Restaurants near UW Tacoma Campus

Most of the restaurants below have a website with a menu. See the annotated campus map link for locations of the restaurants near campus.

Key:

$: under $10
$$: $10 – $20
$$$: $20 – $30
$$$$: over $30
[ # ] : approximate number of blocks from William Philip Hall (WPH), hotels are ~1 block from WPH

Coffee

  • Metro [1] – along the Grand Staircase in the Tioga building (enter from the staircase)
  • Anthem [1] – on the other side of Pacific Avenue from campus
  • Starbucks [1] – next to the University Book Store on Pacific Avenue

Pubs/American

  • The Harmon ($$)[1]
  • The Swiss ($$)[1]
  • 7 Seas Brewery and Taproom ($$)[2]
  • Steel Creek American Whiskey Co. ($$-$$$)[4]

Asian

  • The Koi ($$-$$$)[2] – Japanese
  • Fujiya ($$-$$$)[4] – Japanese
  • Pho Than ($)[1] – Quick and filling Pho
  • Senergo ($)[1] – Vietnamese sandwiches, smoothies (mostly a to-go place)
  • Galanga ($$-$$$)[4] Thai
  • Indochine ($$$)[1] Asian fusion, including Thai

Pizza & Pasta

  • Abella ($-$$)[1] – Slices during lunch
  • Elemental Pizza ($$)[1] – Unusual topping combinations
  • The Rock Wood Fired Kitchen ($$)[1] – Traditional and unusual topping combinations
  • Old Spaghetti Factory ($$)[4] – Family favorite Italian food

Upscale

  • Pacific Grill ($$$$)[2] – “New American grill offering seasonal, globally influenced fare in a warm, brick-walled dining room.” – Google
  • El Gaucho ($$$$)[2] – Steaks, ambience, live music
  • The Melting Pot ($$$-$$$$)[2] – Fondues (cheese, chocolate) and a selection of entrees

Other

  • Savor Tacoma Creperie ($$)[1] – Savory and sweet crepes
  • Bubbles ($)[1] – Bubble tea
  • Renaissance Café ($$)[1] – Breakfast and sandwiches
  • The Social Bar and Grill ($$-$$$)[3] – A variety of modern tastes, next to the Museum of Glass
  • Subway, Jimmy John’s ($)[1] – If you need a quick sandwich
  • Mexico Magico ($$)[4] – Mexican

The UW Tacoma web site also has a map of restaurants near campus

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Restaurants Further Out

Here are some nice restaurants in Tacoma that are worth a look if you have a car. Most of these restaurants are in the $$$ to $$$$ range.

Waterfront (overlooking Commencement Bay, very popular in the summer)

  • Harbor Lights – Seafood is their specialty

  • Ram Brewery – Burgers, sandwiches, microbrew beer (similar to The Harmon on UWT campus)

  • C.I. Shenanigans – Seafood, steaks

  • Duke’s Chowder House – Seafood

  • Katie Downs – Tavern

  • Point Ruston: Wildfin (seafood and Northwest meats)

  • Point Defiance Park: Anthony’s (seafood)

Just South of I-5

  • Stanley and Seafort’s (upscale like C.I. Shenanigans) – Steaks, fish, oysters, etc., overlooks the city

6th Avenue

  • Gateway to India (Indian)
  • Primo Grill (Mediterranean)
  • Southern Kitchen (Southern US comfort food)

Proctor District or nearby

  • Pomodoro’s (Italian)
  • Europa Bistro (Italian)
  • Cook’s Tavern (nice cozy dishes, check out their menu online)