Self-Guided Seattle Food Tour Bundle

Description

What you get in these self-guided food tours

After you purchase these guides, you’ll be able to download 3 mobile-friendly PDFs with all of the following:

• A self-guided itinerary for visiting the 25 best restaurants in Ballard, Fremont, and Georgetown
• A map to help you get a sense of where everything is
• 40+ additional “worthy mentions” to help you customize your tour
• Recommendations of what to order and how to avoid crowds
• Interviews with my favorite restaurants
• Drool-worthy food photos to help you know what to expect
• Ideas for non-eating activities to do between eats
• Tips for how to get to each neighborhood and the best time to visit
• A look inside each area’s historic past

You can expect to cover about 5 miles over the course of about 16 hours, which should give you time to explore the neighborhoods between eats over the course of 2-3 days and visit the 5 restaurants only open for dinner and 4 restaurants only open for lunch. Note you can easily visit both Ballard and Fremont in one day, but doing all the stops from both tours would be too much food.

In Fremont, the route is ~2.2 miles and is mostly flat except for a ~0.5 mile stretch uphill. You can easily avoid this hill if you hop on a bus.

In Ballard, the route is 1 mile and completely flat. There is about a 1-mile distance between downtown Fremont and Ballard, which you can easily get between by using a taxi, bike, or hopping on the 40 bus that connects the two neighborhoods.

In Georgetown, the route is 1 mile and completely flat. You’ll need to take a taxi to get to this neighborhood in South Seattle. You can also take the bus, but it’ll require a transfer.

The benefits of a self-guided tour

• You’ll avoid looking like a tourist
• It’s more affordable
• You pay restaurants directly (no one takes a cut)
• You can go at your own pace and customize stops
• You don’t have to make small talk with strangers
• It has the best spots, not just ones that take groups

About the neighborhoods

All the guide books will tell you to visit Downtown Seattle. But insiders know the best way to experience Seattle is through its surrounding neighborhoods.

Ballard, Fremont, and Georgetown are the three neighborhoods I tell all visitors to check out. They have some of the best food and aren’t overrun with tourists. Instead, you’ll be among locals while exploring independent shops, James Beard-winning restaurants, trendy bars, and some of the most beautiful water views and trails in the city. These neighborhoods also happen to have excellent farmers markets and fleas, which make them the perfect trio for exploring Seattle like a local.

About your guide

Hi I’m Adria! I help people discover the best flavors, makers, and unique adventures in the Pacific Northwest through travel guides, food tours, and small group tours.

Seattle has been my home for almost 15 years, which means I know where to find the best eats. And since I care deeply about small businesses, I decided to create self-guided walking tours to connect you with my favorites.

I considered hosting in-person Seattle walking tours, but I discovered some things about the industry that made me uncomfortable.

First, there’s an issue with some food tour companies trying to get discounts from restaurants with promises of “exposure”. Second, tours tend to cater to large groups. As a result, some businesses aren’t willing to work with food tours.

To better align with my values of supporting small businesses and authentically sharing the best of the best, I decided to offer self-guided walking tours of Seattle instead. I hope you love them as much as I do, and take pride knowing you are supporting small businesses directly.