Tacoma's oldest saloon — now with new floors. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with an attached espresso bar.
How can you not love a bar located on the premises of what might potentially have been a whorehouse ? (Come on, “Five girls and a piano player” seems pretty much code for “insert money and something else, here,” don’t you agree?)
When the building was rebuilt in its current state in 1916, it housed men’s garb, billiards, and a restaurant called the Spar, which had soft drinks that bootleggers could “help out” while the bartender looked away, muttering, “Oh look, a butterfly!”.
Later, it served hard liquor, but eventually went to “beer and wine” tavern status, where it remains today, serving caffeine as well as “good food at reasonable prices” where you can sit with friends and marvel at the view, the range of homies — in this spot, the middle-aged homeowner sips with the odd frat boy from the nearby University of Puget Sound — and the vibe in a space where sordid history and gentrified location meet with delicious results.
The Spar in Old Town Tacoma features live blues every Sunday evening from 7-11 p.m. Sit back, snack on some of The Spar's scrumptious grub and listen as local blues musicians do their best to conjure up the spirits of Muddy Waters, Son House and Robert Johnson.
LINK: Current Entertainment Schedule
LINK: Celebrating 20 years under the same ownership
LINK: Happy Hour at The Spar
LINK: Sunday Night Blues photos
LINK: Best of Tacoma 2009
LINK: Spar's Mediterranean Plate
LINK: 50 Bars we're thankful for
LINK: Best of Tacoma 2008
LINK: Dirty Dish column
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