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a Cena Ristorante
7742 SE 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97202
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Wines by the Glass, Beer & Cocktails
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To Go
Desserts
Dinner
Wine List
Vintages are subject to change
Piemonte
2020 Barbera d'Alba, Armujan, Ruggeri Corsini
$57.002020 Barbera d'Alba, Vigna Martina, Elio Grasso
$73.002019 Barbera d'asti Superiore Nizza, Pomorosso, Coppo
$105.002019 Gattinara, Travaglini
$78.002019 Barolo, Albe, G.D. Vajra
$84.002019 Barolo, Paolo Scavino
$102.002018 Barolo, Cannubi, Brezza
$125.002018 Dolcetto Dogliani, Cascina Corte
$54.002018 Barbaresco, Serraboella, Sori Paitin
$118.002018 Barbaresco, Vie Erte, Cigliuti
$98.002016 Freisa d'Asti, Tenuta Olim Bauda
$46.002020 Nebbiolo, Perbacco, Vietti
$63.00Toscana
2019 Chianti Clasico Riserva, Il Grigio, San Felice
$52.002019 Chianti Classico Riserva, Berardenga, Felsina
$81.002018 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva, Tenuta di Gracciano
$69.002020 Rosso di Montalcino, Patrizia Cencioni
$51.002018 Brunello di Montalcino, La Fortuna
$105.002017 Brunello di Montalcino, Castiglion di Bosco
$131.002020 Toscana Igt, Crognolo, Tenuta Sette Ponti
$60.002021 Super Tuscan, CA' Marcanda Promis, Gaja
$115.002016 Super Tuscan, Arcanum
$135.002019 Sangiovese & Cabernet, Capezzana, Conte Contini Bomacossi
$67.00Veneto
2018 Valpolicello Ripasso, Bertani
$51.002019 Amarone della Valpolicella, Allegrini
$175.002018 Amarone della Valpolicella, Marne 180, Tedeschi
$105.002017 Super Veronese, Della Casa, Gasparini
$57.002016 Colli Euganei Rosso, Gemola, Vignalta
$92.002019 Cabernet Sauvignon & Carmenere, Bradisismo, Inama
$90.00Other Regions
2019 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva, La Valentina, Abruzzo
$51.002017 Aglianico del Vulture, Musto Carmelitano, Basilicata
$46.002020 Sangiovese Superiore, Papesse, Villa Papiano, Emilia-Romagna
$45.002019 Cesanese del Piglio, Foretano, Carlo Noro, Lazio
$72.002016 Montepulciano, Conero Riserva, Piantate Lunghe, Marche
$72.002019 Perdixi Rosso, Bovale Olianas, Sardegna
$63.002020 Frappato, Planeta, Sicilia
$51.002019 Nero d'Avola, Zisola, Mazzei, Sicilia
$60.002019 Etna Rosso, Benanti, Sicilia
$54.002016 Etna Rosso, Aetneus, I Custodi, Sicilia
$78.00New World
2020 Sangiovese, Coe Cellars, Walla Walla
$51.002021 Pinot Noir, Bethel Heights, Aeolian, Oregon
$106.002021 Pinot Noir, Purple Hands, Kropf Vineyard, Oregon
$111.002022 Pinot Noir, Purple Hands, Lone Oak Ranch, Oregon
$63.002020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Woodward Canyon, Washington
$115.00Piemonte
2022 Roero Arneis, Vietti
$51.002021 Nascetta, Anas-Cetta, Elvio Cogno
$60.002021 Timorasso, Derthona, Vietti
$84.002021 Cortese di Gavi, Pio Cesare
$51.002021 Sauvignon, Marchesi di Gresy
$48.002021 Pinot Nero Bianco, Pinner, Cavallotto
$63.00Toscana
2020 Chardonnay, I Sistri, Felsina
$69.002022 Vermentino / Viogner, Vistamare, Ca'Marcanda Gaja
$119.00Veneto
2020 Soave Classico, Foscarino, Inama
$60.002019 Soave Classico, Straforte, Pra
$51.002020 Lugana, I Frati, Ca dei Frati
$46.00Other Regions
2021 Pecorino, Torre dei Beati, Abruzzo
$49.002021 Albana, Terra, Villa Papiano, Emilia-Romagna
$60.002021 Verdeca, Masseria Li Veli, Puglia
$51.002021 Pinot Grigio, Elena Walch, Alto Adige
