Downtown’s Zucca Ristorante has been keeping a new mini-restaurant as a low-key secret since its debut this fall. Called Piazza, al fresco dining takes place on the restaurant’s patio and, unlike Zucca, is open for lunch all the way through dinner service from 11:30 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Also, quite unlike Zucca, this one keeps its prices at twelve dollars and under. The dishes being served are more along the lines of small plates and antipasti, with prosciutto crudo, mozzarella and olive with parma, burrate, and olives, panini, calamari fritta, and smaller versions of the restaurant’s pizzas. See the full menu below.
MENU
ANTIPASTI
$8
PROSCIUTTO CRUDO, MOZZARELLA E OLIVE
Parma ham, burrata cheese, marinated olives
POLPETTINE AL SUGO
Meatball, fresh tomato sauce, Parmigiano-Reggiano
BRUSCHETTA TOSCANA
Grilled ciabatta bread, chopped tomato, basil, olive oil
OLIVE E PECORINO
Marinated olives, Pecorino-Romano
CARCIOFI ALLA GRIGLIA
Grilled artichoke, lemon mustard sauce
CALAMARI FRITTI
Crispy squid rings, arrabiata sauce
LE ZUPPE
$6
ZUCCA
Butternut squash soup
DEL GIORNO
Chef’s market soup of the day
LE INSALATE
$7
ROMANA
Romaine lettuce, polenta croutons, shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano,
lemon anchovy dressing
MISTA
Baby organic greens, carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomato, tangerine dressing
TRICOLORE
Radicchio, frisée, wild arugula, gorgonzola, caramelized pecans
MELE
Wild arugula, Fiji apples, gorgonzola, caramelized pecans
PANINI
$9
POLPETTINE
Ciabatta bread, meatball, tomato sauce, provolone
POLLO, PANCETTA CROCCANTE E AVOCADO
Freshly baked focaccia, grilled chicken breast, tomato, avocado, romaine lettuce, provolone
TACCHINO
Freshly baked focaccia, smoked turkey, dry cranberry, mayonnaise, romaine lettuce
MOZZARELLA E POMODORO
Freshly baked focaccia, burrata cheese, sliced tomato, basil mayonnaise
LE PIZZETTE
$9
MARGHERITA
Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil
ZUCCA
Butternut squash purée, caramelized onions, goat cheese, speck ham
CALABRESE
Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, sausage, red onions, red chili flakes
QUATTRO STAGIONI
Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, artichoke, mushroom, speck ham, black olive
PROSCIUTTO E FUNGHI
Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, wild mushroom, speck ham
I PRIMI PIATTI
$12
TAGLIOLINI AL POMODORO FRESCO
Chopped tomato, garlic, red chili flakes, basil
PENNE ALL’ARABBIATA
Chopped garlic, red chili flakes, parsley, tomato sauce
TAGLIATELLE PASTICCIATE
Meat sauce, cream, Parmigiano-Reggiano
MELANZANE ALLA PARMIGIANA
Baked eggplant, buffala mozzarella, basil, tomato sauce, Parmigiano-Reggiano
RAVIOLI DI FORMAGGI BURRO E ORO
4 cheese ravioli, butter, tomato sauce, Parmigiano-Reggiano