When it comes to writing about Tacoma’s bar scene, Seattle Times food and drink writer, Tan Vinh almost ran out of ink. From kitschy tiki bars to serious cocktails, there is plenty to drink and even better food to wash it all down with.

Kristine Sherred, a food reporter at The Tacoma News Tribune, joins Tan for a bar hopping chat about her neck of the woods.

Read all ten of Tan’s picks and more on the Tacoma food scene at The Seattle Times:

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/10-great-tacoma-bars-that-our-drinks-writer-loves/

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/3-great-tacoma-spots-to-try-in-a-city-of-restaurant-possibilities/

Recommendations in this episode:

Proof
Field Bar + Bottle
Parky’s Pizza Bar
Da Tiki Hut
Bonus from Kristine: Cider & Cedar

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Bar hoppin' in Tacoma

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Bar hoppin' in Tacoma