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Celeste Restaurant

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502 Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY 10024

212-874-4559 

 

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  • Italian
    Sun,Sat 12pm-3pm, Sun 5pm-10:30pm, Mon-Thu 5pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11:30pm
    $
  • cash
    Takeout, Catering, Vegetarian Friendly, Family Style
    Brunch, Dinner
  • Beer, Wine
    Accepted, Not Necessary
    No Parking
Description

Perhaps its greatest notoriety rests on a splendid Italian cheese course-served with various honeys, nuts, and preserves. The mainly Emilia-Romagnan menu includes light-as-helium fritters, wood-oven pizzas, cured meats, pastas, and salads.







  • 2003 | best u.w.s. cheese plate

    Modest prices, and great pizzas and pastas, made CELESTE an instant Upper West Side hit last year. But the Italian cheese plate has been inconsistent, thanks to the wanderings and occasional absence of the monger who presides over it. When it's on, there's no better in town, the carefully chosen and well-aged specimens dabbed with preserves and honeys and strewn with nuts. More »

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  • The Epistle to Jonathan

    The Epistle to Jonathan

    | Tue, December 31, 2002

    Celeste is just what the Upper West Side was waiting for—a real East Village-style trattoria serving modern Italian food at reasonable prices, like Frank's, Max's, and countless other spots a stone's throw from Tompkins Square. Been there a couple... More »

Main Menu
Antipasti
$7.50
Crostini Con Alici
marinated whole white anchovies filets over country bread toast
$9.50
Mozzarella Di Bufala
buffalo mozzarella with roasted peppers
$9.00
Fellata
thin slices of prosciutto, salame, capocolla and soprassata
$9.50
Saute Di Cozze
mussels sauteed with white wine and garlic
$8.50
Involtini Di Melanzane
eggplant rolls stuffed with prosciutto and pecorino cheese baked with tomato sauce
$7.00
Fegatini Di Pollo
sauteed chicken livers deglazed with balsamic vinegar on toasted bread
Insalate
$8.50
Tonno, Pane E Cipolla
marinated tuna tomatoes bread and red onions
$8.50
Carciofini E Parmigiano
thinly sliced raw baby artichokes with parmesan shavings and lemon dressing
$7.50
Spinaci, Mele E Noci
spinach apples and walnuts with pecorino shavings and a lemon oil dressing
$5.50
Insalata Mista
mesclun endive and radicchio with a balsamic vinaigrette
Fritti
$7.50
Carciofi Fritti
fried artichoke
$8.00
Ricotta Di Bufala
golden fried buffala ricotta
Pasta
$9.00
Gnocchi Alla Sorrentino
potato dumplings with tomato sauce and basil
$9.50
Ravioli Con Burro E Salvia
ricotta ravioli with butter and sage
$9.50
Tagliatelle Con Gamberi E Verza
egg noodles with cabbage shrimps and pecorino cheese
$9.50
Penne Mo Mo
penne with tomato sauce and diced fresh mozzarella
$9.50
Paccheri Vesuviana
large tubular shaped pasta with ricotta and tomato sauce
$9.50
Spaghetti Alle Vongole
spaghetti with imported clams in white wine and parsley
Pizze
$10.00
Marinara
tomato, oregano, garlic and parsley
$12.00
Quattro Stagioni
prosciutto mushrooms tomato artichokes and mozzarella
$12.00
Margherita
tomato mozzarella and basil
$10.00
Napolitana
anchovies capers and tomato
$4.00
Verdure
spinaci, sauteed spinach
$4.00
Patate
pan roasted potatoes
Second Piatti
$14.50
Salmone Croccante
crispy roasted salmon with sauteed spinach and roasted potatoes
$16.00
Orata Mediterranea
sea bream filet stewed with gaeta olives, potatoes and tomatoes
$15.00
Ippoglosso Al Limone
halibut sauteed with lemon and capers sauteed spinach and roasted potatoes
$14.00
Pollo Mandorlato
chicken culet flavored with crushed almonds served with mixed salad
$15.00
Vitello Al Limone
veal medallion sauteed with lemon and capers sauteed spinach and roasted potatoes
$15.00
Stracetti Di Manzo
thinly sliced pan seared filet mignon with roasted potatoes
Ricotta Flavored Cheesecake
$5.50
Caprese
chocolate mousse cake
$5.50
Torta Di Mele
warm apple tart
$4.00
Water - San Pellegrino
$4.00
Water - Panna
$2.00
Coke Diet Coke Or Sprite
Dolce
$5.50
Pastiera
grain and ricotta cake with orange blossom water
$5.50
Tiramisu
lady finger cookies with mascarpone coffee and chocolate
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