Okta (restaurant)

Restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.

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Okta Farm & Kitchen

Restaurant information
Established| July 2022 (2022-07)
Owner(s)| Tributary Hospitality Group, LLC
Manager(s)|

* Christine Langelier

Head chef| Christine Smith
Food type| Pacific Northwest
Street address| 618 Northeast 3rd Street
City| McMinnville
County| Yamhill
State| Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code| 97128
Country| United States
Coordinates| 45°12′35.5″N 123°11′34.5″W﻿ / ﻿45.209861°N 123.192917°W﻿ / 45.209861; -123.192917
Seating capacity| 26 people
Website| www.tributaryhotel.com

Okta Farm & Kitchen[1][2] (stylized as ōkta) is a Pacific Northwest restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon.[3][4] Established in July 2022, the fine dining restaurant is located within the Tributary Hotel. Okta Farm & Kitchen was included in The New York Times's 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States.

## Description

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The restaurant's name was taken from the word "okta", a unit of measurement for cloud cover.[5] Okta Farm & Kitchen's main building was renovated from a hardware store,[6] while the surrounding farm was previously a cherry orchard.[5] Okta Farm & Kitchen had a seating capacity of 26 people.[7]

Serving Pacific Northwest cuisine, the restaurant's menu included lacto-fermented peppers with rockfish and morels with caviar and in-house brioche.[8] Other dishes included hazelnut tofu and cedar-smoked caviar.[6] The menu rotated seasonally,[9] and ingredients were sourced from their own farm.[5][6]

## History

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Okta was established in July 2022 by chef Matthew Lightner and vineyard owners Katie Jackson and Shaun Kajiwara.[5][8] Lightner previously worked at restaurants including Castagna, Noma, and Atera.[6][8]

The restaurant closed in September 2024,[10] then was re-opened in May 2025 by Tributary Hospitality Group, LLC.[citation needed]

## Reception

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Okta Farm & Kitchen was a semifinalist for the 2024 James Beard Awards in the category "Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific".[11] The restaurant was included in The New York Times's 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States[8] and in Time magazine's 2023 list of the World's Greatest Places in Willamette Valley.[6]

## See also

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* Food portal
* Oregon portal

* List of defunct restaurants of the United States
* List of Pacific Northwest restaurants

## References

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1. ^ "Okta Is Reopening in McMinnville". Portland Monthly. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
2. ^ "Oregon restaurant will reopen with new team, months after closure was announced". KOIN.com. April 15, 2025. Archived from the original on April 16, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
3. ^ Zusman, Michael C. (September 9, 2022). "ōkta, the New McMinnville Restaurant Helmed by Michelin-Starred Chef Matthew Lightner, Is Off to a Stellar Start". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
4. ^ Ulla, Gabe (August 3, 2022). "At Ōkta, Bespoke Dining Levels Up". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
5. ^ a b c d Ligori, Crystal (December 22, 2023). "Oregon's ōkta restaurant takes farm-to-table one step further". OPB. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
6. ^ a b c d e Derenzo, Nicholas (March 16, 2023). "Willamette Valley, Oregon: World's Greatest Places 2023". Time. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
7. ^ Brooks, Karen (November 28, 2022). "Review: At Okta, Chef Matthew Lightner Plants the Seeds for Oregon's Next Food Revolution in McMinnville". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
8. ^ a b c d Anderson, Brett; Bonisteel, Sara; Clark, Melissa; Gallagher, Brian; Krishna, Priya; Mishan, Ligaya; Moskin, Julia; O'Malley, Julia; Park, Eleanore; Rao, Tejal; Richardson, Nikita; Severson, Kim; Wells, Pete (September 19, 2023). "The Restaurant List 2023: Okta". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
9. ^ Michelman, Jordan (January 9, 2024). "Where to Eat in Portland, OR". Bon Appétit. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
10. ^ Roland, Rebecca (September 24, 2024). "Ambitious Oregon Tasting Menu Restaurant Okta Suddenly Closes". Eater Portland. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
11. ^ Wong, Janey (January 24, 2024). "Here Are Oregon's Semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards". Eater. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Tributary Hotel official website