Antique Bar & Bakery prepares exquisite dishes with the flavors and technique of peasant Italian and French cooking. Located in a century-old Hoboken landmark, the space features an open-air kitchen that uses the original and iconic 30-ton coal-stoked oven as its centerpiece. Chef Paul Gerard, Filmmaker Joseph Castelo, and Nightlife Impresario Rocco Ancarola preserved the Hoboken heirloom, and added a flare of fun with décor designed around their lasting impressions of the super ‚Äò70s. The menu specializes in chicken, fish, and steak, with block-buster appetizers, pastas, salads, and market vegetables. Favorites include Spaghetti Squash Carbonara with Crispy Poached Egg and Pancetta, Pumpkin Rice Balls with provolone fondue, and a two-pound, dry-aged, bone to bone cut, “Dirty Rib-eye” steak. Beyond dining, a lively bar roars every night until late, and the bakery is open every day early.
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Sample menu:
appetizers:
Antique Famous Stuffed Breads – Sausage, Spinach, Pepperoni, Eggplant Parm, or Prosciutto
Antique Meatballs – With marinara sauce and a dollop of warm ricotta
Mussels – In green garlic butter, white wine sauce, with garlic bread
Hot Oil Shrimp – With “dirty” lemon.
Mushroom Ragu Rice Balls
Spaghetti Squash Carbonara – Pancetta Crispy Poached Egg. Plant-Based.
soups & salads:
Crispy Artichoke Salad – Baby kale, Parmesan cheese, & creamy garlic dressing
¬°VIVA CAESAR! – Classic Caesar w/chilies & coriander, topped w/ tortilla breadcrumbs + anchovy.
Jersey Farm Vegetable Soup – Plant-Based. VEGAN
sandwiches:
Antique Rib-eye Burger – 8 oz. fresh ground rib-eye, charred mushrooms & onions, silky sharp cheese sauce on a Kaiser roll. Served w/ marrow fries. The chef cooks them MR to Medium
Steak Pizzaiola Sandwich – Coal-fired sirloin steak Hoboken style sammich, w/ peppuhs n’ mutz!
pastas:
Lasagna Edges – Burnt butter mushrooms, hard herbs & cheese toast
Cavatelli w/Crumbled Meatbals & Ricotta – Tomato sauce & ricotta
steak, chicken & fish:
Dirty Rib-Eye – 3 lb. + bone to bone cut.
1/2 Organic Chicken
coal fired italian bread pizza:
Sausage & Peppers
Meatball, Tomato & Ricotta
Carbonara – Pancetta, Pecorino, & crispy poached egg
antique family meals:
Antique Family Chicken Dinner – This Family Meal includes 1 whole roasted organic chicken, 1 qt. of vegetable soup, one share size Antique Green Salad with soft herbs, lemon, and EVOO, herb purée, yellow squash, romesco, Smashed red potatoes, + red chimi.
Antique Steak Dinner – This Family Meal includes a 20 oz. Hanger Steak, one qt. of vegetable soup, one share size Antique Green Salad with soft herbs, lemon, and EVOO, herb purée, zucchini, romesco, smashed red potatoes, + red chimi
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