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Tacoma

Explore our curated restaurants, hotels, bars, and wineries in Tacoma.

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Tacoma's dining scene in our guide is shaped by steakhouse rooms, waterfront seafood, and bars that give cocktails and beer real attention. Ruston Way and Point Defiance keep waterfront dining in view, while 6th Avenue, Hilltop, and Opera Alley add bars with clear drinks identities. The city has 8 restaurants and 13 bars in our guide. El Gaucho Tacoma in Downtown Tacoma, Stanley & Seafort's in Tacoma, Anthony's At Point Defiance in Point Defiance, and Lobster Shop in Ruston Way all carry curated wine programs. El Gaucho Tacoma and Stanley & Seafort's also have extensive wine lists in our guide. Dirty Oscar's Annex on 6th Avenue focuses on cocktails and moonshine, Bar Rosa in Hilltop brings cocktails plus a curated wine program, and E9 Brewing Co. & Taproom in the Historic Brewing District centres on house-brewed beer.

Steakhouse and seafood rooms

Tacoma's restaurant list centres on steakhouse dining and waterfront seafood, with curated wine programs and extensive lists in several of the listed rooms.

  • El Gaucho Tacoma

    A Downtown Tacoma steakhouse with tableside preparation, a curated wine program, and an extensive wine list. Chateaubriand, Caesar salad, and Steak El Gaucho with lobster define the room, which sits at the higher end of Tacoma's restaurant market and keeps the pacing unhurried.

  • Stanley & Seafort's

    A Tacoma restaurant for classic steak and seafood, with panoramic views over downtown and Commencement Bay, plus a curated wine program and an extensive wine list. The menu centres on steak, seafood, and regional fish.

  • Lobster Shop

    A Ruston Way waterfront restaurant serving Pacific Northwest seafood and prime dry-aged steaks with a curated wine program. Views over Commencement Bay, Mount Rainier, and the Olympics give the room its setting, alongside a menu focused on the coast and the grill.

Bars with a defined drinks point of view

Tacoma's bar scene includes cocktail rooms, beer-led spots, and places where the drinks program is paired with a clear food offer.

  • Dirty Oscar's Annex

    A 6th Avenue bar with a dive-bar feel, handcrafted moonshine cocktails, and a minimal wine program. It also holds a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Bar award from 2026, and the kitchen is presented as a partner to the drinks list.

  • Bar Rosa

    A Hilltop cocktail bar with a curated wine program, craft cocktails, and a strong amaro and spirits focus. Italian wood-fired Neapolitan pizza gives the room a defined food side, and it sits in Tacoma's specialist cocktail tier.

  • E9 Brewing Co. & Taproom

    A Historic Brewing District taproom centred on house-brewed craft beer in a spacious modern room. E9 Brewing Co. & Taproom is Tacoma's first craft brewery. Beer is poured to order. Pizzas are wood-fired, and the dough is house-fermented.

Planning FAQ

Does Tacoma have Michelin-starred restaurants in your guide?

Tacoma has 0 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, and 0 Michelin stars total. The city’s dining list in our guide centres on steakhouse rooms, waterfront seafood, and bars with defined drinks programs.

Which neighbourhoods matter most for serious dining in Tacoma?

Ruston Way and Point Defiance carry the waterfront restaurant side of Tacoma in our guide, while Downtown Tacoma and Tacoma hold steakhouse rooms. Hilltop, 6th Avenue, Opera Alley, and the Historic Brewing District anchor the bar list.

Where should I look for wine-focused restaurants in Tacoma?

El Gaucho Tacoma in Downtown Tacoma, Stanley & Seafort's in Tacoma, Anthony's At Point Defiance in Point Defiance, and Lobster Shop in Ruston Way all carry curated wine programs. El Gaucho Tacoma and Stanley & Seafort's also have extensive wine lists in our guide.

Which Tacoma bars have the clearest drinks programmes?

Dirty Oscar's Annex on 6th Avenue, Bar Rosa in Hilltop, and E9 Brewing Co. & Taproom in the Historic Brewing District are the clearest drinks-led picks in our guide. Dirty Oscar's Annex focuses on cocktails, Bar Rosa on cocktails plus a curated wine programme, and E9 on house-brewed beer.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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Restaurants

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Anthony's At Point Defiance restaurant in Tacoma

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Anthony's At Point Defiance

Positioned on the waterfront edge of Point Defiance Park, Anthony's At Point Defiance is the Tacoma outpost of a Pacific Northwest seafood group that has built its reputation on sourcing Puget Sound and regional Pacific catches. The setting puts Commencement Bay directly in the sightline, and the menu follows the water's edge as closely as the dining room views do. For seafood-focused dining in Tacoma, it anchors the waterfront tier alongside the Lobster Shop.

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TibbittsFernHill restaurant in Tacoma

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TibbittsFernHill

TibbittsFernHill at 8237 Park Ave. S occupies a residential stretch of south Tacoma that sees little dining-destination traffic, placing it outside the waterfront corridor where most of the city's recognizable names compete. The venue's low profile relative to the Park Ave. address makes it a reference point for locals tracking the neighborhood's quieter dining evolution. Visitors researching Tacoma's dining scene beyond the waterfront will find it worth understanding in that context.

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Bars

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E9 Firehouse & Gastropub bar in Tacoma

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E9 Firehouse & Gastropub

A converted firehouse on Tacoma's north side, E9 Firehouse & Gastropub occupies a building whose industrial bones set the tone for its pub-forward approach. The address at 611 N Pine St places it within reach of the city's growing bar circuit, where gastropub formats are carving out space between casual taprooms and polished dining rooms. For Tacoma drinkers, it represents a specific middle register that the city increasingly supports.

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