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Savor the Sea: Guided Seafood Tasting at Pike Place
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163 Ratings
Seattle
Pike Place Market is renowned for its airborne fish and fresh seafood. Take a walking tour featuring seafood tastings and market tales narrated by a professional storyteller. Savor salmon, Dungeness crab, clam chowder, shrimp ceviche, shrimp cocktail, sushi-grade fish, and salmon jerky.
Pike Place Market is renowned for its airborne fish and fresh seafood. Take a walking tour featuring seafood tastings and market tales narrated by a professional storyteller. Savor salmon, Dungeness crab, clam chowder, shrimp ceviche, shrimp cocktail, sushi-grade fish, and salmon jerky.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Pike Place Market - The entire tour is set within Pike Place Market. Thoughtful Chef Tours is authorized and licensed by the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) to operate in the Pike Place Market Historical District. The PDA mandates that any business or individual conducting paid tours within its properties and public…
- Pike Place Market - The entire tour is set within Pike Place Market. Thoughtful Chef Tours is authorized and licensed by the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) to operate in the Pike Place Market Historical District. The PDA mandates that any business or individual conducting paid tours within its properties and public areas of the historical district must be pre-approved and licensed for this activity.
- Pike Place Chowder - Taste the award-winning chowder and peek into the kitchen where the magic happens.
- Totem Smokehouse - Try the distinctive flavor of salmon jerky.
- Market Grill - Sample grilled rock cod at Market Grill.
- Pike Place Fish Market - Explore the home of the flying fish.
- Wild Fish Poke - Enjoy two samples of sushi-grade fish.
- City Fish Co - Visit Pike Place’s oldest fish market, savor smoked salmon, and enjoy an oyster slider.
- Jack’s Fish Spot - Relish shrimp cocktail and see live Dungeness crabs.
- Pure Food Fish Market - Taste Dungeness crab.
- maíz - Enjoy shrimp ceviche with a tortilla chip.

What's Included
- Snacks
- Snacks
Location
108 Pine St
Pine Street
Meet your guide at 108 Pine St on the sidewalk outside of Seattle Coffee Works
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(163 Ratings)
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Maryna_m
Mar 16, 2025
Great tour - I chose this tour for my birthday and am very glad I did! lots of seafood, great variety and amazing stories.
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Cynthia
Mar 9, 2025
Fab experience with Carolyn - Fab experience with Carolyn on the Pike Place Savor the Sea Tour. Such a detailed history and authentic stories make this a one of a kind. You will leave with a full belly and happy heart. She not only takes you to wonderful choices at the Market, she speaks of the community feel and family owned business stories.
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Mark_t
Mar 6, 2025
Excellent Tour of the Pike St Market! - It was awesome tour. Our guide, the chef was very knowledgeable and engaging! Awesome samples along the way. Excellent experience!
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Stephanie_c
Feb 16, 2025
Great tour with lots of... - Great tour with lots of tidbits of history and delicious bites! Did it during the off-season in February so ended up being a private tour.
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Kiley_s
Feb 3, 2025
Must-try Experience! - My fiancé and I were in Seattle for a comedy show and decided to try this tour out during the day to keep busy, and he LOVES seafood! It was our first time seeing Pike Place Market and the surrounding area. Carolyn was very fun and friendly, and so knowledgeable on the history of the area. We learned a lot of interesting and surprising facts throughout the day, more history than I had expected with this tour which was certainly a good bonus!
As for the food, everything was phenomenal! It was really fun to taste and try all of the different options, most of it were things that we normally wouldn't have thought twice about stopping at. The chowder was the best chowder we have ever had in our life, no exaggeration. I loved the smoked salmon too, and it was so fun trying to oyster shooters with the other oyster shooter newbies in the group! The amount of food was also a lot more than we initially thought. Portions seemed a little small at first starting with the ceviche and tortilla chip, but I left feeling full and satisfied! Fiancé was hungry afterwards but thought it was a great bunch of snacks and appetizers on the way.
We had somewhere to be right after the tour unfortunately, but Carolyn recommended so many other great spots along the way that I wish we had time to try out. We will definitely remember everything that she showed us and visit the extra stops next time. Absolutely a memorable experience and we are so thankful we tried this!
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Sarah_f
Jan 25, 2025
she’s the best!! - I had an unforgettable experience on the Savor the Sea: Guided Seafood Tasting at Pike Place with Carolyn! She was fantastic—knowledgeable, friendly, and clearly well-loved by all the vendors, which made the tour feel like being part of a close-knit community. I loved tasting seafood at all the different spots, and Carolyn even convinced me to throw a fish at Pike Place Market—something I never thought I’d do! Her passion and expertise made the entire tour both fun and educational. Highly recommend!
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Ritz_s
Jan 18, 2025
Exactly what we needed - Carolyn is amazing and made our day infinitely more interesting! She helped us discover hidden gems in pike place with amazing historical facts and insights to boot! I highly recommend this tour! The seafood was all wonderful and fresh! Great selection of seafood vendors.
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Nicholas_h
Jan 7, 2025
Great experience and very well taken care of. - It was my first time to Seattle and I knew the market was big so we opted for a guided seafood tour to make sure our time was optimized by all of the good places. Carolyn was a very charismatic guide that gave us awesome history lessons as well as delicious bites. She was well liked by all of the market members, and all stalls that we went to were very happy to see her. That made the experience that much more valuable knowing she has a great rapport with the people she took us to. I would suggest this seafood tour and many of the other tours she provides to friends and family.
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Michelle_c
Jan 6, 2025
Fresh delicious seafood and fun - Chef Carolyn was amazing! I have been to pike Place Market a few times and on another tour and I still learned new things and tried out the best seafood the market has to offer! I was lucky to have a personal tour and I would go on it again because it was so much fun.
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David_g
Dec 17, 2024
Wonderful Seafood Tasting and Market History Tour - Our guide was excellent. She is a professional chef and multiple restaurant owner who has a wealth of knowledge about Seattle history and the History of Pikes Market. She was very professional and friendly.
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