The GOODS from Notturno

Vancouver, BC | It’s getting hot in the city and we’re launching our June food and cocktail menus this week at Notturno. Come into the shade and try the classic Painkiller, created in the 70’s at the Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands. The Vlasic is sure to refresh with flavours of dill, lemon and cucumber. And can you guess what might make up the Mountbatten and American Pie?

The Long Board is the perfect accompaniment to your cocktails. It’s a daily assortment of terrines, pates, seafood and other delicious treats. Local B.C. octopus, vitello tonnato, pork and veal polpette, and our signature Burrata round out the menu for this month.

Our Monthly Wine Dinner Series also continues this month. Thanks to all who joined us for the Napa/Sonoma region dinner on May 25. June will take us across the Pacific to Japan – menu details and pricing coming soon.

MENU

– Pane Bello and Serego Alighieri extra virgin olive oil, maldon salt

– Warm Castelvetrano olives, extra virgin olive oil, cracked chili, maldon salt

– Sous-vide local B.C. octopus, cannellini beans, fennel salad

– Pork and veal polpette, San Marzano tomato sauce, pecorino cheese

– Veal Tonnato (Carpaccio style), local smoked tuna, bagna cauda foam

– Risotto Milanese with onion cream and ramp butter

– Feature pasta (please ask for details)

– Burrata (choice of):

~ Straight up: Serego Alighieri extra virgin olive oil, maldon salt, cracked pepper
~ Tomatoes, shallots, fried bread, micro herbs, white wine vinaigrette
~ Italian black truffle

– Salumi and cheese board with accoutrements

– The Long Board: Daily assortment of terrines, pates, seafood and accoutrements.

– Felice – Grappa, lemon peel and coffee bean essence, Cinzano Rosso vermouth, red wine reduction and white truffle syrup, Aphrodite bitters.

– The Vlasic – Vodka, toasted dill and white wine reduction syrup, tarragon bitters, lemon juice and house cucumber soda.

– American Pie – Bourbon, cooked custard syrup, lemon juice, egg whites, butter pecan vapor and pecan dust.

– Painkiller – Dark rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, Coco Lopez coconut cream, and nutmeg dusting
(Created at Soggy Dollar Bar, British Virgin Islands, 1970s)

– Mounbatten – Brokers English gin, Amaro Montenegro, teapot bitters, orange oil
(Created at The Diamond, Vancouver by Thor Hannibal, 2015)

Details

280 Carrall Street | Vancouver, BC
Telephone: 604-720-3145 | Email: info [at] notturnogastown.ca
Web: www.notturnogastown.ca | Twitter: @notturnogastown
Hours: Open Tuesday to Saturday: 6 p.m. to late | No reservations

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The People

Chef/Co-owner – William Robitaille
Bartender – H
Co-owner – Scott McTavish

About Notturno

A Gastown Italian bàcari with an ever-changing selection of cicchetti share plates, craft cocktails, wines by the glass and BC-brewed craft beers, Notturno has something for everyone.

Chef and co-owner William Robitaille has designed Italian-inspired fare with a focus on seasonal, market-fresh products. Industry trained in the West Coast style with Italian and Spanish influences, Robitaille has worked in some of the finest restaurants in Vancouver and Whistler where he developed new and exciting menus. Wine consultant Chris Royal has curated a wine program that expertly complements the food menu.

Known around the world simply as “H”, Notturno’s craft cocktail maker and Vancouver Magazine’s Bartender of the Year for 2013, designed our signature cocktail Gli Felice. This along with H’s five monthly creations is sure to please every taste. Like our menu, our space delivers an eclectic combination of historic and modern.

The new look by Andrea Rodman Interiors is designed to combine the rustic look synonymous with the surrounding Gastown neighbourhood and modern detailing. Master woodworkers Josh Hooge and Steve McFarlane of J&S Reclaimed Wood Custom Furniture have created a new feature wall and bar counter.

Reviews

Eater Magazine – Vancouver Heat Map | This tiny bar and restaurant tucked away on Carrall has cocktail fans thoroughly over-excited thanks to bartender H’s creative concoctions – impressively, William Robitaille’s Italian tapas even delighted notoriously hard-to-please Globe & Mail critic Alexandra Gill.

Alexandra Gill, Globe and Mail | Notturno’s signature Gli Felice is, as advertised, “a taste of Tuscany in a glass.” I happily say to you that of all the tiny tapas-style wine bars in Gastown, Notturno hits higher than most.

Vancouver Magazine | Don’t miss chef’s succulent Venetian ling cod, which is poached and whipped with olive oil while warm, then served with salty pops of steelhead roe […] “H” (Vancouver magazine’s 2013 Bartender of the Year) mixes exacting craft cocktails with bitter-predominant Italian flair.

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