Cacio e Pepe
182 Second Avenue
New York City, New York 10003 USA
Telephone.
212-505-5931
Website. www.cacioepepe.com
Email. 
info@cacioepepe.com
Cuisine. Creative Roman
Hours:
Dinner - Summer, 2005
Sunday - Thursday 5:30 - 11:00
Friday - Saturday 5:30 - 11:30
Brunch - Summer, 2005
Saturday & Sunday 12:00 - 3:00


On July 26, 2004 Salvatore Corea, Alessandro Peluso, Giusto Priola, and their friends and family opened the doors of Cacio e Pepe with a Grand Opening Celebration that featured an evening of complimentary food and wine.
The party was their way of introducing their innovative ideas to the public. Hundreds of people poured into the outdoor garden to indulge in the best of Italian food, wine, and hospitality. Cacio e Pepe has been bustling with patrons ever since. Every night and on Saturdays and Sundays for brunch, an exuberant crowd of diners arrives to relish in one of Chef Salvatore’s newest creations.

The menu is a roster of creative Roman dishes incorporating the best and freshest seasonal produce, meat, game, seafood, and cheeses accented with only Italian extra-virgin olive oils, traditional Italian aceto balsamico, and an array of unusual ingredients that will surprise and delight. Alessando and Giusto preside over a wine list that is exclusively Italian and covers every region of Italy.

 
In just the first few months, Cacio e Pepe was the recipient of much critical acclaim from  New York Magazine, Time Out New York, The Food Maven Arthur Schwartz, Blade Magazine, and AOL.com and Chef Salvatore was invited to be a feature chef at the James Beard Foundation and La Cucina Italiana.

Cacio e Pepe comfortably seats 75 diners in the dinning room, 75 in the outdoor garden, and 30 in the sidewalk café. This cozy restaurant is just a few blocks from Union Square at 182 Second Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets.

"The name means ’cheese and pepper’, and this rustic East Village Roman trattoria proffers the namesake pasta dish (tonnarelli served in a hollowed-out wheel of pecorino) along with a slate of midpriced specialties straight from the Eternal City; a picket-fenced, floral-bordered backyard adds seasonal appeal."
-Zagat Survey
 
 

Cacio e Pepe

Dinner Menu Summer 2005


Antipasti

Appetizers

Timballo di melanzane alla parmigiana $7.95

Eggplant parmesan timballe

Tegamino di scamorza con prosciutto $ 9.95

Baked cow’s milk cheese topped with prosciutto di Parma

Seppioline con piselli $ 8.95

Cuttle fish stewed with tomato and sweet peas

Capesante con pancetta su crema di finocchi e olio di tartufo $ 11.95

Bacon-wrapped scallops served over a fennel puree and a touch of truffle oil

Composizione di tonno crudo $ 12.95

Raw tuna composition

Carpaccio di manzo con funghi e scaglie di pecorino tartufato $10.95

Beef carpaccio topped with mixed mushrooms and shaved truffle pecorino cheese

Melone con robiola e culatello $10.95

Cantaloupe with robiola cheese and culatello prosciutto
 

Insalate

Salads

Insalata di pomodori Sanmarzano e cipolle rosse $ 7.95

Fresh Sanmarzano tomatoes and sweet red onions salad dressed with Extra-virgin olive oil

Insalata di rucola selvatica, mele rosse, e scaglie di parmigiano $ 7.95

Wild arugula and red apple salad topped with shaved parmesan cheese

Insalatina di spinaci con anguria , caprino e mandorle tostate $ 8.95

Baby spinach salad with watermelon, goat cheese and toasted almonds

Insalata di finocchi e funghi chiodini $ 7.95

Fennel and little nail mushrooms dressed with olive oil and lemon

Mozzarella di bufala alla caprese $10.95

Buffalo mozzarella with fresh basil and tomato
 

Primi Piatti

Pastas

Tonnarelli cacio e pepe $11.95

Traditionally prepared homemade pasta tossed with pecorino romano cheese and black pepper

Fusilli al pesto rosso e ricotta fresca di bufala $12.95

Fusilli pasta tossed in a red pesto sauce and topped with fresh buffalo ricotta cheese

Paccheri con gamberi, pesto di fave e pecorino $14.95

Jumbo rigatoni tossed with shrimp, a fava beans pesto and pecorino cheese

Ravioli di carciofi con burro, menta e zafferano $12.95

Homemade artichoke ravioli tossed in a butter, saffron and mint sauce

Bucatini con sarde, uvetta e pinoli $14.95

Bucatini pasta tossed fresh sardines, pine nuts and raisins

Fettuccine al limone $11.95

Homemade fettuccine pasta tossed with cream and lemon zest

Gnocchi di ortica con pomodori comfit, rosmarino e mozzarella di bufala $13.95

Homemade nettle gnocchi tossed with tomato comfit, rosemary and buffalo mozzarella

Lasagnette con ragu’ di pesce e finocchietto selvatico $15.95

Seafood and wild fennel lasagna

Spaghetti alla gricia con scaglie di tartufo nero $15.95

Spaghetti tossed sautéed guanciale, pecorino cheese and shaved black truffle
 

Secondi Piatti

Main Courses

Straccetti di manzo al profumo di origano con pomodorini e rucola $18.95

Traditionally prepared seared shredded organic filet mignon with cherry tomatoes, arugola and oregano

Galletto al forno alla cacciatora $15.95

Organic cornish hen baked with black olives, rosemary and red wine vinegar

Involtini di vitello con pancetta e scamorza $18.95

Veal scallops rolled with pancetta and smoked mozzarella served with roasted potatoes and vegetables

Abbacchio allo scottadito $20.95

Grilled rack of lamb topped with a mint sauce served with roasted potatoes and vegetables

Filetto di salmone al forno su pure’ di topinambur con verdure e carciofi fritti $15.95

Baked salmon filet over a turnip puree served with a nicoise of vegetables and fried artichoke

Filetto di baccala in brodetto di spumante

e limone con cozze , vongole e cipolle fritte $17.95

Filet of cod served in a sparkling wine and lemon broth with clams, mussels and fried red onions

Saltimbocca di coda di rospo $16.95

Monkfish layered with prosciutto di Parma and sage leaves sautéed in butter and white wine
 


Executive Chef

Salvatore Corea

Our menu changes seasonally


 



Go to Cacio e Pepe's Web Site