Don't let a plant-based diet get in the way of the vibrant world of food at the Pike Place Market. There is plenty to explore! Learn about this dynamic food destination through 12 unique vegan tastings from 10 different market stops, served alongside an insider's perspective on this historic site, and stories of the Pacific Northwest. Alert us ahead of time to any food allergies or mobility concerns.

Sample a curated vegan tasting menu from the Market's beloved food stops
Hear about the who, what, when, why, and how of Seattle’s historic farmers’ market
Includes 12 tastings from 10 top market stops
Open to anyone, vegan or not

What's Included

Lunch

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

1928 Pike Pl
1928 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Guests will meet their guide on the north end of Pike Place Market. Look for the sign for Taxi Dogs

Start time

02:00 PM

End point

1529 Pike Pl
1529 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101, USA

What To Expect

Pike Place Market

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 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.

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Featured review

StephVn

This tour absolutely exceeded our expectations! Our tour guide, Will, was incredibly knowledgeable about everything "Pike Place Market", and Seattle in general. Everyone in the market seemed to know him, and he provided excellent overview of plant-based offerings in the market. Everything we tried was fantastic! I'm vegetarian, however my wife is not- and even she thoroughly enjoyed the tour. My only regret- and recommendation if you book this tour- is that we didn't do it earlier in our stay in Seattle, as there are so many places we would have gone back to for a full meal. (And other vegetarian options in Seattle that Will also recommended!)

Reviews

5.0

40 reviews

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

Reviews by Viator travelers.

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Vegan Tour la Scrumptious!

Vijaya_G, May 2023

Insights and tips about each unique food spot that we visited. Visual history of the Pike Market Place. A very knowledgeable guide. Jade was awesome!

Would do this tour again next time I am in town.

Wendy_C, May 2023

Jade was a great guide. She connected before the tour to inquire about dietary restrictions and to confirm the meeting location which was great. We visited twelve different stalls/restaurants. All were fabulous. We were surprised by the variety of foods offered, not all from vegetarian restaurants. We sampled sweet, savory, dried foods. We sampled Turkish, Mexican, Ethiopian foods. Jade gave us a great history of the Market beginning with its inception through contemporary renovations and philanthropic endeavors. Wow! Very impressive. You could repeat this you regularly and taste different foods from different stalls every time. This is not a set itinerary so can be enjoyed often. I will recommend to friends and colleagues in the future.

Best Tour in Seattle!

MELODY_H, Mar 2023

This tour was amazing! All the food was carefully selected and was the best food I’ve ever tasted! My favorite was the Truffle Queen.

This was a very fun and...

Anagha_B, Mar 2023

This was a very fun and informative food tour! The tour guide, Will, made sure we all had a great time and got to learn about and eat from a wide variety of places. If I had explored the market by myself, I would definitely have missed a good amount of the spots I got to visit on the tour. However, my only complaint is that the tour wasn't 100% plant-based, as was promised. Despite some of the food being not completely vegan, I'm grateful that Will made sure to not make me feel left out by giving me other options. Overall, I loved it and would definitely recommend it to anyone who's planning on visiting the market!

Great Food, Great Tour Guide

Dexter_W, Nov 2022

Will was an amazing guide. Not only was it great plant based food, but great history. Will has a good relationship with the different establishments to make vegan alternatives, if they didn't already have vegan menu items. My absolute favorite was the vegan queso with nachos. Yum! And this is not a scam lol. I couldn't initally find the tour group and thought I got scammed. So this ended up being a running joke for the rest of the group. It was a really good time.

Worth it if you are vege or vegan!

Tessa_W, Sept 2022

I wouldn’t have found any of these places in the market on my own. Good variety of savoury and sweets and lots of recommendations from our guide, Jade.

Jade was my tour guide...

Jocelyn_S, Aug 2022

Jade was my tour guide and she was AMAZING!! Very knowledgeable and personable. If you want to explore the market and learn about the history behind it, take this tour!

Great experience!

Carolyn_K, Aug 2022

Will was a great tour guide. He treated us to many delicious plant based tastes, but he also gave us a lot of good information about the area as we walked through the market. Highly recommend!

