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Highlights
- Gain insider access to Pike Place Market with a chef who shops here, offering stories and tastings you won’t find on your own.
- Start your culinary adventure with a chef-led group, moving between market vendors for nine curated tastings along the way.
- Explore a rotating lineup of nine market vendors across 2 hours, each handpicked by your chef guide from a pool of sixteen local favorites.
- Learn how chefs select produce and seafood, and discover the stories behind Seattle’s artisan food community as you taste.
- Enjoy a 10% discount card valid at all market partners, letting you revisit your favorite stops or try new ones after the tour.
Your Experience
Explore Pike Place Market with a working Seattle chef on a two-hour walking and tasting tour featuring nine handpicked vendors.
Getting started
Arrive outside Simply Seattle at 1600 1st Ave, just steps from the market’s main entrance. Your chef guide will greet you and introduce the group, then set the pace for a moving tour through the market’s bustling corridors. Wear comfortable shoes, as you’ll navigate stairs, cobblestones, and hills while following your guide to the first tasting stop.
What to expect
Pike Place Market food tour
This two-hour chef-guided experience takes you deep into Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market, with a focus on local food, small businesses, and culinary expertise.
Features
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Visit nine market vendors selected from a rotating roster of sixteen, including favorites like Pike Place Chowder, Market Spice, Beecher’s, Chukar Cherries, indi chocolate, Hellenika Cultured Creamery, and MaĂz. Each stop is chosen by your chef guide based on the day’s offerings and their personal connections.
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Enjoy nine tastings, enough for a meal, sampling specialties that range from fresh seafood to artisan cheese and chocolate. Tastings are included at every stop, with routes and vendors changing by day and guide.
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Learn how chefs shop the market: your guide, a working Seattle chef, shares tips on picking produce and judging fish, and offers insights into the stories behind owner-operated stalls in a market that’s been running since 1907.
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Experience the market in a small group for a more intimate and interactive tour, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions and connect with fellow guests.
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At the end of your tour, receive a 10% discount card valid at all market partners, so you can revisit your favorite stops or explore more on your own.
Your tour concludes inside Pike Place Market, where you are free to continue exploring with your 10% discount card. If you have dietary needs, vegetarian substitutions are available with 24 hours’ notice; for other restrictions, your guide will accommodate where possible, though some tastings may not be swappable.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- 2-hour chef-guided walking and tasting tour of Pike Place Market
- Nine tastings from a selection of sixteen market vendors
- Guidance from a working Seattle chef
- Access to nine handpicked market vendors
- Small group for intimate experience
- 10% discount card for all market partners
- Gratuities
- Luggage storage
- Substitutions for dietary restrictions other than vegetarian with 24 hours’ notice
- Meals or tastings outside the nine included stops
This product offers multiple ticket options. Some items above (like transfers or fast-track access) may only apply to specific options — confirm what's included when you select yours.
Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
These tickets can't be rescheduled or cancelled.
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