Menu

Agrodolce Osteria in Berkeley, CA offers a variety of Italian dishes in a welcoming environment. The menu includes delicious salads like Insalate la Siciliana and innovative appetizers such as Frittura Mista and Polipo Al Insalata. For entrees, try the award-winning Ragu d Maiale or the Norma Mezi pacceri. The ambiance is cozy and authentic, with attentive staff and a wide range of amenities including outdoor seating and wheelchair access. Customers rave about the food quality and the warm hospitality, making it a perfect spot for special occasions or casual dining. Overall, Agrodolce Osteria provides a true taste of Sicilian cuisine with a modern twist, leaving guests coming back for more.

Insalate and Zuppe

Insalate and Zuppe

Insalate la Siciliana

Vine ripened tomato, red onion, Sicilian olives and anchovies, aeolian capers, oregano and red wine vinaigrette.

$12.00

Insalate Cefalu

Little gem romaine, anchovies garlic lemon dressing, shaved Parmigiano and Reggiano and buttery garlic crostini.

$12.00

Insalate Rughetta

Wild arugula, fennel, shaved carrot, goat cheese, roasted pine nuts and lemon dressing.

$11.00

Aminestra

Fresh organic vegetable soup , made daily

$12.00

Frittura Mista

Fresh Monterrey calamari, jumbo prawns, artichokes and lightly fried with caper wine vinegar aioli.

$18.00

Polipo Al Insalata

Octopus, new potatoes, lemon, red onion Sicilian sea salt, prezzemolo and lemon vinaigrette.

$18.00

Melezane Impanata

Lightly fried and breaded eggplant, melted whole milk mozzarella and tomato basil sauce.

$16.00

Salumi Agrodolce

Speck, salami pepatto salami felino; salami finoccniona prosciutto coto, porchetta salata monterello, lardo biellese prosciutto san daniela, fig jam Sicilian jasmine honey.

$20.00

Caponata Agrodolce

Chilled sweet and savory eggplant, nocerella black olives, aeolian capers and crostini.

$12.00

Antipasti

Antipasti

Primi

Primi

Ragu d Maiale

Boss of the sauce award winner!! pappardelle with slowly braised pork, homemade sausage, ribs, hock, and guanciale with fresh herbs in a tomato sugo.

$23.00

Norma

Mezi pacceri with san marzano DOP tomato sugo, lightly fried Sicilian eggplant, ricotta salata and basil.

$20.00

Ravioli Porcini Trifolati

House made porcini stuffed mushroom ravioli, sauteed in a white wine cream sauce with sweet onions, cremini button mushrooms and rosemary.

$23.00

Linguini con Vongole Bianco

Linguine with fresh manila clams, extra virgin olive oil, white wine, Italian parsley and garlic.

$27.00

Paccheri San Giovanella

Light tomato cream sauce, mushroom, peas, pancetta and ground nutmeg.

$25.00

Rissotto allo Scoglio

Aged arborio rice, pan sauteed with shirimp, clams, mussels, calamari, prawns, baby octopus, seafood stock, tomato reduction, white wine and butter.

$25.00

Orecchiette alla Bosciolo

Broccoli rabe, cannelloni beans, sun dried tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, butter and vegetable stock reduction, toasted bread crumbs and basil.

$23.00

Pasticcia di Lasagna

Ground beef porcini mushroom rag in a homemade bchamel sauce, fresh parmiggiano reggiano, layered with house-made lasagne.

$27.00

Porchetta al Forno

Oven roasted heritage pork shoulder, rosemary, sea salt, pork jus, and oven roasted rosemary potatoes.

$26.00

Pollo Scarpariello

Rosey free-range bone-in chicken half, pan sauteed with, crimini mushrooms, white wine, chicken stock, lemon juice, butter and prezzemolo.

$26.00

Pesce Spada Alla Brace

Hawaiian swordfish fillet, marinated in salmorigano, grilled, pan sauteed red chard and oven roasted new potatoes.

$28.00

Involtini del Campo

Traditional sicilian grilled beef eye of 3 round rolls filled with seasoned bread crumbs, herbs, pine nuts, currants, sweet onion, grana, pecorino, prosciutto di parma and served with patate alla siciliana.

$27.00

Stinco d'Agnello

Sonoma lamb shank oven braised with Nero dAvola wine, rich lamb stock, vegetables, herbs, served with soft crispy polenta fritters

$31.00

Branzino alla Brace

Fresh caught Ionian sea bass, rosemary potatoes, sauteed organic local kale, lemon and garlic

$30.00

Secondi

Secondi

Contorni

Contorni

Organic Red Chard and Pine Nuts

$11.00

Soft Creamy Polenta

$10.00

Olive Plate

Tasty blend of souther Italian olives and olive oil, cheeses, and spices.

$13.00

Sicilian Meatballs

Two savory, flavorful meatballs in an award-winning tomato sauce

$14.00

Mama Rosa's Homemade Tiramisu

Rum and espresso-soaked sponge cake, layered with sweet mascarpone and chocolate cream, finished with cocoa.

$10.00

Cannoli Siciliani

3 crunchy pastry shells filled with whipped sweet ricotta and chocolate chips. A Sicilian specialty!

$10.00

Panna Cotta della Casa

Softly set eggless pudding topped with fresh raspberry sauce

$11.00

Dolci / Desserts

Dolci / Desserts

Wine List (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Wine List (Must be 21 to Purchase)

Salina Bianco

Varietal grown on the Sicilian volcanic Aeolian Islands off the coast of mainland Sicily. Dry white wine, minerals, hints of fruit, highly structured. Normal price on wine list: $58. Must be 21 to purchase.

$28.00

Salina Rosso

Varietal grown on the Sicilian volcanic Aeolian Islands off the coast of mainland Sicily. Dry red wine, minerals, hints of fruit, highly structured. Normal price on wine list: $58. Must be 21 to purchase.

$28.00

Fiore di Zucca

Organic zucchini flower stuffed with scamorza, buffola mozzarella lightly fried, with basil, pomodoro cruso, extra virgin olive oil

$13.00

Bruschetta della Fava

Toasted Acme bread topped with organic Salinas fava bean puree with lemon, Sicilian ricotta, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt

$13.00

Carpaccio di Tonno

Fresh, thinly sliced big-eyed tuna, marinated in lemon, Aeolian capers, arugula, mostarda Cipriani, extra virgin olive oil

$15.00

Pappardelle Campagnolo

Housemade pappardelle with homemade sausage, kale, whole milk ricotta, tomato-basil sugo, bread crumbs

$25.00

Polpette Siciliane

All-beef Sicilian meatball in a tomato-basil sugo with rigatoni pasta

$22.00

Salmone alla Griglia

Locally caught wild Alaskan salmon grilled to perfection, marinated in selm-oregano, roasted rosemary potatoes, sauteed kale

$26.00

U Picararu

Bucatini amatriciana, fresh pancetta and guanciale, tomato-basil sugo, cherry tomatoes, chili flakes

$20.00

Specials

Specials