on a sunny sunday afternoon around noon, i waited in line for ~30 minutes to get a chowder. i chose the seafood bisque so that i could try a more complex flavor profile. they had an organized line setup and a couple workers overseeing the line as well. this seafood bisque was out of this world. heavenly, creamy deliciousness with tender chunks of fish and baby shrimps. it was just incredible. the sourdough it came with was also so yummy- super fresh and soft. the employees were also very friendly and courteous despite the nonstop flow of customers they have to tend to. upon seeing that i had a hydroflask with me, the cashier graciously let me know that i could refill it there, which i was grateful for. overall, very pleasant experience here and if i didn't live on the other side of the country, i'd come here more regularly for a delicious, fresh, seafood treat. i'll be dreaming about this seafood bisque from chicago... read more

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A flight of chowder? YES....count me in! This was on my partner's list of places to go in Pike Place Market....and I was on board... So, here's exactly how you do it: 1. Line up with everyone else about 20-30 minutes before they open. You'll thank me for this later. 2. Follow their instructions: there are plenty of signs that tell you what to do, and there's even a 'bouncer' at the outdoor seating area. You can't 'hold' a table...get your food first. 3. Get to the front of the line, chat with the friendly employees, order your flight, don't forget the sourdough bread that comes with it, and then snag your table. Before we finished ordering our last bowl in the flight, our soups were already up. My eagle eye spotted a group of people getting ready to leave and we grabbed that table. We happened to be by the window and watched the hoards of people line up...(this is why you want to get there when they open).... Now, the chowder....it's everything you would want a chowder to be and more. You can't go wrong with any of their offerings. Rich. Full of flavor. You'll talk about it for days. This spot is on my list when I return to Seattle. read more

Pike Place Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We tried 4 different clam chowders while in Seattle. This was by far the best. IDK what else to say. :) Ordering on line and taking it out is the way to go. read more

I think it's mandatory to come to Pike Place Chowder every time I visit Pike Place. Located in an alley where you just order at the counter and they serve it to you right after you pay. There are a few tables but seating is limited. The day I went, it was raining a little so the vibe was perfect for a hot bowl of clam chowder. We got the classic New England Clam Chowder and tried the Smoked Salmon Chowder. They were both delicious and comes with slices of sourdough bread. read more

Pike Place Chowder - Smoked Salmon Chowder and New England Clam Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I wish I took the picture of the seafood bisque and lobster roll! But I devoured before I even sat down. Phenomenal place and well worth the wait. Get your lobster roll hot or cold, either way you won't be disappointed. This place is a must if you are visiting seattle. Fast and friendly service would have busy setting. read more

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Place was really small, has a counter where they serve all the food, with a few tables next to it and a limited outdoor seating area. Services was fast and attentive, but with how popular the place is and how limited the seating was there was line for tables which doesn't include the line for seat. Off to the food review!! 4.5/5 - New England - Probably my favorite, despite it was the most known across the nation. Still it has a crazy depth of flavor and very creamy as well. Small bits of bacon and clam and other things as well make it quite flavorful. 3/5 - Seared Scallop - Felt this was the worst one. Very fishy, with a slightly sourness from the lime and dill. Just leave a very weird aftertaste in your mouth afterwards. 4/5 - Seafood Bisque - Very strong in flavor with the salmon, cod, and many more seafood. I wish there was more chunky bits make it more hearty. However the tomato based broth definitely sets it apart from all the cream. Highly recommend getting this to change the palette if you are ordering more than 1. 3.5/5 - Manhattan Chowder - It's good, and felt a lot less flavor than the seafood bisque. I could see people getting this if they want a simpler version of a tomato based broth compared to seafood one. I suggest ordering seafood bisque over this, as it feel like it lacks any depth that was impactful and more watery than the rest. Any chowder you can get with bread bowl, they. Also offer small pieces of bread and clam crackers. Overall good experience but the seating arrangement was horrendous during peak hours read more

I highly recommend getting the 4 cup sampler! Perfect to share and get a taste of their great quality chowder. All of them had a good chunky consistency. Also tried their lobster roll which had a generous amount of lobster meat! Since the line can get very long, I would highly recommend ordering online by scanning their QR code. They say their designated seating area is only for customers who have waited in line but you can order it to go and find a public table towards the entrance of the Pike Marketplace on Pike street. read more

