Warm, intimate, and a little tucked-away in Inman Square, with a coveted summer garden patio. The cooking leans on Turkish and Middle Eastern spice without ever feeling fussy.
Chef-owner Ana Sortun won the 2005 James Beard 'Best Chef: Northeast' award for Oleana, her Eastern Mediterranean restaurant near Inman Square in Cambridge (opened 2001). · en.wikipedia.org
Sortun's spice-led cooking draws on Turkish and Middle Eastern traditions; she was a repeat James Beard Outstanding Chef semifinalist (2015-2019) and 2020 finalist. · oleanarestaurant.com