Raw beef tenderloin, thinly sliced with baby capers, silvered parmiggiano reggiano.
Salmone Affumicato
$14.50
Smoked scottish salmon with baby capers and extra virgin olive oil.
Bresaola
$14.50
Air dried, spiced beef with ricola in a lemon mustard dressing.
Tonno Affumicato
$14.50
Smoked thinly sliced tuna with mixed greens and baby capers in a lemon mustard dressing.
Formaggi
All cheese courses are served with our baked-to-order focaccia crisps. Three-Cheese-Course $14; Four-Cheese-Course 17; Five-Cheese-Course $20; Six-Cheese-Course $23
Stracchino
Soft, creamy cow's milk cheese, tart and yogurt-like.
Gorgonzola
Italian cow's-milk blue cheese. Rich, pungent and "sweet".
Parmigiano
Hard cheese, with a fine granular quality and a sweet, nutty bite.
Fontina
Semisoft cows milk cheese, rich and nutty with a subtle fruity/grassy aroma and supple texture.
Mozzarella Di Bufala
Water buffalo's milk cheese, soft, tangy. A far cry from domestic mozzarella.
Chevre Rondin
Tangy, brittle, french goat's milk cheese.
Brie
French, soft-ripened cheese.
Taleggio
Semi-soft italian cow's milk cheese. Pungent, meaty, and nutty with nuances of fruit.
Pecorino
Firm, robust and zesty, with a pronounced sheep's milk flavor.
Piave
Firm, tangy, cow's milk cheese, like parmigiano without the granular quality.
Mousse Pate'
Goose liver mousse seasoned with french sauterne wine.
Affettati
Assortimento Di Prosciutto Crudo & Salame Toscano Con Croccantini Di Focaccia
$11.00
Italian specialty cold-cut platter, served with a basket of baked-to-order foccacia crisps.
La Frutta
Fruit Platter
$9.00
(An assortment of apples, pears and grapes)
Dessert Menu
All Pies: With whipped cream add $1, With ice cream add $2, With gelato add $3.
French, German, And American Pastries
Peasant Bread Toast
$2.75
With butter and jam.
Chocolate Mousse Cake
$6.50
Chocolate Mudd Cake
$6.50
Flourless Chocolate Cake
$6.50
Warm Bread Pudding w/Crema Inglese
$6.50
Raspberry Crumb Cheesecake
$6.50
Pumpkin Cognac Cheesecake
$6.50
Home Made Specialties
Mille Foglie
$6.50
With fresh fruit (seasonal)$7.00
Caramel Custard
$5.50
With Dulce de Leche Gelato$7.00
Tiramisu
$6.50
Zuppa Inglese
$6.50
Zuppa Inglese
$6.50
With fresh fruit (seasonal).
Strawberry Short Cake (seasonal)
$6.50
Pizza con Nutella
$8.50
Fruit Tarts
Assorted Fruit
$5.00
Strawberry
$5.00
Blueberry
$5.00
Mixed Berry
$5.00
Raspberry
$5.00
Italian Pastries
Anisette Biscotti
(ea.)$2.00
Pumpkin Biscotti
Two for$3.00
Cantucci Biscotti
Four for$3.50
Cannoli (Plain or Chocolate Shell)
$6.50
Lobster Tail
$6.50
Profiterol
$4.50
Frutti Di Bosco Cake
$6.50
Torta Di Ricotta
$6.50
Pies
Served Hot or Cold.
Pumpkin Pie (Seasonal)
$5.75
Pecan Pie
$5.75
Blueberry Crumb Pie
$5.75
Apple Pie
$5.75
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Pie
$5.75
Apple Caramel Crumb Pie
$5.75
Italian Ices And Gelati
Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream
$5.00
Granita di Caffe
$5.50
With whipped cream$6.50
Granita di Limone
$5.00
Gelati
$6.50
Crema (Vanilla), Nocciola-Biscotti (Hazelnut), Gianduia (Chocolate-Hazelnut), Mint Stracciatella (Choc. Chip), Cocco (Coconut), Blackberry, Earl Grey, Dulce de Leche (Butterscotch), Pistacchio, Black Mission Fig, Maple Walnut, Amaretto Crunch, Flavors of the Month
There are dozens, if not hundreds of Italian cafes in New York. With so many fabulous ones strewn throughout the city, it would be virtually impossible to choose the best. La Lanterna, however, is markedly different because of its very romantic appeal. Located on Macdougal Street just a hop, skip, and a jump from other noteworthy Italian cafes such as Cafe Reggio and Cafe Dante, La Lanterna's Greenwich Village neighborhood is almost a second Little Italy. La Lanterna consists of two dimly-lit levels decorated in a dozy fashion, and with its close proximity to the NYU Law School, there is something in this small cafe that stirs visions of an intellectual and scholarly past. During the cold New York winters, a fireplace is ablaze on the lower level, as couples romancing one another and students reading the likes of Nietzsche and Beckett can be seen sipping their espressos while attempting to thaw out. Because it is less visible than many neighboring cafes, at La Lanterna you can avoid the crowds that so often invade Greenwich Village while enjoying a private moment with your companion.