Ballard residents now have a convenient new place to eat out while grabbing groceries. Town & Country (T&C) Markets opened its newest Field House restaurant on November 7 at its Ballard Market, the first in Seattle proper.
The opening comes after T&C celebrated its 40th anniversary with the Ballard community in September. Until now, the market-to-table restaurant operated only at the Mill Creek, Lakemont, and Poulsbo markets.
A restaurant beside the market entrance
The restaurant sits next to the market entrance, so you can grab food to go before shopping, sit down after a grocery run, or make Field House the whole outing. Each location has its own menu, personality, and community partnerships, and Ballard’s reflects the neighborhood.
The Ballard Field House serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, desserts, kids’ options, and a range of beverages. The dishes draw on products from T&C’s shelves, so you can taste something at the table and then pick up the ingredients on your way out.
On the menu you’ll find the Field House cheeseburger, a salmon B.L.T., grilled cheese with tomato soup, and a Middle Eastern kafta sandwich. For sharing, there are Field House hot wings, crispy fish tacos, and dilly fries.
Pastries from Cloudy Cafe are also on the menu. Field House Ballard partners with the neighborhood bakery Cloudy Cafe. Chef Dionne Himmelfarb, a vegan pastry chef, blends classical French technique with flavors from her Indonesian roots. She has worked at Seattle restaurants including Canlis, Poppy, Ethan Stowell Restaurants, and Mt. Joy.
A mural made for Ballard: T&C commissioned local artist Marisol Ortega to paint a mural inside the dining room that reflects the neighborhood. Ortega is a first-generation Mexican-American designer, illustrator, and art director in the Pacific Northwest, known for vibrant flora and fauna illustrations with bold colors and organic shapes. She also painted the murals at the Mill Creek, Poulsbo, and Lakemont Field House locations.
Town & Country Markets is a local, independent, family-owned market operator in the Puget Sound region. You’ll find Field House at Town & Country Market Ballard (1400 NW 56th St) from 7 am to 8 pm daily.