$47.002021 Kerner, Valle Isarco, Alto Adige
$53.002016 Collio Bianco Riserva, Zuani, Friuli
$69.002021 Etna Bianco, Valcanzjria, Gulfi, Sicilia
$46.002022 Etna Bianco, IDDA, Gaja, Sicilia
$135.00Sparkling
N/V Lambrusco Reggiano, Quercioli, Medici Ermete, Emilia-Romagna
$35.002021 Lambrusco di Sorbara, Ca' de' Medici, Emilia-Romagna
$38.00N/V Moscato d'Asti, Tenuta Olim Bauda, Piemonte
- 375ml $21.00
N/V Extra Brut Rose, N.S. Della, Neve G.D. Vajra, Piemonte
$63.00N/V Brut Rose, Ferrari, Trentino
- 375ml $42.00
N/V Brut, Ferrari, Trentino
$60.002020 Brut Carricante, Noblesse, Benanti, Sicilia
$96.002018 Millesimato Extra Brut, Tamellini, Veneto
$51.00N/V Prosecco Brut, Loredan Gasparini, Veneto
$41.002020 Prosecco Rose, Casa Bianca, Veneto
$45.00Rose / Rosato
2022 Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, Torre dei Beati, Abruzzo
$45.002021 Chiaretto, Diamante, Comincioli
$55.002022 Rosa del Rosa, Proprieta Sperino, Piemonte
$53.002022 Langhe Rosato, Podere Ruggeri Corsini
$40.00Big Bottles
2019 Barbera d'Alba, Armujan, Podere Ruggeri Corsini
- 1.5L $126.00
2019 Barolo, Bussia, Ruggeri Corsini
- 1.5L $205.00
2015 Travaglini Gattinara
- 1.5L $195.00
2015 Chianti Classico Riserva, Fattoria di Petroio
- 1.5L $120.00
2015 Brunello di Montalcino, Franco Pacenti
$205.002016 Brunello di Montalcino, Ugolaia, Lisini
$375.002012 Brunello di Montalcino, La Fortuna
$425.002012 Etna Rosso, Aetnus, I Custodi
- 1.5L $165.00
Rosso
House Red
$12.00Barbera d'Asti, Vietti, Piemonte
$14.00Nebbiolo, Renato Ratti, Piemonte
$15.00Carmenere, Inama, Veneto
$15.00Pinot Noir, Roco, Gravel Road, Willamette Valley
$15.00Super Tuscan, Querciabella, Tuscany
$16.00Bianco
House White
$10.00Arneis, Bruna Grimaldi, Piemonte
$13.00Soave Classico, Inama, Veneto
$12.00Turbiana, Ca dei Frati, Veneto
$14.00Langhe Bianco, Luigi Baudana
$14.00Gavi, Tenuta La Rocca, Piemonte
$13.00Rose & Sparkling
Rosato, Rosa Bella, G.D. Vajra, Piemonte
$14.00Prosecco Brut, Loredan Gasperini, Veneto
$13.00House Prosecco Rose, Veneto
$11.00Moscato d'Asti, Olim Bauda, Piemonte
$8.00Half Bottles
Rose Brut, Ferrari, Trentino
- Split (375ml) $43.00
2017 Brunello di Montalcino, Franco Pacenti
$49.002017 Barolo, Bussia, Podere Ruggeri Corsini
$53.002019 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Cantina Zaccagnini
$26.00A Cena House Cocktails
Aperol Spritz
$13.00
Prosecco, Aperol, Soda, Orange
Hugo Spritz
$13.00
Prosecco, St Germain, mint, soda, lime
Limoncellotini
$14.00
Limoncello, Soda, Muddled Lemon
Gindevour
$14.00
Hendrick's, Aperol, Lime
Tuscan Mule
$13.00
Tuaca, Ginger Beer, Lime
Espresso Martini
$15.00
Café Umbria, vanilla vodka, orange
Negroni
$14.00
Barrel aged Gin, Campari & Berto Rosso
Negroni Bianco
$14.00
Boodles Gin, Luxardo Bitter, Lillet
Paper Plane
$14.00
Bulleit Rye, Amaro, Aperol, Lemon
Nocino Manhattan
$14.00
Maker's Mark, House-made Nocino
Bianco / New World
2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Jordano Cru Opoka Marjan Simcic, Brda
$99.002016 Cabernet Franc, Clos Rogue Valley, Leah Jorgensen
$118.00Rosso
2016 Sforzato di Valtellina, Corte di Cama, Memete Prevostini
$165.002012 Aglianico Tuarasi, Poliphemo, Luigi Tecce
$135.00Veneto
2010 Amarone della Valpolicella, Bertani
$210.002016 Veneto Blend, Capo di Stato, Loredan Gasparini
$120.00Piemonte
2015 Nizza Barbera Riserva, Bauda Tenuta Olim Bauda
$135.002013 Sito Moresco Red Blend, Gaja
