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Basso Café
124 New Canaan Ave
Norwalk, CT 06850
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Basso Shop
Happy Hour
Happy Hour served at the BAR only between 4:30 and 6:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday
Happy Hour Food
Pulpo a la Gallega
$8.00
with potatoes, paprika, sea salt, and extra virgin olive oil
gluten-free
Ham and Fontina Croquettes
$7.00
served with a roasted garlic and chili aioli
Calamares a la Plancha
$9.00
sauteed calamari on the griddle, olive oil, garlic & freshly crushed pepper
gluten-free
Sauteed Spinach and Chick Peas
$6.00
shaved garlic and olive oil
gluten-free
Roasted Olives
$6.00
oven roasted imported mixed olives with laurel and extra virgin olive oil
gluten-free
Empanadas
$7.00
pulled chicken and sofrito or certified angus ground beef pastry turnovers served with a light spicy tomato sauce
Chorizo Casserole
$8.00
with chick peas and roasted peppers
gluten-free
Potatoes Brava
$7.00
fried potatoes served with a lightly spicy parmesan aoili
gluten-free
Pan con Tomate
$7.00
grilled italian bread with tomato, garlic, oregano, and extra virgin olive oil
Artisanal Cheese Platter
$14.00
three chef's selection of fine cheeses from around the world with accompaniments
Pan Med
$5.00
seasoned with creamy butter and sea salt and deliciously grilled ciabatta bread
Cocktails
Spicy Margarita
$12.00
fire water bitters, house tequila, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, triple sec
Sangria
$12.00
red, or white
Cucumber Basil Martini
$12.00
house infused vodka, fresh lemon juice, basil, egg white, simple syrup
Gold Rush
$12.00
redemption bourbon, honey syrup, fresh lemon
Bartender's Choice
$12.00
rotating cocktail of the moment from your mixologist
Tapas / Small Plates
Gazpacho
$16.00
traditional tomato and cucumber gazpacho
gluten-free
Meatballs
$15.00
traditional neapolitan meatballs served with our signature basso tomato sauce
Sauteed Brussels Sprouts
$12.00
with sea salt and extra virgin olive oil
gluten-free
Pulpo a la Gallega
$16.00
galician style fresh octopus with potatoes, paprika, sea salt, and extra virgin olive oil
gluten-free
Spinach and Chick Peas
$12.00
sauteed organic spinach, shaved garlic and olive oil
gluten-free
Mussels alla Diavola
$22.00
cultivated steamed pei mussels in a white wine and tomato sauce with a touch of red hot pepper flakes
Coliflor al Pimentón
$13.00
sautéed cauliflower tossed with extra virgin olive oil, shaved garlic and paprika
gluten-free
Grilled Prime Hanger Steak
$18.00
grilled free-range grass-fed hanger cut with "chimichurri" sauce
gluten-free
Roasted Spanish Olives
$13.00
oven roasted imported mixed olives with laurel and extra virgin olive oil
gluten-free
Camarones al Ajillo
$16.00
pan seared shrimp, tossed with evoo, shaved garlic and sherry wine
gluten-free
Peixinhos da Horta
$12.00
tempura style battered and deep fried haricot vert served with our tasty chipotle aioli
Potatoes Brava
$12.00
fried potatoes served with a lightly spicy parmesan aioli
Ham and Fontina Croquettes
$14.00
served with a lightly roasted garlic and smoked chili pepper aioli
Grilled Asparagus
$12.00
with mushroom-truffle vinaigrette
gluten-free
Chorizo Casserole
$15.00
spanish iberico chorizo with chickpeas, caramelized onions and roasted peppers
gluten-free
Med Fries al Pecorino Tartufo with Lemon Aioli
$13.00
hand cut, crispy mediterranean fries with pecorino romano cheese, herbs and truffle oil
Calamares a la Plancha
$18.00
sauteed calamari on the griddle with olive oil, garlic and light crushed pepper
gluten-free
Gnocchi
$17.00
homemade gnocchi with a creamy shiitake mushroom sauce, drizzled with 36-month old white truffle oil
Pork Belly
$14.00
maple glazed roasted pork belly with crispy crackling and pearl onions agro dolce
gluten-free
Empanadas
$14.00
