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Bottega

Cuisine: European, Italian

Price: $$$

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Some of the finest Italian food you'll ever find. Expertly prepared homemade ravioli, veal and seafood satisfy the most discriminating palate. One of the top spots for Birmingham locals. For a more... Read More

Address:

2240 Highland Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35205
205-939-1000

Hours:

Mon-Thu: 5:30pm-10pm
Fri-Sat: 5:30pm-10:30pm

Dinner Menu
- Appetizer
  
  Gazpacho
  
  arbequina olive oil, grissini ($8.00)
  
  Beef Carpaccio*
  
  horseradish cream, parmigiano, arugula ($14.00)
  
  Fritto Misto
  
  snapper, shrimp, oysters, spicy aïoli ($14.00)
  
  Pizza of the Day
  
  grilled chicken, sweet peppers, fontina, alecia's tomato chutney, arugula ($14.00)
  
  Gem Bibb Lettuces
  
  haricots vert, mentone onions, cherry tomatoes, garnacha vinaigrette ($10.00)
  
  Bruschetta
  
  figs, ricotta, speck, balsamico ($13.00)
  
  Parmesan Soufflé
  
  mixed mushrooms, prosciutto ($12.00)
  
  Panzanella
  
  heirloom tomatoes, focaccia, cucumber, basil ($13.00)
  
  Watermelon Salad
  
  tomato, kalamata olives, sicilian pistachios, feta, pedro ximenez vinegar ($12.00)
- Main
  
  Corn Agnolotti
  
  lobster, gulf crabmeat, tomatoes ($30.00)
  
  Spaghetti Alla Chitarra
  
  guanciale, tennessee chanterelles, farm egg, pecorino ($23.00)
  
  Orecchiette with Heirloom Tomatoes
  
  summer herbs, capers, parmigiano ($22.00)
  
  Red Snapper
  
  corn pudding, summer mushroom ragù, cherry tomatoes ($32.00)
  
  Sockeye Salmon
  
  chickpeas, marinated cucumbers, gaeta olives, onion, radishes, yogurt ($28.00)
  
  Redfish
  
  grilled green tomatoes, chilton county peach insalata ($28.00)
  
  Mississippi Rabbit
  
  mushroom stuffing, pink-eyed peas, gigante beans, pistou ($29.00)
  
  Leg of Lamb
  
  sicilian caponata, roasted okra, basi ($32.00)
  
  Joyce Farms Flat Iron
  
  squash & zucchini gratino, blistered tomatoes, pea tendrils ($29.00)
- Sides
  
  Succotash
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Peach Insalata
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Chickpeas & Cucumbers
  
  ($5.00)
Cafe Menu
- Snacks
  
  Marinated Olives
  
  ($2.95)
  
  Corn on the Cob
  
  chili, lime zest, pecorino ($3.00)
  
  Deviled Eggs
  
  niçoise & kalamata olive tapenade ($6.00)
  
  Homemade Potato Chips
  
  charred onion dip ($4.50)
  
  Baked Feta
  
  spicy marinara, focaccia ($7.75)
  
  Seared Beef Carpaccio
  
  arugula, horseradish sauce ($11.75)
  
  Fried Oysters
  
  spicy slaw ($12.00)
  
  Smoked Scottish Salmon
  
  cucumbers, burrata, corn salsa ($10.00)
  
  Jeff's Soup of the Day
  
  Spreads
  
  babaghanoush, tzatziki, hummus, & hot pita ($10.00)
- Salads
  
  Tomato
  
  mozzarella, cucumber, basil, arugula, grilled onion ($10.00)
  
  Roast Chicken Istanbul
  
  bread, tomato, pepper, za'atar ($14.00)
  
  Little gem bibb
  
  avocado, mint, scallion, green goddess dressing ($9.00)
  
  Sardines
  
  skordalia, fingerling potatoes, arugula ($11.00)
  
