What You Will Do
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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
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.
1
Dahlia Bakery
15 minutes
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.
2
maíz
10 minutes
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.
3
Pike Place Market
No chocolate here worth sampling on tour, but we'll happily pause the tour for a selfie in front of the oldest running Starbucks!
4
Freya Bakery & Cafe
10 minutes
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.
5
DeLaurenti
10 minutes
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.
6
Seattle Waterfront
On a clear day you can see 2 mountain ranges from one spot over the water of the Puget Sound.
7
Lands of Origin
10 minutes
An African Bakery in Pike Place Market with a knack for flavors you've never tried before.
8
The Confectional
10 minutes
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.
9
Chukar Cherries
10 minutes
One of the most beloved Washington State business, Chukar Cherries has been enrobing locally grown dried cherries n European style chocolate since 1986.
10
Woodring at Pike Place Market
10 minutes
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.
11
SELEUŠS Chocolates
15 minutes
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.
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