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Is chocolate a food or a technology? Why does it hold such a special place in cultures around the world? Most importantly: How do YOU like your chocolate?
Included in your ticket price are 12 individual tastings. We will visit 8 of Downtown Seattle's most beloved bakeries, restaurants, cafés, and chocolatiers.
The tour starts at Dahlia Bakery where you delight in the days fresh bake. We continue through cafés where you experience the "World Tour of drinking chocolates," along with small treats and samples of chocolate.
We spend a portion of the tour in an Italian grocer where you sample a selection of some of the best chocolate bars in the world (and from right here in Seattle).
The tour ends at a chocolatier's shop known for its elite quality and unique incorporation of flavors, including fruit, honey and booze.
You'll leave this tour filled to the brim with chocolatey goodness, but also with a deeper understanding of what chocolate is, what it means, and where it's taking us.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Your guide will meet you outside on the sidewalk near the entrance of Dahlia Bakery. Please do not ask the staff to confirm any information about the tour. You should expect a text message from your guide about an hour before the start time. Feel free to call or text them when you arrive.
The tour will end on 1st Ave up from Pike Place Market
Itinerary
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1
One of the best bakeries in Seattle, and unmatched in bread making. World famous for their Triple Coconut Cream Pie, this bakery has a few hidden chocolate gems you'll get to try on this tour.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
2
Pike Place Market's very own tortilleria, opened in 2021. Here we'll see how the ancient history of chocolate in Central and South America expresses itself in the modern day.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
(Pass by)
No chocolate here worth sampling on tour, but we'll happily pause the tour for a selfie in front of the oldest running Starbucks!
Admission ticket free -
3
Another phenomenal bakery in the city, know for not cutting corners and making everything from scratch. Look out for their very own special recipe of Danish inspired hot cocoa.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
4
A wonderland of all things delicious and Italian, this grocery store located in Pike Place Market boasts the widest selection of craft chocolate bars anywhere in the city.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
(Pass by)
On a clear day you can see 2 mountain ranges from one spot over the water of the Puget Sound.
Admission ticket free -
5
An African Bakery in Pike Place Market with a knack for flavors you've never tried before.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
6
Confess your love for.... cheesecake! There's a little something special hidden behind the counter as well, tied to the Colombian roots of founder Paul Verano.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
7
One of the most beloved Washington State business, Chukar Cherries has been enrobing locally grown dried cherries n European style chocolate since 1986.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
8
Guest diner on the "Pike Place Pickle" episode (season 10 episode 5) of Top Chef, Dale Nelson is a wizard of all things jarred. His company, Woodring Orchards, offers visitors jams, pickles, pepper jellies, honey, caramel, and of course various hand crafted chocolate sauces. Dale grows the cacao himself, traveling twice a year to Venezuela for harvest.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
9
Each truffle at Seleušs is tailored by a single individual, Alexander Long. He is a master of paring the right chocolate with the right add-in, whether it be fruit, honey, liquor or even tobacco. To accomplish this, Alex scours the globe for the perfect chocolate for each variety of truffle.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- 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
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Additional info
- 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
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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