Sabor y Ritmo: A Night of Latin Fusion at Café Ena Minneapolis

📍 Café Ena Minneapolis — Latin Fusion Cuisine
🗓️ Wednesday, 8 October 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
👥 Reserved for 8 guests

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✨ About Café Ena

Cafe Ena is a Minneapolis neighbourhood gem known for its vibrant Latin fusion cuisine, which blends Latin American flavours with French culinary techniques.

Located in the Tangletown neighbourhood, it's owned by Chef Hector Ruiz and often described as a cozy, intimate, and friendly spot.

Chef Hector Ruiz, who was trained in French cooking, crafts a distinctive menu that combines his classical training with the rich spices of Latin America. Dishes may include a South American-style ceviche, Argentinean-style steaks with chimichurri, and creative seafood dishes.

Praised for their the high-quality food, specifically highlighting the fresh and chunky guacamole, various seafood preparations like sea bass and paella, and the flavourful empanadas.

Every plate bursts with colour, energy, and artistry, reflecting the warmth and spirit of Latin culture.

They have just recently updated their menu, introducing an even wider variety of inventive small plates, fresh seafood, grilled meats, and plant-forward creations that showcase the rich culinary heritage of Latin America with a modern twist.

Inside, the atmosphere is lively yet intimate, filled with the hum of conversation, the aroma of spices, and the inviting glow of warm lighting.

The service is known for being gracious and welcoming, making guests feel like part of the Café Ena family from the moment they arrive.

From the high peaks of the Andes to the sun-soaked shores of the Caribbean, every dish celebrates the vibrant spices, seasonal ingredients, and rhythmic soul of Latin America — transforming a dinner at Café Ena into a culinary journey across an entire continent.

Aperitivos

• 🌽🍤 Corn Fritters — Beer-battered shrimp, curry corn fritters, pickled onions, sweet chilli sauce, jalapeño aioli, micro cilantro. $16
• 🥟🌶️ Birria Empanadas — Grass-fed slow-cooked beef with a dry pepper rub, mole negro, birria consommé, pickled onions, micro cilantro. $14
• 🥟🐔 Empanadas Potosinas — Adobo chicken, chihuahua cheese, roasted vine ripe tomato salsa, red onion–tomato relish, radishes. $14
• 🍤🐟🦪 Ceviche — Shrimp, fish, scallops, chiles, tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, aji sauce, micro cilantro, citron oil, pickled onion. $16
• 🥑 Avocado — Avocado, red onions, cilantro, tomatoes, citron oil, charred cherry tomato salsa, corn chips. $14

Vegetales

• 🥕 Zanahorias — Roasted brown butter garlic carrots, guajillo butter sauce, asparagus, mushrooms, micro arugula, tangerine oil, sherry glaze. $17
• 🥘 Paella de Verduras — Saffron bomba rice, artichokes, baby carrots, saffron cauliflower, peppers, onions, mushrooms, peas, citron peppers, micro arugula. $22

Carne

• 🐑 Cordero — Rosemary marinade rack of lamb, red wine demi-glace, potato, asparagus, spinach, green beans, carrots, chardonnay apple. $38
• 🥩 Argentinian Steak — Guajillo-marinated petite N.Y. steak, roasted caramelised Yukon potatoes, sautéed baby spinach, roasted poblano sauce. $34
• 🍢 Anticuchos — Peruvian aji–marinated chicken, braised potatoes, red chimichurri, panca aioli, yellow aji aioli, micro greens. $26
• 🐖 Lechón — Roasted adobo pork shank, roasted corn–Yukon mash, grilled asparagus, guajillo butter sauce, micro greens. $30

Pescado

• 🦪 Callos de Hacha — Sweet pimentón–roasted scallops, roasted coconut risotto, baby spinach, saffron butter sauce, pineapple salsa. $34
• 🐟 Luvina — Pistachio-crusted sea bass, jalapeño-mustard potato gratin, garlic spinach, Peruvian yellow aji sauce, citrus fennel slaw, tangerine oil. $45
• 🐟 Pescado — Citrus-crusted polenta red snapper, baby potatoes, andouille sausage, caper butter sauce, fennel-apple slaw. $30
• 🥘🦐 Paella de Mariscos — Saffron bomba rice, shrimp, mussels, calamari, scallops, prawns, peppers, onions, spicy pimento, peas, citron peppers. $34

