Simply the Best

Tasty healthy snacks can be had at this place. I bought a bag of dried apples for the plane ride back home. Small bags are $ 5 and the big bags are $ 10. Cash only.

When stopping by try the cantaloupe, simply delicious!!! Can’t wait to go back and stock up again!

Everything there was soooo good!
I love their okura!

This establishment is true to its name! We stopped by to sample their dried apple chips and my toddler son was hooked! The very friendly woman who worked there offered him dried blueberries and he was in heaven. My son lived fruit, but doesn’t usually enjoy dried fruit so you can imagine my surprise when he ate the entire sample and asked for more!
I decided to give the dried green beans and okra a try. Oh my goodness… They were delicious! I would have bought large bags of all 4, but given the amount of luggage we already have, we settled for 4 smaller bags @ $ 5 each. Although at the rate we’re eating we might not have any to take home!

I really enjoyed the samples they provide, end up buying the bag of Honey Crisp Apples-​WOW, tasty!

Lots of variety, very friendly and helpful staff. Their dried fruit is the best!

It’s all in the name! This was the highlight of visiting the Pike’s market. I mean the salmon throwing was cool, but nothing beats free samples of fruits dried fresh that are top notch to begin with. Some of the juicier fruits have sugar added as part of the drying process (kiwi, strawberry, pineapple), but they are all natural and most have only one ingredients.
The favorites among us were the Granny Smith apples, the cherries, mango and strawberries. These tasty snacks were a great start to our road trip to San Diego.

went to this place 3 times during our 1 week stay in seattle. the golden delicious apple chips are my ideal snack. wish i had bought more than the 2 large bags but i was short on room in my luggage. the awesome 4 small bags for $ 10 allowed me to also try the awesome okra (still a bit slimy but i dont mind), beet chips (2^nd favorite behind the apple chips), green beans (yummy!), and more apple chips ;)
they were so patient and let us sample everything. it was well worth their patience as i came back with a different crowd of new customers for them during each trip. yum!

If you eat dried fruit and find that you get most of your stock from Trader Joe’s, then listen up.
Next to Rachel the Pig in the Pike Place Market is their dried fruit stand. You know, the one that has signs all over it asking you not to loiter in front of the goods but invariably, there’s a ton of people hanging out to watch the fish flingers.
And other than accepting a piece of dried apple from them on occasion, I never really gave Simply the Best a lot of thought.
However, a couple times a year, I embark on an exercise and eating challenge with my gym for 60 days. Tons of whole foods, no sugar, no artificial anything, no soy… it’s a giant list of «no’s». Dried fruit is a good treat in lieu of a macaron – especially when you’re 20 days in to the challenge and anything that is not a roasted yam is like ambrosia.
Some of their dried fruit has cane sugar: cantaloupe, kiwi and a couple of other things. But the apples, pears, coconut, cranberries and many other options are not only sugar-​free, but they are SUPER inexpensive. Once you do the math about what you spend at a regular store versus them, you’ll kick yourself.
They also have the best whole vegetable chips ever. Squash, green beans, carrots, taro. Just the vegetable, some oil and salt. Awesome.
You can order stuff online from them too; I’m sure they offer even more items than what you see at the stand. These guys are now a regular stop when I’m in the Market. Push away the loiterers and see for yourself.

Expensive in my opinion (1 small bag for $ 3, however, 4 for $ 10) and well worth it. Delicious beet chips, baked and lightly seasoned. Apple chips are addicting with a few varieties available: fuji, honey crisp, cinnamon baked. $ 5 minimum for credit card. I’m going back tomorrow.

Got apple chips and veggies at Pike’s place and they were delicious but when I went to order more on the website I noticed that the veggies aren’t listed and it seems like parts of the website aren’t finished.

the best apple chips i have had IN MY LIFE.
It is all I can do to not buy bags and bags and bags of these delicious chips all week while I’m working a mere 3 blocks away. WILL POWER.
The prices are awesome too… They take visa which is great. A huge bag of apple chips is only $ 10…eat that whole foods.

A happy haiku:
Their apple chips are divine,
sweet bites of heaven.

