Bar Rosa

Tacoma's Hilltop has become one of the city's most talked about neighborhoods, and Bar Rosa is exactly the kind of place that earns a corner of it. This is a grown up neighborhood bar, 21 and over, where the pizza comes out Neapolitan style and the cocktails are built with the same care.

Order a blistered Margherita or a burrata pie, pair it with an espresso martini or a glass of wine, and settle in. The small plates are made for sharing, and the happy hour from Sunday through Thursday is the kind locals quietly guard. There are no reservations here, just a seat at the bar and a room that fills with regulars.

Bar Rosa is proof that a neighborhood spot can take its food and its drinks seriously without ever losing the easy feel of the place around the corner.