Bavarian Meat Delicatessen
Categories: Delis, Meat Shops [Edit]
Neighborhood: Downtown1920 Pike Pl
Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 441-0942
- Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Alcohol: None
13 Reviews for Bavarian Meat Delicatessen
The best place to pratice your german! A lot of fun and the real wurst.
Premium quality product with the typical bavarian music on the back ground. The place to find the products for a wonderful sauerkraut!
No sooner than I walk in here does some guy at the counter ask the deli lady, "Can I get a pound of wieners?"
Do not laugh. Do not laugh. You are not seven years old. And even when you were seven years old you would get in trouble for acting so inappropriately in public. Do not laugh. Do not laugh. But he said wieners. But he said pound of wieners! Do not laugh. Do not laugh. Wieners!
Yeah, I lost it. Hahahahahasnortahahahahaha! Wieners.
Thank goodness almost everyone else in there conducted their business in German so I couldn't tell if they were saying anything else that would cause me to get kicked out of this place before I could buy my packet of CurryWurst.
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My mom has been taking me there since I was little - my grampa used to go when they were not even in the pike place market area. The women are so friendly and my mom talks with them in German on a regular basis. They are like your grama. They make great suggestions about what to get and always have something new and fun to try. My recent discovery was skirt steak rolled around a pickle with cheese ground mustard and paprika very tasty. The Landjager is my absolute favorite (a dried sausage stick). All in all a place worth visiting if you are in the market!
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I'm mexican, but when I go into the Bavarian Meat Delicatessen... it's Deutschland Uber Alles.!
When I can't get to Hess down in Lakewood which is the Holy Grail of German stores in Western Washington, I swing on by Bavarian Meats at Pike Place. The gal's are all friendly and reminiscent of family friends back in Siegen. When I need some fixin's to have Butterbrot for breakfast I swing on by here.
Their bread selection is from Hess in Lakewood (they are the regional German bread bakery) and Bavarian Meats is often out of the sliced version of most brown breads. They usually only have a lighter version left when I stop by on my lunch break. Oh well, as long as I get the aufschnitt and teewurst right??
As all German stores, prices are inflated a lot for imported goods, so save this one for a treat.
It was nice to actually find Germans running a deli. It is semi reminiscent of the local Metzgerei in Schwabisch Hall where my family lives. I was able to converse with the woman, but she was not too plussed about being super helpful. Oh well! I loved the wurst selection and don't think any place in Seattle rivals it. They also have all the ingredients and unique spices for things like Cucumber Salad and Kase Spaetzle.
If you are into German Christmas cookies they have them, and all the chocolate a girl could ever ask for. Basically...you want to grill up some impressive sausage, serve it with Kraut and noodles and then bake up an Apfelkuchen, then just haul yourself down to Pike Market and visit the Bavarian Deli.
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My friend and I wanted to buy some salami, so we were standing indecisively at the counter, trying to decide which type to buy. The super-cute German grandma-type came to our rescue and offered us (very generous!) tastes of all of the types. So we bought a pound of our favorite (it was VERY reasonably priced - think like 1/4 the price of Salumi) and then she threw in the heel of the salami for free! Thanks, grandma!
The place also has an awesome array of licorice (apparently Germans LOVE their licorice, second only to their love of David Hasselhoff). AND they have Kinder Eggs! If you've never had a Kinder Egg, get there now. Chocolate plus toy!
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wow! This little gem has the best sausages in town! Normally I don't like sausages but these aren't greasy, just tasty and satisfying. They also have really good, strong mustard and deliciously sour sauerkraut. The ladies that work here are very nice and last time we went they gave my husband and I each a free wurst to snack on.
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The best Wurst in town. A real meat deli. There are so few of these around anymore. Sure, the big markets do some of this, but this place is seriously old school. The women who run the front counter are sturdy but friendly with thick German accents and wearing white spottless butcher coats. The cases are filled with Wursts, brats lanjaeger, salt cod and amazing franks. And they will let you taste as much as you need to decide what you like.
There are also shelves filled with all kinds of Eastern European specialties like soups and sauces. Virtually every time I've been in there I've met someone who gives me an interesting recipe or recommends a new item to try. To me, this is the true spirit of Pike Place. I can just imagine this is how it was back in the day when people would go shop to shop to buy their week's groceries.
It's rare that I come out of there with less than 4 or 5 pounds of meats. And my car smells soooo smoky and delicious on the ride home.
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Very hidden if a local doesn't take you- and even if you see the sign. Right in the crazy indoor space creation by Emmitt Watson's. It is run by two ladies with kick tush fun Bavarian accents. The deli is sort of like a 7-11 mix of European products to be purchased. Powders, mixes, candies, breads, and of course lots of meat. I go for the lanjaeger(sp?) and it cost me like $1.50 for two sticks. Having been forcefully converted to salami and beef sticks of quality (I am not a slim jim kinda girl) this place is a saint. A friend took me- pointed at what to order- and I have stopped in every time since. Last time I even added a Kinderball to my order and I am thinking about going back for a fun chocolate advent calender. The shop is quaint- but holds a lot. The meat is well priced and the experience and ambiance is laid back and European. Don't be intimidated to go in and explore- Just do it!
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One of the things Betty and I enjoyed most when we visited Munich earlier this year was the food. From Wienerschnitzel to Knodl to Leberkasesemmel, German fare is always hearty and filling. When we got back to Seattle, one of the things we tried to do is hunt down places that carried some of the dishes we loved most while abroad.
We were in luck; while walking along Pike Place Market one fine day, a signage for "Bavarian Meats" caught our eye, so we decided to walk in and check it out.
They have just about every major German meat you can imagine, in additional to other German food (candies, knodl mix, German bread, sweet mustard, etc). Our personal favorites have been the Weisswurst (a Bayern specialty, traditionally eaten before noon) and the Leberkase (German bologna, more or less). The ladies that man the counter are very amiable and recognize their frequent customers, and the prices are surprisingly affordable; we've walked away with enough food to last 2-3 days without spending more than $10.
For us, any visit to the Market would be remiss without stopping by here for our weekly fix on German food. Und du kannst mit ihnen Deutsch sprechen :)
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B-O-L-O-G-N-A!
I love bologna, not the crappy Oscar Meyer stuff that most groceries stories sell. No, I want the real thing and this is the place to get it.
This shop is a hidden one near Pike Place and carries a great assortment of German foods. They have breads, sauerkraut, pickles, candies, and cakes all from Deutsch-land . They also speak fluent German so it's great to try out what you know.
The meat case is the focal point and has quite an array of different wursts and loaves to choose from. Fresh bacon, brats, salamis, links and wursts. It can be a little confusing if you don't know what you are after. But the ladies there are always nice and willing to help out. I love the beer wurst here. Once you have something this good, you will never get bologna from a regular deli again.
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These guys are the best! They make awesome smoked bratwurst and land jaeger (jerky on steroids). I've been in love with their hot dogs as well.
You can get their products at some stores: Metropolitan Markets and sometimes QFC.
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