Pike Place Chowder - 4-Cup Chowder Sampler and Maine-Style Lobster Roll - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The clam chowder was just okay. The place was busy, but the line moved fairly quickly, and the service was fine. If you're curious, it's worth trying once. That said, I didn't find it to be anything special. It is just a hype. I've definitely had better clam chowder elsewhere. read more

Very pricey, but delicious chowder to choose from. It's really a takeaway place with limited seating. We ordered up our chowder and found a place to sit and enjoy it a ways away. The chowder is creamy and delicious and stayed hot while we were scouting out a place to sit. It's a well known place, and even though pricey, worth a try. read more

Pike Place Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

It was super amazing and a must try every time I go to Seattle. It's worth whatever the price is at. The soup and lobster is the most amazing mix especially on cold days. read more

Pike Place Chowder - The best chowder and Maine-Style Lobster Roll - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Lobster & Grab roles were FANTASTIC!!! And it is definitely the #1 Clam Chowder, mouth watering!!! Service was good. read more

Quick and simple. Chowder in bread bowl is the way to go. We tried both Maine and Connecticut lobster rolls and surprisingly, Connecticut is way better! Will need to do double Connecticut rolls next time. Quite pricey though but worth the visit. read more

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A must stop when visiting Seattle Washington. Lobster, dungeon crab roll and clam chowder. All so very yummy!! read more

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Located at Pike Place Market, this place is a legend! Lines down the alleyway. It was our first time, so we decided to get the award winning chowders and rolls. It's pretty casual here, order your food and they dish it out real quick, then find a table. Lobster Roll - this was stuffed to the brim with succulent lobster meat, soft roll, great flavors Dungeness Crab Roll - this was magical. The best part is you don't have all the work of cracking! This was the ultimate Roll. Definitely get this! Clam Chowder - this was award winning, but it wasn't my favorite. The consistency was great. Maybe I'm a classic kinda girl and didn't like all the extra flavors of the bacon. Seafood Bisque - this was okay. I was expecting so much more, as it is what I typically love. It needed some freshness. Service was quick and friendly. Parking is available in the nearby lots. Definitely recommended for the seafood rolls! read more

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Yelp and several other sites all spoke highly of Pike Place Chowder. There are awards on the wall from 2013 each year to present for their chowder. I see why. I enjoyed their signature chowder in a sourdough bowl and it was delicious. Yum! The exterior posted menu has QR codes to view the menu in other languages. Even in Japanese. Seating area is small and can fill quickly. The staff is great at answering questions and offer good advice. Enjoyed my chowder and will be sure to return again. read more

Pike Place Chowder - Signature chowder sourdough bowl - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

A bit pricey, but worth it! I got the lobster roll and clam chowder. Delicious as expected!

A staple! You have to try when in town. Order online on busy days and make your way to the pickup station (this is not in the restaurant, but nearby). The food was great (we had a salmon chowder). Perfect for your Seattle seafood fix, but not so fishy for those picky people who "like fish but not anything too fishy." They give you oyster crackers and some hunks of a great crusty bread. Service was fine for pickup (the guy giving out food was polite). Be prepared to likely relocate your food to a nearby picnic table as the restaurant has extremely limited seating. read more

Pike Place Chowder - Smoked Salmon Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We got the 4 cup chowder sampler because we wanted variety. We got two of the classic clam chowder, one scallop, and the other one was an oyster and crab one I believe. They were all amazing, but the classic clam chowder was everyone's favorite. This place is worth the wait and the $. So freaking good with some sourdough! The service was fast and it's really hustle bustle in there! read more

Pike Place Chowder - 4-Cup Chowder Sampler - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Their chowder is pretty good and surprisingly, very reasonably priced for being in a touristy area

Fantastic! Amazing chowder and so much variety. We loved our sampler - smoked salmon, seafood bisque, market chowder, and the clam chowder. Everything came out piping hot and served with a side of bread. Long wait but definitely worth a try. read more

Pike Place Chowder - Chowder sampler - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Food was excellent, we tried four different chowders all of them great. Service was great both had smiles on there faces when greeting us. Ambiance, well it was busy that we had to find another area to seat but didn't care. We ate and excited we ate h read more

