Restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.
Okta (stylized as ōkta) was a Pacific Northwest restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon. Established in July 2022, the fine dining restaurant was included in "The New York Times"'s 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States. Okta closed permanently in September 2024.
Description.
The restaurant's name was taken from the word "okta", a unit of measurement for cloud cover. Okta's main building was renovated from a hardware store, while the surrounding farm was previously a cherry orchard. Okta had a seating capacity of 26 people.
Serving Pacific Northwest cuisine, the restaurant's menu included lacto-fermented peppers with rockfish and morels with caviar and in-house brioche. Other dishes included hazelnut tofu and cedar-smoked caviar. The menu rotated seasonally, and ingredients were sourced from their own farm.
History.
Okta was established in July 2022 by chef Matthew Lightner and vineyard owners Katie Jackson and Shaun Kajiwara. Lightner previously worked at restaurants including Castagna, Noma, and Atera.
The restaurant closed permanently in September 2024.
Reception.
Okta was a semifinalist for the 2024 James Beard Awards in the category "Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific". The restaurant was included in "The New York Times"'s 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States and in "Time" magazine's 2023 list of the World's Greatest Places in Willamette Valley.
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