The Best Restaurants in Tacoma, Washington | Eater Seattle

"You’d never know there’s a slick, Vegasy brasserie inside this nondescript little building. As well, its location, about 20 minutes from the urban crux of Tacoma, by the decommissioned train tracks, means the restaurant’s tiny parking lot is rarely full and prices have stayed really reasonable. Serving well-styled comfort food like Portuguese stew with local seafood and elk sliders dressed with lingonberries and pimento cheese, alongside innovative craft cocktails — e.g., Melbourne in the ’80s, with Midori, Contreau, house falernum, Luxardo, lemon, and an egg white flip — Bar Bistro’s worth the drive." - Meg van Huygen