Cafe Olli sits on NE Martin Luther King Blvd, serving a menu that shifts with what's seasonal and locally sourced across both a daytime and evening service. The restaurant is employee-owned, operating on a model of inclusive governance, open-book accounting, and close ties to local farms.
Olli also runs a daily community meal program, offering to-go meals on a sliding scale for anyone facing food insecurity, walk-in only. Ollini, the connected catering and events operation, handles private gatherings and outside events from the same address.
Regulars frequently point to the wood-fired cooking and service as reasons the place draws visitors from outside the neighborhood. Cafe Olli holds a spot on the Eater 38, was named a StarChefs Rising Stars honoree in 2023, scored 8.5/10 from The Infatuation, appeared on The New York Times' Restaurant List in 2023, and is a 2026 James Beard Foundation semifinalist for Best Chef: Northwest Pacific.
Olli also runs a daily community meal program, offering to-go meals on a sliding scale for anyone facing food insecurity, walk-in only. Ollini, the connected catering and events operation, handles private gatherings and outside events from the same address.
Regulars frequently point to the wood-fired cooking and service as reasons the place draws visitors from outside the neighborhood. Cafe Olli holds a spot on the Eater 38, was named a StarChefs Rising Stars honoree in 2023, scored 8.5/10 from The Infatuation, appeared on The New York Times' Restaurant List in 2023, and is a 2026 James Beard Foundation semifinalist for Best Chef: Northwest Pacific.