$125.002006 Barolo, Badarina, Bruna Grimaldi
$155.002013 Barolo Riserva, Badarina, Bruna Grimaldi
$125.002014 Barolo, Vietti, Lazzarito
$220.002011 Barolo, Chiniera, Elio Grasso
$185.002017 Barolo, Ravera, Azienda Argicola
$170.002015 Barolo, Ravera, Elvio Cogno
$245.002015 Barolo, Cannubi, Poderi Luigi Einaudi
$165.002015 Barbaresco Riserva, Pora Produttori
$185.002015 Barbaresco, Martinenga Gaiun, Marchesi di Gresy
$145.002015 Barbaresco, Riserva, Camp Gros, Marchesi di Gresy
$195.00Toscana
2007 Super Tuscan, Cepparello, Isole e Olena
$175.002018 Super Tuscan, Vigorello, San Felice
$125.002018 Super Tuscan, Pugnitello, San Felice
$105.002004 Brunello di Montalcino, La Casa, Caparzo
$265.002016 Brunello di Montalcino, Ugolaia, Lisini
$185.002012 Brunello di Montalcino, Vallocchio, Fanti
$165.002016 Brunello di Montalcino, Pelagrilli, Siro Pacenti
$145.002016 Brunello di Montalcino, Vendemia, La Gerla
$165.002016 Brunello di Montalcino, Pieve Santa Restituta, Gaja
$185.002004 Chianti Classico Riserva, Rancia, Felsina
$145.002007 Chianti Classico Riserva, Rancia, Felsina
$125.00Antipasti
Burrata
$15.00
Burrata, Roasted beets, Purple Kale, toasted walnuts, Saba, EVO
vegetarian
Casa
$14.00
Field Greens, Honey-poached apples, Toasted Hazelnuts, Gorgonzola, Balsamico
vegetarian
Finocchio
$15.00
Shaved fennel, blood orange, arugula, Pecorino Romano, pistachio, champagne vinaigrette
vegetarian
Giardiniera
$7.00
Italian Pickled vegetables
vegetarian
Polipo
$15.00
Grilled Octopus, Mama Lil's Peppers, Salsa Verde, olives, Arugula, garbanzo puree
Polpettine
$12.00
House-made meatballs, Grana Padano
Primi
Agnolotti
Corn & Mascarpone Raviolini, Butter-Poached Maine Lobster, chive
- $27.00
- $46.00
Al Forno
$25.00
Lasagna alla Bolognese, Bechamel, Ricotta, Mozzarella, Grana Padano, basil
Garganelli alla Norcia
Hand-rolled penne pasta, House-made fennel Sausage, Cremini mushroom, cream, Grana Padano
- $15.00
- $28.00
Risotto
$22.00
Roasted winter squash, sage, Grana Padano
vegetarian
Radiatori
Painted Hills oxtail ragu, roasted heirloom carrots, Pecorino Romano
- $15.00
- $28.00
Frutti di Mare
$25.00
Squid ink Bucatini, lobster brodo, prawns, calamari, green onion
Secondi
Cacciatorre
$26.00
Braised airline chicken breast, Creste di Gallo, wild mushrooms, San Marzano tomatoes, parmigiana. Wild Mushrooms: not an inspected product
Parmigiana
$24.00
Eggplant Parmesan, House-made Mozzarella, Pomodoro, Basil
vegetarian
Salmone
$28.00
Pan-seared wild Alaskan Salmon, braised corona beans, broccolini, roasted tomato butter
Osso Bucco
$34.00
Sudan farms Lamb, Creamy Polenta, artichokes, olives, mint, pine nuts
Dolci
Tiramisu*
$13.00
Mascarpone layered with coffee-soaked ladyfingers, dark rum & cocoa
Cannoli
$10.00
Whipped ricotta, Amaretto, lemon zest, dark chocolate, pistachio
Budino
$12.00
Butterscotch pudding, whipped cream, caramel
Panna Cotta
$12.00
Vanilla bean Panna Cotta, Rhubarb Campari compote
Affogato
$13.00
Vanilla Bean Gelato, Warm Chocolate sauce, Shot of espresso
- W/ Corretto Add
- $5.00
House-Made Gelato
$10. Served with a pizzelle
Jacobsen's Sea Salt & Caramel
Vanilla Bean
Cassata
Ricotta, lemon zest, almond
Rhubarb & Brown Butter Crumble
Warres Port / Vermouth
Tawny 20-Year
$18.00Tawny 10-Year
$13.00Elena Vermouth di Torino
$14.00Pio Cesare Barolo Chinato
$18.00Cognac / Brandy
Hennessy Privilege VSOP
$15.00Courvoisier V.S.