pulled chicken and sofrito, or certified angus ground beef pastry turnovers served with a lightly spicy tomato sauce
Arepas
$14.00
two authentic venezuelan corn cakes stuffed with avocado chicken salad and refried black beans and white cheese -you may choose only one flavor
Artisanal Cheeses, 4
$24.00
chef's selection of four fine cheeses from around the world with accompaniments
Pan con Tomate
$12.00
grilled ciabatta-garlic bread with fresh san marzano tomato salsa
Artisanal Cheeses and Prosciutto
$28.00
chef's selection of fine cheeses from around the world with prosciutto di parma and accompaniments
Morrocan Shakshouka | Sunday Brunch Only
$21.00
two eggs poached, fresh tomato sauce, pepper sofrito, all in a cast iron pan, served with pita bread
Tortilla Española
$14.00
traditional spanish omelette made with eggs, onions and potatoes, served at room temperature with a hot sherry pepper sofrito aioli
Jamon Iberico
hand sliced lberico ham imported from salamanca, spain
- 2.5oz $22.00
- 5oz $28.00
Neapolitan Style Wood Fired Pizza
Gluten Free Now Available! Artisanal, kneaded by hand, authentic Neapolitan pizza. Personal pizza, 14", flash cooked in our Inferno! Gluten Free pies are 10" and available in the same flavors, $26. Choose from the variations below
Margherita
$24.00
san marzano tomatoes, mozzarella di bufala, pecorino romano, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil
The Stallion
$25.00
san marzano tomatoes, spanish chorizo, spicy sofrito, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil
Funghi Trifolati Piemontese
$25.00
wild mushrooms, caramelized onions, goat cheese and truffle oil
Meatball
$25.00
san marzano tomatoes, grandma's meatballs, mozzarella, and basil
Spanish Cocas
A coca is a classic Spanish tapa; a grilled, seasoned piece of ciabatta crostini with the toppings of your choice
Coca Valenciana
$19.00
spanish chorizo, caramelized onions, red peppers, manchego cheese, pimentón de la vera, aioli
Tuna Coca
$20.00
crostini with artichoke spread, seared yellow fin ahi tuna, pickled onions, capers, and avocado
Coca Catalana
$17.00
sautéed spinach, mushrooms, melted gorgonzola, evoo
Salads
Organic Beet
$17.00
organic greens with roasted organic beets, gorgonzola cheese, candied walnuts and dijon dressing
gluten-free
Basso
$17.00
hydroponic boston lettuce, seedless grapes, candied walnuts, goat cheese dressed with our lemon-soy vinaigrette
gluten-free
Caesar
$18.00
organic romaine lettuce tossed with our homemade classic recipe dressing, herb croutons and shaved parmegiano reggiano cheese
Watermelon Salad
$15.00
with cucumber, feta, jalapeño and a lime vinaigrette
gluten-free
Big Plates
Chilean Sea Bass a La Siciliana
$45.00
wild caught and pan seared served over roasted cherry tomatoes, eggplant and olives
Parrilla Mixta Martin Fierro
hanger steak, chicken, spanish chorizo, veggie stack, fries and chef renato's sauces
- For 1 $40.00
- For 2 $78.00
- For 4 $154.00
Grilled Rack of Lamb
$42.00
marinated grilled australian rack of lamb au jus served with scallion mashed potatoes and sauteed green beans
gluten-free
Mixed Paella for Two
$62.00
Traditional paella from the valencia region (spain): arborio rice, chicken, calamari, chorizo, clams, mussels, shrimp, and saffron. Please allow at least 30 min prep time
gluten-free
Tuscan Grilled Chicken under a Brick
$34.00
Marinated grilled half free-range chicken served with a lemon and rosemary sauce over roasted garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed baby carrots and beets. Please allow at least 25 min prep time
gluten-free
Vegetarian Paella for Two
$57.00
green beans, hot cherry peppers, spring green peas, mushrooms with sofrito and arborio rice
gluten-free
Cavatelli Chicken Scarpariello
$32.00
Cavatelli pasta tossed with boneless chicken in hot cherry peppers, white wine, and a fresh lemon sauce all topped with parmesan cheese. These peppers are hot!
