Guidebook for Tacoma
Drinks & Nightlife
Dirty Oscar's Annex
2309 6th AvenueGood food. Good drinks. Interesting crowd.
Engine House No. 9
611 N Pine StGood beer. Good food. A good place to meet new people.
Food Scene
Asado Restaurant
2810 6th AveReally good food!
Best breakfast in town, right on 6th Ave. Be prepared to wait to be seated most mornings. The food is worth it.
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Old Milwaukee Cafe & Dessert Co
3102 6th AveBest breakfast in town, right on 6th Ave. Be prepared to wait to be seated most mornings. The food is worth it.
This place is a block away!!! Really good Hawaiian food and its family owned. Check it out!
Da Tiki Hut
4427 6th AveThis place is a block away!!! Really good Hawaiian food and its family owned. Check it out!
Silk Thai Cafe
3401 6th AveVery good Thai food -you can't go wrong here.
The food is so-so... but for some reason I think has an interesting vibe. The menu is like Denny's. The dishes are hit and miss 0but there is a bar next door, the food tastes better after a couple drinks.
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Knapp's Restaurant
2707 N Proctor StThe food is so-so... but for some reason I think has an interesting vibe. The menu is like Denny's. The dishes are hit and miss 0but there is a bar next door, the food tastes better after a couple drinks.
Entertainment & Activities
A must see. Great area for sight seeing and for jogging.
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5400 N Pearl StA must see. Great area for sight seeing and for jogging.
Arts & Culture
Museum of Glass
1801 Dock StEssentials
Fred Meyer
4505 S 19th StYou will find it at Freddy's -just sayin.
Safeway
1112 S M StGood prices
Really good bakery items, coffee, and specialty food and wine items. Produce is good too. Spendy. If you are budget minded -Safeway is across the street.
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Metropolitan Market Tacoma
2420 N Proctor StReally good bakery items, coffee, and specialty food and wine items. Produce is good too. Spendy. If you are budget minded -Safeway is across the street.
Keep in mind that I do not offer access to laundry machines at my home. However... there is a great place just down the street. I have used their facilities numerous times. Plus, there is a Goodwill in the same parking lot... you can buy more clothes there to wash!
Laundry Mart Inc
5401 6th AveKeep in mind that I do not offer access to laundry machines at my home. However... there is a great place just down the street. I have used their facilities numerous times. Plus, there is a Goodwill in the same parking lot... you can buy more clothes there to wash!
There are two laundromats near my house, they are roughly the same distance from my place. Take your pick. I haven't been to this laundromat, but I do drive by it all the time.
Canaan Laundromat
3842 6th AvenueThere are two laundromats near my house, they are roughly the same distance from my place. Take your pick. I haven't been to this laundromat, but I do drive by it all the time.
Getting Around
Train and bus station are on the same block. There are commuter trains headed to Seattle every hour or so. Parking is free.
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Sound Transit
808 E 25th StTrain and bus station are on the same block. There are commuter trains headed to Seattle every hour or so. Parking is free.