Il Nido Italian Restaurant (212) 753-8450

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Antipasti
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PEEPERONI ALLA GRIGLIA
CON ALICI.................................................$16.00
Grillied bell peppers with anchovies

ASPARAGI AL VINO ROSSO
CON CAPRINO...........................................$22.00
Asparagus and baby greens in a red
wine goat cheese vinaigrette

PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA.............................$22.00

BRESAOLA ...............................................$22.00
Thinly sliced air dried beef with rugola

CARPACCIO DI MANZO...............................$24.00
Beef carpaccio served with green sauce

ANTIPASTO ASSORTITO ALL ITALIANA........$22.00
Assorted cold antipasto

CARPACCIO DI PESCE................................$24.00
Seafood carpaccio of the day

GRIGLIATA DI LEGUMI.................................$20.00
Grilled vegetables with seasonal pesto sauce

CARCIOFINI AL FORNO.............................. .$20.00
Roasted artichokes

PORTO BELLO ALLA GRIGLIA.................... .$20.00
Grilled Porto Bello mushroom

MELANZANE PARMIGIANA.......................... $20.00

VONGOLE OREGANTE O CASINO.............. .$20.00
Baked clams or clams casinoi

CALAMARI al Brodetto      .......................... .$20.00
Grilled calamari served with
baby greens and balsamic vinaigrette

ASSORTIMENTO DI ANTIPASTI CALDI......... .$24.00
Assorted hot antipasto

INSALATA di CAMPO.................................. .$16.00
Field salad with slivers of truffled pecorino
cheese and truffle oil

INSALATINA di VEGETALI IL NIDO................ .$16.00
Assorted chopped vegetable salad

FAGIOLINI VERDI BARBABIETOLE............... .$16.00
String bean and beet salad

INSALATA CESARE.............(for two)............. .$28.00
Caesar salad

INSALATA TRE COLORI................................ .$12.00
Radicchio, rugola, and endive salad

INSALATA NOVELIA...................................... .$12.00
Baby Greens with balsamic vinaigrette

INSALATA DI SPINACI e FUNGHI.................... $16.00
Fresh spinach and mushroom
salad with bacon mustard vinaigrette

INSALATA TOSCANA                 .............    .. $15.00

I Primi
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PASTA E FAGIOLI...........................................$12.00
Macaroni and bean soup

MINESTRONE MILANESE.............................  .$12.00
Vegetable soup and macaroni

Pasta del Giorno......................................           .***


LINGUINE ALLE VONGOLE..........................  .$32.00
Linguine with white or red clam sauce

LINGUINE DEL PESCATORE.......................... $34.00
Linguine with fresh seafood in a delicate
Tomato sauce

RAVIOLI DEL GIORNO ...................................***

SPAGHETTI AL POMODORO
E BASILICO............................................... .  $28.00
Spaghetti with tomato sauce and basil

CAPELLI D' ANGELO PRIMAVERA...............  $30.00
Angel hair with assorted vegetables
in a light tomato sauce

RAVIOLI DI LEGUMI.......................................$30.00
Vegetable ravioli with a tomato sauce

RIGATONI "CONTADINA"................................$28.00
Rigaloni with tomatoes, white beans, and sage

SPAGHETTI "CARBONARA"...........................$30.00
Spaghetti with onions and proscuitto in a light
butter sauce

TRENETTE AL PESTO....................................$28.00
Trenette with basil pesto sauce

FETTUCCINE "BOLOGNESE"..........................$28.00
Fettucine with meat sauce

PAPPARDELLE con funghi.......................      .$30.00
Pappardelle with wild mushrooms and herbs

BUCATINI ALL ' AMATRICIANA...................     $28.00
Bucatini with tomato, prosciutto, and onion

RISOTTO "IL NIDO"...........................................***
Risotto any style



Half order of pasta served as Appetizer...............$18.00


Pesci
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SOGLIOLA INGLESE.......................................$****
Fresh Dover sole any style

CERNIA AI PIGNOLI......................................  .$42.00
Red snapper in a pine nut crust
with spinach and balsamic vinegar sauce

SALMONE ALLA GRIGLIA............................   .$36.00
Grilled salmon

PESCE SPADA "IL NIDO"................................$42.00
Sauteed swordfish with sun-dried tomatoes
and capers in white wine and lemon sauce

ZUPPA DI PESCE ..........................................$40.00
Mixed seafood in tomato broth

GAMBERONI alla Romana........................       $40.00
Sauteed shrimp with artichoke hearts in white wine

SCAMPI FRA DIAVOLO................................. .$42.00
Shrimp in fra diavolo sauce with spaghetti

CROSTACEI MARINARA................................  $****
Lobster, shrimp, clams, and mussels with
a marinara sauce

VONGOLE POSITANO................................... .$30.00
Clams in broth and herbs

COZZE PORTOFINO..................................... .$.30.00
Mussels in a tomato broth and herbs

CALAMARI FRITTI.......................................... .$30.00
Fried squid

Carni
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SCALOPPINE AI COLLI ROMANI.................   .$37.00
Veal scaloppine with artichokes and
wild mushrooms in a white wine sauce

SCALOPPINE DI VITELLO "IL NIDO"............    $37.00
Veal scaloppine with roasted peppers, asparagus,
and fonlina cheese sauteed with white wine

SALTIMBOCCA ALLA FIORENTINA............     .$37.00
Veal scaloppine with prosciutto,
white wine and spinach.

SCALOPPINE BOLOGNESE............................$37.00
Veal with proscuitto and melted mozzarella
cheese

COSTELETTA MILANESE "CAPRICCIOSA".......$45.00
Breaded butterfly veal chop with tomato
basil, and onion salad

NODINO DI VITELLO "TOSCANO".............      ..$48.00
Grilled veal chop with mushrooms
and roasted beets

POLLO SCARPARIELLO................................ .$34.00
Boneless chicken sauteed in garlic and
white wine sauce

PETTO DI POLLO "MARSALA"...................... . $34.00
Breast of chicken with mushrooms and
Marsola wine

PETTO DI POLLO PAILARD
CAPRICCIOSA............................................. . .$35.00

POLLO PRIMAVERA........................................$34.00
Boneless chicken with wine and vegetable

POLLO "PICCATA"...........................................$34.00
Boneless chicken sauteed with white wine

POLLO DEL FATTORE.....................................$34.00
Boneless chicken with sausage
potatoes, and peppers

FEGATINI DI POLLO "VENEZIANA".............    .$32.00
Chicken livers sauteed with onions

TAGLIATA DI MANZO "FIORENTINA"..........     $ ****
Grilled sliced New York steak with
an extra virgin olive oil lemon sauce

FILETTINI DI BUE AL SASSICAIA
CON PUNTE DI ASPARAGI.............................$*****
Filet mignon with sassicaia wine sauce
and asparagus tips

COSTOLETTE DI AGNELLO ALLA
SALVIA e VINOROSSO...................................$***
Roasted rack of lamb with red wine sauce

SALSICCE PIZZAIOLA....................................$32.00
Sausage sauteed with fresh tomatoes,
garlic, olive oil, and peppers

VITELLO AL MARSALA..................................$37.00

Legumi
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SPINACI AL BURRO.......................................$13.00
Sauteed spinach

BROCCOLI DI RAPA
AGLIO & OLIO................................................$13.00

FAGIOLI AL FIASCO..................................... .$13.00
Tuscan beans

FAGIOLINI AL POMODORO..........................   $13.00
String beans in tomato sauce

PATATE FRITTE..............................................$13.00

ZUCCHINI FRITTI........................................... . $13.00
Fried Zucchini