    • White Port + Tonic

      It eez what it eez
      $7.00
    • Necroni Lusso

      Valentine old tom gin/barrel-aged campari cocchi barolo chinato
      $18.00
    • Retrograde

      Exotico tequila / campari / luxardo maraschino lime + grapefruit / grapefruit bitters
      $12.00
    • Necroni Bianco

      Gin/suze / lillet blanc
      $11.00
  • Aluminum And Glass

    • Guinness Stout

      Ireland
      $5.00
    • Coors Light

      $4.00
    • Leffe Blonde

      Abbaye de leffe s.a.
      $6.00
    • Malted Milk Ball

      Perrin brewing 22oz
      $34.00
    • Miller Light

      $4.00
    • High Noon Hard Seltzer

      Illinois
      $6.00
    • Vandermill Totally Roasted Cider

      Michigan
      $5.00
    • Corona Extra

      Mexico
      $5.00
    • Bud Light

      $4.00
    • Heineken N/A

      Netherlands
      $4.00
    • Peroni

      Italy
      $6.00
    • 120 Minute I.p.a

      Dogfish head
      $19.00
    • Heineken

      Netherlands
      $5.00
    • Menabrea Bionda

      Italy
      $5.00
    • Bells Official Hazy Ipa

      Michigan
      $6.00
  • Bistro Cocktails

    • Rosy Cheeks

      Tito's handmade vodka / st. Germain/ fresh lemon strawberry-rosemary shrub
      $11.00
    • Red Hot American Summer

      Chili-infused mezcal / pineapple juice / house sour annamon salted rim
      $14.00
    • Bramble Jam

      Gin/lime + lemon ginger beer/blackbetty puree
      $10.00
    • Barrel Aged Old Fashioned

      Journeyman last feather rye / luxardo maraschino angostura + orange bitters
      $18.00
    • Falcon Punch

      House-made rum blend / pineapple / orange velvet falernum/ grenadine
      $12.00
    • Modern Fashioned

      Buffalo trace bourbon / cherry-black walnut bitters demerara / bruléed orange
      $15.00
    • It's Britney, Spritz

      Aperitif / blueberry / levender / peppercorn lemon/brut sparkling
      $12.00
  • Bistro Martinis

    • Pomegranate Punch

      Pearl blueberry vodka / pomegranate liqueur sour / white cranberry
      $13.00
    • Plum Crazy

      Pearl plum vodka / plum wine blackberry puree / white cranberry
      $13.00
    • The Pear

      Grey goose pear vodka / pear puree / apple juice
      $13.00
    • Ginger & Juice

      Pineapple vodka / ginger liqueur / pineapple
      $13.00
    • Bistro Blues

      Raspberry vodka / blue curacao / sour / lemon lime soda
      $13.00
    • Cold Hearted

      Vanilla vodka / creme de strawberry / pineapple
      $13.00
    • Prickly Pear

      Exotico tequila / triple sec prickly pear purée / house sour
      $13.00
    • The Cucumber

      Pearl cucumber vodka / white cranberry
      $13.00
    • Pink Lady

      Citrus vodka / limoncello / prickly pear purée / house sour
      $13.00
  • Pinot Noir

    • 'Nevermore' / Gothic / Willamette Valley / Or / 2014

      Comstock country cherry/ hot asphalt / fried sage leaf
      $18.00
  • Sparkling Wines - Prosecco

    • Astoria/Nv/It

  • Sparkling Wines - Cava

    • Mont Marçal / Brut Reserva/Nv/Es

  • Sparkling Wines - Franciacorta

    • Ronco Calino / Brut/Nv/It

      $59.00
  • Sparkling Wines - Brut

    • Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin/Nv/Champagne / Fr

      $99.00
  • Sparkling Wines - Blanc De Blancs

    • Waris Hubert/Grand Cru/Champagne / Fr

      $84.00

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