Seattle's Pike Place Market
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Click thumbnail to view full-sizeWelcome to Pike Place Market
Seattle's historic Pike Place Market is a popular, year-round destination for city residents and tourists alike, and it turned 100 years old in August 2007! Located just off the waterfront, this multi-level building features dozens of artisans, vegetable growers, flower sellers, craftspeople and more. Load up on organic produce or fresh seafood, or browse the unique gift and specialty shops.
There are also restaurants and brew pubs for your refreshment and dining pleasure. And right across the street is the first ever Starbucks Coffee. Wear comfortable shoes, bring your digital camera, a shopping list if you're so inclined and come experience this one-of-a-kind Seattle tradition.
Weekends it is much more crowded than weekdays, so take that into account if you can't stand an intense crush of people. You will find more merchants and vendors on weekends, so be sure to get info from your favorites so that you know when you can go back and find them again. Best daily deals include fish, flowers, bread and veggies, all found on the street level of the market.
Market History
- Seattle: Pike Place Market
Since the early 1950s cities have been struggling to revitalize their downtown areas. The form of revitalization chosen by many cities during this period was the development of downtown retail centers. - Pike Place Market (Seattle) -- Thumbnail History
Seattle's Pike Place Market, with its familiar neon-lit clock and brass pig, is a renowned landmark, attracting millions of tourists and locals every year. - History and Hauntings of Pike Place Market
The Pike Place Market in Seattle is not only a great place to shop but also the most haunted place in Seattle, if not all of Washington state.
The Birth of Pike Place Market
In the summer of 1907, a group of farmers decided that the middle men were giving local shoppers a raw deal by marking prices up too much on local produce and the market was founded so that growers could sell directly to the consumers. Apparently that first day, there wasn't a whole lot of produce to sell, but tons of buyers showed up and bought whatever they could. The market has been in continuous operation ever since!
The Sanitary Public Market, the building directly across from Pike Market, was built in the 1920s and was the first market buiding that wouldn't allow horses or dogs inside at all, hence the "sanitary" moniker. It too still exists all these decades later, housing a collection of produce sellers, restaurants and retail shops.
Market Offerings
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- Mini-donuts make a return engagement to Choochokam - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Mini-donuts make a return engagement to Choochokam Seattle Post Intelligencer My favorite mini-donuts are at Seattle's Pike Place Market. That's where they're doled out at the Daily... - 10 hours ago
- Occupational Therapist - ADVANCE
Occupational Therapist ADVANCE If you prefer the cultural side of Seattle, visit the museums, vibrant galleries, aquariums, zoos, the famous Space Needle and Pike Place Market where the ... and... - 4 hours ago
- Oriental Kitchenette is the Market's most delicious cheap lunch - Examiner.com
Examiner.com Oriental Kitchenette is the Market's most delicious cheap lunch Examiner.com It's one of those places tucked among the innards of Pike Place Market, squeezed between a butcher... - 6 hours ago
See What's At The Market
- Pike Place Farmer's Market
This is the official home page of the Market. - Pike Place Market - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Market, which opened August 17, 1907, is one of the oldest continually-operated public farmer's markets in the United States. - Seattle's Pike Place Market: The history, the future and photos
Read about the 100 years of Pike Place Market with this special series of reports from Seattle's Post-Intelligencer newspaper. - Seattle Cheese Festival
Come explore cheeses at Pike Place Market - Pike Place Market info and reviews from tripadvisor.com
Between Pike and Pine sts. at First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 - Pike Place Market reviews from Igougo
Probably the best local market in the country, Pike Place has been a popular craft and produce market since 1907. Throngs of tourists and locals drift up and down the narrow aisles on the open air ground floor of the market, haggling over the price o - Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market Seattle, Pike Place Fish Market as seen in 360 degrees - Seattle Virtual Tour - Pike Place Market
Tour the market with this official city site. - Pike Market Performers' Guild
Founded in the summer of 2001 in Seattle's Pike Place Market, the Pike Market Performers' Guild represents street performers in the Pike Place Market. Now in the fifth year of our existence, we have succeeded in becoming a voice for performers in the
Take a visit to Pike Place Market!
Tips for Shopping at Pike Market
- Allow the better part of a whole day. The place is that big, that busy and has tons of great places to eat. Please note that most of the market shuts down by about 6pm.
- Bring a jacket or sweater as the market is near the waterfront and it can easily get breezy and chilly.
- Bring a camera. You might catch a shot of fish being thrown at the fish counter or you might just want to take great pics of all the amazing produce. The view of Puget Sound isn't bad either.
- Bring a shopping bag. Getting out of the market without buying anything is extremely rare, and bringing your own reusable bag is eco-friendly and gives you an easy way to schlep all your goodies.
