There’s plenty of excitement in the Tacoma food and drink scene this year, but there are still plenty of vacancies.
In curating our list of restaurants, bars and bakeries set to open in 2026, we were left wondering about the ones that recently closed and the spaces that seem to be in some sort of constant turmoil.
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Vacant restaurant spaces on Sixth Ave
Next door to the incoming Katsu Burger, Locust Cider shuttered in 2024 — among the first of a downsizing strategy for the Gig Harbor-based company. (The Gig Harbor taproom remains open and also serves food.) This space, with a separate entrance at 2805 6th Ave., was rumored to be eyed by a bagel shop, but at the moment, it lacks a commercial kitchen, so it would require some financial and structural investment to accommodate even a singular baking operation. It remains empty for now.
Across the street at 2612 6th Ave., Gather Juice suddenly closed late last year. Just last fall, the owners had added a second shop in downtown Puyallup, an expansion journey that quickly ended. In Tacoma, neighbor Field Bar and Bottle Shop is connected to the old Gather unit via a back hallway and bathrooms. It’s unclear what will shake out inside the breezy brick-walled space formerly used for juice, smoothies and toasts.
Vacant restaurant spaces in Stadium District
Several food and drink businesses have called it quits in the Stadium District in recent years. They include a former Starbucks at 640 N. 1st St., which has sat empty since 2022 and Cookie Dough Delight at 634 N. 1st St., which closed at the end of last year…