Pike Place Market Tour: Food, History, and Culture

Join Chef John on a 2-hour insider tour of Pike Place Market, Seattle’s premier food and crafts marketplace. Discover award-winning food merchants and artisans in this world-renowned destination.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Crumpet Shop - This is the official starting point for Chef John’s Tasty Tours.
  • Honest Biscuits - Sample the best, local, fluffy hand-made biscuits.
  • DeLaurenti - We visit the Markets Italian grocery. DeLaurenti started in 1946 and we enjoy the best pizza in Seattle there.
  • Corner Market - We visit the Oriental Mart, or O Mart…
What's Included
  • Sample delectable eats at 10 different food stops
  • Exclusive discounts at each vendor shop on the tour
  • Experience the Market with an insider guide from the Market family
What's Not Included
  • Parking is not included. There are many options to choose from, prices range from $5 and up.
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information

Come “Meet the Market” on a Tasty Tour and get ready for plenty of amazing food, history and culture with Chef John - the only Market Family tour guide. Tasty Tours invites you on the ultimate Pike Place Market tour experience, with over 30 years of working in the Market and ten years as the number one Market guide, you will see the Market like a true…

Location
The Crumpet Shop
1st Avenue
Your host will meet you in front of The Crumpet Shop. Remember Seattle is now for its overcast and rain, the tours will run regardless. Also, The Pike Place Market is over 100-years old and still has cobblestone streets and alley ways. So, get those walking shoes and dress appropriately!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Matyskiel_n
Nov 9, 2024
Fun hearing about the... - Fun hearing about the history of the market. Samples from a few of the vendors. Good time. Lots of walking.
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Courtney_c
Nov 6, 2024
Great host and tour! - John gave us a real behind the scenes experience at the market. In addition to showing off some amazing food, he introduced us to several locals and was able to offer some unique insights due to his personal history with the place. It was amazing!!
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Ken_l
Nov 5, 2024
Best Market Tour in Seattle - John showed up for the tour with some piroshky for us to try. He took around the market and shared with us the history. We explored various levels of the market in the old areas and even the newer areas of the market. We enjoyed tasting different foods from the market vendors. We even stopped by a magic shop and saw some card tricks. John was a great tour guide and would recommend the tour to anyone that would love to get to know Seattle better and enjoy its food.
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Christina_r
Nov 4, 2024
Must do for tourists! - The market is much larger than expected. Glad we were shown a few different levels of it. Food was great and very knowledgeable.
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Ritasamartino
Oct 29, 2024
Fantastic Food and Fun Tour - More than just a food tour, although the food stops were amazing! I hadn't eaten breakfast so the warm and tasty piroshky John handed out at the very start was so good! Besides the food, John guided us through the market and shared small details about it that my husband and I would have never noticed; this just added to the whole experience. I highly recommend this tour, it was priced right and a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours in the market!
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Rita_s
Oct 28, 2024
Tasty Tour - Delicious - The food was delicious, but hearing about the history of the market and having the smaller details pointed out was great! The tour was the perfect amount of time and value. Highly recommend!
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William_b
Oct 28, 2024
Great tour and host - John is The Man!!!!!!! Great tour and would tell all my friends to do it. He knows everyone and the food samples were awesome. Learned a whole lot.
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I6206hcmaryv
Oct 28, 2024
Great food tour of Pike place market. - This was more than a good tour. Loved hearing the history of Pike place market. John knew so many people along the way. And food choices were remarkable! Great selection from different vendors. John is one special guy!
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Noelle_b
Oct 27, 2024
Chef John was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic— not just about the food, but the market itself - When Chef John greeted us with piroshkys (that were so delicious!) and the tour only got better from there!
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Jessecs9396bo
Oct 26, 2024
Good tour - Very fun! John was great. Went to a number of food vendors and got to try the food and also got to see most of the market and hear a lot of the market's history.
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