Seattle Must-Stop: Pike Place Market

Mariam and Felipe and I took a morning to explore and enjoy Pike Place Market, which is of course is a must visit place when spending time in Seattle.  We got some breakfast from Piroshky-Piroshky - which was AMAZING.  It's a Russian bakery, and I thoroughly enjoyed my onion, potato and mushroom piroshky, which is best described as a pastry full of savory yumness.  From there we had a nice to walk around the market, with all of it's produce stands, fish mongers, and arts an other goods stands with so many amazing items for sale.  I did not buy much while we were there - as I knew we'd be walking around all day - and fresh fruit and produce wouldn't last.  But I did get some Habanero pasta that I can't wait to try!  The market really reminded me a lot of La Boqueria in Barcelona, which I've had the fortune to visit a couple of times while traveling there with Felipe.  I can't understand why New York City doesn't have a dedicated covered market like that, people would LOVE IT.



Beautiful bouquets of flowers!




Produce stands with some of the most amazing fresh fruits and vegetables you could find.








Sweets too!


And of course the fish!






After walking around the food market a bit, and stopping for a quick bite to eat, we went downstairs to some of the lower levels and walked around the various shops there.  They have so many amazing little shops, selling everything from spices to used books and magazines, gifts, and even a magic shop, which caught Felipe's attention right away.



Felipe bought a copy of this Kellar poster on the right.





It was such a great place to spend some time and peek around at all the different things that the market had to offer.  I can see why it's such a big tourist draw.  On the flip side, I can also see why the crowds might make you want to do your daily produce shopping elsewhere!

http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/