Restaurant Review: Pike Place Chowder, Seattle

Seattle (Alaska Post Cruise) . 2012 . September 25

This post is part of our Alaska Pre and Post Cruise Report and follow-up of our popular Alaska cruise series. Do check out our Alaska Cruise story too if this is your first time here! :)

After settling in our Seattle airport hotel, it was time to explore Seattle. The first stop of our Seattle City exploration was at Pike Place Chowder, a small eatery that serves fabulous Chowder near the Pike Place Market. Besides this flagship store, it has a second outlet at Pacific Place Center.

Seattle airport is well connected to the City through its Light Rail system operated by SoundTransit Link Light Rail. Our trip from the airport to the Westlake Centre Stop took around 40 minutes one-way. Frequency between trains ranged from 7.5 to 15 minutes depending on the time of the day. Cost of an adult ticket from the airport to Westlake was USD $2.75 one way, which is considered relatively cheap.

You might want to check out the SoundTransit Link website for more details.

When you alight at the Westlake Centre stop, look out for the prominent Public Market sign and walk towards it. You should be able to find a small alley with a sign that points you towards the direction of the eatery. In fact, there are several cafes in the same alley. including Seattle's Best Coffee.

Menus outside Pike Place Chowder. You can order combo sets with drinks and dungeness crab rolls too if you are feeling hungry.

The menus are available in Chinese as well, probably to cater to the main land chinese tourists.

You might want to check out its full set of menu on its website here.
Looks like its pretty famous for its Dungness Crab Roll Sandwich as well.

There is also a handwritten menu signboard at the ordering counter.

Staff preparing our orders. There are 4 sizes for the chowder, ranging from small (8 oz) to Quart (32 oz)

Awards won by Pike Place Chowder, proudly displayed on the walls. While we were waiting for our order, we can't help admiring the list of awards that it has won over the years.

Our small (8 oz) chowders - USD $4.95 each. Can't remember exactly which flavours we ordered, but they were really nice!

All chowders are served with fresh-from-the-oven sourdough bread and butter.

Verdict: Overall, we would certainly recommend that you try out Pike Place Chowder, especially if you are visiting the Pike Place Market and the 1st Starbucks Store in the vicinity.

Pike Place Chowder

Pike Place Market
1530 Post Alley Seattle, WA 98101
206-267-253
Opening Hours: 11am - 5pm daily

Pacific Place Center
600 Pine St., 4th flr Seattle, WA 98101
206-838-5680
Opening Hours: 11am - Center Close daily

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