The GOODS from Notturno

Vancouver, BC | With the new year comes new resolutions food and cocktail menus at Notturno. This month we’re excited to launch three new feature cocktails, including the Manamana and the Duck Toller, as well as several new food specials, like farro with cold smoked local oysters, pancetta, roast vegetable brodo, mascarpone cheese and gremolata. Also a new addition this month is cured sardines with tomato texture, cauliflower puree and balsamic agrodolce. 2016 is off to a good start!

FOOD

Pane Bello, extra virgin olive oil, maldon salt

Warm Castelvetrano olives, extra virgin olive oil, cracked chilis, maldon salt

Stracciatella soup, egg, bread crumbs, Pecorino cheese, chicken broth, nutmeg

Beef Carpaccio, verde sauce, garlic puree, braised Marsala onions, capers

Cured sardines, tomato texture, cauliflower puree, balsamic agrodolce

Pork and Veal polpette, San Marzano tomato sauce, Pecorino cheese

Farro, cold smoked local oysters, pancetta, roast vegetable brodo, mascarpone cheese, gremolata

Feature pasta

Burrata (choice of):

~ Straight up: Olive oil novello, maldon salt, cracked pepper

~ Warm chickpeas, olive oil, shallots, garlic, white wine vinegar, cracked chilis

Salumi and cheese board

COCKTAILS

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

El Ritmo – Bacardi rum, Cynar, pineapple and lime juice, coconut cream, sugar, grated nutmeg (Created by Giancarlo Jesus at The Diamond. Vancouver entry for the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition)

Manamana – Blended scotch whisky, house-made cherry brandy, lemon juice, salt, whole egg, rhubarb and custard syrup

Duck Toller – Foie gras-washed Calvados, lemon juice, fig consomme and balsamic pearls served with an apple and cracked pepper crisp

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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