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Eat Around the World Seattle Food Tour
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6 Ratings
Seattle
Explore Seattle’s Chinatown International District with a local guide, savoring global flavors and uncovering rich history on this unique food tour.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Smith Tower - Begin your Seattle walking tour at this historic landmark that adorns the downtown skyline. Consider returning after your food tour to take the elevator to the top floor for its observatory and bar!
- Chinatown International District - Most of your tour will unfold in this unique neighborhood, rich in cultural heritage and home to numerous excellent restaurants. You’ll savor dishes from some of these long-standing establishments and learn about the district’s history and evolution.
- Panama Hotel and Tea House - Your tour might include a stop or a pass by this historic hotel and cafe with a fascinating past. The ground-floor cafe offers a variety of teas and snacks, and the space serves as a museum dedicated to preserving the history of Seattle’s Japantown.
- Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience - After your Seattle food adventure, consider spending more time in the area to delve into the Asian American experience. The Wing Luke Museum, with its thousands of artifacts, photographs, and oral histories, is the perfect place for this.
- Yesler Way - Your walking tour kicks off in front of the Smith Tower, located at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and historic Yesler Way. Your guide will share the history of this street, often referred to as “Skid Road”.
- Kobe Terrace - During your Chinatown food tour, you might visit or see this terrace built on a steep Seattle hillside. It features a collection of garden plots maintained by local residents and, higher up, a walkway with Japanese-inspired gardens and stone structures.
- King Street Station - This historic station is likely to be spotted during your guided walk from Pioneer Square to the Chinatown International District. Built in 1906 by the Great Northern Railway, it is one of the neighborhood’s most iconic buildings.
- Tai Tung Restaurant - Our food tour usually passes by this historic Seattle Chinatown restaurant, famous not only for its menu but also as a favorite dining spot of a well-known actor after a rigorous day of training.
- Seattle Pinball Museum - After your food tour, you might want to return to burn off some energy playing classic and modern games at the largest public pinball collection in the Pacific Northwest!
- Hing Hay Park - We’ll likely walk through this urban park, located in the heart of the International District, where residents come to relax and enjoy leisure activities.
- Uwajimaya - No food tour is complete without a stop at this renowned local grocery store, where we might grab a snack for everyone to enjoy!
- Maneki Restaurant - Your guide may take you past this historic Japanese restaurant, one of the city’s oldest, dating back to 1904!
- Hood Famous Bakeshop - Our tour might pass by or stop at this innovative cafe and bar, known for its indulgent Filipino desserts and tasty alcoholic beverages.
- Pioneer Square - Our history and culture tour begins in the Pioneer Square neighborhood, adjacent to the Chinatown International District. Your guide will share stories of Seattle’s early days as a pioneer town and even before its establishment as the city we know today.
- Union Station Great Hall - Trains played a crucial role in Seattle’s early days as a logging town, and we might pass by this former train station where your guide can recount the city’s journey to becoming a significant industrial hub in the Pacific Northwest.
What's Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- Korean-inspired flavors: ube or pandan desserts
- Japanese-inspired flavors: azuki bean-filled waffle cakes
- Chinese traditional foods: dumplings with various fillings
- Tea and coffee
- Hawaiian-inspired flavors: musubi
- Japanese flavors: savory octopus balls
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Additional food and drink, souvenirs, tips/gratuities for your guide
- Not all locations listed are guaranteed stops
Additional Information
This Seattle food tour is unlike any other, tapping into the rich history and cuisine of the Chinatown International District. Come join a local guide to experience flavors from around the world, all located within one unique neighborhood!
Your Seattle foodie tour include tastes from all over the globe, from Japanese festival foods to Filipino-inspired treats. You may enjoy tea from a historic hotel and navigate an Asian supermarket for a special snack with your tour guide. Perhaps we’ll stop by an Asian bakery or a restaurant serving up traditional Chinese staples.
Along the way, you’ll learn about the history and origins of Seattle’s International District, and your Seattle walking tour may pass by some important landmarks, including the Chinatown gate and beloved historic restaurants and museums. You’ll also pass by modern-day sites that have supported the community for decades.
Come hungry: we plan to fill you up while supporting our local businesses on this food tour adventure!
- This tour may not be able to accommodate certain allergies, including gluten sensitivity and vegan restrictions. Please reach out to inquire about alternatives or to arrange a private tour to accommodate restrictions.
Location
506 2nd Ave
2nd Avenue
Outside Smith Tower on 2nd Avenue
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kathleentn
May 8, 2024
Delightful, personable, and delicious experience - My niece and I enjoyed a fun, informative, and delicious tour through Chinatown-International District with our guide Lee! He was friendly, knowledgeable, and certainly has a passion for what he does. Highly recommend this tour— and bring your appetite!
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Debbie_l
May 7, 2024
Great tour…. With food! - Lee was a great tour guide… knowledgeable about the neighborhood history and highly considerate.. My mom had a walker but the tour was still walkable and there were lots of stops for snacks at small local eateries… we did NOT go away hungry! I would highly recommend this tour to experience more of Seattle than the usual tourist spots.
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G4kmvhqmck
Apr 20, 2024
Awesome - Lee was wonderful. He is vey knowledgeable about the history around the area. Other people had to reschedule the food tour so it ended up just me. I felt so lucky to have a private tour with Lee. It was a great experience.
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