A delicious pizza from Tomato Bar in Valparaiso, Indiana

A delicious pizza from Tomato Bar in Valparaiso, Indiana


Note: The words and images of this blog are by guest blogger Max Catterson, who served as an intern for Ken Kosky at Indiana Dunes Tourism during the summer of 2014.
As many pizza creations as you can imagine are possible at the Tomato Bar in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Choose from one of their 12 specialty pizzas or build your own masterpiece with your favorite ingredients. And if pizza isn’t what you’re hungry for, try their delicious hoagies or calzones.

Tomato Bar Pizza Bakery in Valparaiso, Indiana

One of the delicious pizzas at Tomato Bar Pizza Bakery

One of the delicious pizzas at Tomato Bar Pizza Bakery


Being the pizza lover that I am, it was no surprise that I chose to dine at Tomato Bar in Valparaiso. What better place to eat than a restaurant dedicated to creating the highest quality pizza pies that you can get your hands on?

My dining companion and I decided to go with a specialty pizza and ordered the A.L.F. Tanner – spicy alfredo base with mozzarella, provolone, bacon, chicken, shaved parmesan, and Italian seasoning all together on fresh hand-tossed dough made in-house daily.

The food tasted great, and the fun, inviting atmosphere of the restaurant made the dining experience even better.

Valparaiso, Indiana Pizza

The modern dining area made for a comfortable environment to enjoy our dinner in.

The menu is filled with many choices, including multiple salads such as Greek salad, Caesar salad and Californian salad, hoagies, calzones, and specialty pizzas.

Tomato Bar also features 20 beers on tap, including some of the area’s most popular microbrews.

They also serve ice cream from the Valparaiso-based Valpo Velvet Ice Cream for dessert.

Bet you can't eat just one slice

Bet you can’t eat just one slice!

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Our dining experience was great and the food was delicious. I would recommend the Tomato Bar to everyone. Their pizzas are available to dine in or for carry-out.

Tomato Bar is located in Valparaiso, off of LaPorte Avenue. Bring in the family and all of your friends!

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Tomato Bar
2310 LaPorte Avenue
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
219.462.7499

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