| Pike Place Chowder | |
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_-_195.jpg) Exterior sign at thePike Place Market location, 2022 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | Seafood |
| City | Seattle |
| State | Washington |
| Country | United States |
Pike Place Chowder is aseafood restaurant with two locations inSeattle, in theU.S. state ofWashington.
Pike Place Chowder has two locations inSeattle, onPost Alley inPike Place Market; and inPacific Place.[1] Theseafood restaurant specializes in New Englandclam chowder; varieties include clam, crab and oyster, salmon, and scallop, and all are served with asourdoughbread bowl. The menu has also included crab[1] andlobster rolls[2] as well as seafoodbisque.[3][4] The Pike Place Market location has outdoor seating.[5]
Lucas Peterson ofEater said the restaurant "began entering chowder cook-offs in the 1990s on the both coasts, and absolutely destroyed the competition with their secret recipe. Now, they're serving up steaming bowls of multiple chowder varieties to lines of locals and tourists each day."[6]
Chona Kasinger included the restaurant inThrillist's 2015 list of "The 10 Things You Must Eat in Seattle This Summer",[7] and Naomi Tomky included the clam chowder in the website's 2016 list of "The 50 Best Things to Eat and Drink at Pike Place Market".[8]
Meg van Huygen included the restaurant inEater Seattle's 2019 list of "10 Seattle Tourist Trap Restaurants That Are Actually Good".[4] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the website's Gabe Guarente included the business in a list of "Where to Score Some Great Crab Rolls in Seattle for Takeout".[1]Eater Seattle also included Pike Place Chowder in a 2021 list of "Where to Get Comforting Bowls of Soups and Stews for Wintry Seattle Weather".[9] Guarente included the restaurant in 2021 overview of "Great Places to Get Crab and Lobster Rolls Around the Seattle Area".[2] In "20 Great Restaurants Near Pike Place Market", the site's Jade Yamazaki Stewart wrote in 2022, "Those lucky enough to arrive at this award-winning spot before the lines start forming should seize the opportunity to experience why the hype is justified. The standard New England chowder is satisfying, but for a truly Northwest experience, best to go for the smoked salmon and seafood bisque."[10]
In a 2021 list of 26 "iconic Seattle bites", theSeattle Post-Intelligencer said, "The New England clam chowder at Pike Place Chowder has been named the No. 1 dish among Yelpers across the country."[11] Allecia Vermillion included the restaurant inSeattle Metropolitan's 2022 overview of "The Best Seafood in Seattle".[5]
