La Canela Menu (Update 2025)

Introducing the Menu at La Canela

La Canela, a hidden gem in Rockville, MD, offers an enticing fusion of traditional Peruvian flavors and modern culinary finesse. The menu shines with fresh ingredients and authentic recipes, ensuring a delightful dining experience. Start your journey with the Calamari or Octopus Ceviche for a refreshing kick. For entrees, the Fettuccini A La Huancaina and Trucha showcase the restaurant's dedication to authentic Peruvian cuisine, marrying rich sauces with perfectly cooked seafood. The Asado De Tira and Palta Rellena highlight the robust flavors that define La Canela.

Don’t forget dessert; the Torta Tres Leches is a must-try, enveloping your palate in creamy sweetness. The warm, romantic ambiance, coupled with attentive service, makes every meal here a memorable occasion. Visit La Canela for an unforgettable taste of Peru!

Lunch Menu

Mini Ceviche De Pescado

Traditional Peruvian ceviche made with seasonal filet, aji limo, cilantro and lime, garnishes

Papa Huancaina

Steamed potato topped with Huancainca Sauce, hardboiled egg

Papitas Rellenas

Meat picadillo filled potatoes, sarza criolla, rocoto emulsion

Tamales De Cerdo

Peruvian style pork tamale, sarza criolla

Chicharron De Puerco

Braised pork shoulder tips fried to a golden crisp, fried sweet potato, sarza criolla

Crema De Zapallo

Roasted kabocha squash, house made focaccia croutons, queso fresco

Pollo Saltado

Boneless breast tips sauteed with red onions, tomato wedges and tossed with hand cut fries, finished with a tangy pan jus

CauCau

Traditional Peruvian beef tripe stew, jasmine rice

Trucha Frita

Pan fried rainbow trout fillet, stewed French lentils, jasmine rice, radish sarza

Tallarin Verde Con Huancaina

Peruvian style pesto fettuccini with huancaina potatoes, a classic combination!

Lomo Saltado

Beef tenderloin tips sauteed with red onions, tomato wedges and tossed with hand cut fries, finished with a tangy pan jus

Papa A La Huancaina

Steamed potatoes in huancaina sauce, hardboiled egg, Peruvian olives

Yuquitas Rellenas De Cangrejo

Jumbo lump crabmeat filled yuca croquettes, sarza criolla, rocoto emulsion

Chicharron De Calamar

Fried calamari made just like in perus southern beaches yuca logs, peruvian tartar sauce, sarza criolla

Chicharrones De Cerdo

Braised pork ribs cooked slowly to a golden crisp yuca logs, sarza criolla

Papitas Rellenas

Peruvian picadillo filled potatoes, rocoto emulsion, sarza criolla

Anticuchos De Corazon

Grilled marinated beef hearts, golden potato... The most popular Peruvian street food

Palta Rellena

Half an avocado filled with jumbo lump crabmeat, causa mash, bacon, rocoto tomato emulsion

Tamal De Cerdo

Braised pork belly filled tamale, rocoto emulsion, sarza criolla

Ceviche De Pescado

Traditional Peruvian ceviche of seasonal fish

Ceviche Mixto

Traditional Peruvian ceviche with mixed seafood

Mini Ceviche

Traditional Peruvian fish ceviche in a reduced version

Tiradito

Sashimi style sliced flounder tiradito marinated in lime juice with creamy aji emulsions

Chupe De Camarones

Creamy shrimp soup made with reduced shrimp broth butternut squash, lima beans, poached egg, potatoes and just a touch of cream

Dieta De Pollo

Peruvian style chicken soup with assorted vegetables and pasta

Lechugas Variadas

Mixed greens tossed with tomatoes, maple bacon, hardboiled egg, croutons, choice of honey mustard or creamy Peruvian vinaigrette

Ensalada Caesar

Traditional Caesar salad

Ensalada De Tomate Y Palta

Romaine lettuce tossed with tomato, avocado, marinated hearts of palm, croutons, Peruvian vinaigrette

Arroz Con Pato

Organic Hudson Valley Mallard duck leg cooked until tender served with cilantro and beer scented jasmine rice, huancaina ali oli, sarza crioll

Pollo Saltado

Boneless chicken breast tips sauteed in olive oil with thick julienne onions, tomato wedges, handcut fries, jasmine rice

Aji De Gallina

Shredded hen meat cooked in aji amarillio and milk soaked bread sauce, steamed potato, jasmine rice

Canilla De Cordero

10 hour grassfed Superior Farms lamb shank braised slowly in an aji panca Cabernet sauce until fork tender butter bean puree, caramelized onions, jasmine rice

Chuleton De Ribeye

Grilled ribeye steak served with fried plantain, fried egg, handcut garlic fries, jasmine rice

Asado De Tira

Boneless short ribs stewed slowly in a cilantro based dark beer sauce, canary beans, jasmine rice

Lomo Saltado

Beef tenderloin tips sauteed with julienne onions, tomato wedges, a vinegar pan jus, handcut fries, jasmine rice

Fettuccini Al Pesto

Peruvian style fettuccini al pesto served with a breaded chicken breast

Arroz Con Mariscos

Mixed seafood cooked with jasmine rice, white wine, Peruvian spices served with sarza criolla

Bacalao

Panfried codfish fillet, mixed seafood, a traditional sauce made with white wine and dried panca peppers, jasmine rice

Trucha

Whole rainbow trout marinated in lime juice and just a hint of ginger dusted with seasoned flour and panfried to a golden crisp, stewed French lentils, sarza criolla, jasmine rice