Main
Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce
$15.00
6 crispy and deliciously cinnamon coated churros served with chef renato's belgian chocolate dipping sauce
Chocolate Brownie Trifle
$18.00
with salted caramel and cognac
Amaro Floater Sfumato
$23.00
homemade almond gelato served up with bulleit bourbon and chocolate bitters
Chocolate Mousse Croccante
$17.00Chef Selection of Artisanal Cheeses
$24.00
chef selection, served with accompaniments and bread
Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
$16.00
Flourless molten lava cake served with vanilla gelato and fresh strawberries. Please allow 15 min prep time
gluten-free
Tres Leches
$13.00
vanilla cake soaked in three kinds of milk drizzled with caramel
Gelato & Sorbet
$12.00
Two scoops of homemade sorbet and/or gelato. Current flavors: vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut, pistachio, amaretto, almond toffee, lemon, raspberry, mango
Gelato Sampler
$13.00
your choice of four gelato flavors served in petite ice cream cones (4)
After Dinner Drinks and Dessert Wine
Gran Reserva Toro, Pedro Ximenez, Albala 1987 Sherry
Croft Tawny 10 Yr
Nola Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
Amaretto di Saronno
Alexander Platinum Grappa
Sambuca di Trevi
Grand Marnier
Frangelico
Luciano Anniversario Limoncello
Marie Brizard l'Originale Anisette
Remy Martin Cognac VSOP
Champagne and Sparkling
Cava, Campo Viejo Brut Reserva, Spain
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $38.00
La Marca Prosecco, Italy
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $40.00
Canella Rose Brut, Piedmont, Italy
- 187 ml $11.00
Veuve Clicquot
$148.00
Dominated by pinot noir, it offers a perfect balance of structure and finesse. The house's signature yellow label is immediately pleasing on the nose while its complexity explodes on the palat
Laurent-Perrier la Cuvee Brut, Champagne, France
- Bottle $115.00
White Wines
Sauvignon Blanc Whitehaven, Marlborough, New Zealand
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $40.00
Albariño Via Barrosa, Mencia, Valdeorras, Spain
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $56.00
Sauvignon Blanc Orin Swift Blank Stare, Russian River Valley, CA
- Bottle $68.00
Pinot Grigio Lagaria, Vignetti delle Dolomiti, IGT 2018 Italy
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $38.00
Sancerre Domaine Franck Millet, Sancerre, France
- Bottle $46.00
Chardonnay les Charmes, Lugny, France
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $46.00
Chardonnay Cutrer, Russian River Valley, CA
- Glass $17.00
- Bottle $56.00
Chardonnay la Crema, Russian River Valley, CA
- Bottle $54.00
Chardonnay, Leflaive Meursault, France
- Bottle $192.00
Red Wines
Moltepuciano d'Abruzzo, Fratelli Cozza, Abruzzo, Italy
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $38.00
Malbec, Pindal Organic, Mendoza, Argentina
- Glass $10.00
- Bottle $37.00
Tempranillo Luis Saenz, Rioja, Spain
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $40.00
Malbec, Gouguenheim, 2019 Valle de Uco, Argentina, Valle de Uco, Argentina
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $48.00
Merlot, Michael Pozzan, 2016 Napa, Sonoma, CA
- Bottle $39.00
Tempranillo, Finca Allende, 2011 Rioja, Spain
- Bottle $80.00
Syrah/Grenache Chateau Maris "La Touge", 2014 Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- Bottle $52.00
Cabernet Sauvignon Doña Paula "Los Cardos", 2021, Argentina, Mendoza, Argentina
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $40.00
Zinfandel, Seghesio, 2017 Angela's Table, Sonoma, CA
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $46.00
Cabernet Sauvignon Adriana's Cuvee, 2016 Sonoma County
- Glass $18.00
- Bottle $64.00
Vinho Tinto, Papa Figos, 2018 Douro, Portugal
- Bottle $46.00
Sangiovese, Basso (Donzelli Family), 2015 DOC Tuscany, Italy
- Glass $18.00
- Bottle $64.00
Pinot Noir, Belle Glos Balade by J. Wagner, California
- Bottle $58.00
Toscano Argiano, 2018 Toscana, Italy
- Glass $16.00
- Bottle $54.00
Esporao Reserva, Alentejo, Portugal
- Bottle $48.00
