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  1. A mural of Anthony Bourdain watches over the salsa bar at this colorful westside Mexican spot, which also happens to make a mole latte. The blackboard menu shifts constantly, running from mahi mahi tacos to vegan Cuban tacos, so there's rarely a reason to expect the same meal twice. Hikers coming down from Tumamoc Hill fill the room, still sandy from the trail, which tells you roughly what to wear.




  2. Outdoor-only seating under a covered brick patio means you're eating in the Tucson sun no matter what, which somehow feels exactly right for a no-frills Mexican spot that's been feeding the neighborhood forever. Carne asada tacos, chile rellenos in tomato sauce, tamales, breakfast burritos, horchata from a big jar on the counter. The menu hasn't drifted toward trend, and the regulars at the picnic tables seem glad about that.


    Address
    835 E 22nd St, Tucson, AZ 85713, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 6 AM–9 PM

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  3. Racing memorabilia lines the exposed brick walls of this craft brewery, where the beer garden stretches out to fire pits, communal tables, and a corner that welcomes dogs. A rotating food truck or two parks out front, so you're not stuck choosing between a pint and dinner. The house IPAs lean citrusy and dry, and the blonde ale is the kind of thing you order when the Tucson heat starts winning.


    Address
    1015 S Park Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  4. Rank 8293. Nook

    Modern American

    A banh mi Benedict gives you a pretty clear read on where Nook's head is at. This downtown Tucson breakfast and brunch spot does New American riffs on morning classics, with local art on the walls and the kind of wooden-and-light interior that makes a 10am meal feel like a considered decision. The hanger steak and eggs with smoked chimichurri quietly upstages everything around it. Weekends fill up fast.


    Address
    1 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Friday 9 AM–2 PM

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  5. Rank 8293. Tanias 33

    Mexican

    Hand-painted signage and coolers stocked with aguas frescas and Mexican sodas set the tone at this old-school Tucson taquería. The menu runs from breakfast burritos to chilaquiles to pozole available by the cup or, if things are going well, by the gallon. Vegetarians eat as well as anyone here, which is not always a given at a place this unapologetically no-frills. Bring cash and an appetite calibrated for generous portions.



  6. Rank 8311. Kunjip

    Korean

    The dining room walls look like marble, the ceiling traces a ring of light around wood paneling, and the menu runs about a dozen items. This Santa Clara Korean restaurant keeps its focus narrow: the main pull is seolleongtang, a milky, slow-cooked beef bone broth with oxtail and slippery rice noodles. Weekends pack the strip mall with families willing to wait thirty minutes for a bowl, which tells you most of what you need to know.


  7. Rank 8311. Lou's

    Californian Pan-Asian

    A J-shaped yellow bar and a handful of stools are the entire dining room at this takeout-only shack in San Rafael, and most people just grab their box and go. The menu changes constantly, sometimes the morning of, and things sell out. The chef pulls from various Asian cuisines and California seasonality, so one week it's pork in black vinegar caramel over rice, the next it's ceviche salad. Call ahead or arrive early, and arrive with no fixed idea of what you want.






  8. Rank 8314. Koi Palace

    Upscale Cantonese


  9. Rank 8314. Koi Palace

    Cantonese


    Address
    4288 Dublin Blvd, Unit 213, Dublin, CA 94568, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  10. Address
    202 Gideon Ridge Rd, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–8:15 PM

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  11. Address
    1868 N 116 Rd, Bristol, VT, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–8 PM

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    Resy
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  12. Rank 8322. Barbouzard

    Southern French Mediterranean

    The gougères come with a side of Comté fondue, because why not gild the lily twice. Barbouzard is a glitzy Southern French dining room from Cédric Maupillier, and it reads more Riviera than Washington, which is the whole point. The deconstructed bouillabaisse and plancha scallops in curry sauce show a chef having fun with the format. At lunch, the K Street crowd fills in around a brisk prix fixe that moves fast enough to make a noon reservation feel civilized.


    Address
    1700 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 11 AM–7 PM, 5 PM–10:30 PM

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  13. The onion soup follows Julia Child's recipe and nobody has touched it, which tells you something about the kitchen's instincts. This casually elegant French bistro in Sterling plays with the classics just enough, turning tuna tartare into something that reads like steak, serving Brie crispy, while leaving the soul of the thing intact. The Washingtonian named that tartare one of their favorite DC-area dishes of the year.



  14. The benne dosa here folds like a quesadilla rather than rolling into a cylinder, which tells you this is Bangalorean, not generic Indian. It's a casual dosa counter in a Herndon strip mall that somehow has the quiet confidence of a place that doesn't need to explain itself. The butter-lacquered exterior crisps up hard while the inside stays soft with masala potatoes and podi, a coarse spice mix that the Washingtonian named among its favorite dishes of the year.


  15. Rank 8326. Birria Landia

    Pueblan Mexican Food Truck



  16. A nomadic chalupa stand that bounces around northern Queens, posting intersections on Facebook like a food truck that's read too much Kerouac. Track it down and you're rewarded with tortillas fried in hot lard, then loaded with shredded pork, white onion, and whichever salsa you choose, or both. The New York Times named it among New York's top dishes of 2024 and ranked it on their 100 Best Restaurants list. Eight chalupas run about ten dollars.


  17. Rank 8329. Randazzo's Clam Bar

    Italian Seafood


    Address
    2017 Emmons Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  18. Address
    803 N 7th St, Unit 102, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 7 AM–3 PM

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    Tock
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  19. Address
    1319 Rockville Pike, Unit C, Rockville, MD 20852, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–9 PM

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  20. Address
    63 E 125th St, New York, NY 10035, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  21. Rank 8330. Afghania

    Upscale Afghan


    Address
    2811 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  22. Rank 8330. All-Purpose

    Pizzeria

    The long-fermented dough is the tell at this casual pizzeria: the crust has enough flavor that people actually finish it. Deck-oven pies share the menu with Italian-American standards like arancini, and the room draws the kind of crowd that orders feta ranch with chili oil on the side without needing to be told it exists. Two locations in Navy Yard and Shaw, with a counter-service slice shop in Bethesda if you're heading that direction.


