LIVIN’italy Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to LIVIN’italy, an enchanting haven of authentic Italian cuisine nestled in the vibrant Granary Wharf, Leeds. This delightful restaurant seamlessly blends a wine bar ambiance with a deli charm, offering an irresistible menu that will tantalize your palate.
Standout dishes include the Sicilian Mezzi Paccheri, which showcases creamy pistachio sauce paired with succulent prawn tails, and the Crab & Seabass Ink Ravioli, delighting diners with its rich Mediterranean ragu. Patrons rave about the Porchetta Crostone for its perfect balance of flavors and the mouthwatering Nonna's Meatballs served in a unique bread bowl.
LIVIN’italy not only excels in food but also prides itself on an extensive wine selection, complete with a user-friendly sampling system. Whether you're planning a casual dinner, a family outing, or a romantic date, this spot promises a warm atmosphere, exceptional service, and a truly memorable dining experience.
BREAKFAST
LIVINITALY SWEET SPECIAL
Warm croissant with chocolate dipping pot fresh berries
SCRAMBLED EGGS
With charcoal roasted ham, Fontina cheese sweet sundried tomatoes
2 FRIED EGGS CRISPY PANCETTA
With toasted Pan Brioche
HOMEMADE WARM BREAD DOUGH STRIPS
Sgabei With Nutella...Yum Yum
NATURAL YOGHURT
With chestnut honey, fresh berries and granola
LIVINITALY SAVOURY SPECIAL
Tuscan Sausage, crispy pancetta, roasted vine tomatoes, Italian fagioli beans, wild creamy mushrooms a fried egg
CRUSHED AVOCADO, CREAM OF SWEET PEPPERS BERRIES
With walnuts, on homemade focaccia bread crostoni
SCOTTISH MARINATED SALMON TARTARE
With scrambled eggs, mascarpone cheese toasted panbrioche
WARM CROISSANT
With butter jam
BLACK CHERRY TART
Freshly handmade
GRILLED AVOCADO POACHED EGG
With hollandaise sauce and grilled focaccia bread
ITALIAN FRITTATA
fluffy omelette with melted Fontina cheese spicy salame Spianata, served with grilled sourdough
2 POACHED EGGS BENEDICT
Charcoal cooked ham with herbs pan brioche, served with hollandaise sauce
RUSTIC TOASTS FROM PUGLIA
With butter jam
FRITTERS SICILIANE
Sicilian chickpea Panella patty, LIVINItaly smoked BBQ, fresh lemon slice, caramelized onions, salad leaves
PANUOZZO RUSTICO
Slowly roasted belly pork Porchetta with herbs garlic, our Mustard fresh tomatoes
SPICY POLLO
Grilled chicken fillets, crispy pig cheek Guanciale, spicy fresh sausage spread Nduja, fresh beef tomato mayo
DONT CALL ME VEGGIE PANUOZZO
plant based spicy Nduja, buffalo mozzarella, avocado salad VG also available with plant based mozzarella
TUSCAN SAUSAGE BURGER
Grilled Tuscan sausage, Friarielli sauteed with garlic, silky mozzarella Stracciatella, fresh basil homemade Pesto
SEAFOOD TOAST
Marinated Scottish salmon, roasted Italian tomatoes, lemon mayo avocado cream, fresh salad leaves
CLASSIC TOAST
Charcoal roasted Italian ham, melted Mozzarella Fiordilatte, homemade mayo
FOCACCIA NOBILE
Beef Carpaccio, truffle oil, rocket, Stracciatella Mozzarella, Mustard
FOCACCIA CLASSICA
Parma Ham, Buffalo Mozzarella, salad, fresh tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil
PANINI
STREET FOOD
ITALIAN BREADS BASKET
Freshly baked selection
GARLIC FOCACCIA BREAD
Handmade baked on site
ARANCINI CARBONARA
Homemade classic rice balls, with proper Carbonara filling, Pig cheek Guanciale, Italian egg yolk Pecorino cheese
TRUFFLE, CHESTNUT MUSHROOM SOUP
Wild mushrooms, sweet chestnuts potatoes, a touch of truffle oil. Served with Sourdough Crostini
HOMEMADE CHICKEN LIVER PATE
Inherited Tuscan recipe, warm pan brioche, caramelized shallots
MARINATED BEEF CARPACCIO
LIVINItaly own, Homecured prime Yorkshire beef served as Carpaccio with Barrique Aged Balsamic, fresh cress, Parmesan fluffy foam paprika homemade mayo
NEAPOLITAN MONTANARA
Fried giant dough ball with tomato, fresh basil grated Parmesan cheese, a super tasty alternative to a classic Bruschetta
SGABEI LARDO
Fluffy dough strips wrapped in pork back ham Lardo Di Colonnata chestnut honey
NONNAS MEATBALLS
Inherited from the boss La Nonna itself! British prime beef, Mortadella ham, aubergines a melting heart of smoked Scamorza cheese, in rich tomato sauce grated Parmesan
MARINATED FRESH SALMON TARTAR
Cured in house, served with roasted tomatoes Sicilian capers, fresh avocado, boiled egg, handmade lemon zest mayo black Tuile
CREAMY MOZZARELLA BURRATA
Simplicity in a plate, the creamiest mozzarella from Puglia on a bed of sweet sour braised vegetable Caponata
CREAMY WILD MUSHROOMS
Served with crostini bread
PORCHETTA CROSTONE
An ancient classic born on the streets of Ariccia Rome, slowly roasted belly pork topped with fresh Ricotta cheese chestnut honey, on Sourdough
OUR AMAZING SICILIAN OLIVES
In LIVINItaly marinade
FRIED POLENTA FRIARELLI
Fried Polenta topped with sauteed Broccoli rabe Friarelli homemade smoked BBQ relish
NDUJA SPICY SAUSAGE SPREAD
Calabrian chilly fresh sausage on sourdough, with fluffy Parmesan foam, rocket leaves lemon zest
BEETROOT SUPER SALAD
Steamed beetroot, fresh avocado, edamame beans, sundried tomatoes rocket. Grapefruit balsamic dressing. Served with flat bread crisps of Pane Carasau
FRIED SEAFOOD MIX
Calamari, prawn courgettes, lightly battered served with homemade lemon mayo
SPICY COURGETTES CARPACCIO
Thinly sliced courgettes marinated in lemon dressing, homemade plant based lightly spicy Nduja pinenuts, pink peppercorn olive oil
CLASSIC CARBONARA
Made without compromises, with Mezzi Paccheri pasta, Guanciale pig cheek, Pecorino proper eggs absolutely no cream!
