Bottega Americano at 1195 Island Ave San Diego, CA 92101
Bottega Americano Menu in San Diego
Dinner Assaggini (Teasers)
3 Arancini
$11
Mushrooms, peas and crescenza cheese.
Warm Marinated Olives
$8
Roasted garlic, fennel and orange zest.
Eggplant Caponata
$8
Pine nuts, golden raisins and crostini.
Smashed Ceci Bean Hummus
$7
Smoked paprika and crostini.
Di Stefano Ricotta
$8
Seasonal fruit, honey comb and crostini.
3 Ba Meatballs
$11
Five herb pesto and Reggiano.
Smashed Avocado Bruschetta
$9
Truffle, Pecorino and micro basil.
Spring Vegetable Tasting
$11
Lemon herbs and Reggiano.
Dinner Insalate and Antipasto
Minestrone Zuppa
$8
Five herb pesto and Reggiano.
Chopped Salad
$8
Cherry tomatoes, olives, artichokes, ceci beans, fire roasted peppers, sharp provolone and finocchiona salame.
Strawberry Salad
$8
Baby beets, goat cheese, almond brittle, rosemary and arugula.
Arugula Salad
$7
Reggiano, lemon and extra virgin olive oil.
Beef Carpaccio
$15
Reggiano, arugula, horseradish crema, pickled mustard seeds and toast.
Di Stefano Burrata
$15
Speck, mostarda, saba, arugula and toast.
Steamed Mussels
$16
Chorizo, white wine, garlic-herb butter, calabrian chiles and grilled bread.
Dinner Salumeria
Choose 3 Items
$16
Served with crostini and accompaniments.
Choose 5 Items
$25
Served with crostini and accompaniments.
Dinner Crudo
Dinner Crudo
Oysters on the Half Shell
$16
Prosecco mignonette and spicy tomato conserva.
Scallop Crudo
$16
Liquid cornbread, roasted corn relish, nduja salami vinaigrette and micro basil.
Yellowtail Crudo
$17
Green goddess, pickled apple, celery root and brown butter crumble.
Salmon Tartar
$16
Belly, crispy skin, truffle, capers, radicchio, lemon and crispy purple potatoes.
Dinner Pastas
Dinner Pasta
Pappardelle
$20
Braised lamb sugo and Pecorino.
Ravioli
$19
Corn, fava beans, brown butter, sage and goat cheese.
Saffron Tagliolini
$19
Shrimp, caramelized fennel, English peas. Shrimp reduction and basil.
Paccheri
$18
Truffle panna, pork, guanciale, peas and mushrooms.
Spaghetti and Meatballs
$17
Five herb pesto and Reggiano.
Gnocchi
$18
Burrata, smoked tomato and herb pangratto.
Aglio Olio
$15
Spaghetti, toasted garlic, chili flakes and extra virgin olive oil.
Dinner Piatti
Dinner Piatti
Bricked Half Chicken
$25
Sweet corn, roasted cipollini onions, sugar snap peas, farro, piquillo pepper and harissa.
Lamb Osso Buco
$30
Mascarpone polenta, roasted tomatoes, braised kale and pine nut mint pangratto.
Skirt Steak
$30
Cremini mushrooms, fingerling potatoes, roasted peppers, roasted garlic, Reggiano and aged balsamic.
Whole Branzino
$30
Confit potatoes, charred lemon, fennel, herb salad and salsa verde.
Salmon
$27
Caramelized fennel, gnocchi, blue lake beans, spinach and tomato fondue.
Alaskan Halibut
$33
Succotash, crispy purple potatoes and guanciale emulsion.
Scallops
$31
Mushrooms, celery root, English pea fritter and shellfish brodetto.
Lamb Chops
$42
Creamed spinach, roasted fennel, confit potatoes, pistachio pesto and lamb jus.
Dinner Pizza
Dinner Pizza
Margherita Pizza
$15
Tomato, basil and mozzarella.
Fennel Sausage Pizza
$16
Cauliflower panna, goat cheese, mozzarella, roasted tomatoes and kale.
Mushroom Pizza
$16
Fontina, thyme, truffle and caramelized onions.
Spring Pizza
$17
Fava bean, artichoke, smoked ricotta, mozzarella and roasted tomatoes.
Pistachio Pesto Pizza
$16
Taleggio cheese, mozzarella, radicchio, peaches, red onion and truffle honey.
Prosciutto Pizza
$18
Broccolini, roasted garlic, tomato, mozzarella, crescenza cheese and calabrian chiles.
Lunch Zuppe, Insalate and Antipasti
Lunch Zuppe, Insalate and Antipasti
Lunch Minestrone Zuppa
$8
Five herb pesto and Reggiano.
