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Viator Exclusive: Early-Access Food Tour of Pike Place Market
2h15
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Stop At: Pike Place Market, 97 Pike St Between Pike and Pine Sts. and First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Your behind-the-scenes tour begins inside Indi Chocolate, where you’ll meet your local guide, a Pike Place aficionado who will regale you with fun facts and stories about the market’s history as you enjoy your 2-hour tour. Come hungry, as tastings are plentiful and add up to a full meal!
Spend a few minutes getting to know your guide and fellow guests inside Pike Place Markets only "bean to bar" chocolate maker. Then head over to Honest Biscuits to begin your tasting journey as you enjoy fresh Carolina biscuits and local coffee while your tour guide to uncovers the century long history the market. Learn about how Seattle became a caffeine mecca and how small local artisans get their start in Pike Place Market . Continue your tour around the market, stopping at a total of eight different vendors to enjoy at least 12+ tastings, from Seattle mainstays like smoked salmon and cheddar biscuits to creative bites like Turkish beef flatbread and wild salmon burgers.
Because your exclusive tour takes place right as the market opens, you’ll avoid the crowds typically found later in the day, offering the chance to chat with vendors and merchants before they get busy. You may even get a chance to go behind the counter at the fish market to toss a fish through the air, just like the market’s famous fishmongers.
When your tour ends, continue exploring the market on your own, using your included VIP savings card to shop for tasty souvenirs and gifts to take home.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Pike Place Market, 97 Pike St Between Pike and Pine Sts. and First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Your behind-the-scenes tour begins inside Indi Chocolate, where you’ll meet your local guide, a Pike Place aficionado who will regale you with fun facts and stories about the market’s history as you enjoy your 2-hour tour. Come hungry, as tastings are plentiful and add up to a full meal!
Spend a few minutes getting to know your guide and fellow guests inside Pike Place Markets only "bean to bar" chocolate maker. Then head over to Honest Biscuits to begin your tasting journey as you enjoy fresh Carolina biscuits and local coffee while your tour guide to uncovers the century long history the market. Learn about how Seattle became a caffeine mecca and how small local artisans get their start in Pike Place Market . Continue your tour around the market, stopping at a total of eight different vendors to enjoy at least 12+ tastings, from Seattle mainstays like smoked salmon and cheddar biscuits to creative bites like Turkish beef flatbread and wild salmon burgers.
Because your exclusive tour takes place right as the market opens, you’ll avoid the crowds typically found later in the day, offering the chance to chat with vendors and merchants before they get busy. You may even get a chance to go behind the counter at the fish market to toss a fish through the air, just like the market’s famous fishmongers.
When your tour ends, continue exploring the market on your own, using your included VIP savings card to shop for tasty souvenirs and gifts to take home.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Included
- Professional guide
- Food and beverage tastings
- Savor Seattle VIP discount card valid for 10-15% off all partner locations
- Entry/Admission - Pike Place Market
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- Vegetarian option is available; please advise at time of booking if required
- Please note: Food allergies and diets such as gluten-free or dairy-free cannot be accommodated on this tour
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather; tours operate rain or shine
- Please bring a filled reusable water bottle for the tour, as you will be walking and eating for 2 hours. If you are unable to do so, water will be available for purchase at the starting location of the tour. Please arrive early to provide enough time to purchase water should you chose to do so
- Not wheelchair or stroller accessible
- Tastings add up to a full meal; most people do not need lunch after the tour
- Stops are subject to change without notice
- Tours may be cancelled due to low booking numbers
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Food
70%
Cultural
65%
Original
50%
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Our guide "Gotia" ( not sure of the spelling) was vibrant and enthusiastic. She shared so much history and was a great story teller. We tasted a wide variety of wonderful foods and started before the crowds. I would definately recommend this tour
The early access tour to the market was amazing! Justin did a great job as a tour guide. The tour was informative and the food was great!
This was a great way to see and explore the Pike Market! You get an understanding of the inner workings so you can better appreciate your experience . Matt was an awesome leader and truly has a passion for what he does and the people in Market. Highly recommend this tour!!
Definitely book this tour. Not only do you get to try yummy food but you also get some inside scoop and great info on the market and history. Entertaining as well!
We had a great group for this tour - good food, great stories and a beautiful day!! I'm so glad we did this! Do it early on your trip so you know where to eat/shop thru out your visit!!
Heather, the tour guide was very informative and had a great personality. The places we stopped at had sub par food samples. The prices of the food are outrageous as well as the large crowds of people. Sorry, but I wouldn't recommend this tour.
Perfect time so you could move around the market comfortably and actually see and hear. Perfect sample sizes. Perfect amount of samples and variety. Perfect guide (Justin) -- knowledgable, funny, considerate of all.
Loved every minute of this tour! My tour guide was Heather. Heather was so knowledgable about Pike Place market and it was so cool to see her relationships with the vendors at Pike Place. I was traveling solo and I felt like this was a great way to see Pike Place while being with a great group of people. Highly recommend!
We enjoyed the food tour immensely. It was informative and gave us a sense of the marketplace both now and when it was first established. We take a food tour in every city to help find the best food- this tour delivered! We visited several of the establishments a second time to use our discount card too.
This was a perfect start to our first visit to Seattle. We got a great intro to Pike Place market. Justin (our guide) was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Since we were staying within walking distance, we came back to the market at least once a day thereafter. The discount card came in handy on many of our subsequent purchases and meals. So do this first!