
West Medford, MA
Tuesday --- Thursday: 5 pm --- 9 pm
Friday & Saturday: 5 pm ---10 pm
The "RED" Tasting Menu
Thursday February 5th - 13th​
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After last year’s RED menu sold out and sparked months of conversations, one question kept coming back:
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What’s on the RED menu this year?
This February, Bistro 5 returns to RED with a deeper, more refined exploration of color, flavor, and emotion.
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During the winter, our chef spent time sea foraging along the coast in Gloucester, exploring the flavors of the colder Atlantic. Among the finds were wakame and other wild seaweeds, ingredients we’re still experimenting with in the kitchen. One discovery stood out above the rest: sea truffles. Their deep, savory umami now anchors the opening bite of the menu — tuna tartare served on a house-made sea truffle cracker — a quiet but intentional introduction to what RED has become in its second year.
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From there, the menu unfolds with hibiscus-cured hamachi, beet risotto, and duck breast with a gentle mole rojo and ruby port reduction, each course expressing RED through warmth, depth, and balance rather than excess.
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RED returns. Evolved. Thoughtful. Unmistakably Bistro 5.​
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Bring your love, your passion, and your excitement—we’ll handle the rest.
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Explore Our Full Menu Below 👇



The Red Tasting Menu
Thursday February 5th - 13th
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Tasting menu $99
Wine pairings $49​
All items available à la carte. We can accommodate most allergies and food sensitivities—please inform your server.
Amuse Bouche
Tuna Tartare, Chef’s foraged sea truffle cracker, pickled mustard seeds
2021 Jane Ventura, Cava Brut Rose, Spain
Hamachi
Hibiscus cured Japanese hamachi, pink horseradish crema,
vermicelli crisps, hibiscus bubbles
2023 Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Reuilly
Beet Risotto
Carnaroli rice, beet pinwheel, whipped ship’s milk ricotta with lemon zest, aged balsamic
2023 Whoa Nelly, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Duck Breast
Mole Rojo, ruby port wine reduction, roasted Thumbelina carrots, fermented pepper emulsion, roasted red onions
2024 Jean-Marc Burgaud, Beaujolais-Villages Lantignie
Spanish Flan
Blood orange scented custard and red fruits
“MEZZANOTTE” Montenegro, Gin Lane, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Amaro Montenegro, with spiced orange foam​
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