Outstanding tour

Barbara_S, Aug 2022

Great way to see the market and taste wonderful food would highly recommend this tour. Will was the best

Fantastic vegan tour!

Bethany_N, Jul 2022

Will was a great guide and we tried and tasted a huge variety of foods and stalls within the market. For it being a “tasting” the portions were a good size and we hit all the major must see places! Best part was it was all vegan! The only downside was the heat but that was completely out of the guide’s hands: we just happened to come the hottest week of the year.

Be back soon.

Joe_K, Jun 2022

Will was the highlight of this Great tour. His knowledge of the vegan food scene and historical facts of the market made it a total Win/ Win experience. I will recommend his tour to all friends and family who come to Seattle. This is a Home Run. We will return for another tour with Will on our next trip. Thank You Will for a job well done. A real professional.

Wow!

Connie_E, Jun 2022

Learned that vegan food is not nasty and bland. Might consider the lifestyle change. Will was an extraordinary, knowledgeable, and pleasant tour guide.

Pikes Market Plant Based Hidden Gems

Phil_J, May 2022

The experience was amazing. Will was outstanding in creating a flow where he explained the history with fascinating detail and continued to show us new and tasty plant passed foods. Had the best plant based biscuit and unsweetened tea that I have ever had

No Other Food Tour Comes Close

Lance_G, May 2022

I did two food tours of the market while I was in Seattle, doing this one mostly for the sake of my vegan partner. The other tour was perfectly good, everything you'd expect in such a tour. I'd have no problem giving it a strong positive review. But Will's plant based tour was so far beyond expectations that it made that tour look shabby by comparison. Will has a great rapport with so many people in the market and makes you feel like an insider. He was able to seamlessly adjust on the fly to our dietary restrictions and some stores being unexpectedly closed on an off season Tuesday. It's a beautifully well considered food experience that delivers huge value. You simply won't find a better market food tour, even if you're not vegan. See the wonderful variety the market has on offer and grab your smoked salmon afterwards. Despite leading a vegan tour, Will can still point you in the right direction for that. The salmon he pointed me to was the hit of my camping trip.

If you are into the food scene and enjoy pleasing your palate, we highly encourage you to take this tour,

John_C, Apr 2022

Friday, April 23rd my wife and I took the plant-based Food Tour with Will at the Pike Place Market. The tour lasted about 2 hours and 45 minutes and we visited more than a dozen different vendors. Tastings included chocolates, vegan chowder, juices, olive oil and balsamic vinegars, specialty jams and jellies among others, all of which were amazing. Will was very passionate and enthusiastic about his subject and was very easy to interact with and answered our questions about the foods and the market and further explained the history and philosophy of the market itself, which further enhanced the value of the tour. As a Seattle native Will was gave us additional information about the city and gave us some great suggestions of vegan, Persian and Thai restaurants. On a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best we rate Will at 4.99. Hey, nobody’s perfect, but he’s pretty darn close. If you are into the food scene and enjoy pleasing your palate, we highly encourage you to take this tour, seriously it really is a 5!!

Plant Based Exploration

Darian_R, Apr 2022

It was a great opportunity to try different plant based options that the market had to offer. Not to mention Will was should a great and friendly tour guide. He genuinely cares that his clients receive an experience they’d remember.

10/10 A Must-Do in Seattle

StephVn, Apr 2022

Eat some great food and learn the history of Pike Place Market

Christine_B, Mar 2022

Will was a very knowledgeable and interesting tour guide. We tasted some delicious food and had some great drinks. Even the meat-eating members of our group were very impressed with the plant based tastings.

When you end up in a private tour with Will!

MadeleinC_B, Mar 2022

My son, who really enjoys plant based food and I signed up for this tour. We where so lucky that we ended up being the only people in the tour. So we ended up spending the entire time with Will, our fabulous tour guide. He really went out of his way to make the tour for us so incredibly enjoyable. We went to so many places. The food was delicious. The vendors so nice and generous. I can’t say enough wonderful things about how wonderful Will treated us!!!