Aurora
70 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Our Menus
Dinner
Lunch Brunch Dessert Drinks To Start
Prosciutto 24 Months
Imported burrata cheese, crushed tomatoes, sourdough bruschetta
Arancini
Porcini mushroom risotto & mozzarella croquettes, black garlic truffle aioli
Squash Blossoms Tempura
Cetara anchovies, mozzarella, lemon
Tuscan Kale Salad
Cacio e pepe vinaigrette, breadcrumbs
Grass-fed Steak Tartare
Bone marrow, sunchoke chips, onion jam, bruschetta
Spanish Octopus
Almond ajo blanco, charred pepper, grape vinaigrette
Fried RI Squid
Wild shrimp, seasonal vegetable tempura, lemon aioli
Yellowfin Tuna Crudo
Peach vinaigrette, pickled chili, olive crumbs
Pasta & Grains
Pappardelle
Lamb ragu, white soffritto, mint, pecorino
Agnolotti
Sunchoke and ricotta filling, robiola la tur, hazelnut
Risotto
Maine sea urchin butter, jumbo lump crab meat, lime
Spaghetti
Squid ink, wild red shrimp, cockles, cherry tomatoes, breadcrumb
Taglierini
Cultured butter, parmigiano reggiano, cracked pepper
Mains
Branzino Filet
Coco nano beans, braised artichokes, charred lemon
Painted Hill Farm Bavette Steak
Hazelnut romesco, rosemary potatoes, broccolini
Norwegian Cod
Corn puree, fava and asparagus petit salad
Slow-grown Green Circle Chicken Under a Brick
Charred brussels sprouts, thyme jus
MP
Creekstone Farms Rib Eye 40 day dry-aged, bone-in, suggested for two MP Sides
Brussels Sprouts
Lemon oil, pine nuts
Smashed Fingerling Potatoes
Rosemary, flakey salt
Roasted Mushrooms
Black garlic aioli, aged ricotta
To Start
Prosciutto di Parma aged 24 Months
Imported burrata cheese, pan con tomate
Smoked Buffalo Mozzarella
Heirloom tomato, hazelnut romesco, basil, focaccia
Avocado Toast
Poached egg, radishes, tomato confit, feta cheese, seeds
Chicken Salad
Baby gem, roasted peppers, pecorino toscano vinaigrette
Bucatini
Cherry tomato sugo, buffalo mozzarella, pine nuts, basil
Spaghetti Carbonara
Cured guanciale, egg yolk, cracked pepper, pecorino
Squid Ink Spaghetti
Wild red shrimp, cockles, cherry tomatoes, breadcrumb
Sandwiches & Mains
Aurora Burger
Creekstone farms short rib blend, provolone, charred onions, fries
French Toast
Brioche bread, vanilla mascarpone, strawberries, NY maple syrup
Eggs Benedict
Prosciutto, burrata, toasted brioche, truffle hollandaise, greens
Soft Scrambled Cacio e Pepe
Sourdough, bloomsdale spinach, pecorino toscano
Nebbiolo Braised Grass Fed Beef Cheeks
Fresh corn puree, mushrooms, poached egg
Frittata
Squash blossom, zucchini, mint, gem lettuce, pecorino toscano
Painted Hill Bavette Steak
Poached eggs, hazelnut romesco, broccoli rabe, potatoes
Drinks
Calabrian Bloody Mary
Mimosa
Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice
Sides
French Fries
Applewood Smoked Bacon
Heirloom tomato, evoo, sea salt
Salads & Appetizers
Octopus
Almond ajo blanco, charred pepper, grape vinaigrette
Prosciutto di Parma
Burrata, crushed tomato sourdough bruschetta
Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad
Bulgarian feta, basil
Strangozzi Carbonara
Organic egg yolk, guanciale, pecorino, cracked black pepper
Spaghetti Squid Ink
Wild red shrimp, cockles, cherry tomatoes, breadcrumbs
Dessert
Tiramisu
Espresso soaked lady finger cookie, mascarpone, cocoa powder
Valrhona Chocolate Cake
75% bitter chocolate, coffee gelato, whipped cream (gluten free)
Affogato Gelato
Flor di latte gelato, praline, shot of espresso
Selection Of House Made Gelatos & Sorbet
Made on the premises with natural imported ingredients & Ronnybrook Dairy
Cocktails
Phony Negroni
nonalcoholic, nuanced juniper, citrus, floral notes, St. Agrestis, Brooklyn, NY
Metropolitan Spritz
nonalcoholic, lemon verbena, ginger, mint
Zero Hugo
Nonalcoholic Steinbock sparkling riesling, elderflower syrup, club soda, mint
White Wines by the Glass
Arneis
Cascina Pace, 2024 (Piemonte)
Alvarinho
Solos de Xisto Aveleda, 2023 (Portugal)
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Superiore
La Staffa, 2023 (Marche)
Sauvignon Blanc
Cantina Valle Isarco, 2023 (Alto Adige)
Red Wines by the Glass
Langhe Nebbiolo
Pasqualin Pelissero, 2023 (Piemonte)
Super Tuscan
Tenuta Fanti, 2023 (Toscana), sangiovese, merlot, syrah
Valpolicella Ripasso
Illatium Morini, 2019 (Veneto)
Pinot Noir
Hofstatter, 2023 (Alto Adige)
Other Wines by the Glass
Prosecco
On draft (Veneto)
Rose
Vignetti delle Dolomiti Pravis, 2023 (Sicily)
Catarrato Orange
Fabrizio Vella, 2023 (Sicily), organic, unfiltered
Zero Sparkling Riesling
Steinbock, 2023 (Mosel, Germany) nonalcoholic
Draft Beer
MP A Fresh Local IPA Kings County Brewing Collective (KCBC) rotating selection, Bushwick MP
Lager
Forst Premium, Alto Adige, Italy, 5%
Belgian Amber
Ommegang Rare Vos, Cooperstown, NY, 6.5%
Nonalcoholic IPA Can
Montauk, NY
Organic Italian Sodas
Galvanina
Limonata, blood orange, or grapefruit