Guidebook for Tacoma

Kristin
Guidebook for Tacoma

Food Scene

Great baked goods, terrific coffee and a nice place to hangout.
47 locals recommend
Corina Bakery
602 Fawcett Ave
47 locals recommend
Great baked goods, terrific coffee and a nice place to hangout.
Tasty Mexican food and good drinks. Affordable.
33 locals recommend
Red Star Taco Bar
513 N 36th St
33 locals recommend
Tasty Mexican food and good drinks. Affordable.
Unusual Bavarian restaurant with solid food, good beer and fun activities such a bocci ball, and more.
37 locals recommend
Rhein Haus Tacoma
649 Division Ave
37 locals recommend
Unusual Bavarian restaurant with solid food, good beer and fun activities such a bocci ball, and more.
GREAT Thai food and affordable.
10 locals recommend
Thai Pepper
701 Pacific Ave
10 locals recommend
GREAT Thai food and affordable.
Asian fusion that is super tasty. Good cocktails.
32 locals recommend
Indo Asian Street Eatery
110 N Tacoma Ave
32 locals recommend
Asian fusion that is super tasty. Good cocktails.
Top quality, a bit more fancy, but not fussy.
28 locals recommend
Pacific Grill
1502 Pacific Ave
28 locals recommend
Top quality, a bit more fancy, but not fussy.
Top quality, fresh fish restaurant, super casual.
9 locals recommend
The Fish Peddler Restaurant and Market
1199 Dock St
9 locals recommend
Top quality, fresh fish restaurant, super casual.
Regional chain with great pizza.
165 locals recommend
Zeeks Pizza
6459 California Ave SW
165 locals recommend
Regional chain with great pizza.

Arts & Culture

Indie Movie theater, great popcorn
64 locals recommend
The Grand Cinema
606 Fawcett Ave
64 locals recommend
Indie Movie theater, great popcorn
Pantages, Rialto historic theaters, plus contemporary Theater on the Square, plus the historic Tacoma Armory... always something going on. www.broadwaycenter.org
6 locals recommend
Rialto Theater
310 S 9th St
6 locals recommend
Pantages, Rialto historic theaters, plus contemporary Theater on the Square, plus the historic Tacoma Armory... always something going on. www.broadwaycenter.org
Regional museum with a great, diverse collection
268 locals recommend
Museum of Glass
1801 Dock St
268 locals recommend
Regional museum with a great, diverse collection
great collection
167 locals recommend
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Ave
167 locals recommend
great collection
remarkable collection
157 locals recommend
LeMay - America’s Car Museum
2702 E D St
157 locals recommend
remarkable collection
Maritime museum with a great collection
15 locals recommend
Foss Waterway Seaport
705 Dock St
15 locals recommend
Maritime museum with a great collection
lovely and unique place for Pre-K discovery!
54 locals recommend
Children's Museum of Tacoma
1501 Pacific Ave
54 locals recommend
lovely and unique place for Pre-K discovery!
historic, recently and beautifully restored to 1918 look and feel
25 locals recommend
Pantages Theater
901 Broadway
25 locals recommend
historic, recently and beautifully restored to 1918 look and feel
great mid-sized symphony
Symphony Tacoma
901 Broadway
great mid-sized symphony

Drinks & Nightlife

Good beer. Unique setting.
8 locals recommend
Dystopian State Brewing Co.
611 S Baker St
8 locals recommend
Good beer. Unique setting.
New, high quality bar with good, light food.
7 locals recommend
Matriarch
1322 Fawcett Avenue
7 locals recommend
New, high quality bar with good, light food.
LGBT hangout
12 locals recommend
The Mix
635 Saint Helens Avenue
12 locals recommend
LGBT hangout

Parks & Nature

Trees, Trees, Trees! Kid's spray park, playground, basketball courts, horseshoes, lawn bowling, historic arboretum, senior center.
84 locals recommend
Wright Park
501 S I St
84 locals recommend
Trees, Trees, Trees! Kid's spray park, playground, basketball courts, horseshoes, lawn bowling, historic arboretum, senior center.
one of the most amazing urban parks in the U.S.
338 locals recommend
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5400 N Pearl St
338 locals recommend
one of the most amazing urban parks in the U.S.
one of the largest and oldest urban park systems in the US
Metro Parks Tacoma
4702 S 19th St
one of the largest and oldest urban park systems in the US

Shopping

really cool store for all things arts and crafts
Artist & Craftsman Supply Tacoma
616 St Helens Ave
really cool store for all things arts and crafts
Remarkable artistry, and nationally recognized jeweler
LeRoy Jewelers
940 Broadway
Remarkable artistry, and nationally recognized jeweler
19 locals recommend
King's Books
218 St Helens Ave
19 locals recommend

Essentials

Full service
61 locals recommend
Stadium Thriftway
618 N 1st St
61 locals recommend
Full service
high end, full service
96 locals recommend
Metropolitan Market Tacoma
2420 N Proctor St
96 locals recommend
high end, full service

Getting Around

downtown linkages, Amtrak, Sounder train Sound Transit hub Intermodal parking
39 locals recommend
Tacoma Dome Station
39 locals recommend
downtown linkages, Amtrak, Sounder train Sound Transit hub Intermodal parking
spur from I-5 into Tacoma
Interstate 705
Interstate 705
spur from I-5 into Tacoma