Al Fresco at Oleana

Oleana

134 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA
United States
oleanarestaurant.com

With its deft orchestration of Mediterranean and Turkish-influenced spices, Oleana warms you from the belly out. Dishes are opulent and layered with complexity (and incidentally, most are vegetarian-friendly)—from pomegranate spoon salad, draped with gigante beans and fried shishito peppers, to the much beloved baked alaska (we suspect there’s a fan club). The Eden-esque patio, a cocoon from Cambridge's stirrings, is sensually lush with flora and de rigueur in summer months.

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Curator Christine Liu

Christine Liu careens around the city one darling bite at a time. Her writings on local food, drink and fashion have been published in The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Budget Travel and DailyCandy Boston. A resident of Somerville, Christine is often seen indulging her penchant for small pleasures, like squirting sriracha on noodles, sipping negronis at midnight, and taking her MacBook for refreshing little walks.

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