Tempranillo Reserva Boada, 2012 Ribera del Duero
- Bottle $58.00
Pinot Noir, Boen by J. Wagner, California
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $45.00
Brunello di Montalcino Coldisole, 2015 Tuscany, Italy
- Bottle $74.00
Châteauneuf du Pape, Les Sinards Famille Perrin, 2018 Family Perrin, Chateau de Beaucastel Southern Rhône Valley, France
- Bottle $89.00
Barbaresco Cavanna, 2017 Azienda Agricola Luigi Giordano, Italy
- Bottle $96.00
Châteauneuf de Beaucastel Famille Perrin, 2006
$219.00Brunello di Montalcino Podernovi, 2015 San Polo, Montalcino, Italy
- Bottle $248.00
Cocktails
The Bee Keeper
$18.00
barreled ethereal gin, fresh lemon juice, honey simple syrup
Agua de Valencia
$18.00
grey goose, st tropez, elderflower, lemon
Basso Martini
$16.00
infused lemon vodka, lemongrass, simple syrup, vermouth, lemon twist
Cucumber Basil Martini
$16.00
house-infused cucumber vodka, fresh lime juice, basil, egg white, simple syrup
Paloma
$16.00
blanco tequila, red grapefruit juice, fresh lime juice, simple syrup
The Lift
$16.00
tequila, mezcal, cucumber, pineapple, lime, jalapeño
Barrel-Aged Rye Manhattan
$18.00
jack daniels rye and carpano antica vermouth aged to perfection in our own whiskey barrels, finished with a dash of bitters and a whiskey-soaked cherry
Red and White Sangria
wine, fresh juices, bacardi, triple sec, diced fruit
- Glass $12.00
- Pitcher $36.00
Kentucky Triple Crown
$20.00
maker's mark, grapefruit, honey, egg white
Dark and Stormy
$18.00
spiced rum, ginger beer, lime
Tequila
Asombroso "La Rosa" Reposado
Casamigos Blanco
Casamigos Reposado
Casa Komos Añejo Cristalino
Cincoro Blanco
Cincoro Añejo
Clase Azul Reposado
Corralejo Reposado
Don Julio Blanco
Don Julio Reposado
Espolón Tequila Reposado
Espolón Tequila Blanco
Milagro Añejo
Siempre Reposado
Mezcal Ilegal "Reposado"
Mezcal Montelobos "Espadin"
Bourbon and Whiskey
Bulleit Bourbon
Canadian Club Whiskey
Jack Daniel's Whiskey
Knob Creek Bourbon
Knob Creek Single Barrel
Maker's Mark
Old Fosterer Kentucky Bourbon
Woodford Reserve
Bottled Beers
Inedit Damm, Lager From Spain
$9.00Charter Oak Brown Ale
$8.00Sea Hag IPA
$9.00Allagash White Belgium Wheat
$9.00Citizen Cider Unified Press
$8.00Palm Special Beige Ale
$8.00Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin IPA
$8.00Peroni Nastro Azzurro
$8.00Two Roads Honeyspot IPA
$9.00Clausthaler (Non-Alcoholic)
$8.00Two Roads Lil' Heaven IPA
$9.00Two Roads Two Juicy, New England Hazy Double IPA
$12.00Sip of Sunshine
$9.00Basso Shop
Authentic Mediterranean To Go! Some of our favorite signature goodies are available for you to take home. Make a quick plate of pasta at home with our signature tomato sauce, or enjoy rustic bread dipped in our herb infused olive oil; you may also make your own basso salad!
Mini Vanilla Biscotti
$6.00
Traditional, artisanal, italian style cookies. Homemade with all natural ingredients and no preservatives. Must try! 8 cookies per bag
Basso Tomato Sauce
$15.00
An original donzelli family recipe; this is the same sauce that we use in our eggplant parm dish. Simple ingredients include fresh plum tomatoes, garlic, black pepper, red wine, our spices, and evoo. Sold by the pint
Herb Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil
$20.00
Simple ingredients include: imported extra virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed pepper, and our spice blend. All items are made at basso by the same team that cooks the meals you love. Always fresh. No preservatives added
Lemon Soy Basso Salad Dressing
$12.00
The same one that we use to dress our basso salad. Simple ingredients include: soy sauce, lemon juice and garlic. All items are made at basso by the same team that cooks the meals you love. Always fresh. No preservatives added
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday:
5:00pm - 10:00pm
About Us
A vibrant contemporary casual-fine dinning restaurant offering Mediterranean fusion cuisine. With a style inspired by Mediterranean and Latin American cuisine, the menu options also feature a wide range of flavors selected from around the world.