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218 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10012

212-965-8777

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Best Use of Sausage
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Italian

Hours: # Brunch: 11:30am-4pm (Sat-Sun) # Lunch: 11:30am-3:30pm (Mon-Fri) # Bar Menu: 3:30pm-5pm (Mon-Fri) # Dinner: 5pm-11pm (Mon-Wed) # Dinner: 5pm-1am (Thur-Sat) # Dinner: 5pm-10:30pm (Sun)

Price: $$$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Recommended

Parking: No Parking

Description

The rich, hearty cuisine of Italy"s Emilia Romagna region takes center stage at Michael White"s new, rustic-chic restaurant with dishes like sformato, a rich parmesan custard topped with wild mushrooms, polenta with pork sausage and straccino cheese, and a hunkering slice of porcetta. Pastas, though, like the cappelletti stuffed with truffled mascarpone, the tagliatelle with ragú antica, and the stracci with braised wild mushrooms and rosemary oil, are the real showstoppers, as is the all-encompassing Italian wine list.

2011 | Best Use of Sausage

Pasta is arguably the starch that will lure you into Osteria Morini. Certainly, the cappeletti, garganelli, and tagliatelle are all worth breaking your Atkins diet. (Alhough why you're still on Atkins also needs to be resolved.) But for true gut-busting comfort, the polenta is the way to go. A terra-cotta crock arrives enshrouded in a steamy haze from the bubbling, lusciously creamy cornmeal that's topped with loads of crumbled pork sausage, a glossing of tomato sauce, and a layer of melted... More »

Osteria Morini Welcomes You to the Pasta Barnyard

By Lauren Shockey | Wed, December 22, 2010

Bologna, the capital of Emilia-Romagna, is often heralded as Italy's culinary capital, and deservedly so. How can you not champion a cuisine whose main ingredients include cream, butter, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and prosciutto? You might then assume t... More »

Dinner Menu

Antipasti - Caldi

$10.00

Polpettine
prosciutto & mortadella meatballs baked in tomato sauce

$12.00

Calamari
fresh calamari, parmigiano pansitto, tomato, kale

$14.00

Sformato
parmigiano-truffle custard wild mushroom sugo

$12.00

Carciofo Fritelle
artichoke, chickpeas red pepper, nepitella crema

$13.00

Gnudi
ricotta & spinach dumplings sage, parmigiano

$14.00

Freddi - Mare
adriatic style seafood salad, olives lemon, capers

Zuppe
Soup

$12.00

Tortellini In Brodo
nutmeg parmigiano, parsley

$11.00

Farro
porcini and bean soup, pancetta

Pasta E Minestre Tipiche Romagnole
Traditional Pastas From Romagna

$19.00

Gnocchi
potato dumplings, fennel sausage, mushroom, escarole, white wine

$22.00

Casoncelli
squid ink ravioli, shrimp, scallop, passata, calamari, white wine

$19.00

Casarecci Alla Vongole
clams, leeks, white wine, chile

$19.00

Mezzaluna
roasted heirloom squash filled pasta, amaretti, brown butter

$20.00

Cappelletti
truffled ricotta ravioli, melted butter, prosciutto

$19.00

Tortellini
classic filled bolognese pasta, duck liver panna

$20.00

Garganelli
pasta quills, cream, radicchio, truffle butter, prosciutto

$19.00

Tagliatelle
wide ribbon pasta, ragú antica, parmigiano

$19.00

Stricchettoni
bow tie pasta, braised wild mushrooms, rosemary oil

$20.00

Triangoli Della Nonna
braised beef, sugo di arrosto, toasted brussels sprout leaf

$19.00

Gramigna
macaroni, pork sausage, tomato, cream, black pepper

$20.00

Lasagna Verde
ragu antica, béchamel, parmigiano

Polenta Al Forno
Terra Cotta Baked Polenta

$19.00

Salsiccia
pork sausage, stracchino cheese

$19.00

Funghi
wild mushrooms, ricotta, rosemary, breadcrumbs

Pietanze - Pesce

$27.00

Brodetto
adriatic-style seafood soup of calamari, scallops, shrimp, clams and mussels

$28.00

Branzino
grilled mediterranean sea bass filets, salsa verde, market beans, tomato sofrito

$28.00

Trota
herb and lemon stuffed trout, pancetta, preserved lemon, chard, beans

Pietanze - Carne

$26.00

Polletto
pan seared cornish hen, cippolini, mushroom, brussels sprouts

$28.00

Petroniana
crispy veal cutlet, prosciutto cotto, buttered spinach, parmigiano, truffle cream

$28.00

Braciola
grilled duroc end-cut pork chop, fingerling potatoes, greens, olives

$28.00

Stracotto
sangiovese-braised beef short rib, potato, caramelized root vegetables

Dalla Macelleria La Carne Ai Ferri E Allo Spied
Simply Grilled Meats & Spit Roasts

$29.00

Porchetta
spit roasted hampshire pork, sage, rosemary

$26.00

Agnello
grilled lamb blade, fried peppers, balsamic

$30.00

Grigliata Mista
mixed grill of side pork, sausage, lamb, skirt steak

$36.00

Costata
grilled 13 oz. boneless ribeye, bone marrow mushroom sugo

Battilardo Di Affettati
Cured Sliced Meats With Grilled Bread & Tigelle Modenese

Prosciutto
di parma 24 month

Speck
smoked prosciutto

Salame Romagnolo
salt & pepper cured salame

Sopressata
sweet cured pork sausage

Mortadella
delicate pork roll from bologna

Coppa
cured pork neck

Bresaola
air dried beef

Lardo
prosciutto bianco

Fegatini
duck liver mousse, passito win

Formaggi Italiani
Italian Cheeses

Per Choice $11.00
For Three $17.00
For Five $27.00

Capra Sarda
goat’s milk, semi-soft

Per Choice $11.00
For Three $17.00
For Five $27.00

Taleggio
cow’s milk, semi-soft

Per Choice $11.00
For Three $17.00
For Five $27.00

Podda Classico
cow & sheep’s milk, hard

Per Choice $11.00
For Three $17.00
For Five $27.00

Gorgonzola Cremificato
cow’s milk, soft

Per Choice $11.00
For Three $17.00
For Five $27.00

Robiola La Rusica
cow’s milk, semi-soft

Crostini