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Palena

(202) 537-9250

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  • 3529 Connecticut Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20008
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  • American (New) ,  French ,  Italian
  • $$$$$
  • Palena

  • (202) 537-9250
  • Menu
  • Salad, Soup & Starters
    • Café Salad $12.00

      local greens and lettuces, roasted beets, hazelnuts, hazelnut vinaigrette

    • Caesar Salad $13.00

      organic romainelettuce, palena's way

    • Burrata Di Puglia $17.00

      with oven roasted cauliflower marinatiand greens dressed withbalsamico

    • Pennsylvania Raised Rabbit "En Porchetta" $16.00

      boneless saddle stuffed with chard and herbs - with fennel remoulade, pickled rhubarb, balsamico dressed greens

    • Stuffed Lamb Breast $18.00

      with a salad of wax beans, peas, pecorino cheese and red sauce

    • Salad Of Wood Oven Roasted Artichokes $16.00

      with our pancetta, calabrian chilies and whipped ricotta

  • Pasta
    • Mezze Rigatone Al Ragu $17.00

      fennel scented rabbit ragout, shaved reggiano cheese

    • Farreto $17.00

      spelt flour pasta with sugar snaps, mint, peas and reggiano cheese

    • Torchietti $16.00

      with our cotecchino sausage, northern neck spinach and shaved reggiano cheese

    • Bucatini $17.00

      mussels, calamaretti , roasted broccoli and lemon toasted breadcrumbs

  • Specialties
    • Palena's Wood Oven Roasted Chicken $21.00

      lemon braised greens

    • Wood Oven Roasted Thick Cut Berkshire Hog Loin Steak $28.00

      wilbur's pickled cabbage

    • Block Island Swordfish Alla Ghiotta $26.00

      in a sicilian inspired braise made from potatoes, olives, capers and tomato; with braised fennel

    • Brodetto $30.00

      halibut and louisiana white shrimp in a fragrant broth - with baby bok choy and fennel

    • Wood Oven Roasted Whole Fish $30.00

      black sea bass. early summer vegetables, lemon-olive condiment

    • Grill Frittes $30.00

      bluefin tuna, angus beef. both with shoestring fries and a warm balsamico/anchovy vinaigrette. a salad to begin: boston lettuce, pt. reyes blue cheese, croutons and aged sherry vinaigrette

    • The Palena Cheese Burger $14.00

      pickles

  • Tastes From Our Dining Room
    • Chilled Northern Neck Sweet Peasoup $17.00

      our lightly smoked salmon, soft cooked egg and a marcona almond froth

    • Glen Eby's Humanely Raised Veal - Königsberger Klopse $20.00

      veal meatballs in caper gravy with spätzle andearly summer vegetables

    • Paccheri $17.00

      tube shape pasta from gragnano with carolina shrimp in an aromatic tomato sauce

  • Sides
    • House Baked Breads $3.00

      with lightly salted butter

    • Northern Neck Greens $8.00

      with garlic, oregano and chilies

    • Shoestring Fries $8.00

    • Selection Of Artisanal Cheeses $14.00

      with fig compote and tyrolean almond bread

  • Specials, Eggs, Etc
    • Buckwheat Crepe $16.00

      filled with northern neck greens and fontina - with a fried hen egg

    • Eggsand Bacon $18.00

      with our lightly smoked pork belly, coddled organic hen egg, rösti potato, tomato condiment, salsa verde

    • Polpettini Al Uovo $18.00

      lamb meatballs with an organic farmer egg and grilled bread

    • Whole Wheat Sourdough Pancakes $15.00

      with steve's blueberries, whipped cream and pistachios

  • Salad, Soup & Starters
    • Café Salad $8.00

      local greens and lettuces, roasted beets, hazelnutvinaigrette

    • Caesar Salad $9.00

      organic romaine lettuce palena's way

    • Rabbit Porchetta $17.00

      boneless saddle stuffed with spring greens and herbs ~ with fennel remoulade, pickled ramps, cherrymostarda, balsamic dressed greens

