Tucson Guide (The Host's Favorites)

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Tucson Guide (The Host's Favorites)

Food scene

Technically New Mexican cuisine, get ready for hatch green chilies and spice! We recommend enchiladas, Chile rellenos, or huevos rancheros.
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Poco & Moms Cantina
7000 E Tanque Verde Rd
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Technically New Mexican cuisine, get ready for hatch green chilies and spice! We recommend enchiladas, Chile rellenos, or huevos rancheros.
Great Mexican food, just around the corner.
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Guadalajara Original Grill
1220 E Prince Rd
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Great Mexican food, just around the corner.
Excellent American- Italian, be sure to try a pozookie (pizza cookie!)
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Oregano's Pizza Bistro
4900 E Speedway Blvd
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Excellent American- Italian, be sure to try a pozookie (pizza cookie!)
Excellent pizza, several locatins around town. Check out 4th Avenue for a real Tucson experience.
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Magpies Gourmet Pizza 4th Ave.
605 North 4th Avenue
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Excellent pizza, several locatins around town. Check out 4th Avenue for a real Tucson experience.
Part pub with tons of bottled beers, part sandwhich and soup stop, you can get half sandwhich and half soup for a meal and a half. Another 4th Avenue favorite.
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Bison Witches Bar & Deli
326 N 4th Ave
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Part pub with tons of bottled beers, part sandwhich and soup stop, you can get half sandwhich and half soup for a meal and a half. Another 4th Avenue favorite.
Downtown experience with tons of craft beer on tap and excellent pizza. Indoor and outdoor seating.
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Reilly Craft Pizza and Drink
101 E Pennington St
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Downtown experience with tons of craft beer on tap and excellent pizza. Indoor and outdoor seating.
South side experience with authentic Southern Arizona cuisine. For something unique, try the Nopales enchiladas, the slightly tangy fruit of the prickly pear cactus. If you're feeling extra hungry, try the Presidential special, served to Bill Clinton when he visited Tucson.
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Mi Nidito
1813 S 4th Ave
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South side experience with authentic Southern Arizona cuisine. For something unique, try the Nopales enchiladas, the slightly tangy fruit of the prickly pear cactus. If you're feeling extra hungry, try the Presidential special, served to Bill Clinton when he visited Tucson.
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Zinburger
1865 E River Rd
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Ethiopian food, of course! Highlight's Tucson's wonderful intercultural perks.
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Zemam's
2731 E Broadway Blvd
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Ethiopian food, of course! Highlight's Tucson's wonderful intercultural perks.
University favorite, excellent Vietnamese.
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Miss Saigon
1072 N Campbell Ave
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University favorite, excellent Vietnamese.
We know Tucson is not known for its seafood, but this is a top (and a bit pricey) spot if you have to meet your craving.
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Kingfisher
2564 E Grant Rd
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We know Tucson is not known for its seafood, but this is a top (and a bit pricey) spot if you have to meet your craving.

Breakfast

Beloved, Tucson breakfast diner, themed for our own Arizona Wildcats. Go early, the place is small and there's often a wait on the weekends.
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Bobo's Restaurant
2938 E Grant Rd
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Beloved, Tucson breakfast diner, themed for our own Arizona Wildcats. Go early, the place is small and there's often a wait on the weekends.
Great breakfast, lovely patio.
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Blue Willow Restaurant
2616 N Campbell Ave
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Great breakfast, lovely patio.

