The Best Italian Food in Tucson
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The best Italian food in Tucson, according to the experts: AAA, Tucson Foodie, and Arizona Daily Star have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Vivace Restaurant comes out on top.
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Ceres and Roma Imports hold the next two places. Tucson Foodie shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with AAA next.
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Rank 1. Vivace Restaurant
Tuscan
Arched windows and red leather chairs frame a view of the Catalina Foothills at this upscale Italian restaurant in the foothills of Tucson. The room pulls off Tuscan-inspired warmth without sliding into theme-park territory, and the patio is the kind of place people book for anniversaries they've been planning since January. Service is attentive in the way that actually helps rather than hovers.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Tucson Foodie Tucson Foodie: The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
- Tucson Foodie Tucson Foodie: Where I Eat in Tucson
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Tucson Foodie The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
- Tucson Foodie Where I Eat in Tucson
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Rank 2. Ceres
Italian
Handwritten chalkboard menus hang beneath a green-striped awning at this walk-up pasta and sandwich counter in Tucson's Historic Warehouse Arts District. The string-lit alley patio and colorful murals give it the feel of a side street in a city where people actually eat outside. Handmade pasta and house-baked bread use ingredients from local farms, and the crowd eating under red umbrellas looks very much at peace with their life choices.
The awards
- Tucson Foodie Tucson Foodie: Where I Eat in Tucson
- Tucson Foodie Tucson Foodie: The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
- Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star: Italian: Honorable Mention · Where should I eat in Tucson
- Tucson Foodie Where I Eat in Tucson
- Tucson Foodie The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
- Arizona Daily Star Italian: Honorable Mention · Where should I eat in Tucson
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Rank 2. Roma Imports
Italian
Part Italian deli, part pantry raid, Roma Imports sits in an industrial stretch of Tucson where you'd least expect red-checkered tablecloths and a sandwich counter stacked with imported goods. Shelves of Italian provisions crowd the walls, freezers hum in the background, and the menu runs to serious cold-cut combinations on housemade bread. The kind of place where regulars order without looking up.
The awards
- Tucson Foodie Tucson Foodie: The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
- Tucson Foodie Tucson Foodie: Where I Eat in Tucson
- Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star: Italian · Where should I eat in Tucson
- Tucson Foodie The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
- Tucson Foodie Where I Eat in Tucson
- Arizona Daily Star Italian · Where should I eat in Tucson
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Rank 2. Time Market
Pizzeria
A neighborhood café, bakery, and grocery that's been around forever near the University of Arizona, Time Market does the wood-fired pizza and artisanal bread thing without making you feel like you wandered into a lifestyle brand. Exposed beams, polished floors, good natural light. The kind of place where grabbing lunch and leaving with a bottle of wine feels completely normal.
The awards
- Tucson Foodie Tucson Foodie: Where I Eat in Tucson
- Tucson Foodie Tucson Foodie: The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
- Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star: Market · Where should I eat in Tucson
- Tucson Foodie Where I Eat in Tucson
- Tucson Foodie The Ultimate Tucson Restaurant Bucket List
- Arizona Daily Star Market · Where should I eat in Tucson
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Rank 5. Bottega Michelangelo
Neapolitan Pizzeria
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Rank 5. North Italia – Tucson
Northern Italian
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Rank 7. Piazza Gavi
Italian
Exposed brick, wooden beams, white tablecloths, and soft lighting put this Foothills Italian restaurant somewhere between a neighborhood trattoria and a special-occasion dinner, which seems to suit everyone just fine. The enclosed patio runs quieter than the main room if you want to actually hear each other. The menu leans toward the kind of stuffed-and-sauced Italian-American comfort food that makes you immediately loosen your belt.
The awards
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