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This place was soo yummy!! We came at the perfect time, right before the rush! We as a group decided we'd split everything we ate on our food tour so we could eat more! And I'm so glad we did! We ordered the lobster roll and clam chowder, and it was just so delicious! The bun toasted beautifully and topped with some delicious lobster, beautifully coated in butter! I only wanted more more and more! We decided to try the New England clam chowder, since they'd won so many awards, and it as well didn't disappoint! These two items were so good that we came back on our last day and got more to take on the plane with us! I was devastated that TSA took my clam chowder, but they have a one in the airport so I got more to eat on the plane!! read more

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WOW! What flavor this clam chowder had. So tasty and a great portion for the cost. Bread bowl was awesome sourdough as well. The line outside on Post Alley was long, so a worker told us we can order online through a QR code she was handing out which was MUCH quicker. Did that then had to go inside behind the restaurant to pick up my bag. They called my name and I grabbed it, super simple! Cute little spot a very few seats, that you can only sit in if you order from the windows (not online order). But walk down near the water to sit and enjoy the view like we did!! read more

Pike Place Chowder - Clam New England Clam Chowder - Contains Pork - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This was my first time having New England clam chowder, and while I have always been hesitant to try it because I don't like seafood, I figured I had to have it while visiting Seattle. I was very impressed, the soup was very filling and delicious, and the bread bowl made it even better. I loved dipping the bread in the soup read more

Pike Place Chowder - New England Clam Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The line was too long so I ordered online. Highly recommend. And then you stand behind the restaurant in a hallway and they bring the food out on a little cart. You don't have a spot to eat, but there was random tables all around that we used. The best thing we had at Pike Place hands down. The soup was to the brim and came with oyster crackers and bread. read more

Heard the place to eat clam chowder in Seattle was at Pike Place Chowder. Came on a weekend during lunch time. Place was busy but the line moved decent enough. Maybe about a 15 wait to get food then a 5 min wait to get a table. Service was very fast when ordering. Got the New England clam chowder with the bread bowl. It was very good. The bread was soft in the inside and went well with the chowder. I have not gotten a good bowl of chowder in years. This place did not disappoint. read more

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Pike Place Chowder. Just do not think or talk about Fight Club before consuming Calm Chowder, and it will be okay. The line went by surprisingly quickly. I was at the back of the line near the window, not the extended part of the line. It took maybe 10 or 15 minutes, and I had time to think about what to order. While deciding I overheard someone say, "Oh, what is this line for... oh, I don't really like clam Chowder. " Yikes, I hope they found something else they like on the menu. I am glad that I made the effort to get bowl of chowder from pike place. It really hit the spot. It was next to impossible to find seatting and even harder if you are going solo since you have nobody to scoop out seat in advance. I had to eat while semi standing and sitting against a cement wall. I am not sure if I would go here if I'm in a hurry. Parking and waiting in line just adds an unneeded barrier to entry. It makes me feel like tourist. Oh wait, I am a tourist. At least, I didn't wait in line for the OG Starbucks so I can post it on IG. I enjoyed it but I would have preferred a sit down restaurant experience. Not finding a place to sit was a bummer. read more

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Food: when in seattle, this is THE spot you have to try. We obviously couldn't choose which chowder we wanted, so just went with the 8 sampler. And of course you can't forget the lobster roll. Everything was simply amazing. It was cold and slightly drizzling when we arrived, so this really warmed us up with their savory salty creamy goodness. My favorite was the classic new england clam chowder, so comforting like a warm hug Price: lobster roll is soooo expensive, like $35 for quarter pound, we could only get one. The 8 chowder sampler cost about $33, which I think speaks to the seattle inflation pricing lol Ambiance: little corner store in a bigger building, only has the bar area and a couple tables for sit down, gets extremely crowded in there, especially with people lining up for orders and picking up their food, the table was a bit sticky, and chairs needed a little wipe before sitting down Service: no issues with ordering and picking up our food, but you gotta make your decision and order fast since there's a big line you're holding up Parking: can't comment since we didn't rent a car in our seattle trip and ubered everywhere, seemed like there was limited free parking anywhere in this city read more

Pike Place Chowder - 8 sampler, Connecticut style lobster roll - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Smoked Salmon Chowder. That's it, that's the tweet. I ordered a Smoked Salmon Chowder to-go and ohhh my goodness, that was some of the best soup I have ever tasted! It was creamy, rich, and flavorful. Their bread is also really good as well. Service was quick, kind, and straightforward to the point, considering how busy this place is (..well you're at Pike Place!) I would also have your order ready by the time you get to the cashier since the line tends to be huge and it's a very fast-paced environment. You might have to look around a bit for a place to sit. read more

