Cafe Farina - Michigan City | Italian

825 Franklin St, Michigan City, IN

Menu (As of 10/30)

The Best Benedicts

• Your choice $21.00Italian Ham | 16 or Nova Lox, Tomato, Caper
• Three Eggs Your Way $14.00maple sausage, or bone-in country ham
• Cacio E Pepe $12.00
• Haas Avocado Toast $12.00
• The Bagel $14.00

Salmon Experience

• Cream Cheese · Chives $22.00Served on your choice of “Once Upon a Bagel”

Salads

• Zsa Zsa Salad $18.00
• Insalata Caprese $16.00
• Orecchiette with Sausage $26.00
• The Cafe Salad $14.00

Sides

• Do-rite Donuts $4.00
• Maple Sausage, Country Ham $4.00
• Whole Haas Avocado - Sliced $8.00
• Sauteed Spinach $12.00
• Housemade Roasted Potato’s $8.00
• Delicious Side of Pasta $12.00
• Fresh-cut Fries $7.00
• Delicious Side of Pasta $11.00

Honey Butter

• Cinnamon Roll $6.00
• Once Upon a Bagel $4.00

Sandwiches

• Duke’s Lobster Roll $35.00
• Italian Hoagie $15.00
• The Bennett Burger $17.00
• Chicken Parmesan $28.00
• Italian Hoagie $17.00
• Meatball Or Eggplant $23.00
• Chicken & Sausage Alla Joe $27.00
• The Bennett Burger $20.00
• Chicken Alla Limone $25.00
• Chicago-style Italian Beef $16.00
• Pork Chop Calabrese $29.00
• Tuffle Parmesan Fries $10.00
• Fresh-cut Fries $6.00
• Lake Superior Whitefish $32.00

Substitute Charbroiled Chicken Breast

• Tuna Melt $14.00

SEA

• Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail $24.00
• Lobster Tail $18.00

Pasta

• The Big Mozz $16.00

Chicago Style Baked Clams

• Crispy Crostinis for dunking Half Dozen $14 | Full Dozen $25
• Sausage and Peppers 17 / 25
• Cacio E Pepe with Lemon $21.00
• Joe’s Mama’s Meatballs $16.00
• Square Noodle Bolognese $25.00
• Chef’s Famous Pizza Bread $14.00
• Fettuccine Alfredo $26.00

Housemade Fettuccine Pasta / Ricotta

• Fried Calamari $19.00
• Braised Brisket Tortellini $25.00

Olive Oil / Orecchiette Pasta

• Linguine with Clams $29.00
• Zsa Zsa Salad $22.00
• Homemade Nana’s Ravioli $23.00
• Insalata Caprese $18.00

Sauce: Marinara / Vodka

• Ahi Tuna Salad $26.00

Nv Risata Moscato D’asti / Piedmont, It

• (187mls) 11/44NV LE GRAND NOIR CRÉMANT BRUT | LIMOUX, FR
• Nv LA Gioiosa Prosecco | Treviso, It 12/48
• Nv Syltbar Sparkling Rosé | Friuli-venezia Giulia, It 14/56
• Nv Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne | Reims, Fr $95.00

White & Rosé

• By the Glass 12/482023 LAMURA ORGANIC PINOT GRIGIO | SICILY, IT
• 2024 Chateau LA Freynell Blanc | Bordeaux, Fr 12/48
• 2024 Pieropan Soave White Blend | Veneto, It 12/48
• 2022 Mastroberardino Falanghina | Campania, It 12|48
• 2024 Villa Sparina Gavi Di Gavi | Piedmont, It 12/48
• 2025 Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough, Nz 12/48
• 2022 J. de Villebois Sauvignon Blanc | Loire, Fr 15/60
• 2024 Matthew Fritz Chardonnay | Monterey County, Ca 12/48
• 2024 Gundlach-bundschu Chardonnay | Sonoma County, Ca 15/60
• 2023 Dr. Thanisch Riesling | Mosel, de 12/48
• 2024 Fleur de Mer Rosé | Provence, Fr 12/48
• By the Bottle $56.002023 TERLATO PINOT GRIGIO | FRIULI-COLLI ORIENTALI, IT
• 2022 Mastroberardino Greco Di Tufo Docg | Campania, It $50.00
• 2023 Michel Picard Le Petit Perroy Sancerre | Loire Valley, Fr $95.00
• 2023 Buena Vista Chardonnay | Napa Valley, Ca $45.00
• 2024 Bonanno Chardonnay | Los Carneros Ava, Ca $55.00
• By the Glass 14/562024 ALVERDI PINOT GRIGIO | PIEDMONT, IT
• 2023 Satellite Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough, Nz 12/48
• 2023 J. de Villebois Touraine Sauvignon Blanc | Loire, Fr 15/60
• 2024 Chateau LA Freynelle Blanc | Bordeaux Daignac, Fr 12/48
• 2023 Matthew Fritz Chardonnay | Monterey County, Ca 12/48
• 2023 Gundlach Bundschu Chardonnay | Sonoma County, Ca 14/56
• 2023 Bex Riesling | Nahe Valley, de 12/48
• 2023 Cote Des Roses | Languedoc Region, Fr 12/48
• By the Bottle $95.002023 MICHEL PICARD LE PETIT PERROY SANCERRE | LOIRE VALLEY, FR
• 2022 Louis Jadot Chablis | Beaune, Fr $80.00
• 2023 Dry Creek Chenin Blanc | Sonoma County, Ca $40.00
• 2023 Gundlach Bundschu Chardonnay | Sonoma County, Ca $65.00
• 2021 Bouchaine Estate Vineyard Chardonnay | Los Carneros Ava $60.00

