Frommer's Names Pike Place Market One of America's Best Public Markets

It's what Seattleites have always known: The Pike Place Market is one of the best (well, we think the best) markets around. And now Frommer's, the popular travel guide, has officially named it one of the Top 10 public markets in America.

"Pike Place," or simply "The Market" as many of us locals like to call it, is a place to meet up (at Rachel the Pig); eat great food (seafood, fresh crumpets, all kinds of ethnic cuisines, mini doughnuts, cheese...); buy seasonal fruits, vegetables, seafood, flowers; watch street performers; grab a coffee at the original Starbuck's; or discover a treasure made by a local artist. It's all these things and more that put it on Frommer's list of favorites.

Pike Place is also the largest of the markets on Frommer's list. Covering nine acres on the Seattle waterfront it contains 23 buildings, 240 commercial businesses, 85 farmers, 225 craftspeople, 300 buskers and 500 residents. Other cities that made the list include Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Cleveland, Milwaukie and Washington D.C.

To read the Frommer’s article, and see a slide show, go to http://www.frommers.com/slideshow/?p=1&group=460&cat_cd=CULTURE#slide.

Learn more about the Pike Place Market at www.pikeplacemarket.org.

Feature photo by: dherrera_96
Above photo by: Seattle Municipal Archives