Pike Place Chowder - Smoked Salmon Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Famous place in Pike Place Market to get all kinds of chowder. It has infamously long lines before the doors open. Pike Place Chowder is a small place, so many people order it for pickup. As expected, the clam chowder is the most popular to get. They also have a plant based one, so vegans can get something. Certainly this place gets busy. It's always got people lined up waiting to place an order. The better idea is to place an order online and you can just go and get it without long ass waiting. Know you probably won't be eating inside anyway. There's only a few seats. It's okay because there's plenty of other places in the market you can eat it. They have a pretty good variety. It's about $10 for a medium bowl. We each got the Lime And Coconut Chowder. It's the one that's plant based. This is made with coconut milk and lime juice, and has carrots, corn, and leeks. Has a good variety of chowders. It's located in Post Alley on the north side of the market. The soups mostly contain seafood, but not all, and there's one of these okay for vegans and vegetarians. read more

Pike Place Chowder - The Lime And Coconut Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Solid portion and fantastic fresh tasting chowder. Friendly staff with solid recommendations on what to try and new/special items. Great location in Pike Place, take yours to the pier and there is no better view during a summer evening. read more

We took ourselves on a little food tour around pike place market and this was definitely my favorite spot we went to! The clam chowder was so filling. I recommend ordering online and going inside to the back to pick up instead of waiting in the long line. read more

Pike Place Chowder - New England Clam Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Hell yah. This place delivered. Although I didn't enjoy all the soups in the 4 sampler, everything was fresh and high quality. My favorite thing was the cold ORIGINAL DUNGENESS CRAB ROLL. It was so fresh and delicious! I wish we each got one! We also shared the sampler. My favorite was the smoked salmon chowder which really surprised me! My second favorite was the original clam chowder. I didn't care for the bisque or the crab and oyster chowder. I def recommend and will return. read more

Pike Place Chowder - Original Dungeness Crab Roll - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Best Crab Chowder and Crab roll I've ever had! You can only order online, then you walk to the line and wait for your name to be called. There is REAL crab in the chowder not the imitation stuff! Do yourself a favor and stop by and order one! read more

Pike Place Chowder - Outside - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Just as described. There's a line, but it moves quick! Food was great, service was quick. Our 10 year old son loved the warm lobster roll. Says it was the best he's ever had. $$$$ but worth it on our visit. He liked it so much, on our way to the airport we ordered one online and picked it up quickly. read more

If you are uncertain and want to try a variety of chowders go for the sampler. Easily enough for two people to share. A tip is to ask for extra bread. They are very generous about giving you extra bread if you ask . Fantastic chowder. read more

Chowder was so delicious! Service was quick and friendly. I went when the market was busy so there were not many tables to sit at.

Ah, Pike Place Chowder. It's one of those places you take visitors because it's "the thing to do," and honestly, it deserves the hype. Yes, it's smack in the middle of a very touristy area. Yes, the line can be long. But the clam chowder in strikes that perfect balance: creamy, briny, and generously studded with clams. When we go with a group of four, our go-to order is the 8-cup chowder sampler (each cup is 6 oz). We usually double down with 5-6 cups of the New England Clam Chowder (it's the best of the flavors), then round it out with a mix of the Market Chowder and Seared Scallop Chowder. They serve it with oyster crackers and slices of sourdough bread to dip or snack between bites. As tempting as it is to go for the bread bowl, I actually think it's not the best deal. It ends up being too much bread and not enough chowder. The cup sizes give you a better balance of what you came here for: the chowder. read more

This place is always a must when visiting Seattle. So good and authentic. It is a well known place and line gets back up about a block out so be prepared to wait. Also seating is very limited. It's a small place and doesn't have much seating so be aware of that as well when order your food. But worth the wait. read more

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Hot soup coming thru! Is there anything better than a hot cup of chowder on a rainy Seattle day? Don't worry about the line because it moves very fast and the employees are friendly in helping you find a seat and clear a table. We got the chowder flight and it was great. All 4 chowders were incredible. They even gave us some extra bread from the inside of a bread bowl. Extra points for recycling, taste, and service. Usually I'm worried about touristy joints in places like piles place market but this absolutely hit. read more

Pike Place Chowder - New England Clam Chowder Seafood Bisque Crab, Oyster & Chorizo Chowder Market Chowder - Seafood Near Me - Seattle, Washington