Experience the food and culture at one of Seattle’s most famous landmarks, Pike Place Market, on this 2-hour, chef-guided food tour. See where chef’s shop and locals hang out. Enjoy diverse tastings at nearly a dozen different stops — places like Beecher's ‘World's Best’ Mac and Cheese, Local Color coffee shop, Britt's Pickles, Ellenos Real Greek Yogurt and more. Feel like a market insider on this behind-the-scenes adventure to savor the flavors, as well as the sights and sounds, of this historic attraction.

Enjoy a chef-guided food tour of famous Pike Place Market
Make 10 different stops at a wide variety of food spots
Fun for the entire family
Small group ensures personal attention

What's Included

9 vendor food stops, sampling the best products of Pike Place Market
Discount card
Chef guide

Parking is not included in the ticket price. There are several garages near the market and street parking is available (free on Sunday)
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Simply Seattle
1600 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Meet your chef outside of Simply Seattle located at 1600 First Ave (that is on the corner of First Ave and Pine St).We meet outside on the street by the entrance to the store. Please arrive 5 minutes early. We can't catch you up after the tour has left.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Simply Seattle

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

maíz

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Pike Place Chowder

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

MarketSpice (PPM Retail Store)

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Frank's Quality Produce

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Beecher's Handmade Cheese

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Chukar Cherries

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Indi Chocolate

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Truffle Queen

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please message us before the tour date if you have any dietary considerations.
Not wheelchair accessible
This tour is not stroller accessible due to stairs and uneven terrain
Service animals allowed
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Near public transportation
Meeting Location: is 1600 First Ave outside of Simply Seattle. We meet on the street. Chef will be wearing a chef coat

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
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..
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Featured review

Ava_B

Silas was an awesome guide. He was friendly and answered all questions and provided information. I would highly recommend this tour. Our favorite sample was at Hellenika, we have been back twice for more since the tour.

Reviews

5.0

1,655 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

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Great

Luther_C, Sep 2023

Great tour, food and info. It is ridiculous to be required to wax eloquent in order to give a review.

Perfect Market Tour

David_C, Sep 2023

Chef Sean was an amazing tour guide who has incredible depth of knowledge and love for the Market. The Market is challenging to navigate without knowing where to go, so this tour was exactly what we needed. We sampled some great food and finished very satisfied.

Great Tour! Guide was...

Annette_W, Sep 2023

Great Tour! Guide was extremely personable and made the tour fun. Sampled nine+ foods. Helped with finding market stalls.

Great time

Cindy_R, Sep 2023

Great time. Sylas was great! Went in May as a couple. Did it last week end and brought a friend with us.

Excellent tasting tour

Fiona_H, Sep 2023

Our guide, Jonathan, was excellent. He shared loads of info about Pike Place Market and guided us through a wonderful tasting tour. I highly recommend this as a great way to experience Pike Place without joining the queues.

Excellent

Dawn_W, Sep 2023

Educational, fun, thorough, and an all around pleasure. Sean was great. I would do another tour if we come back.

Must do food tour!

KRC11, Sep 2023

Food tours are my favorite part of traveling and this food tour did not disappoint. Chef Ricky was fabulous! She was very knowledgeable about the Pike’s market and food. Food was yummy! We had a wonderful time!

Unique views at The Market

Rachelle_M, Sep 2023

I think this experience is so fun and such a great experience. I think ours could have had a little more variety of foods. But overall it was an awesome experience

Seatle best food tasting tour

Jason_g, Sep 2023

GREAT TOUR AND GREAT GUIDE CHEF PAUL ! Great variety of different local foods ! Had an amazing time Highly recommended

Eric was our chef/guide...

Connie_E, Sep 2023

Eric was our chef/guide and he was excellent...food samples were outstanding!!! Would recommend to anyone going to Seattle and ask for Eric as your guide...

Great tour!

Nancy_O, Sep 2023

Scott was a great guide. Indi chocolate was my favourite. Go hungry as there are so many tastings you want to enjoy. Especially enjoyed learning about the history of the market

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We're so glad you had a great time with Chef Scott!

Wonderful surprise

Kelly_D, Sep 2023

We would go again. 10 out of 10. The samples were large amounts. Tons of information. Interesting. Easy walk.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for joining us!

This tour is a must

Penny_B, Sep 2023

The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The places.we sampled were all excellent. I highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for recommending us; we're glad you enjoyed your time with Chef Jonathan!

So-so

Mark_Y, Sep 2023

Informed but robotic guide. Food samples ranged from excellent to barely OK. We had nice weather and an uncrowned tour. Wasn’t sorry we went but not recommendable.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We're sorry the Market’s world-renowned tastes weren't to your liking, & that you found your chef robotic - we usually hear the opposite about him. Please feel free to email us if you have any additional comments; we welcome feedback & will use it to improve wherever we can.

Delicious and Informative and Fun

Elizabeth_G, Sep 2023

We loved the chef tour of Pike Place market. Interesting information about the market and wonderful, delicious samples. This is the best way to grt the most out od the Pike Place Market!

Awesome tour

Ava_B, Sep 2023

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We're thrilled you had an awesome time with Chef Sylas, & thank you for supporting our vendor partners as well!

Market tasting tour

Tony_B, Sep 2023

We enjoyed the rapid & inclusive tour with “skip the lines” service to experience the best of the market!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We're thrilled you enjoyed your tour with Chef Scott!

Do this tour!

Amanda_V, Sep 2023

Absolutely loved this tour! Chef Shawn was very knowledgeable about the food, the area, and he had a great sense of humor! Found so many great places in the market that we probably wouldn’t have found on our own.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We're thrilled you had such a great time on your tour with Chef Sean! Thank you for leaving us a review.

Great way to get to know Pike Market!

Kevin_S, Sep 2023

Silus was a great tour guide. Extensive knowledge about the market and the food. Lots of detailed conversations re prep of the food and the providers history in Pike Market. Don’t eat before this tour as there are nine food stops so very filling!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We're glad you had a great time learning & tasting through the Market with Chef Sylas!

Yummy and educational

Elizabeth_T, Sep 2023

I loved the versatility of the samples we received along the tour. Our guide was well educated on the history of Seattle and pikes market, and also gave us cooking tips.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review!

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