  23. Rank 8330. Amdo Momo

    Tibetan Food Truck


    Address
    37-59 74th St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, United States · Queens
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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  24. Address
    701 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 7 AM–2 PM

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  25. The counter-service offshoot of All-Purpose's DC locations, AP Pizza Shop runs a leaner menu than its siblings but holds two things they don't: pizza by the slice and a chicken-parm sandwich that reportedly requires planning around. The deck-oven pies use long-fermented dough, which makes the crust worth eating on its own. Order the feta ranch with chili oil for dipping and pretend it was your idea.


  26. Rank 8330. Arrels

    Modern Spanish

    The mollette, a pulled-oxtail sandwich with pickled vegetables and a sherry glaze, sits next to lobster and oysters on a menu that refuses to pick a lane, which is very much the point. Arrels is a modern Spanish restaurant where the cooking runs from rustic to refined without apology. The fideua, made with vermicelli, Manchego, jamón, and truffle cream, gives you a reason to linger well past the bread course.





  27. Address
    3800 S 28th Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–6 PM

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  28. Address
    6509 Chimney Rock Rd, Houston, Harris County, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–9:30 PM

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  29. Address
    21149 Highway 105 W, Montgomery, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:45 AM

    Friday 10:45 AM–6 PM

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  30. Barbacana is a chef-driven dinner spot in the Bayou Lofts where the menu keeps changing and borrows from African, Middle Eastern, and Japanese cooking, with Texas ingredients holding it together. You can order a la carte and share a spread, or commit to the tasting menu. The counter overlooks the kitchen, which suits anyone who likes watching someone else be under pressure. Dress nicely, bring a few friends.


    Address
    907 Franklin St, Houston, TX 77002, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 4 PM–10 PM

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    OpenTable
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  31. Address
    35 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  32. A converted warehouse near downtown with exposed brick, high ceilings, and the kind of eclectic lighting that says someone had fun with the budget. Barrio Brewing Co. is a sprawling brewpub with an old-school Tucson feel, pouring house-made ales alongside a pub menu that leans local, including their own take on the Sonoran Dog. It's been around forever, which in Arizona brewing terms makes it practically a geological feature.


    Address
    800 E 16th St, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  33. Address
    5507 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  34. Address
    3134 W Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 5 PM

    Friday 6:30 AM–5 PM

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  35. Rank 8330. Bistro Aracosia

    Afghan Bistro


    Address
    5100 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  36. Address
    5118 S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85706, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–Midnight

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  37. Address
    3157 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 PM

    Friday 8 AM–2 PM

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  38. Address
    1453 Witte Rd, Houston, TX 77080, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–1:30 PM, 5 PM–9:30 PM

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  39. Address
    1174 Seventh St W, Saint Paul, MN, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 1 PM

    Friday 8 AM–1 PM

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  40. Address
    1066 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10:30 PM

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    Resy
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  41. Address
    415 N Fourth Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Friday 9 AM–3 PM

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  42. Address
    2615 S Sixth Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–9 PM

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  43. Address
    245 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10:30 PM

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  44. Rank 8330. Cas

    Caribbean



  45. Address
    2502 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  46. Address
    119 E 18th St, Tucson, AZ 85701, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–8:30 PM

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  47. Rank 8330. Casamara

    Mediterranean




  48. Address
    350 N Fourth Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 AM

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  49. Address
    1039 31st St NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  50. Rank 8330. Chicago Hamburger Company

    Chicago-style American


    Address
    3749 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Friday 10:30 AM–7:30 PM

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  51. Gaucho chefs orbit the dining room with long skewers of rotisserie-roasted meat, slicing tableside until you flip your token to red. Tucson's lone Brazilian steakhouse, it runs the full rodízio spread, heavy on beef but with pork, chicken, and lamb in rotation. The room leans formal, all dark wood and white tablecloths, so this is date-night or celebration territory. The picanha, a beef cap with a fat ribbon that keeps every slice moist, is the cut to watch for.


    Address
    150 W Wetmore Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

    Friday 4:30 PM–9:30 PM

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    OpenTable
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  52. Address
    353 S Meyer Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 7 AM–10 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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    Resy
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  53. Address
    5107 Bellaire Blvd, Unit 100, Bellaire, TX 77401, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    OpenTable
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  54. Address
    2602 S Fourth Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–Midnight

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  55. Address
    2526 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  56. Address
    2334 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–9 PM

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  57. Address
    3073 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–8 PM

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  58. Address
    1954 S Dobson Rd, Unit 5, Mesa, AZ 85202, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–1 AM

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  59. Rank 8330. Dukagjini Burek

    Albanian Eastern European



  60. Address
    1108 W Saint Mary's Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Friday 9 AM–9 PM

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  61. Rank 8330. El Fogon Taqueria

    Authentic Mexican




  62. Rank 8330. Eunoia

    Mexican


  63. Earthy green walls and eclectic artwork set the mood at this seasonally driven neighborhood restaurant on Speedway. The menu rotates monthly, so the kitchen chases whatever's good right now rather than coasting on a signature. The wine list is serious enough that the room fills with people who came as much to drink as to eat. Dress is relaxed, but the cooking skews ambitious, the kind of place where the specials board is genuinely worth reading.


    Address
    3719 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–8 PM

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    Resy
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  64. Address
    4706 E Sunrise Dr, Tucson, AZ 85718, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–9 PM

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