Cafe 2 Menu

11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019
  • Antipasti - Warm

    • Meatballs

      homemade pork & beef meatballs, marinara sauce, parmigiano reggiano, focaccia (limited daily availability
      $8.00
    • Sweet Pea Gratin

      caramelized onions, parmigiano reggiano, spicy breadcrumbs
      $8.00
    • Grilled Asparagus

      lemon, shaved prosciutto
      $8.00
    • Fregola

      broccoli rabe, roasted tomatoes, basil
      $7.00
  • Antipasti-cold

    • Marinated Olives

      house-cured italian olives
      $4.00
    • Roasted Red Peppers

      citrus-cured anchovies, oregano
      $5.00
    • Beet Salad

      fresh ricotta, aged balsamic
      $5.00
    • Quinoa

      strawberries, fennel, cucumbers, white balsamic
      $6.00
    • Calamari

      ceci neri, sun-dried tomato, fennel, cucumber
      $7.00
  • Soup/bread

    • Chickpea & Spring Leek Soup

      spring leeks, tomato, basil, focaccia bread
      $6.50
    • Focaccia Bread

      drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
      $2.00
  • Salad

    • Chickpea Salad

      citrus, fennel, beets, cucumbers, greens, focaccia bread
      $12.00
    • Bresaola & Arugula Salad

      italian air-dried beef, humboldt fog goat cheese, candied pecans, dried cranberries
      $16.00
    • Caprese Salad

      bed of fresh bufala mozzarella, roasted tomatoes, black olive tapenade, arugula salad, basil pesto
      $12.00
  • Panini

    • Prosciutto Cotto

      arugula, provolone cheese, spicy mustard
      $12.00
    • Herb Roasted Chicken

      fontina, sun-dried tomato tapenade
      $12.00
    • Grilled Portobello

      mozzarella, fresh basil
      $12.00
  • Bruschetta

    • Cured Tuna

      black olives & lemon
      $13.00
    • Whipped Ricotta

      roasted black plums and bitter greens
      $13.00
    • Roasted Garlic

      white anchovy
      $13.00
    • Mozzarella Di Bufala

      olive pine nut tapenade
      $13.00
    • Marinated Shiitake Mushrooms

      crispy fennel and chard
      $13.00
    • Chickpea Puree

      preserved lemon, oil cured olives, and thyme
      $13.00
    • Sweet Pea And Prosciutto

      mint, white bean tapenade, and shaved ricotta salata
      $13.00
    • Baby Artichokes

      toasted potatoes and pickled red onions
      $13.00
  • Tramezzini

    • Olive Oil Cured Tuna

      black olives, fennel, lemon mayonnaise
      $10.00
    • Roasted Beet Salad

      capers, mayonnaise, arugula
      $10.00
  • Cured Meat & Cheese Tasting - Salumi Tasting With Parmigiano Reggiano- Salt Cured

    • Prosciutto Di Parma

      pork, air-dried
    • Bresaola

      beef fillet, air-dried
    • Speck

      pork, cold smoked
  • Cured Meat & Cheese Tasting - Salumi Tasting With Parmigiano Reggiano- Dry Cured

    • Mortadella

      pork sausage, pistachio
    • Herbed Sopressata

      pork, herbs
    • Hot Sopressata

      pork, hot peppers
    • Coppa

      pork, mild, wine & spices
    • Finocchiona

      pork, fennel seeds
    • Cacciatorini

      wild boar, herbs
  • Cured Meat & Cheese Tasting - Artisanal Cheese Tasting With Fruit Chutney - Soft

    • Green Peppercorn

      goat, mild
    • Brunet

      goat, tangy
    • Robiola

      cow, strong
    • Gorgonzola Cremificato

      cow, strong
    • Salumi & Cheese Tasting

      choice of any 3 artisanal cheeses & any 3 cured meat
  • Cured Meat & Cheese Tasting - Artisanal Cheese Tasting With Fruit Chutney - Semi

    • Semi - Pecorino Marzolino

      raw sheep, mild, sweet
    • Semi - Castelrosso

      cow, tangy
  • Cured Meat & Cheese Tasting - Artisanal Cheese Tasting With Fruit Chutney - Hard

    • Fiore Sardo

      raw sheep, earthy
    • Parmigiano Reggiano

      cow, spicy
  • Roasted, Braised & Baked

    • Wild Mushroom Tart

      mushrooms, braised leeks & swiss chard, robiola cheese, mixed green sal
      $12.00
    • Grilled Center-Cut Pork Chop

      roasted tomato & mango mostarda, fingerling potatoes with olive oil & sea salt, arugula
      $17.00
    • Grilled Salmon

      warm farro salad, oil-cured olives, basil, citrus, arugula
      $17.00
    • Creamy Cornmeal Polenta, Anson Mills Farm

      homemade arugula-walnut pesto, fontina cheese
      $11.00
  • Pasta

    • Rigatoni

      braised pork sausage, tomato-cream sauce, parmigiano reggiano
      $16.00
    • Cavatelli

      organic chicken, roasted shiitake mushrooms, white beans, braised greens, parmigiano-herb broth
      $16.00
    • Baked Pennette

      asiago & cheddar cheeses, red chili crust
      $15.00
  • Desserts

    • Vanilla Panna Cotta

      with roasted rhubarb
      $7.00
    • Warm Seasonal Crisp

      country cream
      $8.00
    • Dark Chocolate Layer Cake

      hazelnut buttercream
      $8.00
    • Traditional Tiramisu

      $7.00
    • Flourless Chocolate Cake

      milk chocolate sabayon, caramel crunch
      $8.00
    • Dessert Plate

      two chocolate chunk cookies, two biscotti, and two brownie bites
      $7.00
    • Chocolate Chunk Cookies (3)

      $3.75
    • Candied Pecan & Cinnamon Biscotti (3)

      $4.50
    • Dark Fudge Brownie

      $4.00
    • Brownie

      with vanilla gelato
      $6.00
    • Gelato & Seasonal Sorbet

      made locally by il laboratorio del gelato, nyc (3 scoops)
      $5.50
    • Affogato

      vanilla gelato drowned in espresso
      $6.50

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