Last Minute Holiday Treats and Eats at SEA

It’s the ho ho holiday season and you’re flying over the river and driving through the woods to grandmother’s house. You’re (always) a little behind and need a few last minute gifts and stocking stuffers. We feel you, so here’s a last minute guide to holiday gifts that you can pick up on the way to your gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).  Try our successful gifting strategy — one for them plus one for you!

Many of these shops participate in the SEA Kiosk program. This program provides shorter leases and lower opening expenses, so small local businesses can test sales at the airport; many vendors graduate to bigger opportunities at SEA. 

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1.    Pillow mint cookie

Give them cookies to die for like this chocolate peppermint cookie loaded up with Andes Mints. Other holiday flavors include Red Velvet with Snowflake Sprinkles, Whiskey Old Fashioned, and Brown Butter Triple Chocolate Chip. Waiiiitaminute don’t forget the Stuffed Chocolate Brown Sugar Truffle, a chocolate cookie stuffed with a house-made brown sugar truffle, inspired by the See’s candy. Order online for store pick up. Or (danger danger) they ship across the U.S. and even deliver straight to your front door.

Lowrider Cookie Company @lowridercookiecompany
SEA Airport Store: A Concourse, near Gate A1 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day

2.    Macarons & Mischief holiday gift box

Your fave macarons will look so festive in a tree-shaped gift box with space for 12 macarons. Choose from 22 flavors including holiday editions like cherry amaretto bourbon, peppermint bark, frosted sugar cookie, polar bear claw, butter pecan, or dark chocolate orange. You can also pick up Hanukkah gift packs that are ready to fly. Plus, most flavors are gluten free! Lady Yum brings the magic of the PNW to life through macarons, champagne, wines, and artisanal products from the area’s most adventurous and passionate makers. 

Lady Yum Macarons @ladyyum
SEA Airport Store: A Concourse, Gate 1 from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. seven days a week

3.    Holiday candy gift packs

Taking the saying “like a kid in the candy store” to a new level, the Confectionery is Seattle’s ultimate candy store. Take some packaged holiday treats to go like dark peppermint nonpareils, holiday gummy bears, cinnamon Santas, and Peppermint salt water taffy. Family-owned and operated for over 51 years, The Confectionery features a sweet selection of grab and go gummies, sours, jelly bellies, licorice, chocolates and truffles that are ready to travel!

The Confectionary @theconfectionary
SEA Airport Store: A Concourse, near Gate A1 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day

4.    Café Flora roast organic coffee

Your favorite coffee snob can’t ignore the bouquet of this special coffee blend created for Café Flora by Stumptown Coffee. Floret is the first vegan and vegetarian restaurant in a U.S. airport and offers gluten-free treats as well. Pick up cute gifts like floral hats, soap, and tees near the Grab & Go area. Or since you’re there, wait for your flight in the windowed wall that fills the café with natural light and a view onto the airfield. Don’t forget something for yourself —a vegan peppermint brownie or a cinnamon roll for the plane. 

Floret @floretseattle
SEA Airport Store: A Concourse, near Gate A1; Grab & Go daily from 4:30AM – 8PM; Dining room daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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5.    Bizarre Blizzard Snowtrance eye kit 

‘Tis the season to look fabulous, so step up your holiday style with the M·A·C Bizarre Blizzard Eye Kit. Get your gleam on with two shimmery shades of eyeshadow in gold and olive, the favorite M·A·CStack Mascara, and glistening gold Gel Pencil Eye Liner.   

M·A·C Cosmetics @macseattleairport
SEA Airport Store: Central Terminal; open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

6.    Leche Flan Milk bubble tea

Perk yourself up with a Filipino-inspired signature bubble teas like Leche Flan Milk Tea and Turon Turon Milk Tea with black tea, jackfruit, banana syrup, and brown sugar. Or a signature espresso drink like a black sesame latte topped with black sesame cream, or a house-brewed Vietnamese iced coffee. For something really special, try the ube or pandan lattes. Or pick up grab and go sandwich, greeting cards, and gifts. Order on the way and pick up on arrival at SEA Airport.

Neighborhood Bubble Tea & Coffee @neighborhoodsea
SEA Airport store: D concourse, near Gate D5; Open seven days a week from 6:00 a.m- 5:00 p.m.

7.    Bambuza premium hot or iced instant Vietnamese coffee 

Won’t settle for bad coffee on the go? Pick up some instant Vietnamese coffee at Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen. Bring a few powder sachets with you, add to hot water, and escape the terrible brew from grandma's 1950s percolator. One box has 10 packets and comes in two varieties:  2 in 1 instant coffee with coffee and sugar, or 3 in 1 with coffee, sugar, and creamer. Pick some up at Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen in North Satellite, along with rice noodles and Bambuza’s locally-brewed rice lager. 

Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen @BambuzaVietnamKitchen
SEA Airport restaurant: North Satellite; Mon - Sun 5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

8.    Free timed entry to the TSA security line

Don’t have a meltdown waiting in holiday travel lines. Register online for SEA Spot Saver, get FREE timed entry to the TSA Security Lines, and present your QR code at the front of the line at your assigned time. And bring 9 other people with you. Our gift to you, only at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. 

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