The Best Restaurants in Tucson
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Rank 82. 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.
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Rank 104. Churrasco de Brasil
Brazilian
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.
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Rank 104. Crossroads Restaurant
Mexican
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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.
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Rank 104. Figs Oven + Enoteca
Mediterranean
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Exposed brick, visible ductwork, and a full ice creamery counter signal that this casual American comfort-food restaurant is playing a longer game than the average burger spot. The menu runs from pretzel knots and cheese curds through short rib ravioli and grilled filet, with brunch holding its own on weekends. The Tucson Urban Burger, stacked with bacon, chipotle barbecue, and tobacco onions, tends to settle the question of what to order.
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Rank 104. Jewel’s Noodle Kitchen
Northern Chinese
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Rank 104. Just Kabab
Middle Eastern
The open grill station at the front tells you exactly how things work here: you order at the counter, watch the kebabs cook, and find a wooden booth. This counter-service Middle Eastern spot in Oro Valley keeps a refrigerated case stocked with fresh kebabs and a dessert case loaded with sweets. The kanafeh, a cheese pastry soaked in syrup and finished with crushed pistachios, is the move after.
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Rank 104. 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.
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Picnic tables under string lights, bocce ball on the lawn, and the Santa Catalinas sitting out there like they're part of the decor. This is a casual, all-outdoor spot inside a native botanical garden, the kind of place where kids vanish into a gemstone dig pit and adults happily let them. The menu leans comfort food, with scoop fries and Irish nachos doing the heavy lifting.
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Rank 104. The Monica
Mexican
String lights turn a downtown alley into a courtyard, and that outdoor patio is reason enough to seek this place out on a warm Tucson evening. The Monica is a casual Mexican restaurant where the kitchen plays with familiar forms, running tamale dough through a eggs Benedict riff that shouldn't work as well as it does. The room reads urban but unfussy, the kind of spot that pulls in a mixed downtown crowd without trying too hard.
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A tea shop on Speedway with a drive-thru and a menu that branches into something like 4,500 combinations if you're counting. The drinks lean creative and a little tropical, built around named blends like the Rainforest or the Bayou, pineapple and dark cherry meeting lime, white peach cutting through raspberry. You can get your tea as a soda, latte, chai, or snow, which covers most moods and most temperatures Tucson throws at you.
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