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Wood-fired Mediterranean kitchen

Cooked over fire, made for sharing.

Seasonal Mediterranean plates, hand-rolled pasta and whole fish from our olive-wood hearth, served with natural wine at candlelit tables in Hudson.

Find us
48 Mercer Lane
Hudson, NY
Two cooks in white aprons sliding flatbreads into a whitewashed wood-fired oven, with olive branches in the foreground

Opening hours

Mon
Closed
Tue – Thu
5 PM – 10 PM
Fri & Sat
5 PM – 11 PM
Sun
12 PM – 9 PM
Hummus, Kalamata olives, crumbled feta, cucumber and warm pita laid out on a stone table

Olive & oak

The only woods our hearth burns, for heat that is gentle, steady and sweet with smoke.

Our story

A kitchen built around the hearth.

Everything at Olea starts with the fire. Our hearth burns from the moment we open until the last plate leaves the pass, and almost everything we cook spends time over it: octopus charred at the edges, lamb roasted for eight hours, bread blistered straight from the coals.

The rest comes from people we know. Vegetables from nearby farms, fish landed that morning and olive oil from small family groves around the Mediterranean. The menu moves with the seasons, so there is always something new on the table.

  • Olive-wood hearth

    Lit before service and fed until the last plate goes out.

  • Pasta made daily

    Rolled and cut by hand every afternoon.

  • Natural wines

    A short list from small, low-intervention growers.

From the kitchen

Signature dishes

The plates our regulars order again and again.

See the full menu
  • Grilled lamb skewers with fresh mint and a bowl of tzatziki

    Small plates

    Lamb kofta

    16

    Spiced lamb skewers, tzatziki, mint, toasted pine nuts

    • Gluten-free
  • Grilled sea bream fillets with lemon, cherry tomatoes and basil

    From the hearth

    Grilled sea bream

    34

    Lemon, oregano, blistered cherry tomatoes, basil

    • Gluten-free
  • Ricotta ravioli with brown butter, parsley and sun-dried tomato

    Pasta

    Ricotta ravioli

    24

    Brown butter, parsley, sun-dried tomato

    • Vegetarian
  • A slice of lemon olive oil cake with poppy seeds and glaze

    Desserts

    Lemon olive oil cake

    12

    Poppy seeds, lemon glaze, candied zest

    • Vegetarian

The evening

Pull up a chair and stay a while.

Watch the cooks work the fire from the counter, settle in with a bottle from the natural wine list, or bring everyone together around the long table.

Two cooks at an arched wood-fired oven, a flatbread resting on the hearth

The counter. Front-row seats facing the hearth, kept free for walk-ins every night.

Orange wine being poured into a stemmed glass

The wine list. Small, low-intervention growers, with a few bottles always open by the glass.

Private dining

The long table

Seats up to 14 for birthdays, rehearsal dinners and family feasts, with a shared menu built around the hearth.

Call (518) 555-0142 to plan your evening
A whitewashed entrance with wooden double doors, hanging lamps and potted olive trees

Visit us

Find your way to the table.

Book ahead for weekends, or drop by and take a seat at the counter. We keep it free for walk-ins every night.

Address

48 Mercer Lane
Hudson, NY 12534
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Reservations

(518) 555-0142

Book online for up to 8 guests, or call us for bigger groups.

Opening hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
5 PM – 10 PM
Wednesday
5 PM – 10 PM
Thursday
5 PM – 10 PM
Friday
5 PM – 11 PM
Saturday
5 PM – 11 PM
Sunday
12 PM – 9 PM
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Reservations

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Book online in under a minute for up to 8 guests. Planning something bigger? Give us a call and we will look after you.