Pike Place Market Archives

Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Ben Franz-Knight

Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.

Ben Franz-Knight in the plaza area of the Pike Place MarketFront expansion.

Virginia Smyth

Why You Should Pay $22 for a Can of Fish

Everything old is new again as canning, smoking and pickling seafood make a culinary comeback.

Zoi Antonitsas and Bryan Jarr revive the art of canned seafood with Little Fish, in Pike Place Market’s new MarketFront section

Naomi Tomky

Pike Brewing Opens Your New Go-To Oyster and Beer Joint

Put the surprisingly modern Tankard & Tun on your downtown happy hour radar.

A little sweet, a little funky: steamed Penn Cove mussels in licorice liqueur.

Chelsea Lin

Get a Sneak Peek at the New and Improved Pike Place Market

The grand opening of the new 30,000 square foot addition to the Market takes place Thursday, June 29th.

The producers hall at Pike Place Market’s new MarketFront

Gwendolyn Elliott

The Buzzy New Projects Inside Pike Place Market’s Makeover

Seattle's most iconic venue grows bigger, with new opportunities for market vendors, artists, tourists and locals.

Rendering of the new MarketFront, set to debut June 29.

Seattle Mag

Spice Up Your Veggies With This Versatile Seasoning

Recipe of the Week: Harissa grilled vegetables.

Add harissa on your next batch of grilled veggies.

Seattle Mag

Last Day for Dot’s Deli Will Be May 13

Go now, before the porchetta is gone.

That sandwich, though.

Chelsea Lin

Three Reasons to See Can Can’s ‘French Kiss’

If you like your dinner theater intimate, sexy and delicious, give into the charms of 'French Kiss'

The talented ensemble cast of Can Can’s ‘French Kiss’ perform their namesake cabaret move

D. Scully

Dot’s Butcher and Deli Finds a New Home in Pike Place Market

A former Fremont neighborhood fave is reborn in the city's famous public market

Dot’s chef/owner Miles James with the luscious cheesesteak sandwich

Chelsea Lin

Gray Matters: A Short History of Pike Place Market Tiles, Including Barack Obama’s

Selling tiles to raise funds for the Pike Place Market started in the 1980s. Today, you can buy a steel “charm” to help fund the market’s expansion

Knute Berger

Choukette’s Pastries are Light as Éclair

Seasonal Choukette eclair flavors, from top: pecan pie with pecan brittle; coffee; dipped maracaibo chocolate and pecan; apple mousse and caramel

Jessica Yadegaran

Best Thing Our Food Editor Ate this Weekend: Cream-filled Eclairs

French couple opens tiny Pike Place eclair shop

Pike Place Market is slowly returning to its rightful designation as a place for local foodies rather than hungry tourists (though they’re welcome, too). Much like Bryan Jarr of the Spanish tapas watering hole Jarr Bar, Ludovic Guillaume and Elizabeth Bastoni of Choukette are a big part of that trend. The French couple is behind…

Seattle Mag

The Origins of Pike Place Market’s Famous Pig

How did a pig become the symbol of a market best known for fish?

When you think of Pike Place Market, its fishmongers may come to mind—with their entertaining fish tossing, they tend to attract a lot of attention. A few feet away, however, is something a little less flashy and a little more sentimental: Rachel the Piggy Bank. Although plenty of Seattleites and tourists take a moment to…

Jake Laycock

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