Olio

Olio is an Italian restaurant located at 338 5th Avenue North in historic downtown Bayport, Minnesota, owned and operated by St. Croix Valley locals Luke Sawtell and Riley Jackson. The restaurant specializes in handmade pastas, fresh focaccia, and amaro flights, focusing on the simplicity and elegance of Italian regional cooking with a scratch menu that emphasizes house-made ingredients and seasonality. Opened in late 2023 by industry veterans with extensive culinary backgrounds, Olio has become a popular destination for both locals and visitors, offering both reservation-based indoor seating and first-come, first-serve bar and patio seating.