  Niçoise Salad
- Main
  
  Orrechiette
  
  shortrib meatball, lady peas ($17.00)
  
  Linguine Genovese
  
  Rustic Pesto, Green Beans, Shrimp ($17.00)
  
  Spaghetti & Meatballs
  
  fresh tomatoes ($17.00)
  
  Garganelli
  
  zucchini, prosciutto, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, calabrian chili ($15.00)
  
  Café Mac & Cheese
  
  small salad ($13.00)
  
  Chicken Scaloppine
  
  capers, polenta ($16.75)
  
  Pork Loin
  
  caponata, tomato chutney vinaigrette ($17.75)
  
  Pesce Del Giorno
  
  green beans, butterbeans, corn, dill
  
  Flat Iron Steak
  
  field pea salad, grilled zucchini, board dressing ($24.00)
- Pizza
  
  Sweet Peppers
  
  chicken, fontina, arugula, alecia's tomato chutney ($14.50)
  
  Lamb Sausage
  
  eggplant, feta, mint ($14.00)
  
  Scottish Smoked Salmon
  
  red onions, capers, dill mascarpone ($15.75)
  
  White Pie
  
  fennel sausage, onion, ricotta, provolone ($14.25)
  
  Mushrooms
  
  provolone, marinara, black olives, arugula ($13.00)
  
  Grilled Chicken
  
  pesto, aged provolone ($14.25)
  
  Fennel Sausage
  
  pancetta, mozzarella, crushed tomato ($13.50)
  
  Farm Egg
  
  mushrooms, guanciale, taleggio ($13.50)
  
  Zucchini
  
  fresh cream, provolone, mint ($13.00)
  
  Tomato Fontina
  
  basil, olive oil ($13.00)
- Sandwiches
  
  Fish Sandwich
  
  caper mayo, spicy slaw, chips ($15.00)
  
  Bottega Burger
  
  homemade bun, pickle & chips, tomato; fontina, cheddar or gorgonzola ($14.75)
  
  Tomato
  
  avocado, mozzarella, bibb, focaccia, basil, vidalia ($12.00)
- Specials
  
  Tuesday - Crabcake
  
  ($21.95)
  
  Wednesday - Farmer's Market Vegetable Plate
  
  ($16.00)
  
  Thursday - Porchetta
  
  ($20.00)
- Sides
  
  Fried Farm Egg
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Grilled Chicken
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Field Pea Salad
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Persian Salad
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Calabrian Chiles
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Mcewen & Sons Polenta
  
  ($3.50)
  
  Butterbeans & Dill
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Caponata
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Sliced Heirloom Tomato
  
  ($4.00)
- Bubbly
  
  Prosecco Adami MV, Veneto
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Champagne A. Margaine Brut MV, Villers-Marmery
  
  ($15.00)
  
  Vino Spumante Brut Rosé Scarpetta MV, Friuli
  
  ($45.00)
  
  Glera Bisson 2012 Veneto
  
  ($39.00)
- White
  
  Chardonnay Au Bon Climat "Highlands Cuvée" 2012 Santa Maria
  
  ($9.25)
  
  Bourgogne Blanc Marot 2012 Burgundy
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Grüner Veltliner Hirsch 2013 Kamptal
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Sancerre Domaine Franck Millet 2013 Loire
  
  ($13.50)
  
  Falanghina Terredoro De Paolo 2014 Campania
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Greco di Tufo Feudi di San Gregorio 2012 Campania
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Soave Inama 2013 Veneto
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Verdejo Bodegas Menade "Creta" 2013 Rueda
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Pinot Grigio Scarpetta 2013 Friuli
  
  ($42.00)
  
  Pinot Blanco Lageder 2012 Alto Adige
  
  ($39.00)
  
  Vernaccia Cesani 2013 Tuscany
  
  ($35.00)
  
  Grüner Veltliner Nigl "Freiheit" 2013 Kremstal
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Riesling Gobelsburger 2012 Kamptal
  
  ($42.00)
  
