Tasting Menus

Nightshade Noodle Bar offers several tasting menu options. All of them are blind, however, the guest may choose two dishes from the menu of options that are available that night and offer other dining preferences for the team to work with. Chef & Owner, Rachel Miller, will then coordinate a menu around the criteria, hand-writing tasting menus to order on a grid designed to navigate service with several customized menus at different times. Every menu is tailored to every guest and occasion, and the service staff expertly and nimbly pairs beverages for each different menu as it’s happening. The menu includes over 30 dishes showcasing ingredients sourced from all over the world, including local foods, with an expansive and diverse beverage selection to match.

Menu changes daily. Below is a sample of what you may find in your tasting.

Priced per Person
Nine Courses 95 Fourteen Courses 160 Twenty One Courses* 275
Five Courses Prix Fixe 75 available from 5-6pm daily
Thirty Courses* 395 to book email info@nightshadenoodlebar.com with party size and desired date and time

*No dietary restrictions please

Custom Beverage Pairings Available Daily - Click here for a recent drink list

*nnb caviar service
choupique, eggspuma dip, crispy garlic, potato chips

hot chesapeake bay oyster
mushroom velouté, amaretto pearls, black winter truffle

chilled portuegese percebes
black pepper lime sauce

bone marrow banh mi
green chili citrus butter 

grilled coconut sticky rice pop
tamarind brown butter pork floss 

kabocha squash bột chiên
fermented rice cakes, green chili sauce, crispy confit duck tongues, pickles

*maine uni brûlée
brown butter + red curry hollandaise, torched cinnamon

malty shrimp toast
white sesame, dill pollen

tamarind bbq moulard duck
braised yuba, smoky hủ tiếu broth, lime

chinese broccoli
aged ginger scallion vinaigrette, black garlic-chili sauce

*vineyard bay scallops
brown butter hollandaise, smoked raisins, green chili, citrus

@nightshadeclamshack crispy rock shrimp roll
red chili lime sauce, crispy shallots, steamed brioche, thai basil

jonah crab
glass noodles, tomato water nước cham, smoky roespicy marcona almonds

black winter truffle
delice de bourgogne, fresh phở noodles

crispy skate cheeks
charred ginger scallion lettucefermented habanero caramel

shredded cabbage
green apple, maitake mushroomsmint, buttermilk-maple nước chấm

fermented black bean puttanesca
fresh phở noodles, opal basil, lobster

bone marrow fried rice
smoked raisins, pea leaves, butter

garlic noodles & lobster cakes
confit garlic, cravero parmigiano reggianocandied lemon, fennel pollen

homemade egg noodles
caramelized garlic sauce, tingly chili crisp, thai basil, shredded beef, peanuts

claypot caramel foie gras
~or~
chanterelle & beech mushroom conserva
grilled coconut sticky rice, amarena cherries

lobster glace
smoked vanilla chili vinaigrette, butter

chestnut bột chiên
montgomery's cheddar, honey, meyer lemon

~tiger’s blood & aloe vera~

salted chocolate mousse
66% valrhona caraibe, cognac

spicy marcona almond ice cream
east india solera sherry

fresh bay leaf & clove ice cream
~or~
coconut froyowith feuilletine crunch

Available on 21 & 30 Course Tastings

roasted dover sole

brown butter, smoked raisins, green chili

milk-cured foielipop
smoked papaya, caramelized hazelnut

dungeness crab fried rice
sweet garlic, dill

You’ll notice we’ve included a 20% “administrative fee” to your check. This is not a tip, service fee or gratuity. Rather the administrative fee is used to provide equitable wage for all of our employees. 

In the state of MA, tips cannot be shared with anyone who provides your dining experience besides the service employees. This contributes to a wage gap between service employees and the back of house employees, perpetuating the inequities that our industry faces. In efforts to not embrace the traditional wage gap between service and back of house employees, the entire 20% admin fee is shared fairly between all employees who create your dining experience. 

Tipping is not required nor expected from our guests.  However, tipping is not prohibited and is greatly appreciated by our service employees. 

We take pride in our equitable-pay work environment which further promotes the positive restaurant culture we all deserve as professional adults. 

Thank you, 

Chef Rachel & The Nightshade Team