Chef Guided Food Tour of Pike Place Market
Description
This chef-guided market tour takes a journey through Pacific Northwest culture by tasting Seattle’s best artisan vendors in the famous Pike Place Market. Enjoy diverse tastings at 9 different locations— and food options like chocolate covered cherries, chowder, and much more. All groups are kept to 12 guests to ensure easier navigation of the market, more tastings, and a better platform to ask questions and interact with the group. Leave with a 10% discount card to shop and explore after the tour. *Note that tours stops may adjust depending on time of year and guide. This is a walking tour that does require a moderate amount of physical fitness due to distance, small hills, stairs and cobblestone terrain. This is a market tour that includes walking/standing and not a restaurant tour with a variety of food alternatives and sitting opportunities.
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Itinerary
Visit this historical market by tasting small bites through of a variety of different vendors.
We meet outside of Simply Seattle located at 1600 First Ave. That's First Ave and Pine Street. The tour leaves right on time and we won't be able to catch you up if you're late. If you're driving, leave lots of extra time to park.
Skip the line to taste a cup of this award winning chowder!
Swing by Market Spice, which is the oldest spice store in Seattle and one of the oldest businesses in Pike Place Market today.
Discover where our chefs are getting their produce
Start off with a taco feature heirloom corn tortillas * please note that this is not on all tours
These delicious chocolate covered cherries are a special Northwest treat * please note that this is not on all tours
View point of the new waterfront and market front
Nibble on truffle bites and learn about our local truffle industry- This is not on every route
See the cheese being made on site. This stop includes three samples one of which is the famous creamy Mac N Cheese * please note that this is not on all tours
Discover a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and taste a warm nib covered cookie *not on all tours
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please message us before the tour date if you have any dietary considerations.
- This tour is not stroller accessible due to stairs and uneven terrain
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Meeting Location: is 1600 First Ave outside of Simply Seattle. We meet on the street. Chef will be wearing a chef coat
- Gratuities (optional) are not included in the price
- Please arrive 10 minutes early. Once the tour leaves the starting point we cannot catch you up as it is a moving tour and guides choose their own routes.
- Eat Seattle is permitted and licensed by the Pike Place Market PDA to operate tours in the Pike Place Historical District. The PDA requires any business or person conducting tours within it’s properties and in the public areas of the historical district to be pre-approved and to have a license for this activity.
- There is a paid parking garage located at 1531 Western Ave. If you require parking, leave lots of extra time. The lot could be closed due to over capacity in the Summer. We don't recommend driving for this reason..
- In the event of a non-appearance for any reason, we regret to inform you that rescheduling or refunding will not be feasible.
Reviews(4,301)
We had the best time with chef Will. He was very knowledgeable about food and we were able to try from many different vendors. Highly recommend this tour!
Such a fun time learning about the food culture and tasting delicious food. Our Chef was great and we learned more about the market.
Awesome experience. All the food was delicious! People we met were so courteous despite having lines out the door
We had a great time touring the Market. Thanks Chef Scott!
Chief Charlie was a very fun and informative guide. Had some fantastic food, and learned a little about each place we went. Highly recommend!
Great time with Will and sampling a variety of the area that we would have missed if on our own. Good afternoon tour
Awesome guide - very knowledgeable! Great food - definitely got our money’s worth!
The food tour was lots of fun and our guide, Will, did a great job. We tried a variety of foods and experienced the hustle of bustle of Pikes Place Market. There were long lines at most of the places where we went and we were able to zip right in, learn about the vendor and the food where we visited, eat the food, and zip back out and move to our next destination and leave the long lines behind. We enjoy doing food tours when we travel and my only unmet wish for this tour would have been to learn a bit about Seattle and Pikes Place Market and that was not part of the tour. I still highly recommend this fun food tour.
Redhead Noah was a great guide.
I’ve been to Pike Market before just to browse on previous trips & decided for a different experience this time as it was my husbands first time, in Seattle. I can’t to say it was exceptional & Sylas did a phenomenal job at giving us the history as well as giving us a taste of the culinary experience. EatSeattle is the company that drives these experiences & they have definitely done a great job at tapping in to a market consumers are looking for!
