Lupa partner Jason Denton lived a block away from the Frederick’s Downtown space for seven years before he scored the convenient real estate with its prized corner windows — and last night, he rechristened it corsino (all lowercase, thank you very much). He explains that the name is a play on the Italian word for “well-wisher,” and slang for “in the way of ‘ino,” the root of his piattini party that includes ‘ino, inoteca, and ‘inoteca liquori bar. Like its forerunners, the latest venture aims to ingratiate the neighborhood with “a fun energy and modest price point,” says Denton. Here, bruschetta gives way to a crostini and salumi bar, and larger plates like braised lamb and octopus amatriciana are unique to this location. The menu, including an Italian wine list and cocktails, is served from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. nightly, and heated sidewalk seating opens come spring. Click through the slideshow to see the updated Euro space, and check out the prime grazing menu below.
Corsino Menu
crostini 2.5
sweet onion and walnut
brussels sprouts and pecorino
preserved eggplant and mint
butternut squash and roasted garlic
mushroom and tallegio
ricotta and orange honey
cannellini bean and artichoke
fennel and orange
cauliflower and saffron
radicchio and goat cheese
basil pesto
ceci and broccoli rabe
olive tapenade
chicken liver
guanciale
tuna and capers
irish trout spuma
shrimp and arugula
antipasti
olives and pickles 5
baked ricotta with grilled ciabatta 9
farro salad with fiore di latte stuffed peppers 11
chickory salad with olives
and lemon vinaigrette 9
roasted beets with yogurt
and pistachio 11
spinach salad with red onion,
orange and walnut vinaigrette 11
roasted butternut squash
with pomegranate, celery root
and guanciale 11
frutti di mare salad with calamari,
octopus and shrimp 13
parmesan risotto croquette with
wild arugula 12
affettati with house made testa,
lingua and imported coppa, soppresatta and prosciutto di parma 18
cannellini bean soup 8
busecca tripe soup 10
pane
prosciutto, fontina and arugula panino 11
saltimbocca panino 15
grilled eggplant and pesto panino 11
coppa and wild arugula panino 11
testa and lingua panino 12
roasted pepper and goat cheese panino 11
broccoli rabe and mozzarella 11
cacio e pepe flatbread 16
pasta
fussili with sausage and tomato 14
tagliatelle with lamb ragu 15
linguini with clams and oregano 16
orecchiette with rabe and sundried tomatoes 15
chicken ravioli with mushrooms and sage 15
crespelle with ricotta, tomato and basil 12
carne e pesce
baked irish trout with brussels sprouts, grapefruit and shallot 16
grilled lamb shoulder chop with ceci and radicchio 18
grilled octopus with potatoes all’amatriciana 12
braised heritage pork osso bucco with fennel and onions 19
heritage brisket meatballs with tomato and pecorino 15
grilled chicken spiedini with artichokes and roasted garlic 14
tuna and sweetbreads spiedini with capers and lemon 16
shrimp spiedini with cannellini beans and arugula 15
contorni
brussels sprouts 6
butternut squash 6
yukon gold potatoes 6
broccoli rabe 6
Corsino, 637 Hudson St., at Horatio St.; 212-242-3093