Lunch Tomato Bisque
$8
Five herb pesto and Gorgonzola.
Lunch Chopped Salad
$13
Cherry tomatoes, olives, artichokes, ceci beans, fire roasted peppers, sharp provolone and finocchiona salame.
Lunch Strawberry Salad
$13
Roasted baby beets, goat cheese, almond brittle, rosemary and arugula.
Lunch Little Gem Salad
$10
Roasted garlic Reggiano dressing, chives, white anchovies and toast.
Lunch Nicoise Salad
$16
Roasted albacore tuna, egg, fire roasted peppers, pickled blue lake beans, olives, potatoes and tomatoes.
Lunch Shrimp and Quinoa Salad
$21
Spinach, feta, marcona almonds, cucumber, tomatoes, shaved fennel, avocado and lemon vinaigrette.
Lunch Rotisserie Chicken Salad
$16
Apples, celery, bacon, grapes, olive oil, croutons, walnuts, romaine lettuce and buttermilk dressing.
Lunch Beef Carpaccio
$15
Reggiano, arugula, horseradish crema, pickled mustard seeds and toast.
Lunch di Stefano Burrata
$15
Speck, mostarda, saba, arugula and toast.
Lunch Steamed Mussels
$16
Chorizo, white wine, garlic-herb butter, calabrian chilies and grilled bread.
Lunch Assaggini (Teasers)
Lunch Warm Marinated Olives
$8
Roasted garlic, fennel and orange zest.
Lunch Eggplant Caponata
$8
Pine nuts, golden raisins and crostini.
Lunch Smashed Ceci Bean Hummus
$7
Smoked paprika and crostini.
Lunch di Stefano Ricotta
$8
Seasonal fruit, honey comb and crostini.
Lunch 3 Ba Meatballs
$11
Reggiano and five herb pesto.
Lunch Salumeria
Lunch Salumeria
Lunch Choose 3 Items
$16
Served with crostini and accompaniments.
Lunch Choose 5 Items
$25
Served with crostini and accompaniments.
Lunch Panini
Lunch Panini
Lunch Grilled Chicken Panini
$12
Fire roasted peppers, fontina, broccolini and roasted garlic aioli. Served with a side salad.
Lunch San Daniele Prosciutto Panini
$13
Roasted tomatoes, five herb pesto, burrata and arugula. Served with a side salad.
Lunch Caprese Panini
$11
Mozzarella, roasted tomatoes and five herb pesto. Served with a side salad.
Lunch Albacore Tuna Melt Panini
$12
Fontina, egg, roasted tomatoes and roasted garlic aioli. Served with a side salad.
Lunch Italian Cubano Panini
$12
Mortadella, finocchiona, mostarda, house pickles and fontina. Served with a side salad.
Lunch Pastas
Lunch Pasta
Lunch Pappardelle
$20
Braised lamb sugo and Pecorino.
Lunch Ravioli
$19
Corn, fava beans, brown butter, sage and goat cheese.
Lunch Gnocchi
$18
Burrata, smoked tomato and herb pangratto.
Lunch Spaghetti and Meatballs
$17
Five herb pesto and Reggiano.
Lunch Paccheri
$18
Truffle panna, pork guanciale, peas and mushrooms.
Lunch Piatti
Lunch Piatti
Lunch Skirt Steak
$24
Roasted fingerling potatoes, farmer's market vegetables and piquillo pepper harissa.
Lunch Salmon
$21
Roasted fingerling potatoes, farmer's market vegetables and salsa verde.
Lunch Alaskan Halibut
$27
Roasted fingerling potatoes, farmer's market vegetables and lemon-herb butter.
Lunch Chicken Milanese
$18
Herb pangrattato, arugula, blistered cherry tomatoes, shaved Reggiano and oregano vinaigrette.
Lunch Pizza
Lunch Pizza
Lunch Margherita Pizza
$15
Tomato, basil and mozzarella.
Lunch Fennel Sausage Pizza
$16
Cauliflower panna, goat cheese, mozzarella, roasted tomatoes and kale.
Lunch Mushroom Pizza
$16
Fontina, thyme, truffle and caramelized onions.
Lunch Spring Pizza
$17
Fava bean, artichoke, smoked ricotta, mozzarella and roasted tomatoes.
Lunch Pistachio Pesto Pizza
$16
Taleggio cheese, mozzarella, radicchio, peaches, red onion and truffle honey.
Lunch Prosciutto Pizza
$18
Broccolini, roasted garlic, tomato, mozzarella, crescenza cheese and calabrian chiles.
Lunch Calzone
$18
Meatballs, fennel sausage, prosciutto cotto, caramelized onions, quattro formaggi and pizzaiola.