WALNUT CACIO PEPE TROCCOLI PASTA
Simplicity with Roman heritage, cheese pepper, a cream of Pecorino, freshly ground pepper, with toasted walnuts herbs breadcrumb. Super Tasty!
SPICY PAPPARDELLA
Egg pasta, chilli sausage paste Nduja in rich cherry tomato, tossed with Buffalo mozzarella, fried basil a salame Spianata crisp
CRAB SEABASS INK RAVIOLI
Fresh squid ink ravioli filled with seabass crab meat, in a slow cooked tasty Mediterranean octopus ragu, a real treat!
SHORT RIB OF BEEF RAGU PAPPARDELLE
Slow cooked, melt in the mouth short rib of beef ragu, tossed with fresh egg Pappardelle pasta
FRESH TROFIE PASTA AL PESTO
Classic homemade fresh basil pesto alla Genovese, an inherited recipe!
SICILIAN MEZZI PACCHERI
Short large pasta tubes tossed in a cream of pistachio, topped with silky Stracciatella Mozzarella giant fresh prawn tails, olive oil basil
PASTA
MEAT FISH
BRAISED TUSCAN SAUSAGES BORLOTTI BEANS
Alluccelletto, a Tuscan heritage comfort dish with garlic, fresh sage, tomato EVO oil, served with a chargrilled sourdough Crostone
SLOWLY ROASTED BELLY PORK PORCHETTA
Suckling pig filled with Italian herbs garlic, sliced served with roast potatoes and its own jus
28 DAYS AGED SIRLOIN
Grassfed, prime Yorkshire beef, chargrilled served in garlic butter, with LIVINFries truffle Parmesan
CACIO PEPE CHICKEN FILLET SUPREME
Chicken fillet on the bone panfried in butter sage, on a Saffron, Pecorino cheese freshly ground pepper sauce. Served with a crushed oven baked potato
LIVINITALY VEGAN BURGER
Sicilian chickpea Panella patty, LIVINItaly smoked BBQ, fresh lemon slice, caramelized onions, salad leaves. Served with Italian fries
DOUBLE TUSCAN SAUSAGE BURGER
2 Grilled Tuscan sausages, Friarielli sauteed with garlic, silky mozzarella Stracciatella, fresh basil homemade Pesto
FRESH SWORDFISH STEAK SALMORIGLIO
Sicilian classic Spada steak, chargrilled served in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic Mediterranean flavours, served with charred sweet young savoy cabbage
MEDITERRANEAN POLPO
For seafood lovers, this super tender Octopus tentacles are slow cooked and chargrilled with garlic smoked paprika, served with a cream of sweet peppers a crushed potato gratin
LIVINITALY STEAK COTE DE VEAU 400G
A succulent cut whole Rib of veal from Piedmont, cooked On The Bone at low temperature for super juiciness tenderness, then chargrilled for crispiness taste. Served with drops of Barrique aged Balsamic and a wild mushroom truffle sauce, rosemary garlic roast potatoes. Only at LIVINItaly!
BORLOTTI BEANS
In garlic tomato sage alluccelletto
A MIXED SALAD
A fresh selection of Italian salad leaves
LIVIN FRIES
With grated Parmesan truffle oil
ROAST POTATOES
With rosemary, thyme garlic
SWEET YOUNG SAVOY CABBAGE
Marinated chargrilled
PLAIN ITALIAN FRIES
Just like French but made with Love
ROCKET CRESS SALAD
With Edamame beans Parmesan shavings
BRAISED SWEET SOUR VEG
Caponata made with aubergines, olives, tomato, onion, celery
MARINATED COURGETTES SALAD
Thinly sliced courgettes marinated in lemon dressing, served with olive oil, toasted pine nuts pink peppercorn