$$$$ • Italiana • New Canaan
New Canaan's Spiga is an elegant and upscale restaurant crafting exceptional Italian cuisine with modern flair served in a charming setting. A selection from the mozzarella bar, with options like burrata or bufala, is served with prosciutto, roasted red peppers and olives and makes a stunning appetizer. Some of Spiga's specialty entrée dishes include the pollo europeo free range chicken breast pan seared with cognac, mushrooms and walnuts in truffle cream sauce, the boneless beef short ribs in sundried cherry sauce and the branzino Floridian with avocado, mango relish and jalapeno cream. Sensational pastas, like the homemade gnocchi in roasted tomato sauce with ricotta and the black pasta fra diavolo made with squid ink pasta, shrimp, clams and mussels in chili broth, are also popular with guests. Enjoy your meal at Spiga with a signature cocktail, like the huckleberry smash with vodka, mint, strawberries, blueberries and lemon-lime soda.