KEN'S MARKET
7231 Greenwood Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 784-3470
Open 6 am - 11 pm, 7 days a week
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MARKETIME FOODS
4416 Fremont Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 632-8958
Open 6 am - 11 pm, 7 days a week
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We bring good things to the neighborhood

Ken's Market and Marketime Foods are part of your neighborhood. Independently owned and operated by a local family, we specialize in smiles and remembering your name. Our markets carry a good variety of quality products at fair prices. We mean it when we say “we want to be your store!”

When you need bacon and fresh OJ on a Sunday morning and you're still in your pajama pants, pop over, grab a cart, toss in what you need and checkout before your better half has even finished brewing the coffee!

We're not only a great little neighborhood market, we are your complete grocery store. We have terrific produce with lots of organic choices. Our meat section is stocked with fresh, quality cuts prepared by our own in-house butcher. We are known for our excellent selection of wine and beer. We feature a complete floral department with a fresh selection of gorgeous long lasting bouquets. We are focused on carrying local, organic and fair trade products whenever we can. On top of all that, you will love our deli & coffee shop!

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Thanks to “Moo Moo”, our Potato Sausage recipe is alive and well!

Moo Moo
Our late beloved Grandmother "Mor Mor"-
always the giving one.

Of our delicious potato sausage (or potatis korv as it’s called in Sweden), we know this: No one ever had a better recipe than our late grandmother “Mor Mor” (which means “mother’s mother” in the old country- as little kids we just called her “Moo-Moo”, and the nickname stuck).

In a nutshell, the story goes like this: back in the mid 1980’s, grandson Scott got a recipe for potato sausage from an old butcher acquaintance and thought it would be a good idea to make some to sell at our original Ken’s Market store on Queen Anne. The customers really seemed to like it, and it became a big seller. At the time, we only offered it around the holidays so the recipe would always be put in some random location during the long off season, and it was always an adventure trying to find it the next holiday season. Of course, it was ultimately lost somewhere along the line. But lo and behold, one day when Scott was telling of the loss of the recipe in a conversation with Moo-Moo, she said simply “Oh, well I’ve got a recipe for potatis korv”(as she always called it), and so, we were back in business. But the best part of the story is, Moo-Moo’s recipe rocked! It had the salt, pepper, and allspice but it also had one thing the original recipe didn’t: ginger. Now, we have people tell us all the time it’s their favorite sausage. Try some for the holidays… we think you’ll just love it! And thanks Moo-Moo, we sure do miss you!

Making potato sausage
The potatis korv is prepared for stuffing into natural casings.

Making Potato Sausage
Scott Giles (Mor Mor's grandson) and helper Marcos Sigala making a big batch.

Potato Sausage
Potato sausages are hand-braided before being cut and packaged for sale.

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like 'What about lunch?'”
Winnie the Pooh

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Ken's Market Soups

    (for Thu. 5/17)
  • Chili Con Carne
  • House Chicken Noodle
  • Roasted Garlic Tomato
  • Roasted Corn Tortilla

Marketime Foods Soups

    (for Thu. 5/17)
  • Italian Wedding Soup
  • Spicy Chicken Tortilla
  • Meaty Chili

Brown Sugar Corned Beef

Quick Lunch on the Go!

Whether you're on your way to work and thinking ahead to lunchtime, or perhaps looking to swing in and get a quick bite to eat in the middle of a busy workday, our deli departments are there for you!

  • Large selection of "grab & go" deli sandwiches featuring Essential Bakery artisan breads made fresh each morning starting at 6:00 AM
  • Self serve soup bar with 3 or 4 different soups daily. Check the "Soups of the Day" chalkboard above for daily updates on what soups are available.
  • Healthy and delicious assorted salads, all made in house
  • Juicy, flavorful rotisserie chicken
  • "Prepared from scratch" microwaveable entrees and side dishes, just like you'd make at home!
  • And much, much more! Read more about each store's deli: Ken's Market Deli - Marketime Deli
Fresh Salmon from Alaska

Fresh Wild Salmon Season is Almost Here!

Mid to late May - If you are a lover of fresh, wild salmon, that’s when you can expect to start seeing some of the very best, if not THE BEST, salmon available, fresh right in our very own seafood departments!

Beginning with the world famous Copper River Salmon, Alaska’s great spring salmon run bursts onto the seafood scene often by Mother’s Day, and almost always by Memorial Day weekend. These early runs, whether Copper River, or from one of the many, many other bountiful AK fisheries, will consist largely of Sockeye (Red), with some Kings (Chinook) available too. The King catch is usually much more limited, but we’ll do our best to nab some, get it while you can! Both are loaded with Omega-3 oil, and are oh-so delicious when baked, broiled, barbequed, smoked, poached… and on and on (you’d have to consult Bubba Gump for a complete list of preparation methods!)

Ken’s and Marketime will feature the best Alaska has to offer, at reasonable prices too! Later in the season, we’ll have beautiful salmon from Canada, as well as some caught right off our Washington coast! As always, our standards are set high; you will only find the freshest, highest quality fish in our markets.

Remember, if you have a special need (such as a whole fish, whole sides, or any special cut), or if you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask one of our staff to direct you to our seafood guy, who will be happy to take care of you. Also, you can call in ahead (preferably before 1 PM) to place an order that can then be picked up anytime in the evening, all ready to go and paper wrapped with your name on it!

Bluebird Ice Cream

Local Company Spotlight

Ken’s Market and Marketime foods are excited about our partnership with Bluebird Ice Cream Company. Just a few years old now, Bluebird is a small, neighborhood, microcreamery that features local and whenever possible, organic ingredients. Their unique and delectable flavors include:

  • CB’s peanut butter, made with peanuts roasted at CB’ nuts in Kingston
  • Elysian Stout with Dragon’s tooth stout , brewed in Seattle
  • Theo Chocolate Chunk with chunks of seattle based Theo’s Chocolates

just to name a few.

All of their flavors are hand packed in plain white containers with just their logo. Check out the full selection in the ice cream section of our frozen food department.