Some of my favorite stores within the Market
- BEECHERSCHEESE.COM
Flavor and purity go hand in hand at Beecher's. Customers watching the time-tested craft of cheesemaking can see firsthand that Beecher's cheeses are made with care and a commitment to purity. All products are free of bovine growth hormones, hydrogen - Made In Washington
Made In Washington provides unique, interesting, and truly local gifts which celebrate Washington state. Personal and corporate gifts include gift baskets, artisan blown glass, pottery, food, and candy. - Tenzing Momo
We are the west coast's oldest herb store with more than 400 medicinal herbs and 100 frangrance and essential oils. - Sur La Table - The Art and Soul of Cooking
The original Sur La Table is located in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market, the oldest continuously operating market in the country. - Pike Place Fish Market Seattle-Order fresh seafood online, we ship overnight!
World famous fresh fish company in Pike Place where fishmongers throw fish and visitors have fun! Get fresh salmon, Dungeness crab, salmon recipes and fish video motivation via our online seafood store.
Highlights from Pike Place Market
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Inside the Pike Place Market: Exploring America's Favorite Farmers' Market
Price: $13.11
List Price: $19.95 |
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Pike Place Market Cookbook: Recipes, Anecdotes, and Personalities from Seattle's Renowned Public Market
Price: $9.50
List Price: $18.95 |
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Pike Place Market: 100 Years: Celebrating America's Favorite Farmer's Market
Price: $4.42
List Price: $19.95 |
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Soul of the City: The Pike Place Public Market
Price: $11.23
List Price: $18.95 |
Things I Always Do At Pike Place Market
Look for new PEZ that I don't have yet at the candy stores.
See if there are any veggies I need at the organic vendors. There are tons of great berries and nuts, two crops that grow abundantly in Washington State.
Watch to see if any fish are thrown. I also like to buy fresh salmon, that's one of my faves.
Get fresh little hot donuts - the donut place is on the main level, to the left of the fish-throwing, as you look at it from the front. If you get there after noon, they may be out of certain varieties. They close when they run out of batter so there is often nothing after 2pm.
Get a big bunch of fresh flowers - the $5-$10 bundles offered by the flower seller are amazing deals! I get bigger and more colorful bouquets here than anywhere else I've ever lived.
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If the crowds prove to be too much for some folks, it's best to go to the market in the middle of a weekday. I was just there today, a Tuesday afternoon around 2:30pm and it was very uncrowded. And I got to sample chocolate linguini...
I have been their couple of times and its always teeming with so much activity.
marikavi, you seem to be confused. The photo shows something I saw at the actual market and you'd have to buy it from the vendor there. It's not something for sale over the internet.
I like to buy the peppers on the string but I do not have the web address. Can you help please?!
I've no idea Dave, you'll have to do your own shopping for that one.
Where in the market can I find facial clays - i.e French Green clay, Rhassoul or Fuller's Earth?
Thanks.
Nice Hub! I live in Kirkland.
I think I once saw an entry about the Pike Place Market on Wikipedia, though I couldn't quite recall what they had to say I think this is a nice one from you.
Iove the fish throwing..and I missed. hee hee ..Is a wonderfulplace in Seattle. G-Ma :o)hugs
All anyone needs to do to see fish being thrown is to actually buy some fish at that stand. A lot of people stand around and wait to see something, but if no one is shopping, no fish are flying...
They never seem to be throwing the fish when I go. I've lived here all my life, just 30 minutes away from the market and there are tourists that have seen the fish fly more than I have. Great hub!
Occasionally videos get dropped, so I've found a new one. Guess that gives me a good reason to get down there on a nice day with my video...
Nice companion piece to your "Let Me Show You Seattle." Unfortunately, the video says "We're sorry" so I couldn't watch it. I wish I could get there, I'd love to see it in person, especially the trolleys.
Nice Hub! I really enjoy Seattle and don't get t be there often enough.
I am also looking for the carved rocks people of Pike Place Market. I bought a rock in August 06 and need to order more. I would appreciate if someone could send me their contact info.
I'm not there regularly, Paul, so it's hard to tell.
Does anybody there carry italian brocolli?
Mary, I'm not familiar with an artist by that name, sorry.
I lived on Lake Union for two years (2001and 2002). I purchased many items from an artisan called Windhorse. They were actually carved rocks. I haven't been able to make contact with her from where I live presently. Any help out there? Gratias.

















Svea says:
5 days ago
So glad you wrote about the Market. I re-claimed my soul there. I had been fired from my job as an anchor for the ABC affiliate in Orlando. I took 3 suitcases with me and Flew to Seattle to start a new life. I taught down the street at The Art Institute of Seattle and walked through the market to my bus stop every day. Under towering Mt Ranier with the smells of Russian baked goods, Starbucks coffee and Chinese food on a skewer my spirit came alive. I remember thinking Thank God I escaped. I truly felt free there, no make up, hair wet and nobody to say :" There goes........" I no longer live in Seattle but I return often to the Market!