TWO WORDS: DRIED OKRA!
Sounds strange? Ask them for a sample when you visit and trust me you will walk away from that place with at least one bag of that snack with you! It’s addicting and really good I ended up buying three bags (only one was for me)!
You really can’t miss this place, just look for the loud fresh fish vendor and right across from it, you’ll find «Simply The Best»… They have plenty of other dried snacks, so don’t be afraid to sample them!
Other MUST TRY snacks:
— Dried Green Beans — another great snack. Sweeter than the okra!
— Dried Papaya — I loved this, but it didn’t come with a lot… The bag probably had six to eight pieces… I bought this bag and gave some to my niece who’s two and she loved it as much as I did!

i crave this place at least once a month. YUMMMMMMMMMMM
i can eat five bags of the dried green beans… but of course, then my wallet would be empty…
but honestly, EVERYTHING tastes so good, plus the people are really helpful and nice! i wish i had gotten the pineapple before i left, though!

They have a great variety of dried fruits and trail mixes.
My favorite is definitely the dried apples, especially the fuji apples.
The staff is helpful and always willing to hand out samples so you can figure out what you like. They’re a local business and do deliver, but for the cost of delivery, it’s better to just pick up a bag if you’re in pike place area.
Last time I went, the lady even offered to drop them off to me (since I’m in the area), to avoid the shipping costs.
Simply dried apples! All natural, great to snack on. $ 10/​bag.

Simply The Best at Pike Place Market offers a good selection of dried fruits and nuts. Though I was not expecting the apples to be in chip form. I did like that they offer several varieties of apple chips depending on your apple type preference.
They have small bags which are $ 3 and 4 are for $ 10. A nice stocking stuffer or great thing to buy for your trip home from Seattle as they take up just a little space. Plus you get to try more products as a result. There are also bigger bags for $ 10 if you identify something that you really like here.
Picked up the dried strawberries and honeycrisp apple chips. I like both. Not excessively sweet. They taste healthy, natural and without any additives. I would not call the pricing a great deal. But I would say to try a sampling of their products by getting the small bags, hone down the ones you really like and then get the bigger bags for better value.

Tried their apple dried fruit sample and decided I am going to buy 4 small bags for $ 10. I ended up getting 3 different apple kinds and the dried blueberries. They’re all quite delicious, and when you’re done with a bag, you don’t feel as bad as you would have if you were eating chips ;)
Definitely worth trying!

I love dry fruit and when I got to sample their apple chips, I immediately bought 4 bags for about $ 10. I got 4 different kinds since I figure that’s the best way to really gauge just how good they are.
They don’t add any additional sugar and Simple the Best just left it as it was originally. I loved the granny smith apple chips. It’s a little bit tart but its oddly addicting. As for the honey crisp, it’s sweet, and the slight crunch to the chips make it an absolute joy to snack on. Definitely a healthier alternative to potato chips!
However, the other two were a disappoint. For golden delicious, it seems like it wasn’t completely dried. It didn’t have the crunch that the granny smith had, or it could be that’s it’s old. The fuji apple was good, very sweet but the chips but lack the crunch the other had. Maybe it’s because I ate the fuji lost so it got a little old or maybe it’s the type of apples but I did expect consistency.
There’s a lot of other dried fruits there and I was really hoping for guava but I guess it is too exotic: P I wouldn’t mind coming back next time just to give the other fruits a try but for now, if you want apple chips, make sure to eat them fast before it gets old.

The name says it all.
I’m a huge fan of dried fruits, and this one does not disappoint. My major complaints with most dried fruits are the way they tend to have too much added sugar, or are dried in a way that leaves them a little soggy. Simply the Best overcomes those common letdowns and delivers a great level of dryness and natural sweetness with no additives or preservatives.
The reason I love this place so much is their variety of fruits. Whereas in most places you’ll only find your standby peaches, mangos, pineapples, raisins, and apricots. It was here that I tried my first bite of Dried Strawberry, Dried Blueberry, and Dried Sour Cherry. And my goodness, they’re delicious. The The Dried Fig is also great, but only after you hydrate the outer layer a little with your saliva.
Simply the Best doesn’t have the widest variety of dried fruits out there, but they have a solid selection of about two dozen fruits. They also have a good selection of granola, oatmeal, and dried vegetables that I have yet to try.
My only request is that they finally get around to getting some dried kiwi. That’s my absolute favorite kind of dried fruit, and I’d love to see what it tastes like dried over their alternative heat wood powered furnace.
The price can feel a little high, but it’s definitely worth it. You won’t get dried fruit that’s produced with this level of care from many places. The service is also great, with a friendly person always waiting to give out samples of any of the fruits.
If they had a commercial, I imagine it having videos of fresh fruit being hand-​picked and ending with something like this: Nothing fancy. Just great, natural ingredients. Simply the Best.
GET: Dried Strawberries, Dried Blueberries, Dried Sour Cherries