Three fun spots in and around Pike Place Market

 

A small cup of the Pumpkin Pie flavor from Hellenika Cultured Creamery at Pike Place Market. 

It had been a while since I explored Pike Place Market and there were some new spots to check out. My first visit was Artly, a coffeeshop near the market. This coffee shop is special. They use robots to make the coffee! When you enter, you order your drink on a screen. Then a robot makes the drink, and its so cool to watch. I got a Hot Chocolate with Oat Milk. Then, the robot places the drink down in front of you, then says the name of the drink and your name. Such a unique and fun experience, pretty close to Pike Place Market. They're located on 1st and Stewart. 

Then I grabbed something sweet! Hellenika Cultured Creamery is a new frozen treat shop in the market. They have Greek frozen dessert in delicious flavors and they even give out samples. Right away I knew I wanted the Pumpkie Pie one. It was so creamy and smooth, and the flavor was spot on. Is it ice cream, frozen yogurt, or gelato? I don't know. But it was sure tasty! 

My last stop was to check out the shop, The Alabaster Owl. This is a very small store, about 300 square feet, and chock full of magical things. The owner loves Harry Potter and collecting wizardy things, so she opened up a store. I didn't actually go in, however, as they were having some issues and had to clean up some broken glass. I waited a while, and still no customers could enter the store. I did get some cute shots of the exterior and the exterior from Post Alley. So the inside will remain a mystery.