Depoe Bay, Oregon · Est. 2009
Our Philosophy
"This coastline has everything.
You just have to pay attention to it."
Restaurant Beck opened in Depoe Bay in 2009 with a simple foundation: farm and ocean to table cooking on the Oregon Coast. Over time that evolved to include foraged ingredients — mushrooms, sea vegetables, coastal plants — found within miles of this kitchen. Seafood comes directly from local fishermen and boats when they have product. Produce from the farmers market when it’s in season. The menu changes weekly, shaped by what’s genuinely available and at its best right now.
Sourcing
Mushrooms, sea vegetables, seafood from Newport’s commercial fishermen — these aren’t sourcing talking points. They’re the starting point of every dish. The menu reflects what’s available, at its peak, right now. That might mean a dish changes mid-week, or disappears entirely when something better comes through the door.
It isn’t a concept or a marketing position. It’s simply how the kitchen has always worked — stay close to the source, cook what’s genuinely at its best, and let the ingredients lead.
The Kitchen
Chef Justin Wills trained at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, graduating in 1997. That classical foundation — French technique, discipline, consistency — remains the underpinning of everything that comes out of Beck's kitchen.
But technique is a tool, not the point. Every method employed here exists to make the ingredient taste more like itself. The plate should taste like the Oregon Coast. That's the standard.
2×
James Beard Semifinalist
Best Chef: Northwest
2012 & 2013
DiRŌNA
Award of Excellence
Distinguished Restaurants
of North America · 2023
CIA
Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, New York
Class of 1997
F&W
Food & Wine
People’s Best New Chef
Nominee · 2011
Also in Newport
In 2015, Justin and Stormee opened Sorella Italian in Nye Beach, Newport — a true Italian neighborhood restaurant on the Oregon Coast. House-made pasta, breads baked daily, gelato made in-house. Stormee leads all front of house operations and oversees the beverage program, bringing the same care to the dining room and glass that Justin brings to the plate. The name means “sister” in Italian — named for Isla, sister to Becker, just as Restaurant Beck was named for him.
Visit Sorella →The Owners
Justin & Stormee Wills
Restaurant Beck opened in Depoe Bay in 2009 — named for their son Becker. Sorella Italian followed in Newport’s Nye Beach in 2015, named for his sister Isla; sorella means “sister” in Italian. Justin leads the kitchen at both restaurants, while Stormee oversees all front of house operations, the award-winning wine list at Beck, and the beverage program at Sorella. Both share the same conviction — that this stretch of coastline deserves cooking that takes it seriously.
Join Us
Open Tuesday through Sunday · 5 pm until close · Depoe Bay, Oregon
Closed Memorial Day & Labor Day