RED

• By the Glass 16/642024 FONTANABIANCA LANGHE NEBBIOLO | PIEDMONT, IT
• 2023 Fleur Pinot Noir | Carneros Region, Ca 12/48
• 2024 Stoller Family Estate Pinot Noir | Willamette Valley, or 14/56
• 2022 Pico Maccario Barbera D’asti Lavignone | Piedmont, It 12/48
• 2023 Greppi Greppicante Super Tuscan Red Blend | Bolgheri, It 18/72
• 2023 Vina Robles "The Arborist" Red Blend | Paso Robles, Ca 12/48
• 2023 Gran Sasso | Montepulciano D'abruzzo, It 11/44
• 2023 Basilica Cafaggio Chianti Classico | Tuscany, It 14/56
• 2022 Hedges Cms Cabernet Sauvignon | Columbia Valley, Wa 12/48
• 2023 Bonanno Cabernet Sauvignon | Alexander Valley, Ca 14/56
• 2023 Ruta 22 Malbec | Mendoza, Arg 12/48
• By the Bottle $65.002024 BELLE GLOS ‘DAIRYMAN’ PINOT NOIR | SONOMA COAST, CA
• 2020 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon | Alexander Valley, Ca $99.00
• 2023 Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa County, Ca $65.00
• 2023 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley, Ca
• 2023 Mf Pinot Noir | Sonoma Coast, Ca 12/48
• 2023 Pike Road Pinot Noir | Willamette Valley, or 14/56
• 2023 Greppi Greppicante Super Tuscan Red Blend | Bolgheri, It 20/80
• 2021 Lapis Luna Red Blend | Lodi, Ca 12/48
• 2022 Basilica Cafaggio Chianti Classico | Tuscany, It 13/52
• 2022 Decoy Merlot | Sonoma Valley, Ca 12/48
• 2022 Bonanno Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley, Ca 17/68
• 2023 Alias Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley, Ca 12/48
• 2023 Ruta 22 Malbec | Mendoza, Ar 11/44
• 2022 Duckhorn Merlot | Napa Valley, Ca $75.00
• 2022 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley, Ca $99.00
• 2022 Roth Cabernet Sauvignon | Alexander Valley, Ca $50.00
• 165 LTR $55.002021 HARVEY & HARRIT RED BLEND | PASO ROBLES, CA
• 2020 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva | Tuscany, It $75.00
• 2020 Ellena Giuseppe Barolo | Piedmont, It $90.00
• 2019 Ridolfi Brunello Di Montalcino | Tuscany, It $98.00
• 2019 Farina Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore | Veneto, It $56.00
• 2018 Masi "Costasera" Amarone Classico | Veneto, It $90.00

LTR

• 2020 Ellena Giuseppe Barolo | Piedmont, It $90.00
• 2021 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva | Tuscany, It $75.00
• 2019 Ridolfi Brunello Di Montalcino | Tuscany, It $98.00
• 2019 Farina Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2023 | Veneto, It $56.00
• 2018 Masi "Costasera" Amarone Classico 2020 | Veneto, It $90.00

Spaghetti & Meatballs Around!

• Joe’s Mama’s Meatballs, our famous $25.00Crispy Crostinis for dunking Half Dozen $13 | Full Dozen
• Sausage and Peppers $17.00

Cacio E Pepe with Lemon

• J.m.m. - Joe’s Mama’s Meatballs $14.00A little smaller but just as delicious – With marinara
• Square Noodle Bolognese $25.00Garlic Butter · Pizza Sauce · Grande Mozzarella

Chef’s Famous Pizza Bread

• Fettuccine Alfredo $26.00Served with Jason’s famous cocktail sauce

Fried Calamari

• Braised Brisket Tortellini $25.00Crisp Romaine · Kale · Pecorino Romano · Fresh Lemon

The Cafe Salad

• Linguine with Clams $29.00

Italian Hoagie

• Chicken & Sausage Alla Joe $27.0010 oz. Allen Bros. Prime Burger · LTO · Served on a brioche bun

The Bennett Burger

• Chicken Alla Limone $25.00Thinly sliced & slow roasted – Served with au jus

Chicago-style Italian Beef

• Pork Chop Calabrese $29.00

Lake Superior Whitefish

• Tuffle Parmesan Fries $11.00

Bubbles

• Nv Saint - Hilaire Sparkling Wine | Languedoc, Fr 15/48
• Nv LA Gioiosa Prosecco | Treviso, It 12/48
• Nv Col Mesian Cuvée | Treviso, It 13/52
• Nv Stemmari Moscato | Sicily, It 10/40

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