  Sauvignon Blanc Honig 2013 Napa Valley (half bottle)
  
  ($22.00)
  
  Chardonnay Stags' Leap 2012 Napa Valley
  
  ($60.00)
  
  Chardonnay Lioco 2012 Sonoma
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Chablis Michel 2012 Burgundy
  
  ($58.00)
- Rosé
  
  Domaine La Manarine 2014 Rhône
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Miraval 2013 Côtes de Provence
  
  ($55.00)
- Red
  
  Pinot Noir Au Bon Climat "Highlands Cuvée" 2012 Santa Barbara
  
  ($12.25)
  
  Bolgheri Le Grascete "Grale" 2011 Tuscany
  
  ($9.75)
  
  Chianti Classico Volpaia 2011 Tuscany
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Nerello Mascalese Pietradolce 2013 Sicily
  
  ($12.50)
  
  Tempranillo Bodegas Riojanas "Puerta Vieja" 2010 Rioja
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Zinfandel Bedrock 2013 California
  
  ($14.50)
  
  Cabernet Sauvignon Ladera 2012 Napa Valley
  
  ($15.00)
  
  Valpolicella Tenuta Sant' Antonio "Nanfré" 2012 Veneto
  
  ($32.00)
  
  Rosso di Montepulciano Poliziano 2011 Tuscany
  
  ($38.00)
  
  Brunello di Montalcino Caparzo 2009 Tuscany
  
  ($88.00)
  
  Barbera d'Asti La Spinetta "Ca'di Pian" 2010 Piedmont
  
  ($50.00)
  
  Langhe Nebbiolo Produttori del Barbaresco 2013 Piedmont
  
  ($45.00)
  
  Barbaresco De Forville 2011 Piedmont
  
  ($75.00)
  
  Tempranillo Reserva Marqués de Murrieta 2009 Rioja
  
  ($60.00)
  
  Mercurey Faiveley 2009 Burgundy
  
  ($48.00)
  
  Haut-Médoc Château Fort Lignac 2011 Bordeaux
  
  ($55.00)
  
  Côtes-du-Rhône Saint Cosme 2013 Rhône
  
  ($33.00)
  
  Giondas Domaine Saint-Damien 2012 Rhône
  
  ($62.00)
  
  Pinot Noir Lioco "Laguna" 2012 Sonoma Coast
  
  ($70.00)
  
  Pinot Noir Witness Tree Vineyards 2012 Willamette Valley
  
  ($64.00)
  
  Cabernet Sauvignon Carpe Diem, 2011 Napa Valley
  
  ($62.00)
  
  Cabernet Sauvignon Honig 2012 Napa Valley
  
  ($75.00)
- Sweet
  
  Moscato d'Asti Vietti 2013 Piedmont
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Sauternes Château Rivière 2011 Bordeaux
  
  ($10.00)
- Sips
  
  Mountain Valley Sparkling
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Orangina
  
  ($2.50)
  
  Ginger New Fashioned
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Grapefruit Fizz
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Homemade Lemonade
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Iced Tea
  
  with mint syrup ($2.00)
  
  Berry Faux-jito
  
  ($5.50)
- Sherry
  
  Lustau Fino
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Lustau Manzanilla
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Lustau Oloroso
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Hidalgo Amontillado
  
  ($10.00)
- Cocktails
  
  Violet Beauregard
  
  house blueberry vodka, homemade lemonade, moscato ($10.00)
  
  Bourbon Peach Smash
  
  Buffalo Trace, fresh peach & mint, Carpano Antica ($10.00)
  
  La Piazza
  
  Appleton Estate V/X, Aperol, Peychaud's Bitters, Punt e Mes ($10.00)
  
  Bourbon Negroni
  
  Maker's Mark, Campari, Carpano Antica Formula ($9.00)
  
  Venetian "Spreetz"
  
  Aperol, prosecco, soda, lime ($8.00)
  
