The Vesper Kitchen + Bar
1 Capron Street, Rochester, NY 14607
Cocktails
Wine
SNACKS + SMALL STUFF
Snacks + Small Stuff
Charcuterie
Three meats + Three cheeses + Accoutrements
Truffle Parmesan Fries
With garlic aioli
Elotes Galette
Puff Pastry, roasted corn + poblano, ricotta
Orzo Pasta Salad
Vegetables, herbs, cherry peppers, oil + vinegar
Vesper Wings
Classic Buffalo or Asian
Classic Buffalo or Asian
Grilled Cheese Bites
Four Cheeses + tomato Soup (Add bacon +3 dollars)
Bones + Toast
Roasted bone marrow, focaccia, Balsamic reduction
MKT
Local Sausage Locally made at Swan Market. Daily preparation MKT FRUITS + VEGGIES
Fruits + Veggies
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Your Basic Salad
Greens, tomato, cucumber, red bell pepper, parm (Side/Entrée)
All The Best Parts
Fruit, nuts, bacon, blue cheese, creamy garlic dressing
Toads + Toast
Local fungi blend. White wine + creamy garlic dressing
Ny Summer Salad
Greens, roasted corn, heirloom carrot, bell pepper, shallot, sundried tomato, nuts, goat cheese, smoked paprika vinaigrette
SEAFOOD SMALL PLATES
MKT Oysters on the Halfshell . MKT
Octopus
Tamarind Brussels salad
BIGGER PLATES
SIDES
Tamarind Brussels salad
Coconut Prawns
Mandarin style, sweet + tangy coconut cream, lime gastrique
Seafood Cakes
Crab + shrimp + white fish, remoulade
Vesper Crab Rangoon
Whipped cream cheese with lump blue crab, fried wonton shell
Tuna Carpaccio
Daily preparation
Daily preparation
The Trust Fund
The Vesper Martini, Four Oysters, Tuna Carpaccio, Mini Seafood Cakes, 1/2oz Caviar + Stuffed Olives.
The Vesper Burger 2.0
Smoked Gouda, marmalade of bacon/tomato/onion, garlic aioli, with fries
PEI Mussels
With coconut curry + fries
Coq au Vin
Airline chicken. Braised in red wine, lardon, herbs and shallots. Served over mashed potatoes + verts
Mac + Cheese
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Jar of Pickles
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Lemon Poppy Slaw
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Vesper Fries
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PALE ALE / IPAs
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Fiddlehead IPA (16oz)
Founders All Day IPA
Three Heads The Kind IPA
Big Ditch Hayburner IPA
Lagunitas IPA
PILSNERS / LAGERS
Genesee/Genny Light/Cream Ale
Miller Lite
Labatt Blue Light
Brooklyn Lager
Stella Artois
Six Point Crisp
STOUT / PORTER / BROWN / SCOTCH
Bells Porter
Left Hand Milk Stout (Nitro)
Cigar City Maduro Brown
Oscar Blues Old Chub Scotch
Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout
WHEAT / WIT
Allagash White
Weihenstephan Hefe
Hoegaarden
CIDER / FRUIT / GOSE
Rohrbach Blueberry (16oz)
Cider Creek
1911 Hard Cider
Dogfish Head SeaQuench
DRAFT
Six rotating draft lines Ask about current selections COCKTAIL MOUNT RUSHMORE
Cocktail Mount Rushmore
The Vesper
A twist on the classic martini. James Bond made it famous, and if it's good enough for 007, it's good enough for you. You'll feel classier immediately. Shaken, not stirred, with Stolichnaya Vodka, Gordon's Gin, Lillet Blanc & lemon twist.
The Martini
Sipsmith gin stirred with a little dry vermouth + served with olives.
The Manhattan
With Redemption Rye. Your grandfather's favorite! He knew what he was doing.
Negroni
Italy's finest contribution to the cocktail world. Courtesy of Count Camillo Negroni. This guy also knew what he was doing.
Tom Collins
If you don't like this, we probably can't be friends. Made with New Amsterdam Gin.
OTHER DRINKS WE DIG
The Gilroy
Vodka, elderflower liquior, Aperol + lemon. Somehow this ends up tasting refreshing and grapefruity.
Postcard from Palawan
Wish you were here? Honestly, after a few sips of this ube, gin, and coconut cream masterpiece, you'll forget where "here' even
La Piña Diablo
Caramelized pineapple meets Blanco tequila with a touch of heat. It's sweet, it's fiery, and absolutely zero regrets.
Thief in the Night
Bourbon and ginger liqueur flying under the radar with white peach and lemon. It sneaks up on you, steals the night, and leaves no witnesses.
The Dill-icious Martini
The legend is back, because some things are too good to leave in the vault.
Seaside Spritz
Reposado tequila, mint and elderflower topped with prosecco. The ultimate warm-weather survival tool.
A FEW OTHER CLASSICS
Paper Plane
Bright, tart, and herbal. Entirely too smooth for a drink this complex.
Dark + Stormy
The national drink of Bermuda. Dark rum, lime + ginger. A tastier version of the Moscow Mule.
Moscow Mule
If you don't like rum, then get this. Enjoy your fancy mug.
El Presidente
A sophisticated, spirit-forward Prohibition classic from 1920s Havana. White rum stirred with dry vermouth, orange curaçao, and a splash of grenadine.
ZERO PROOF LIBATIONS
The Heatwave
Sweet watermelon, fiery jalapeño. and fresh lime with a Tajin rim.
Yuzu-al Suspects
Tart yuzu, sweetened with honey and finished with a dash of plum bitters.
Cloud 9
A tropical blend of kiwi and pineapple shaken with fee foam to create a pillowy finish.
Dealers Choice
Leave the decision making up to our mixologists.
BY THE GLASS
Rosé, Rotating Selection
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