Guidebook for Tucson

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Guidebook for Tucson

Food Scene

Great French-style cafe.
26 locals recommend
Unplugged Wine Bar
118 E Congress St
26 locals recommend
Great French-style cafe.
Great coffee, very interesting menu within 2 blocks.
78 locals recommend
The Coronet
198 W Cushing St
78 locals recommend
Great coffee, very interesting menu within 2 blocks.
Great restaurant, some of the best desserts in town
30 locals recommend
The B Line
621 N 4th Ave
30 locals recommend
Great restaurant, some of the best desserts in town
At the end of the streetcar route, a fantastic restaurant.
70 locals recommend
Agustin Kitchen
100 South Avenida del Convento
70 locals recommend
At the end of the streetcar route, a fantastic restaurant.
For their Margherita pizza, by the slice.
34 locals recommend
Brooklyn Pizza Company
534 N 4th Ave
34 locals recommend
For their Margherita pizza, by the slice.
Maybe the best Mexican restaurant in the United States.
106 locals recommend
Cafe Poca Cosa
110 E Pennington St
106 locals recommend
Maybe the best Mexican restaurant in the United States.
Artisan Breads
52 locals recommend
Barrio Bread
18 S Eastbourne Ave
52 locals recommend
Artisan Breads

Drinks & Nightlife

Out-of-the-way brew house run by some of the smartest and most interesting brewers in Tucson, always something interesting on the menu.
6 locals recommend
Public Brewhouse
209 N Hoff Ave
6 locals recommend
Out-of-the-way brew house run by some of the smartest and most interesting brewers in Tucson, always something interesting on the menu.
54 locals recommend
Ermanos Craft Beer & Wine Bar
220 N 4th Ave
54 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Easiest access to the heart of the Santa Catalina Mountains, with riparian areas, a frequently-flowing stream, and extensive trails and paths--from easy to rugged, short to all-day long--that's one of the best public spaces in the United States.
457 locals recommend
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
5700 North Sabino Canyon Road
457 locals recommend
Easiest access to the heart of the Santa Catalina Mountains, with riparian areas, a frequently-flowing stream, and extensive trails and paths--from easy to rugged, short to all-day long--that's one of the best public spaces in the United States.
A quick glance at the Tucson Mountains and Sonoran desert, next to Saguaro National Park.
32 locals recommend
Tucson Mountain Park
8451 West McCain Loop
32 locals recommend
A quick glance at the Tucson Mountains and Sonoran desert, next to Saguaro National Park.
It's a National Park, enough said.
320 locals recommend
Saguaro National Park
320 locals recommend
It's a National Park, enough said.

Arts & Culture

Arizona State Museum (South)
If you want to begin to understand the Sonoran desert (thornscrub, actually) you should start at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, which is like a natural history class and field trip in the same place.
29 locals recommend
Sonoran Desert Museum
2021 North Kinney Road
29 locals recommend
If you want to begin to understand the Sonoran desert (thornscrub, actually) you should start at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, which is like a natural history class and field trip in the same place.

Shopping

A great, carefully-curated bookstore with a wide variety of vintage and historical books.
8 locals recommend
Book Stop
214 N 4th Ave
8 locals recommend
A great, carefully-curated bookstore with a wide variety of vintage and historical books.
A great modern bookstore and gift shop.
41 locals recommend
Antigone Books
411 N 4th Ave
41 locals recommend
A great modern bookstore and gift shop.
Ace Hardware
745 E 9th St
Best wood-fired pizza in town, plus healthy food, good coffee, and a limited selection of very high quality groceries and essentials.
148 locals recommend
Time Market
444 E University Blvd
148 locals recommend
Best wood-fired pizza in town, plus healthy food, good coffee, and a limited selection of very high quality groceries and essentials.

Essentials

130 locals recommend
Safeway
1940 E Broadway Blvd
130 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

92 locals recommend
Rialto Theatre
318 E Congress St
92 locals recommend