  Pecan Old Fashioned
  
  Knob Creek, pecan orgeat, orange peel, Angostura bitters ($10.00)
  
  Alabama Sunset
  
  macerated blackberries topped with Prosecco ($10.00)
  
  Southside Stormy
  
  ginger beer, Kraken black spiced rum, soda, lime ($9.50)
  
  Decatur Street
  
  Ransom Old Tom gin, Appleton Estate V/X rum, Benedictine, demerara ($12.00)
  
  Jack Rudy Tonic
  
  with your choice of Ketel One vodka or Bombay gin ($9.00)
  
  Gobe's Refresher
  
  Tito's vodka, St. Germain, prosecco, grapefruit ($10.00)
  
  Sweet Virginia
  
  Cappelletti Aperitivo, Foggy Ridge cider, bitters ($6.50)
  
  Watermelon Margarita
  
  Cuervo gold, Fresh juiced watermelon, lemon & lime ($10.00)
- Beer
  
  Fat Tire Amber Ale
  
  ($5.50)
  
  Good People Brown Ale
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Old Speckled Hen
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Blackberry Farm Classic Saison (750ml)
  
  ($25.00)
  
  Anchor California Lager
  
  ($5.50)
  
  Peroni
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Negra Modelo
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cahaba American Blonde Ale
  
  ($5.50)
  
  Beck's N/A
  
  ($4.00)
- Draft
  
  Guinness Stout
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Stella Artois
  
  ($5.75)
  
  Good People - American Pale Ale
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Stillwater Cellar Door
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Avondale Pachyderm
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Trim Tab IPA
  
  ($8.00)
- Bourbon & Rye
  
  Blanton's
  
  ($15.00)
  
  Buffalo Trace
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Bulleit
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Eagle Rare
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Basil Hayden
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Booker's
  
  ($13.00)
  
  E.H. Taylor Small Batch
  
  ($13.00)
  
  Knob Creek
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Maker's Mark
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Prichard's Double Barreled
  
  ($16.00)
  
  Four Roses Small Batch
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Bulleit Rye
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Sazerac Rye
  
  ($10.00)
- Aperitivo/Digestivo
  
  Strega
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Cappelletti Aperitivo
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Cocchi Americano
  
  bianco, rosa or tinto ($5.50)
  
  Dolin
  
  dry, blanc or rouge ($6.00)
  
  Carpano Antica Formula
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Bonal Gentiane-Quina
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Byrrh Grand Quinquina
  
  ($6.00)
Dessert Menu
- Say Cheese
  
  Verde Capra, Lombardia (goat's milk)
  
  ($16.00)
  
  Pecorino Sardo, Sardinia (sheep's milk)
  
  ($16.00)
  
  Robiola Bosina, Piedmont (cow, goat, and sheep's milk)
  
  ($16.00)
- For Desset
  
  Tiramisu
  
  polenta pound cake, espresso, chocolate shavings, mascarpone ($8.95)
  
  Sweet & Salty Cake
  
  Maldon salt, caramel ganache, chilled Wright's dairy milk ($8.95)
  
  Citrus Spiced Crème Brûlée
  
  cardamom, clove, orange zest, orange shortbread ($8.95)
  
  Dark & Stormy Float
  
  rum gelato, Stephen's housemade ginger beer, lime cookie ($8.95)
  
  Cookie Plate
  
  chocolate-coconut, gingersnap, orange shortbread ($6.00)
  
  Gelato
  
  buttermilk, Paris tea, chocolate-bourbon ($8.95)
  
  Sorbetto
  
  creamy Satsuma, pear-honey ($8.95)
- To Drink
  
  Sauternes Château Villefranche '10 Bordeaux
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Don PX Gran Reserva Bodegas Toro Albalá '85 Montilla-Moriles
  
  ($12.50)
  
  Taylor Fladgate 20 year Tawny
  
  ($18.00)
  
  Madeira Sercial Rare Wine Company "Charleston Special"
  
  ($15.00)

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