Get ready for a fall full of canotto-style Neopolitan pizza and natural wine at Si Cara. Chef Michael Lombardi’s much-anticipated Central Square spot is now officially open for dinner daily starting at 4:00pm. You can book a table or just swing by (they save room for walk-ins) to snack on antipasti like garlic bread, white bean dip and peach crostini or make a meal of small plates like bitter melon panzanella or burrata with strawberries, shallots and fermented honey.
Be sure to save room (or map out your return trips) so you can work your way through the glorious selection of pizzas which range from classics (like margherita and pepperoni) to the inspired (think: corn with crab, charred scallion and shiso, and lamb with pickled eggplant and sesame gremolata).
Si Cara, located at 425 Mass Ave in the new Market Central development, is Lombardi’s first solo venture though he’s been steadily earning fans and accolades as the Executive Chef of SRV in the South End. The neighborhood pizzabar is a loving tribute to his Italian upbringing and his Nonna specifically who’d respond to his every request “Si Cara” which means ‘yes, dear” in Italian.
Keep an eye on their socials for updates (and be the first to know when they add lunch hours and online ordering, both of which are in the works) and check out their website for additional info and some pretty epic pizza pics – just look at that cornicione!
Antipasti
ANTIPASTO 8/pp
ciabatta, stuffed cherry peppers, giardiniera, cheese, cured meat
GARLIC BREAD 9
parsley, parmigiano-reggiano
APERITIVO SNACKS 7
olives, roasted nuts, cheddar snack mix
WHITE BEAN DIP 6
potato chips
PEACH CROSTINI 6
hazelnut, lardo
Small Plates
MIXED GREEN 12
smoked mushroom, mustard crème fraîche, dill
HERB SALAD 12
goat cheese, orange, serrano, pepita
BITTER MELON PANZANELLA 13
tomato, peanut chili oil
GRAIN SALAD 14
cured salmon, black garlic, avocado
BURRATA 14
strawberries, shallots, fermented honey
MEATBALLS AL FORNO 14
ricotta, tomato, basil
CHARRED CANTALOUPE 15
pine nut, ginger salmoriglio, mango, prosciutto
YUKON GOLD POTATO 12
fennel, grapes, red onion, ricotta salata
BBQ CARROT 13
yuzu, pecorino, crispy pig ear
Pizza
MARGHERITA 18
piennolo tomato, fior di latte, basil
ALLA GRICIA 19
guanciale, pecorino, black pepper
BURRATA 21
speck, spinach
PEPPERONI 21
pearl onion, tomato, oregano
SHRIMP AND ZUCCHINI 22
salsa verde, meyer lemon
PROSCIUTTO COTTO 23
potato, black truffle, rosemary
CORN 23
crab, charred scallion, shiso
PEPERONATA 20
charred pepper, gochujang, mozzarella
MUSHROOM 20
taleggio, leek kimchi
LAMB 22
pickled eggplant, sesame gremolata