The GOODS from Notturno

Vancouver, BC | We’re pleased to launch our June menu, which includes a new take on one of our most popular features – the horse tenderloin carpaccio, now with pickled shallots and horseradish crema. And what do a shadow boxer, a suffering bastard, a painkiller, and a bee’s dream have in common? We’re not really sure, but they’re the features on our new June cocktail menu. Get all the details and learn more about the restaurant after the jump…

Food

• Horse tenderloin carpaccio, pickled shallots, horseradish crema
• Watermelon radish and petite greens salad, roasted red pepper vinaigrette, smoked cheese foam
• Cauliflower Panna Cotta, oyster liquor and black pepper gelée, house smoked salmon roe
• White marinated anchovies, olive oil butter, black olive powder
• Basil terrine, tomato confit, burrata, prosciutto crisp, liquid balsamic gelée, olive oil powder
• Smoked tuna crudo, Italian truffled dwarf peaches, avocado crema, roasted red pepper sauce
• Lamb polpette, San Marzano tomato sauce, gorgonzola dolce
• Burrata, smashed English peas and mint salad, shaved Italian black summer truffles
• Feature pasta
• Salumi and cheese board, local salumi, Italian cheeses
• Caramel and mascarpone cheese budino with a cappuccino foam

Cocktails

• Painkiller – Rum, pineapple juice, coconut cream syrup, orange juice and nutmeg
• Suffering bastard – Bourbon, gin, lime juice, bitters, ginger ale
• Shadow boxer – Lemon wood smoked American rye whiskey, Cinzano Rosso vermouth, punch Abruzzo, absinthe, orange bitters, cinnamon infused Ricard Pastis
• A bee’s dream – Vodka, honey, cardamom bitters, lavender water, lemon juice and egg whites

Notturno is located at 280 Carrall Street in Gastown. Open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 6 p.m. to late.

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
Wine Consultant – Chris Royal

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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