Eat Around the World Seattle Food Tour
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!
About this activity
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Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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.
Includes
- 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
- Hawaiian-inspired flavors -- musubi
- Japanese flavors -- savory octopus balls
- Additional food and drink, souvenirs, tips/gratuities for your guide
- Not all locations listed are guaranteed stops
Itinerary
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Estimated Time : 10 minutes
Your Seattle walking tour starts out at this historic building that graces downtown’s skyline. You may want to return after your food tour to ride an elevator to the top floor to enjoy its observatory and bar!
Free Admission
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Estimated Time : 140 minutes
Seattle Chinatown-International District : Your tour will mostly take place in this one-of-a-kind neighborhood that has preserved its cultural past and present and which is also home to many excellent restaurants. You’ll be enjoying tastes from some of these long-established eateries and hearing about the history of the district and how it has changed over the years.
Free Admission
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Your tour may stop in or pass by this historic hotel and cafe with an incredible past. The main-floor cafe serves up a variety of teas and snacks, and the space is a dedicated museum preserving the history of Seattle’s Japantown.
Free Admission
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Wing Luke Museum : Following your Seattle food adventure, you may want to spend some more time in the area immersing yourself in the Asian American experience. There’s no better place to do this than the Wing Luke Museum, housing thousands of artifacts, photographs, and oral histories.
Free Admission
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Your walking tour starts in front of the Smith Tower, situated on the intersection of 2nd Avenue and historic Yesler Way. Your tour guide will provide some history behind this street, sometimes referred to as “Skid Road”.
Free Admission
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During your Chinatown food tour, you may stop by or spot this terrace constructed on a steep Seattle hillside. The terrace is a collection of seemingly haphazard garden plots tended to by the local residents and, farther up, a walkway with Japanese-inspired gardens and stone structures.
Free Admission
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You’ll likely spot this historic station along your guided tour walk from Pioneer Square to the Chinatown International District. Constructed in 1906 by the Great Northern Railway, the structure is one of the most iconic buildings of the neighborhood.
Free Admission
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Our food tour usually passes by this historic Seattle Chinatown restaurant, known for not just its menu but its claim to fame as a famous actor’s favorite place to eat after a heavy day of training.
Free Admission
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After your foodie tour, you might want to circle back to burn off some extra energy playing classic and modern games at the largest public pinball collection in the Pacific Northwest!
Free Admission
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We’ll likely pass through this urban park, located in the heart of the ID and where residents come to relax and recreate.
Free Admission
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Your food tour has to include a stop at this well-known local grocery store, where we may grab a snack for everyone to enjoy!
Free Admission
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Your food tour guide may take you past this historic Japanese restaurant, one of the oldest in the city dating back to 1904!
Free Admission
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Our tour may pass by or even stop in this creative cafe and bar that serves up decadent Filipino desserts and delicious alcoholic beverages.
Free Admission
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Our history and culture tour actually begins in the Pioneer Square neighborhood, adjacent to Chinatown International District. Your tour guide will share stories of Seattle’s early days as a pioneer town and even prior to its settlement and establishment as the city we know today.
Free Admission
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Trains were a vital part of Seattle’s earlier days as a logging town, and we may pass by this former train station where your tour guide can share the stories of the city’s struggle to become an important Pacific Northwest industrial hub.
Free Admission