Houlme
Restaurant · San Juan County
460 Main St, Eastsound, WA 98245
Highlights
Inventive pizzas, Mediterranean small plates, natural wines
Inventive pizzas, Mediterranean small plates, natural wines
"Only at this fine-dining pizzeria on Orcas Island will you eat a hot dog topped with kale, and it turns out that’s the only way we want a ballpark frank moving forward. Fried ribbons are as frizzled as paper crinkle confetti, and paired with crispy, panko-like potato smithereens, it’s an incredible invention that even steals the pizza’s show." - gabe guarente, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, aimee rizzo
"Located on Orcas Island and associated with chef Jay Blackinton, who was nominated in 2025 for Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific Region; the nomination was a significant accolade but did not secure a win." - Harry Cheadle
"The new Orcas Island restaurant from chef Jay Blackinton, who is a finalist for Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific. Blackinton is an important figure in the San Juan Islands dining scene and is cited as one reason the islands have become a culinary hotspot. The new spot’s format pairs small plates with sourdough pizzas, continuing Blackinton’s interest in inventive, ingredient-forward tasting sequences." - Harry Cheadle
"Orcas Island chef Jay Blackinton, previously recognized by the James Beards for his work at earlier restaurants, is a semifinalist in the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category for his work at this establishment." - Harry Cheadle
"A nice sit-down meal at Houlme (formerly known as Hogstone's Wood Oven) is simply a given on any trip to Orcas. The restaurant just consists of one little magical room where you sit with friends, passing around beer-pickled clams, pizzas topped with goat cheese and garden herbs, glasses of low-intervention wine, and really f*cking good buttery potato balls with cheddar foam. It's incredibly special, delicious, and downright mandatory if you went through all of the trouble to place yourself on this island. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
