Da OttaviaOsteria · Maple Hollow
Fresh pappardelle with ragù on a long white plate, caught in low warm light on a dark table

Pasta rolled at nine. Candles lit at six.

Da Ottavia is a twelve-table osteria on Dovetail Lane, with a back room for private dinners. A short list of pasta made that morning, and wine opened at the table.

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Tue–Sun from 5:30 · Walk-ins welcome at the bar

La carta

Tonight’s carta.

Sample dishes and prices. When the dough is gone, the list gets shorter.

  1. Tagliatelle al ragù in a white bowl

    Tagliatelle al ragù

    Beef and pork, cooked down for six hours

    Contains glutenContains eggContains dairy

    Sample price $24

  2. Spaghetti with finely grated cheese and cracked black pepper

    Cacio e pepe

    Pecorino, black pepper, pasta water

    VegetarianContains glutenContains dairy

    Sample price $19

  3. Burrata with tomatoes and basil oil on a white plate

    Burrata

    Late tomatoes, basil, good oil

    VegetarianGluten-freeContains dairy

    Sample price $16

  4. A square of tiramisù dusted with cocoa

    Tiramisù

    Made this afternoon

    VegetarianContains glutenContains eggContains dairy

    Sample price $11

The whole carta

A day in the kitchen

Dalle nove alle undici.

One day in the kitchen, from the first egg to the last glass.

  1. A mound of flour with an egg yolk in a well at the centre, on a dark table
    9:00 Flour, eggs, a well in the middle.
  2. Weathered hands lifting ribbons of fresh-cut tagliatelle
    11:00 Tagliatelle cut by hand.
  3. A pot of meat ragù, a ladle lifting a spoonful
    16:00 The ragù has been going since morning.
  4. A table set for dinner, lit only by tall candles
    18:30 Candles lit, glasses polished.
  5. Bentwood chairs turned upside down on the tables after closing
    23:00 Last amaro. Chairs up.
The dining room at night: a long table laid with candles, napkins and wine glasses

Twelve tables and a long one for eighteen.

Fridays fill first. Phone ahead for six or more, or ask about the back room for up to 28.

Red wine being poured into a glass by candlelight

Al bicchiere

Wine, mostly from the north.

By the glass, sample prices. Bottles are opened at the table.

  • Langhe NebbioloPiemonteSample price $14
  • Barbera d’AlbaPiemonteSample price $12
  • LagreinAlto AdigeSample price $13
  • Soave ClassicoVenetoSample price $11

See the wine and amaro list

Prenotazioni

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