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Gaetana's Cucina Italiana

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143 Christopher St
New York, NY 10014
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All entrees may be served with a side portion of penne marinara for $3.95. If you have a special request, simply ask. We cook to please.

Antipasti

Cold Antipasto

$10.95
Prosciutto, homemade mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, fire-roasted red peppers, assorted olives, caponata and asiago cheese.

Stuffed Mushrooms

$7.95
Filled with toasted bread crumbs, fresh mozzarella, garlic and fresh parsley.

Shrimp Cocktail

$9.95
Jumbo shrimp served with cocktail sauce.

Eggplant Rolatini

$8.25
Ricotta cheese delicately wrapped in slices of eggplant, topped with fresh mozzarella and marinara sauce.

Mozzarella and Tomatoes

$8.95
Fresh mozzarella layered with slices of tomatoes and basil leaves, and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil.

Zuppa di Mussels Bianco (Or Rosso)

$9.95
Mussels with white wine with garlic and oil (or with fresh tomato broth).

Stuffed Artichoke

$9.95
Stuffed with olives, mushrooms, bread crumbs, garlic and fresh herbs, steamed in olive oil.

Fried Zucchini

$7.25
Fresh zucchini lightly breaded and fried. Served with marinara sauce.

Caponata

$6.25
A Sicilian specialty with eggplant, onion, celery, olives and capers in a light tomato sauce. Served cold.

Baked Clams

$8.95
Fresh whole littlenecks topped with bread crumbs.

Insalate

Seafood Salad

$10.95
Calamari, baby octopus, shrimp, scungilli, cracked green olives, and celery. Tossed in extra virgin olive oil, lemon, garlic and parsley.

Mesclun Salad

$7.50
Mixed baby greens dressed in a balsamic vinaigrette and sprinkled with walnuts.

Arugula Salad

$7.95
Fresh arugula, tomatoes and olives. Drizzled with an extra virgin olive oil and lemon dressing.

Grilled Chicken Salad

$12.25
Grilled chicken served over a bed of mixed baby greens, tomatoes, mushrooms and olives. Finished with a balsamic vinaigrette.

Spinach Salad

$8.25
Chef James Mangia's signature salad of fresh spinach, bacon, mushrooms and red onion in a lemon mustard dressing.

Zuppe

Pasta Fagioli

$7.25
A tomato-based cannellini bean and vegetable soup.

Lentil Soup

$6.95
A classic Tuscan vegetarian dish.

Stracciatella

$7.95
Chicken broth with freshly beaten egg and spinach.

Pizza

Freshly baked in our brick oven. Toppings: caramelized onions, baby spinach, eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, additional basil, olives, fresh garlic, zucchini, fresh tomatoes ($2.25 ea), roasted red peppers, arugula, extra mozzarella, sausage, prosciutto, anchovies, meat balls, ground beef, pepperoni ($4 ea).

Pizza

  • Personal Pie, 4 Small Slices $12.25
  • Large Pie, 6 Slices $18.25

Pesci

Fried Calamari

$11.25
Baby squid lightly floured and fried, served with marinara sauce.

Salmon Dijon

$15.95
Broiled filet of salmon with a creamy dijon caper sauce. Served with rice pilaf.

Shrimp Scampi

$17.95
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in garlic butter, white wine and fresh parsley. Served with rice pilaf.

Grilled Calamari

$11.95
Grilled baby squid glazed in a lemon, paprika, garlic and white wine sauce.

Yellow Fin Tuna

$16.95
Seared with a balsamic reduction and served over mixed baby greens and tomatoes.

Roasted Chilean Sea Bass Oreganata

$18.95
Served with asparagus and rice pilaf.

Pollo

Marsala

$14.25
Sauteed chicken breast in a marsala mushroom sauce.

Parmigiana

$14.95
A classic.

Milanese

$12.95
Breaded chicken breast over mixed baby greens and tomatoes.

Piccata

$14.95
Sauteed chicken breast in lemon and butter, served with rice pilaf.

Pomodoro

$13.95
Sauteed chicken breast with mushrooms, onions and red wine in a marinara sauce. Served with rice pilaf.

