Palena is located at the corner of Porter Street and Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington. The Cafe is open for dinner Monday through Saturday from 5:30 to 10 pm, for an early Sunday dinner from 4:30 pm to 9 pm, and for brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11-2:30 pm. The Dining Room is open Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30 to 10 pm.

Call 202 537 9250 to make reservations in our dining room, or to provide us 24-hour notice for the Cafe's Tavola di Perpetua e Felicità, a head-to-tail feast, featuring locally raised sustainable beef.

Please reserve by phone. We do not accept email reservations.