Pickity Place

Pickity Place We are a restaurant in the woods of Mason, NH. Our cottage is Grandma's house from Little Red Riding Hood (1948 little golden books).
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Pickity is an original farm to table! See for yourself why people from all over N.E. and beyond
visit our cottage!

Hi Pickity peeps!We have 3 banana trees left and would love to sell them before cooler weather arrives. What a great con...
09/28/2026

Hi Pickity peeps!
We have 3 banana trees left and would love to sell them before cooler weather arrives. What a great conversation starter at your home. Two of the trees are 75.00 and we have one that’s 150.00 because it is planted in a beautiful terracotta pot! Join us here at Pickity as we transition to such a beautiful thyme of year! Autumn food is all about apples, root vegetables and pumpkins. Our upcoming October menu will feature all of those ingredients. October is one of our favorite and busiest months. If you’re interested in joining us for lunch give us a call at 603-878-1151 x 0. Have a pickity day!

09/23/2026

One of New Hampshire’s most magical little spots is “Pickity Place”, where a tiny red cottage, beautiful gardens, and a famous storybook connection make it feel like you stepped into a fairytale. Hidden along a country road in Mason, the cottage was built in 1786 and later became the model Elizabeth Orton Jones used for Grandmother’s house in the 1948 Little Golden Books edition of Little Red Riding Hood. Pickity Place began as an herb farm in 1976, with its restaurant following in 1981. Today, visitors come for five-course herbal lunches featuring fresh herbs and edible flowers picked from the culinary garden, with a new menu each month. The property covers about 10 acres, giving you plenty to explore after your meal. You can wander through several peaceful gardens, visit the greenhouse, shop for gifts and herbs, and see the Little Red Riding Hood displays inside the cottage. Three lunch seatings are offered each day, and reservations are recommended.

09/23/2026

Down a quiet country road deep in the woods of Mason, New Hampshire, you can have lunch inside the 1786 cottage that inspired Grandmother’s house in the classic Little Red Riding Hood storybook. 🌿🏡📖

It is called Pickity Place, and the whole setting feels like someone tucked a fairy tale into the New Hampshire countryside.

Illustrator Elizabeth Orton Jones used the little red cottage as inspiration for Grandmother’s house in the 1948 Little Golden Book edition of Little Red Riding Hood, and that storybook connection is still part of the experience today.

Inside, guests sit down for a five-course, farm to table seasonal lunch built around herbs, flowers, and flavors that change throughout the year. Outside, culinary gardens filled with herbs and edible flowers make the meal feel connected to the place around it.

And lunch is only part of the visit.

Take your time wandering the gardens, peek into the greenhouse, browse the gift shop, and look for the Little Red Riding Hood memorabilia tucked inside the old cottage.

Even the drive there feels like part of the story. The final stretch takes you farther into the quiet countryside until suddenly there it is: a bright red 18th-century cottage waiting for you at the end of the road.

Part historic New Hampshire home, part garden lunch, part real-life storybook, Pickity Place is one of those places that turns an ordinary meal into an entire day trip.

📍 Pickity Place
248 Nutting Hill Road · Mason, NH

🍽️ Five-course seasonal lunch by reservation
🌿 Gardens, greenhouse, gift shop, and Little Red Riding Hood history
📖 Cottage dates to 1786

Planning note: menus change and popular seatings can book well ahead, so check Pickity Place directly for current menus, availability, and reservation details before making the drive.

Save this and send it to the person who would happily follow a quiet country road to a five-course lunch served inside a storybook cottage.
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📸 Photos courtesy of NH Division of Travel & Tourism Development

Hi Pickity peeps!Our phones and internet are temporarily out of service. If you’re trying to get through to us and we ar...
09/10/2026

Hi Pickity peeps!
Our phones and internet are temporarily out of service. If you’re trying to get through to us and we aren’t answering that is why. So sorry for the inconvenience we should be back to business as usual soon. Have a pickity day!

Hi Pickity Peeps!Happy Tuesday. If you need to have any tree work done Michael Grant tree climbing is the business for y...
09/08/2026

Hi Pickity Peeps!
Happy Tuesday. If you need to have any tree work done Michael Grant tree climbing is the business for you. They are fully insured and very reasonable. Also have to post a food picture. This is our sesame orange chicken over plum slaw and pickled daikon. For reservations give us a call at 603-878-1151 x0. Have a Pickity day!

Hi Pickity peeps!New month, new menu!I want to thank you all. Our tree library needed books and boy did you respond. We ...
09/03/2026

Hi Pickity peeps!
New month, new menu!
I want to thank you all. Our tree library needed books and boy did you respond. We are open on Monday Labor Day. This months menu soup-minestrone with polenta cubes salad- grilled peach and feta with a Greek vinaigrette bread- multi-grain croissants with orange honey brown butter entree- sesame orange chicken with plum slaw and pickled daikon or entree- pesto and harvest tomato arancini and for dessert- chocolate peanut butter pie with heath bar crunch. For reservations give us a call at 603-878-1151x0. Have a pickity day!

Hi Pickity Peeps!As Summer is coming to an end we look forward to the fall season and reservations book up fast. We have...
08/23/2026

Hi Pickity Peeps!
As Summer is coming to an end we look forward to the fall season and reservations book up fast. We have many themed gardens. We are posting pictures of two themed gardens. The first person to correctly name these gardens will receive a $50.00 gift certificate. The garden to the right of the house is not included. Also we really need books for our tree free library. For reservations give us a call at 603-878-1151 x0. Have a Pickity Day!

Hi Pickity Peep!Holy cow Summer is flying. August menu is great! We are featuring gazpacho, summer Cobb with creamy Gree...
08/06/2026

Hi Pickity Peep!
Holy cow Summer is flying. August menu is great! We are featuring gazpacho, summer Cobb with creamy Greek dressing, steak Diane, summer vegetable stack with opal basil pesto and finishing with Maine blueberry Whoopi pie. For reservations give us a call at 603-878-1151. X0. Have a pickity day!

Hi Pickity peeps!Our favorite thyme of year is flying by. New herbs, plants and flowers are continually popping up. The ...
07/09/2026

Hi Pickity peeps!
Our favorite thyme of year is flying by. New herbs, plants and flowers are continually popping up. The garden crew are always making improvements. The gardens compliment the food, the chefs prepare it expertly and the waitstaff are always courteous and knowledgeable. It takes a village to create a pickity day! Also a shout out to our greenhouse family, shops and reservationists. Kim and myself couldn’t be any prouder to be part of this team! Have a Pickity day! we could really use some books for our free tree library

Hi Pickity peeps!Poppies are in full bloom. Our kitty poppy is named poppy because he was born in June. New month, new m...
06/01/2026

Hi Pickity peeps!
Poppies are in full bloom. Our kitty poppy is named poppy because he was born in June. New month, new menu! We will post new food pics very soon. For reservations give us a call at 603-878-1151 x0. Have a Pickity day!

Address

248 Nutting Hill Rd
Mason, NH
03048

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+16038781151

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