Carne

Pork Chops with Hot Cherry Peppers

$18.50
Grilled to perfection.

Pork Medallions

$15.95
Marinated with mushrooms in garlic sauce.

New York Shell Steak

$24.25
Grilled with mushrooms in garlic sauce. Served with sauteed broccoli.

Hamburger

$10.95
On a toasted roll with lettuce, tomato and red onion.

Pasta

Add shrimp to any pasta dish for $9.95; chicken or sausage for $4.95.

Linguine Fruitta di Mare

$18.50
Marinara sauce with shrimp, calamari, mussels and clams.

Linguine White Clam Sauce

$15.25
Baby clams in their shell, sauteed in garlic, extra virgin olive oil and fresh parsley.

Cheese Ravioli

$15.25
In a light cream sauce with baby peas and prosciutto.

Rigatoni Pesto

$11.95
Traditional creamy basic pesto.

Linguine Puttanesca

$13.95
Marinara sauce with anchovies, capers and olives.

Penne a la Vodka

$13.95
Served in a light, creamy tomato sauce with a touch of vodka—a Gaetana's favorite.

Rigatoni with Broccoli

Fresh broccoli sauteed in garlic and extra virgin olive oil.
  • $12.50
  • Add Sausage $15.25

Fettucini Alfredo

$12.95
A classic creamy pasta.

Penne Primavera

$14.95
Broccoli, zucchini and mushrooms tossed in a light marinara sauce.

Rigatoni Arrabiata

$12.50
Spicy marinara sauce.

Fettucini Marinara with Homemade Meatballs

$17.95
A Greenwich Village favorite.

Piatti del Giorno

Grilled Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto

$8.95

Pizza alla Lara

$13.95
Gaetana's Grandaughter's creation with vodka sauce and mozzarella.

Grilled Shrimp Infused with Lemon & Rosemary

$17.95
Served over a bed of arugula and tomatoes.

Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter and Sage

$15.95

Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Cream

$15.95

Lasagna

Homemade pasta layered with ricotta and mozzarella.
  • $16.50
  • With Bolognese $18.95

Chicken Valdestano

$19.95
Chicken cutlet sauteed with lemon and butter, then layered with prosciutto, eggplant, mozzarella and baked in our brick oven. Served with roasted potatoes and broccoli.

Poppi's Sunday Meat Sauce

$19.95
Pork chop, meat balls and sausage with San Marzano tomatoes over rigatoni.

Contorni

Oven Roasted Potatoes

$2.95

Sauteed In Garlic and Olive Oil

$4.95
Broccoli, spinach, broccoli rabe, asparagus.
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143 Christopher St
New York, NY 10014
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212-675-3913
http://www.gaetanasnyc.com
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About Us

Greenwich Village, known for its energy and creativity, is the birthplace of beat poetry, abstract expressionism, bohemianism, and the little theater movement. We're particularly fond of our location on Christopher Street, which is the oldest street in the West Village, and our building, built in 1933, was a former longshoremen's bar. We started Gaetana's with two things in mind: timeless recipes and an unpretentious atmosphere. The restaurant's namesake, Gaetana DeMartino, moved to New York in 1931 from Regalbuto in Sicily, Italy. Gaetana, who was known for her incredible sense of style, had a flair for cooking from simple, fresh ingredients, and if you look, you can still see basil growing from a window box on the third floor of her childhood home on MacDougal Street. Her husband and complement in life, was Frank Jr, who worked at Jilly's on West 52nd Street - Frank Sinatra's favorite bistro and a famous watering hole for celebrities in the 1960-70s. Drawing on the bold flavors and fresh Italian ingredients of Gaetana's cooking and on Frank Jr's appreciation for Frank Sinatra and the American songbook, we've recreated her recipes in an atmosphere that would make Gaetana and both Franks proud. Our menu of homemade bread and pizza, cheese, and pastas will warm your soul. Try them at our family dining room table in the middle of the restaurant, and don't forget our homemade dough, daily marinara, and zeppole - the local favorites!