Updated Menu at PATRIKI.

The menu has been refreshed at intimate restaurant PATRIKI by AVA Team. The brand is known for its attention to detail and its combination of simple, expressive flavors. This new season, the team offers dishes with familiar ingredients given a fresh reading. New to the menu: starters, several kinds of pasta, and a dessert bringing together coffee, chocolate, and passion fruit.

The starters are made to work both for a light dinner and as an accompaniment to wine. Beef carpaccio is served with a ginger dressing, truffle aioli, capers, and parmesan — a flavor that balances piquancy, sweetness, and the tenderness of the meat. Another way to start dinner: marinated peppers with tuna pâté and romesco sauce. This dish plays on the contrast between soft texture and bold flavor.

The mains put the emphasis on pasta. Three options are on the menu: agnolotti stuffed with duck ragù, in a rich tomato sauce with burrata and mozzarella; pappardelle with braised beef cheek and spinach, rounded out with parmesan; and spaghetti with Tambov ham and creamy gorgonzola. All of them are simple in composition but expressive in execution.

For dessert: an updated version of the classic Opera cake. An almond sponge is soaked in coffee, chocolate ganache brings a rich flavor, and a Baileys cream keeps the texture light and airy. To finish: a gentle tartness of passion fruit that sets off the sweetness and makes the flavor even more complex.