Fusion

Tacu tacu served with lomo saltado and a fried egg

Fettuccini A La Huancaina

Fettuccini tossed with warm huancaina sauce served with lomo saltado

Frijoles

Stewed Peruvian canary beans

Yucas Fritas

Yuca lincoln logs served with huancaina sauce

Arroz Jazmin

Garlic and olive oil scented jasmine rice

Platanos

Sweet fried plantains served with a slightly sour cream

Papas Fritas

Handcut french fries

Sauces

Huancaina, Aji Amarillo, or Rocoto

Dinner Menu

Desserts Menu

Picarones

Peruvian style doughnuts made out of sweet potato and squash, served with chancaca syrup

Crema Volteada De Queso

A marriage between a creme caramel and cheesecake served with almond crunch

Panna Cotta De Chirimoya

Fresh Chirimoya flavored Panna Cotta, raspberry coulis

Torta Tres Leches

Our version of the famous tres leches cake, creme anglais, raspberry coulis

Creme Brulee De Quinoa

Quinoa, cinnamon and vanilla infused creme brulee

Amstel Light Zoeterwoude, Netherlands

Delicately hoppy and lightly carbonated, with a light refreshing finish

Stella Artois Louven, Belgium

Light pilsner, well balanced flavor profile. Pleasantly bitter with a crisp finish

Cristal Lima, Peru

Refreshing pale lager, hints of sweet European malt and a balanced hint of bitter

Cusquena Cuzco, Peru

Gold medal winner in Belgiums Monde Selection four years in a row. Light lager, touch of sweet malt and bread aromas, with a small bitter hint

Flying Dog Doggie Style Pale Ale Frederick, MD

Grassy, citrus, and slight perfume hop aromas with a subtle sweet Caramel malt body

Allagash Triple Ale Portland, Me

Herbal and passion fruit aromas, hints of honey and biscuit, brewed with a 2row barley blend and fermented with a house yeast for a smooth dry finish

Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing IPA Chico, CA

Straight from the tank, unfiltered, and in its raw glory, very aromatic tropical and citrus aromas, with a balanced bitter hop

Dogfish Head 60 Min IPA Milton, De

Continually hopped IPA for a full 60 minutes, adding more than 60 hop additions. Pungent, citrusy, grassy hop flavors without being crushingly bitter

Elysian Space Dust IPA Seattle, WA

Bright citrus aromas, with Chinook hops to add bitterness, late and dry additions of Citra and Amarillo hops to add balance

Founders Breakfast Stout Grand Rapids, MI

Brewed with an abundance of flaked oats, bitter and imported chocolates, and two types of coffee, this stout has an intense freshroasted java nose topped with a frothy, cinnamoncolored head that goes forever

Moscow Mule

Titos Vodka, ginger beer, lime

Old Fashion

Makers Mark Bourbon, sugar cube, bitters, orange, Luxardo cherry, orange peel

Pear Pleasure

Absolut Pear Vodka, Elderflower liqueur, Cointreau, pear puree, lemon

Lima 88

Sparkling wine, Bombay Gin, Elderflower liqueur, lemon, Aperol

Lucy Goosey

Greygoose Vodka, strawberry puree, fresh squeezed lemonade

Rosemarys Cucumber

Tanqueray Gin, Elderflower liqueur, English cucumber, lime, rosemary

Sangria

Red wine, pineapple juice, orange juice, peach schnapps, fresh chopped fruit

Pisco Sour

Pisco, lime, egg white, bitters Passion fruit or Mango add 1

Chicha Sour

Pisco, chicha morada, lime, egg white

Coctel De Algarrobina

Pisco, algarrobina syrup, cream, egg white, cinnamon

El Mojadito

Pisco, mint, lime, simple syrup Passion fruit, Mango, or Strawberry add 2

Chilcano De Pisco

Pisco, ginger ale, lime, bitters Passion fruit or Mango add 2

Peruvian Margarita

Pisco, Grand Manier, lime, housemade sour mix Strawberry add 2

Don Ramon Red Wine Campo De Borja, Spain

Available by glass or bottle

Louis Jadot Bourgogne Pinot Noir Burgundy, France

Available only by bottle

Nova Terra Pinot Noir Veneto, Italy

Available by glass or bottle

Sierra Cantabria Crianza Rioja, Spain

Available only by bottle

Siete Fincas Malbec Mendoza, Argentina

Available by glass or bottle

Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel Sonoma County, CA

Available by glass or bottle

Joel Gott Cabernet Sauvignon Napa, CA

Available by glass or bottle

Alain Jaume Les Champauvins Blend CoTe Du Rhone, France

Available by glass or bottle

Beringer Vineyard Knights Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County, CA

Available only by bottle

Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon California

Available only by glass

La Vieille Ferme Rouge Rhone, France

Available only by glass

Nessa Albarino RiAs Baixas, Spain

Available by glass or bottle

Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio Valdadige, Italy

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Ferrari Carano Fume Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County, CA

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Matua Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, New Zealand

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Gerard Bertand Cote De Roses Rose Languedoc, France

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Aveleda Vinho Verde, Portugal

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Intipalka Chardonnay Ica, Peru

Available by glass or bottle

Talbott Kali Hart Estate Chardonnay Monterey, CA

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Woodbridge Chardonnay California

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Cavit Collection Pinot Grigio Italy

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Risata Moscato D Asti Asti, Italy

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Freixenet Cordon Cava Brut Catalonia, Spain

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La Marca Prosecco Veneto, Italy

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Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley, CA

Available only by bottle

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