Late night bars in Tacoma with posted after-midnight hours are concentrated downtown among the venues listed here. The Old Hangout at Elks Temple closes at 2am on Friday and Saturday, and Devil’s Reef opens Wednesday through Saturday evenings.
| Venue | Where | Posted hours | Planning use |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Hangout | Elks Temple, 565 Broadway, downtown | Mon–Thu 3pm–midnight; Fri 3pm–2am; Sat noon–2am; Sun noon–midnight | The firmest after-midnight pick, on Friday and Saturday only. Weeknights and Sunday finish at midnight. |
| Devil’s Reef | Opera Alley, downtown | Wed–Sat evenings | A Wednesday-to-Saturday tiki bar. Confirm the closing time for your night before you commit. |
Hours and locations come from McMenamins’ page for The Old Hangout and the Greater Tacoma Convention Center’s Tacoma after dark guide. The deal listings for South Tacoma and New Tacoma come from a Tacoma happy hour directory.
This guide sorts late options by the stage of the night and by area. For the club-specific side of the story, start at the club silverstone tacoma hub, and for venue hours see the club silverstone tacoma hours page.
Choosing an area before you go out
Downtown Tacoma is the easiest place to string together a late night without a car. The Greater Tacoma Convention Center describes the downtown footprint as compact enough that visitors can walk from the convention center to craft cocktail destinations in minutes, and it counts over 40 restaurants plus numerous bars within walking distance of the Convention Center.
Both sit in the area the convention center describes as walkable, so a plan can include both without a separate trip. That answers which part of downtown has the most late options. If you would rather compare neighborhoods before choosing, the best nightlife areas in Tacoma guide goes through them.
Outside downtown, the picture changes. A Tacoma happy hour directory filters venues into five areas: Central, New Tacoma, North End, South Tacoma and West End. Its listings are built around deals and days rather than closing times, so use them to find a neighborhood, then confirm hours with the venue before you travel.
Early evening: weeknights and the build-up
Monday to Thursday suits a relaxed start. Because the weeknight window ends at midnight, a plan that runs later needs its next venue lined up before you leave the first.
- Pick the night first. Tuesday points toward Lucky Silver Tavern’s open-to-close deal, and Wednesday toward Steel Creek’s. Choose the night before you choose the bar.
- Start downtown if you want to walk. Begin at the Elks Temple on Broadway, then continue on foot to other bars nearby.
- Treat midnight as the weeknight limit at The Old Hangout. If you want to keep going past that hour, plan your next stop before you leave.
Tuesday and Wednesday deal listings
The directory lists Lucky Silver Tavern in South Tacoma with a Tuesday deal running from open to close, where the listed pairing is tequila and tacos. Steel Creek Tacoma in New Tacoma runs a Wednesday deal on the same open-to-close basis, with whiskey and wings. These listings suit a group that wants a food-and-drink start outside downtown. An open-to-close deal tells you about the offer, not about how late the doors stay open, so check closing time directly before you commit.
The Elks Temple is also worth knowing as a building. The convention center calls it a renovated 1916 building spanning seven floors of restaurants, bars, hotel rooms and entertainment spaces, so a group can eat, drink and stay in one address before moving on.
Late night: Friday and Saturday after midnight
Friday and Saturday are when downtown has its clearest after-midnight option. The Old Hangout at 565 Broadway posts Friday hours of 3pm to 2am and Saturday hours of noon to 2am. Saturday suits an earlier start, since the doors open at noon. Its Sunday hours run noon to midnight, so the past-midnight window is a Friday and Saturday plan.
The Old Hangout is a tiki-inspired basement bar with an indoor waterfall, inside the Elks Temple building. Seating there is first come, first serve with no reservations, so the late window works best for groups who are willing to walk in. Devil’s Reef adds a second late-evening choice from Wednesday through Saturday. The convention center describes it as an immersive tiki bar in Opera Alley. Because its listing gives evenings rather than a fixed closing time, treat it as a Wednesday-to-Saturday option and confirm closing for your specific night.
Comparing the two downtown options
| Criteria | The Old Hangout | Devil’s Reef |
|---|---|---|
| Posted hours | Mon–Thu 3pm–midnight; Fri 3pm–2am; Sat noon–2am; Sun noon–midnight | Wed–Sat evenings |
| Setting | Tiki-inspired basement bar with an indoor waterfall | Immersive tiki bar |
| Location | Elks Temple, 565 Broadway | Opera Alley, downtown |
| Best fit | Plans that need a posted closing time every night | A themed evening in Opera Alley, Wednesday to Saturday |
- Pick The Old Hangout for a stated closing time. It publishes hours for every day of the week, which makes it the better anchor for a plan that depends on staying out past midnight on Friday or Saturday.
- Pick Devil’s Reef for a themed evening. It suits a group that wants a tiki setting in Opera Alley, with the trade-off that its hours are given only as evenings.
- Pair them on foot. Both sit downtown, and the walkable footprint means you can move between them without arranging transport mid-night.
Last orders and getting home
Plan the end of the night around the closing time you have confirmed, not the one you hope for. On Friday and Saturday at The Old Hangout, that means 2am, so the walk to wherever you are staying starts after that. A downtown base keeps the trip short, which is a practical reason to look at places in the same compact area as your bars.
Walking between downtown stops
The convention center’s description of downtown as compact means a walk between venues takes minutes rather than a separate trip. That is the main reason to group your bars in one area. Make the walk the default, and reserve a ride for a stop that sits outside the core.
Splitting the night across areas
If your night spans areas, such as a South Tacoma tavern followed by a downtown stop, decide how you will travel between them before the first drink. The spacing that works on foot downtown does not carry over once you leave the compact core. Build the route first, then check the closing time of the second stop.
Getting home after closing
Plan your ride home before the last venue closes, since the final stop may be the one furthest from where you started. A taxi or rideshare is the simplest fallback when the walk after 2am is longer than you want.
When plans go wrong
- The Old Hangout is full. Seating is first come, first serve with no reservations, so there is no booking to fall back on. Arrive earlier in the evening and have another downtown bar in mind.
- You are out on a Monday, Tuesday or Sunday and want a bar past midnight. Devil’s Reef is listed only for Wednesday through Saturday, and The Old Hangout’s posted hours end at midnight on those days. Lean on Friday or Saturday, when The Old Hangout posts 2am closings.
- A deal is listed but you plan to arrive late. Open-to-close deals are still tied to a specific day, so check the day shown in the listing before you travel across town.
- The hours here do not match what you see. Check the venue’s own page before you travel, since the hours in this guide come from the pages cited above.
Frequently asked questions
Which neighborhoods does the Tacoma happy hour directory use?
It filters venues by five areas: Central, New Tacoma, North End, South Tacoma and West End.
Does The Old Hangout post any hours past midnight on Sunday?
No. Its Sunday hours are noon to midnight, so the 2am closings apply to Friday and Saturday only.
What does the Tuesday deal at Lucky Silver Tavern include?
The listing pairs its open-to-close Tuesday deal with tequila and tacos.
