Palena
- Address
- 3529 Connecticut Ave NW
- Transport
- Website
- Phone
- 202 537 9250
- Price
- mains from $30
- Hours
- 5:30pm-10pm Tue-Sat
Lonely Planet review for Palena
Set a night aside with a loved one or a good friend and get ready for a culinary ride past the limits of taste into innovative gastro-orgasm land. Palena’s menu defies our conventions, deliciously; Swiss chard served in ink ravioli, sturgeon wrapped in pancetta, a guinea hen with pomerol and foie fras, chestnut soup dressed with celery and, yes, octopus (?!). The approach, as you may have sussed out, is often unexpected; the rewards are uniformly delicious. The interior is warm but oddly modern in its crafted rusticity, but to see or eat any of the above, book early.