    • Burrata Di Puglia $15.00

      wood oven roasted cauliflower marinate andbalsamico

    • Salad Of Wood Oven Roasted Artichokes $14.00

      with our pancetta, calabrian chilies and aioli

    • California King Salmonand Lancaster County Pea Salad $18.00

      arugula, pink grapefruit, pumpernickel croutons

  • Pasta
    • Torchietti $16.00

      with our cotecchino sausage, baby swiss chard and shaved reggiano cheese

    • Faretto $16.00

      spelt flour pasta with ramps, peas, mintand shiitake mushrooms

    • Mezze Rigatone Al Ragú $17.00

      fennel scented rabbit ragu, shaved reggiano cheese

  • Pizze
    • Tomato And Mozzarella $13.00

    • Tomato And Mozzarella $14.00

      add salami or pepperoni

    • Anchovy $14.00

      oven-dried tomatoes, capers, chilies and reggiano

    • Vongole $14.00

      manila clams, chilis, parsley

    • Bianco $14.00

      calabrian chilis, wood roasted onions, smoked mozzarella and an organic hen egg

    • Artichoke, Vidalia, Fontina $14.00

      con salcicce

  • Between Two Slices
    • Fried Pipe Dreams Organic Duck Egg Cheeseburger $14.00

      mushroom condiment, pickles

    • The Palena Cheeseburger $13.00

      pickles, chips

    • Crispy Open Faced Soft Shell Crab Sandwich $14.00

      tartar sauce, spring onion and lemon, served with coleslaw and chips

  • Sides
    • Shoestring Fries $7.00

    • House Made Pork & Veal Sausage $3.00

    • House Madebacon $3.00

    • Basket Of House Baked Breads $2.00

      with lightly salted whipped butter

  • Cafe Sweets $10
    • Uptowner 2.0

      frozen dark chocolate torte, cocoa nib marshmallow, popcorn parfait, milk chocolate bavarian, caramelized crispy rice

    • Cherry Pie

      vanilla ice cream, candied almonds poached cherries

    • Sheepsmilk Ricotta Cheesecake Bavarian

      strawberry sorbet, balsamic reduction strawberries and basil, black pepper shortbread

    • Lemon Thyme Posset

      blueberry sorbet, blueberry compote, cornmeal sable

    • Baseball Stadium Sundae

      caramel popcorn ice cream, milk chocolate ice cream, peanut butter caramel sauce, salted peanuts, caramel corn

    • Cookies, Nougat And Caramel Plate

    • Pineapple Basil Merinuge Glacee

      pineapple basil sorbet, toasted coconut dacquoise, roasted pienapple, coconut-white chocolate ganache, basil

  • Dining Room Menu
    • Greencastle Spring Salad

      baby romaine, shaved radish and umbrian truffle, burata di puglia

    • Chilled Northern Neck Peasoup

      our lightly smoked salmon, soft cooked egg and a marcona almond froth

    • Pennsylvania Rabbit, En Porchetta

      boneless saddle stuffed with herbs and chard.fennel remoulade, mustard fruits, pickled rhubarb and balsamico

  • Dining Room Menu
    • Wood Oven Roasted California King Salmon And Lancaster County Pea Salad

      with pink grapefruit and pumpernickel croutons

    • Eastern Shore Soft Shell Crab Fritto

      spring onions, wax beans, sugar snaps, lemon and radish remoulade

    • Faretto

      spelt flour pasta with sugar snaps, mint,peasand shiitakemushrooms

  • Dining Room Menu
    • Nova Scotia Halibut

      with rosemary and lime. chioggia beets, english peas, baby carrots

    • Wood Grilled Muscovy Duck Breast

      air chilled with special spices. with early summer vegetables, pea purée, and a sauce of local cherries

    • Brodetto

      american red snapperand louisiana white shrimp. with baby bok choyand glazed fennel

  • Sweets
    • Strawberries And Cream

      steve's strawberries, whipped vanilla ganache, strawberry sorbet, shortcake bits

    • Passion Fruit White Chocolate Ganache

      valrhona dulcey namelaka, caramelized rice crispices, exotic caramel sauce, lime sherbet

    • Vanilla Polenta Custard

      blueberry sorbet, buttermilk sherbet, blueberry compote, cornmeal sable, northern neck blueberries

    • Pineapple Basil Meringue Glacee

      pineapple basil sorbet, toasted coconut dacquoise, roasted pineapple, basil

    • Dark Chocolate Torte

      whipped manjari ganache, salted caramel sauce, caramelia namelaka, buttermilk soorbet

    • Strawberry And Rhubarb Sorbets

      roasted beet cake, pipe dreams goat cheese cookies, candied rhubarb, strawberries

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