Lupo Verde Osteria, the long-awaited sister restaurant of Italian-born chef Matteo Venini's Lupo Verde, has debuted in the Palisades. The upscale Italian establishment is located at 4814 MacArthur Blvd. NW.
Venini will be helming both kitchens and the menus will be similar, Thrillist reports. The housemade pastas include offerings like the nettle gnocchi with morel mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, lemon zest and ramps; and cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) with tonnarelli pasta, cacio de roma cheese, toasted black pepper and Pecorino Romano. (You can check out the full menu here.)
In a few weeks, the basement level of the Palisades location will feature a chef's kitchen and a market, offering fresh and dry housemade pastas, jams and sauces as well as imported Italian groceries.
Lupo Verde Osteria has just one review on Yelp, which gives it a five-star rating thus far.
"Lupo Verde Osteria fully surpassed high expectations," said Vivian R., who was the first Yelper to review the new spot on May 6. "[The nettle gnocchi] was incredibly flavorful and complex — smoky and creamy, punctuated with citrus notes and the tang of sun-dried tomatoes. ... We ordered the raspberry panna cotta and it arrived like a plated piece of modern art. Tangy panna cotta dusted bright red and rich vanilla bean cream crowned with gold leaf, crystallized sugar and a liquor gelée."
Swing on by or make a reservation to try it for yourself: Lupo Verde Osteria is open from 5–10 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and 5–11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
