401 Newport Center Drive #151
Fashion Island Shopping Center, Newport Beach, CA 92660
USA
Beginningthisweek,FIG & OLIVENewport BeachandExecutive Chef Pascal Lorangeinvite Fashion Islanders to cool off this season with a bevy ofnew summer cocktails($12-14) featuring refreshing blends of muddled fruit and savory ingredients. Seasonal summer flavors are showcased in the newblood orange olive oil-based cocktail, The FIG & OLIVE ($14)with cucumber-infused vodka, blood orange puree, celery, egg white, simple syrup, and lime juice. Ingredients like strawberries, rhubarb, and raspberries celebrate summer’s bounty in additional new cocktails including:
- Sweet Red Pepper ($12)with tequila, aperol, freshly muddled strawberries, lime juice, passion fruit syrup, sweet red pepper, and bitters
- FIG & OLIVE Sangria ($12/$48 pitcher)with white wine, pisco, muddled raspberries and rhubarb, grenadine syrup, sage, and bitters
- Arugula Smash ($14)with rum, muddled arugula and celery, lemon juice, simple syrup, and black pepper
The new summer cocktails are available daily during regular restaurant hours and pair perfectly with the restaurant’s seasonally-drivenAperitivo menu(new modified hours from4:00-6:00 p.m.daily, available at the bar). The Aperitivo menu features appetizer-styletasting plates ($7)highlighting flavors from the South of France, Spain, and Italy. Select cocktails($9)are available on the Aperitivo menu as well as select wines by the glass($9). Aperitivo plate combinations include:
- French Tasting Plate
- Fromage de Chevre with olive oil
- Baby beets with raspberry dressing
- Cucumber, shallot, yogurt crostini
- Heirloom cherry tomato with micro basil
- Spanish Tasting Plate
- Malaga olive
- Beef tartar
- Tuna, tomato, chive
- Manchego, fig jam, Marcona almond crostini
- Italian Tasting Plate
- Gorgonzola cheese
- Mixed olives
- Artichoke marinade
- Mushroom, artichoke, parmesan crostini
WHEN:FIG & OLIVE Newport Beach’s Summer cocktail menu isavailable daily during regular operating hours; the Aperitivo Menu is offered from4:00-6:00pmdaily, and only in the bar area
COST: Pricing ranges from $7-14
Reservations are not accepted for bar dining, however they are recommended for dining room seating
WHERE:FIG & OLIVE Newport Beach
401 Newport Center Dr., Suite 151
Newport Beach, CA 92660
