Lunenburg · Nova Scotia

The Menu

Pasta rolled each morning. Fish from the day boats.
The fire changes when the moon does.

Twelve tables · Harbour view · Since 2011

Seasonal

What the boats and the woods brought this week

Chanterelle Tajarin

$38

Thirty-yolk pasta, chanterelles from the Wentworth woods, cultured butter.

Snow Crab Crudo

$30

Cape Breton crab, sea buckthorn, cucumber, dill.

Haskap Crostata

$18

Annapolis haskap berries, almond frangipane, crème fraîche.

Olive oil poured beside wood-oven bread and green olives — Pane e olio

To begin

Antipasti

Pane e Olio

Wood-oven bread, Ligurian oil, flaked Atlantic sea salt.

Polpo alla Griglia

$22

Charred octopus, romesco, celery heart, lemon.

Crudo di Halibut

$21

Digby halibut, blood orange, shaved fennel, chile oil.

Burrata della Nonna

$20

Tom burrata, late-season tomato, basil, cultivo pan balsamico.

Cozze al Bianco

$22

Blue Bay mussels, white wine, chilli, garlic, grilled bread.

Sarde in Saor

$16

Cured sardines, raisins, agrodolce, pine nuts, currants.

Handmade

Pasta

Spaghetti alle Vongole

$28

Bar clams from Inverness, garlic, white wine, flat parsley.

Tagliatelle al Ragù

$33

Six hours of beef and pork, nutmeg, parmigiano for the table.

Lobster Cavatelli

$47

Saffron cream, tarragon, lobster from the wharf below.

Cacio e Pepe

$26

Tonnarelli, pecorino romano, pepper cracked to order.

Gnocchi di Patate

$27

Brown butter sage, hazelnut, chèvre salata.

Linguine al Nero

$33

Squid ink, day-boat scallop, breadcrumb, calabrian chili.

Dark-plate pasta with cracked pepper — Rolled each morning

Al fuoco

Secondi

Branzino al Sale

$48

Whole salt-baked branzino, salsa verde, agrodolce coleslaw.

Bistecca alla Fiorentina

$58

Forty-day dry-aged, rosemary, crab-sauced lemon. Fire cut.

Halibut in Umido

$46

Braised in cherry tomato, tagliatelle olive, caper, oregano.

Pollo al Mattone

$37

Brick-pressed chicken, lemon, chilli, grilled radicchio.

Margherita baking in the wood-fired oven — Into the oven

Wood oven

Pizza

Margherita

$21

San Marzano, fior di latte, basil, oil.

Marinara

$18

Tomato, garlic, oregano, no cheese. The old way.

Lobster Bianca

$43

Nova cream, truffle, fior di latte, lemon zest, chive.

Diavola

$24

Spicy salami, tomato, fior di latte, basil.

Funghi e Tartufo

$31

Local mushrooms, taleggio, thyme, truffle oil.

Wood-fired Margherita on rustic wood — Seventy-two hour dough

To finish

Dolci

Tiramisù della Nonna

$14

Secret recipe, unchanged. Ladyfingers, marsala, cream.

Torta Caprese

$13

Flourless almond and dark chocolate, whipped crème.

Panna Cotta

$12

Vanilla bean, sea buckthorn from the Annapolis floor.

Affogato

$11

One di luna: glass drowned in espresso.

Gelato e Sorbetto

$12

Three scoops, ask what the moon is covering this evening.

Rustic Italian table with meats, cheese, and wine — The long table

From the cellar

Vini

By the glass and bottle — Italian coasts, with a nod to the Gaspésie.

Glass / Bottle

Bianco

Frsa Bianco Sicilia

$11 / $42

Vermentino Sardegna

$13 / $48

Verdicchio Marche

$11 / $42

Pinot Gris Gaspeseau

$14 / $50

Rosso

Nerello Mascalese Etna

$13 / $48

Chianti Classico Toscana

$12 / $46

Barbera d'Asti Piemonte

$11 / $42

Valpolicella Ripasso

$17 / $62

Amarone della Valpolicella

$98

Wine poured at the table in warm restaurant light — From the cellar

Harbour · Evening

The menu changes. The fire does not.

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