Arcodoro

www.arcodoro.com/houston

Why You'll Love It

Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo would agree: the Italian Renaissance has returned in restaurant form at Arcodoro. With culinary masterpieces ranging from risotto simmered in truffle stock to honey-drizzled seadas, Arcodoro invites you to discover the rich flavors of the Mediterranean.

Stunning frescoes line the walls of Arcodoro, but you’ll have no problem distinguishing the true star of this restaurant: Chef Giancarlo Ferrara’s menu. Here, the vibrant, rustic simplicities of Sardinian cuisine are prepared with the utmost care—mozzarella pomodoro with cheese flown straight from Italy, plump raviolis rolled and filled by hand.

Raise a glass, take a sip of Sardinian wine, and toast buon appetito! to a meal you won’t soon forget.

– Bunny, Bloomspot Staff Writer

Featured brunch menu items

Uova al Pomodoro

Two eggs cooked in a wood-burning oven, covered with a fresh tomato sauce and pecorino sardo

Focaccia Uova e Caprino

Focaccia bread baked with diced fresh tomatoes and goat cheese, topped with fried eggs and parmesan

Pane Frattau

Layers of Sardinian music bread with tomato sauce and pecorino cheese, topped with a poached egg, fresh basil, and a drizzle of Fruttato olive oil

Salmon Marinato al Pepe Rosa

Fresh salmon marinated with citrus and dill on a salad of cucumber, arugula, radicchio, and watermelon, finished with an orange dressing

Uova in Camicia

Poached eggs on homemade potato bread topped with smoked salmon, goat cheese, and scallion cream sauce

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Featured dinner menu items

Calamari e Zucchini Fritti

Tender calamari and sticks of zucchini lightly fried with Arcodoro’s special breading

Marchese Salad

Arugula, wild mushrooms, grana cheese, and truffle oil

Agnolotti della Barbagia

Ravioli filled with ricotta cheese and beef short ribs, served with au jus and aged ricotta Sarda shavings

Risotto Carciofi e Grana

Carnaroli rice simmered with artichoke hearts and finished with Grana Padano cheese

Torta di Cioccolato e Mandorle

Delicate chocolate almond cake layered with dark chocolate mousse

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Sample tasting menu

First course

An assortment of finger foods and appetizers created to the chef’s inspiration paired with a glass of Prosecco

Second course

Maine lobster medallions served with a salad of micro greens, cucumbers, skinless tomatoes, and topped with an infused olive oil, lemon and chive dressing

Third course

Sardinian rice with baby clams in a saffron broth

Fourth course

Homemade ravioli stuffed with porcini mushrooms with a creamy black truffle sauce

Fifth course

Pan-roasted fillet of Mediterranean sea bass topped with a spicy chorizo sauce

Sixth course

Broiled domestic lamb chops in a pistachio crust, finished with a reduction of abbamele and balsamic vinegar

Seventh course

Refreshing orange sorbet

Eighth course

Dessert sampler including warm chocolate cake filled with melted dark chocolate served with vanilla ice cream and abbamele, tartaletta frutta, crema Catalana, panna cotta al caffe, millefogolie alla fragole, and ravioi dolce di recootu