Hellenika Cultured Creamery
Dessert shop · Pike Place Market ·
Small-batch cultured gelato with unique, seasonal flavors.
Small-batch cultured gelato with unique, seasonal flavors.
"The warm scent of cream and honey is thick in the air at this Pike Place Market scion of the Ellenos Greek yogurt empire. The dairy concoction being churned in real time behind the counter at Hellenika clears froyo’s name of its many late-aughts, low-fat transgressions, the zingy tang of the cultured base perfectly counterbalanced by its thick, buttery mouthfeel. The flavors rotate approximately every two weeks, but some crowd favorites, like the rich, subtle honey macadamia and fragrant ube coconut, are always in the mix." - Sophie Grossman
"Yes, it's technically frozen Greek yogurt, as evidenced by Hellenika's sour tang and subtle sweetness—but this custardy stuff from the team behind Ellenos is better than most ice cream shops in town, and well worth almost tripping on all of that Pike Place cobblestone to get there. It’s textbook frozen Greek yogurt, with a sour tang and subtle sweetness. Watch them churn the probiotic goods in front of your face in flavors like lemon curd, marionberry, dutch chocolate, and ube coconut (our favorite)." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"For a very long time, the only frozen yogurt you could get at the market was from an industrial soft serve machine that probably just pumped out regular ice cream. Now there’s Hellenika’s cultured gelato in flavors like lemon curd, dutch chocolate, and coconut ube (our favorite). From the team behind Ellenos, this custardy stuff is well worth almost tripping on all of that cobblestone to get there. It’s textbook frozen Greek yogurt, with a sour tang and subtle sweetness. Watch them churn the probiotic goods in front of your face before a stroll along the waterfront." - aimee rizzo
"This space was a butcher shop before Alex Apostolopoulos, one of the founders of market stand–turned–megabrand Ellenos Yogurt, gutted it and turned it into a sleek new yogurt shop decked out in white and blue tiles. The new product sold here is creamier than gelato, smoother and less sweet than ice cream, cultured like yogurt but definitely not yogurt. It’s a great treat on hot days and there’s a huge variety of rotating flavors, many of which draw on ingredients from the market. If you don’t like chocolate or sweet flavors, try the refreshing, tea-based Seattle Fog." - Harry Cheadle
"At Pike Place Market this Greek shop sells what the reviewer hesitantly calls “frozen yogurt” — noting parenthetically that the website calls what Hellenika sells “our small-batch hand crafted cultured products” — and it’s a reliable, lighter option. The product is “lighter and less sweet than ice cream,” making it the perfect refreshing antidote if you’ve just had some so-so fried seafood, and in the off-season you won’t have to deal with the long lines that summer brings." - Harry Cheadle