Dining in Seattle Place Pigalle
Dining in Seattle Place Pigalle was one of my favorite spots on our recent trip to Seattle. This restaurant is located in Pike Place Market and made the perfect start to a fabulous day exploring in the market. We started at noon for lunch in this quaint 12 table dining room. We got in early so we had a window table. The place filled up and was flipping tables while we were there very quickly.
It is a busy little spot and I loved the French bistro menu along with the freshest of seafoods. Place Pigalle has a bit of a sordid past as it once was a speakeasy called the Lotus Inn. Later having a brothel right next to it the Lotus Inn thrived. After a few owners had changed hands and lots of remodelling over time, Place Pigalle is what you see today. The present owner Lluvia Walker continues to honor the roots of Place Pigalle serving classic dishes like Mussels Pigalle and Calamari Dijonaise along with rotating seasonal selections and of course the freshest of seafoods that the Pike Place Market has to offer!
From the main entrance to the market you go slightly left around the fish market where they throw the fish and then all the way down to the end and down a few stairs.
Very quaint, a lovely little spot for lunch or dinner!! The wait staff were all very pleasant making the dining experience so enjoyable!
I started our lunch with a little prosecco! I loved the pink salt addition to the table. Seems a bit more special!
Fresh Seafood
Amber and I are both oyster fans and we received the freshest, prettiest most flavorful oysters I might have ever had. Perfect with a little horseradish, tobasco, mignonette sauce and a squeeze of fresh lemon. We were in heaven!
Next up was something even more special from their menu, this gorgeous Dungeness Crab with tarragon aioli and drawn butter. We sipped, cracked, dunked to our hearts content. What a perfect sharing lunch!
For every meal, besides breakfast, that Amber and I had while we were in Seattle we shared every dish. I find that a fun way to get engaged with each other and then we are able to taste more! Next up was this amazing Croque Madame with delicious black forest ham, bechamel and two sunny side up eggs!!
As you can see this sandwich was perfect for sharing and sliced in half gorgeously! Come and choose your favorites off the menu while you visit this wonderful city! Follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
This is my kind of restaurant. OMG that food all looks amazing.
The food looks a little upscale for me, but I see there are some simpler, refined, options on the menu and that decor is just too cute. I bet my grandparents would love being taken out to a treat like this!
Place Pigalle looks amazing! I love the atmosphere, and that food is calling my name. I’m in the mood for crab now.
That food does look amazing and I love oysters. I would definitely have to go there if i was in Seattle. I love the sweet dining room also.
Wow, that crab looks amazing! I love seafood too and would love to experience this place.
Wow, every dish looked amazing. I think I’d be pretty happy to have a meal at this restaurant. Awesome Seattle find!
Looks like a nice quaint place to eat. The crab looks fresh and delicious! Definitely a place I would love to eat at.
These dishes look mouth-watering! I travel quite a lot and will definitely be checking out Place Pigalle. That crab looks so amazingly delicious!
Everything in this post makes me want to go there. The place is adorable, and the food looks delish.
Everything looks really yummy! I’d love to travel to Seattle it’s on my list.
Now that will have to be on my hit list when I get up to Seattle again! This good looks amazing! I am hungry now just looking at these pictures!
The food looks amazing! If I ever get to Seattle, I will make sure that I eat here! Looks fabulous
Those foods look amazing! Love that you had a great dining experience!
This looks like an amazimg place to visit. The food looks delicious. I am totally going to have to eat here if I am ever in Seattle.
This looks really impressive. I love trying new restauraunts. I am going to have to visit soon and try this one!
What a quaint place to dine! That seafood looks so fresh an scrumptious!
This is the kind of place I would love to go! Everything looks delicious and what a great location!
If I’m ever in Seattle I’ll need to eat here. The food looks so good.
There is virtually no attitude here. A Seattle treasure and one I visit a few times every year. Food is special and in the summer there are a few tables outside — which is also a special experience with a view out over the Sound. When people ask me about my favorite Seattle restaurant — Place Pigalle is always the first place that comes to mind. Perhaps it is because I am a bit of a dedicated Francphile and have spent a fair amount of time in Paris — even renting apartments there.
We really enjoyed our visit there! I love the feel of it to and have been to Paris twice myself and three times to France.