Tilth

Wallingford

Chef Maria Hines was ahead of her time when she opened this restaurant devoted to all things seasonal, regional and organic. The neighborhood bistro could very well be "the house next door," located as it is in a charming Craftsman-style building, formerly a single-family home. The small, candlelit dining room is painted in shades of green and yellow that glow at sunset. Innovative dishes have...

A certified organic restaurant by the much-lauded Maria Hines, Tilth serves up wonderful, inventive dishes that can be had as small plates or full entrées—the mini-duck burgers, seasonally inspired risottos, and wild salmon deserve special mentions. It's not the sort of place you'd expect to find on Wallingford's busy commercial strip: occupying a Craftsman house, it has been lovingly spruced...

At Tilth, you'll feel right at home--someone else's home, that is. The rustic bungalow doesn't resemble your typical restaurant. No host stand to speak of, a flickering fireplace, and drapes that crest each window. Chef Maria Hines pays close attention to her dishes' building blocks. Most everything on the menu is constructed from organic parts, Menu changes monthly and is heavy on the vegan...

Tilth is one of the nation's only restaurants to receive organic certification from Oregon Tilth (an organization that sets organic standards), but don't confuse organic with granola-crunchy hippie food. Chef Maria Hines, one of Seattle's most creative chefs, oversaw the kitchen at the W Seattle's acclaimed Earth & Ocean before opening this restaurant in a little cottage in Wallingford. The...

Our chef and owner, Maria Hines, is a James Beard Award winner for Best Chef of the Northwest, as well as one of Food & Wine Magazine’s 10 Best New Chefs of 2005. In 2008, the New York Times deemed Tilth one of the best new restaurants in the country.