Grab-n-go Eats

Native Tucson sandwich chain but everyone goes for the slushies (better known as "eegee's") made with fresh fruit - try lemon, strawberry, Pina colada, and the flavor of the month. Many locations around town.
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Eegee's
2510 E Speedway Blvd
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Native Tucson sandwich chain but everyone goes for the slushies (better known as "eegee's") made with fresh fruit - try lemon, strawberry, Pina colada, and the flavor of the month. Many locations around town.
Sonoran hot dogs truck on the southwest corner of Ft. Lowell and Country club. If you don't know what a Sonoran dog is then go find out!
Fort Lowell/Country Club station
Sonoran hot dogs truck on the southwest corner of Ft. Lowell and Country club. If you don't know what a Sonoran dog is then go find out!
"Fast food" Mexican, order by the taco. Try carne asada beef tacos and caramelos. Remember to get some horchata to wash it down!
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BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs
2680 N 1st Ave
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"Fast food" Mexican, order by the taco. Try carne asada beef tacos and caramelos. Remember to get some horchata to wash it down!
Another 4th Avenue favorite - grab by the slice, get a whole pie, dine in at the bar, or take it home - you can't go wrong.
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Brooklyn Pizza Company
534 N 4th Ave
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Another 4th Avenue favorite - grab by the slice, get a whole pie, dine in at the bar, or take it home - you can't go wrong.
South-of-the-border version of Eegee's. They have some traditional slushie flavors like strawberry, but we recommend trying flavors like tamarindo (tamarind, recommended "con leche" with condensed milk) and chamoy (spicy and icy!).
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Sonoran Delights Raspados
921 W Congress St
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South-of-the-border version of Eegee's. They have some traditional slushie flavors like strawberry, but we recommend trying flavors like tamarindo (tamarind, recommended "con leche" with condensed milk) and chamoy (spicy and icy!).

Nightlife

Indoor and outdoor 4th Avenue favorite with a few pool tables and foosball. Great for going with friends or enjoying the weather on the balcony.
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The Shanty
401 E 9th St
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Indoor and outdoor 4th Avenue favorite with a few pool tables and foosball. Great for going with friends or enjoying the weather on the balcony.
Small, downtown bar serving wine, beer, and liquor primarily made in Arizona. Give the fried pickles a try too!
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Good Oak Bar
316 E Congress St
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Small, downtown bar serving wine, beer, and liquor primarily made in Arizona. Give the fried pickles a try too!
Unversity area bar serving Barrio Brewery goodies. Great place to check out a Wildcat or other game.
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Gentle Ben's Brewing Company
865 E University Blvd
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Unversity area bar serving Barrio Brewery goodies. Great place to check out a Wildcat or other game.

Grocery

Sunday farmer's market, just across the river. We recommend walking or riding your bicycle.
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Heirloom Farmers Market - Rillito Park
4502 N 1st Ave
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Sunday farmer's market, just across the river. We recommend walking or riding your bicycle.
Want to give cooking Mexican a try? This is a must-go shopping stop for all Mexican goods.
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Food City
2950 S 6th Ave
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Want to give cooking Mexican a try? This is a must-go shopping stop for all Mexican goods.
Best, affordible organic goods.
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Sprouts Farmers Market
4645 E Speedway Blvd
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Best, affordible organic goods.

Other shopping

If you love shopping second hand, definitely check out this treasure!
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Speedway Antique Mall
5045 E Speedway Blvd
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If you love shopping second hand, definitely check out this treasure!
Locally made and owned, take the desert scents home with you!
Artemesia - Soaps, Salts and Scrubs
6538 E Tanque Verde Rd
Locally made and owned, take the desert scents home with you!

Outdoor activities

Bicycle and hiking path along the Rillito River.
Diamond Street Loop
Diamond Street Loop
Bicycle and hiking path along the Rillito River.
Do you know what a javalina is? What about a Gila monster? Come here to find out! An open-air, natural desert habitat zoo with all the native animals.
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N Kinney Rd
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Do you know what a javalina is? What about a Gila monster? Come here to find out! An open-air, natural desert habitat zoo with all the native animals.
Get away from the heat, drive to the pine forests, visit Summerhaven, go for a hike, or visit the cookie cabin!
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Mount Lemmon
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Get away from the heat, drive to the pine forests, visit Summerhaven, go for a hike, or visit the cookie cabin!
Iconic cacti found only in the Sonoran desert, saguaros (sah-hua-ros) can grow to 60 feet and don't get their first arm until their 50 tears old!
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Národní park Saguaro
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Iconic cacti found only in the Sonoran desert, saguaros (sah-hua-ros) can grow to 60 feet and don't get their first arm until their 50 tears old!
Small easy hike, great views of the city.
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Tumamoc Hill
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Small easy hike, great views of the city.
Features desert habitats, but especially great to visit January to March when they have indoor butterfly exhibits.
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Tucson Botanical Gardens
2150 N Alvernon Way
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Features desert habitats, but especially great to visit January to March when they have indoor butterfly exhibits.
Drive to the top for a great sunset and view of the city.
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Park Sentinel Peak (Hora "A")
1001 Sentinel Peak Rd S
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Drive to the top for a great sunset and view of the city.