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Oleana

134 Hampshire St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-661-0505

Oleana restaurant information
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Chef-owner Ana Sortun believes food is comfort, and Oleana is a neighborhood restaurant all about comfort.

The menu centers on Mediterranean inspired dishes, layered with flavor and unusual spice combinations. Details like spice blends and pressed coffees set the restaurant apart.

The ambiance is rich in wood, stone and iron; the interior is a contrast of earth tones with soft lighting, shades of blue and handmade tabletops of golden onyx mosaic.

In winter, the wood stove is roaring. In warm weather, Oleana’s garden blooms and buzzes with outdoor dining.

News and Events at Oleana restaurant

Oleana's Springy Sicilian Wine Dinner
Oleana welcomes winemaker Filippo Rizzo to its Cambridge dining room (or perhaps the patio, weather permitting) for a family-style wine ...

Berries Abound
Spring is strawberry season in New England; you can have your fill and support a good cause simultaneously at the ...

Mondays Go Au Natural
Expand your understanding – and, more particularly, enjoyment – of natural wines at Oleana’s new New Natural nights.

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Oleana

134 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139

dinner
  • Sun-Thur: 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Fri, Sat: 5:30 PM - 11:00 PM
  • phone 617-661-0505
  • reservations recommended
  • parking nearby garage, on-street, parking available after 5:30pm directly across the street and diagonally across the street at the E.L.I./Fitness Together lot.
  • valet no
  • accessibility full
  • capacity: 67
  • credit cards
  • food
  • chef
  • info
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Basturma
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Brioche
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Carpaccio
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Champ
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Coulis
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Crème fraîche
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Deglaze
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Granité
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Hummus
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Lovage
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Nougat
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Osso bucco
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Pancetta
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Porcini
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Prix fixe
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Ragu
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Ramp
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