$12.00Clear Creek Pear Brandy
$12.00
*Consuming raw or undercooked eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Our tiramisu contains raw eggs
Antipasti
Casa
$15.00
Farm lettuces, Charred citrus vinaigrette, radishes, hazelnuts, sheep cheese
vegetarian
Caesar*
$16.00
Escarole, anchovy, Focaccia croutons, lemon, black pepper, grana padano
Barbabiatole
$17.00
Marinated beets, labneh, shaved fennel, balsamico, candied pecans, fresh herbs
vegetarian
Antipasto
$21.00
Selection of seasonal pickles, preserves, olives & cured meats grilled bread
Burrata
$19.00
Asparagus, snap peas, spring vegetables, lemon, balsamico, grilled bread
vegetarian
Olives
$10.00
Mixed olives, lemon zest rosemary, garlic, evoo
vegetarian
Fritto Misto*
$19.00
Calamari, shrimp, olives, lemon, calabrian chilis, Preserved lemon aioli
Polipo*
$20.00
Grilled Octopus, confit fingerling potatoes, olives, saffron aioli, salsa verde
Arancini ai Funghi
$16.00
Fried mushroom risotto balls, fontal, wild mushrooms, kabocha squash puree, pecorino. Wild Mushrooms: not an inspected product
vegetarian
Primi
Gluten-free available upon request
Agnolotti
$48.00
Corn & Mascarpone Raviolini, Butter Poached Maine Lobster, chives
Radiatore alla Norma
Roasted eggplant, sweet peppers, plum tomatoes, rosepetal harissa, feta, pine nuts, mint
vegetarian
- $18.00
- $32.00
Garganelli alla Norcia
Hand-rolled penne pasta, fennel Sausage, Cremini mushroom, cream, Grana Padano
- $19.00
- $34.00
Rigatoni Bolognese
Beef, Pork & Lamb Ragu, Tomato, chili flake, pecorino, parsley, bread crumbs
- $19.00
- $34.00
Pansotti
$32.00
Nettle, wild greens & ricotta stuffed pasta, Fiore Sardo Ligurian walnut pesto
vegetarian
Lumache
Pomodoro, butter, onion, chili flake, Grana Padano, parsley
vegetarian
- $15.00
- $28.00
Secondi
Parmigiana
$26.00
Eggplant Parmesan, House pulled Mozzarella, Pomodoro, Basil
vegetarian
Bistecca*
$37.00
Grilled Hanger steak, Sweet pepper & eggplant caponata, Arugula, pine nuts, balsamico
Agnello
$36.00
Slow braised SuDan Farm lamb shank, Fregola Sardo, lamb jus, kale raab, English pea & mint salsa verde
Pesce*
$36.00
Alaskan Halibut, Hazelnut & cured tomato romesco, Grilled calcots, gremolata
Contorni
Asparagi
$14.00
Grilled asparagus, n'duja butter, garlic crisp, pecorino, evoo
Escarole
$12.00
Sauteed escarole, garlic, Anchovy, grana padano, lemon
Cavoletti di Bruxelles
$12.00
Fried Brussels sprouts, pancetta, lemon, ricotta salata
Tris di Contorni
$32.00
*Consuming raw or undercooked eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Our aioli contains raw eggs
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Italian
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday:
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Saturday:
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Sunday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
About Us
At a Cena, we share a love for simply cooked meals enjoyed with friends and family. We value fresh ingredients, local Portland area farmers, hand made pastas and cured meats, daily prepared breads, consistency, a well-matched wine list, and a seasoned and personable staff. With these elements, we strive to offer our guests a fine-dining experience with the comfort and warmth of an Italian country kitchen. Salute!