The GOODS from Notturno

Vancouver, BC | This month at Notturno we’ve added a few new items to our regular round up, like Cotechino with braised lentils, root vegetables and mustard. We’ve also brought back some old favourites like Lamb Peposo Stew with tons of cracked pepper (peposo literally means “peppered” in Italian) and Beef Carpaccio with salsa verde, garlic puree, pecorino cheese, maldon salt, and cracked pepper.

Also new this month is a whimsical original “H” cocktail – the Cyrk with Zubrowka vodka, lemon juice, circus syrup (clarified Coca-Cola, caramelized popcorn, smoky bacon, sugar) and egg whites shaken with b’Lure Thai butterfly pea flower extract ice cubes, scented with brioche edible perfume and served with a marshmallow. Our version of “a single plum floating in perfume, served in a man’s hat”.

FOOD

Pane Bello, extra virgin olive oil, maldon salt

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

Tuscan bean puree, olive oil novella, grilled bread

Ricotta cheese, golden beets, radish, Castelvetrano olives, baby arugula, smoked orange vinaigrette

Smoked Albacore tuna, caramelized leeks, sundried tomatoes, capers, white bean salad

Beef Carpaccio, salsa verde, garlic puree, pecorino cheese, maldon salt, cracked

Cotechino with braised lentils, root vegetables, mustard

Lamb Peposo Stew: lamb shoulder, onions, garlic, veal stock, red wine, lots of cracked pepper

Feature pasta

Burrata (choice of):

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

~ Farro, baby arugula, roasted red peppers, walnut pesto

Salumi and cheese board with accoutrements

COCKTAILS

Felice – Lemon and coffee bean infused grappa, Cinzano Rosso vermouth, red wine reduction and white truffle syrup, Aphrodite bitters

Duesenberg – Bourbon, dry vermouth, Cinzano Rosso vermouth, Benedictine, green Chartreuse, Peychaud’s bitters, Boker’s bitters

The Journalist – London dry gin, dry vermouth, Cinzano Rosso vermouth, Cointreau, Angostura bitters and a splash of lemon juice (The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930)

Cyrk – Zubrowka vodka, lemon juice, circus syrup (clarified Coca-Cola, caramelized popcorn, smoky bacon, sugar) and egg whites shaken with b’Lure Thai butterfly pea flower extract ice cubes. Served with a marshmallow and scented with brioche edible perfume.

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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