Pasta

• 🍝🍄 Chicken Marsala — Free-range chicken pieces, roasted peppers, asparagus, egg pasta, mushrooms, Marsala, asiago cheese, white truffle. $24
• 🦞 Langosta — Egg pasta, shrimp, lobster, asparagus tips, roasted red peppers, spinach, garlic sweet-potato sauce, micro arugula, Romano cheese. $27
• 🌿 Espinaca — Creamy sauce, egg pasta, roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese, toasted pine nuts. $22 (Add: +$4 chicken / +$6 shrimp)

Salads

• 🥗 Campesino — Panela cheese, vine-ripe tomato, avocado, tamarind-balsamic glaze, cilantro oil, annatto oil, citron oil, micro arugula. $14
• 🥗🍓 Loreto Salad — Strawberries, cucumbers, apples, spring mix, raspberry vinaigrette, candied nuts, gorgonzola cheese. $14

Postres (Desserts)

• 🍰 Tres Leches Cake — Vanilla sponge soaked in three milks, topped with whipped cream. $10
• 🥨 Churros — Cinnamon-sugar dusted with dulce de leche dipping sauce. $9
• 🥥 Flan de Coco — Creamy coconut flan with caramelised sugar. $10

Cócteles (Signature & Seasonal Cocktails)

• 🍸 Ena 46 — Gin, lemon juice, hibiscus simple syrup, cava, lemon garnish. $12
• 🥃 Mescal Old Fashioned — Mescal, orange bitters, Xocolt mole bitters, hickory-smoked agave nectar. $14
• 🍹 Margarita — Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, agave nectar, salt, lime garnish. $11
• 🍹 Don Raul Margarita — Revel 88, Grand Marnier, lime juice, agave nectar, Tajín salt, lime garnish. $13
• 🍷 Sangría — Seasonal fruit infusion; by the glass $9 / carafe $30
• 🥃 Bourbon Fusion — Redemption Bourbon, crème de cassis, agave nectar, fresh lemon juice, lemon wheel. $13
• 🍋 Mariachi Loco — El Jimador Blanco tequila, dry sherry, lemon juice, agave nectar syrup, orange bitters, lemon wheel. $12
• 🍸 Mojito Time — White rum, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, mint leaves, club soda (flavours available). $12
• 🍸 La Mora — Gin, agave nectar, lime juice, fresh raspberries. $13

Vinos (Wine) (by the glass / bottle)
Reds

• Pinot Noir — Folktale, Monterey County, California. $14 / $54
• Malbec — Alto Cedro, Mendoza, Argentina. $13 / $50
• Tempranillo Crianza — Viña Real, Rioja, Spain. $13 / $50
• Tempranillo Reserva — Cune, Rioja, Spain. $16 / $62
• Cabernet Sauvignon — Hedges CMS, Columbia Valley, Washington, USA. $12 / $46
• Côtes du Rhône Blend — Domaine de la Solitude, Rhône Valley, France. $14 / $54

Whites

• Vinho Verde — Vai (Loureiro, Trajadura, Avesso), Portugal. $10 / $38
• Sauvignon Blanc — Wither Hills, New Zealand. $11 / $42
• Pinot Grigio — Vigneti del Sole, Veneto, Italy. $12 / $46
• Verdejo — Casamaro, Castilla y León, Spain. $10 / $38
• Txakolina — Getarianko, Basque Spain. $12 / $46
• Albariño — Granbazan Etiqueta Verde, Rías Baixas, Spain. $16 / $62
• Chardonnay — Cordillera de los Andes, Valle del Limarí, Chile. $13 / $50

Rosé

• Provence Rosé — La Plage, France. $10 / $38
• Amestoi Rosé — Rubentis, Spain. $12 / $46

Sparkling

• Brut Cava — Rabetllat i Vidal, Penedès, Spain. $12 / $46
• Rosé Sparkling — Estelado, Central Valley, Chile. $14 / $56
• Prosecco — Poggio Costa, Italy (Brut). $11 / $42
• Crémant — J. Laurens “Les Clos de Demoiselles”, France. $15 / $58