25 Best Beer Bars in Tucson

“Table side salsa is the best! Menu selection is huge and the food is so good! I had lemon butter cilantro salmon, muy perfecto! Personable management and great wait staff, highly recommend Guadalajara’s!“

“Great beer selection, great service and food trucks“

“It’s a vibe and amazing food best burgers“

“Quirky place.has taps and bottles of liquor. Large display case with massive cold beer selection from the world. Hundred or more, excellent service, clean place, good parking, good crowd. Could go there as a single woman and not get creeps bugging you.“

“I finally got to go to Slow Body Beer. It was a fantastic experience!
The vibe is comfortable, beautifully decorated, and peaceful.
The drinks are so tasty! The beer comes out nice and cool. My husband got one of the hard seltzer ginger turmeric drinks. It was refreshing and flavorful!“

“I attended Late Night with Morani Sanders Quartet at the Century Room. It was outstanding. Great venue, great service, and the music was top notch. :-)“

“Perfect place to spend some time“

“URSA is somewhat difficult for me to review.

I’ve been fortunate to dine at many Michelin-starred restaurants in the U.S. and internationally, so at roughly $150 per person, I found myself comparing URSA not simply with other Tucson restaurants, but with the ambitious tasting-menu experiences it clearly aspires to join.

And ambition is definitely present here.

The menu draws inspiration from the chef’s childhood, family recipes, and the Sonoran Desert — considerably elevated, unless his grandmother possessed some extraordinary culinary skills! 😄

The dining room is modern, restrained, and beautifully minimalist, with wood, muted tones, dried grasses, and botanical elements that evoke the desert without becoming theatrical.

Service is extraordinarily attentive. Every crumb or drop seems to disappear almost immediately. At times, the attention borders on almost too attentive, but that feels more like a refinement that will come with time than a real criticism.

The hostess, whom I later learned is the chef’s wife, welcomes guests with genuine warmth and obvious affection for the restaurant. She creates an excellent first impression.

The open kitchen allows you to watch the chef and team work throughout dinner, although the chef himself does not interact with the tables. In such an intimate tasting-menu setting, I did notice that separation between creator and guest.

Then comes the food.

My favorite course was the quail with jujube — absolutely delicious and beautifully unexpected. The fried bread was my second favorite: something seemingly simple transformed into one of the evening’s most memorable bites.

Perhaps the biggest surprise was mesquite as dessert. I had always associated mesquite with smoking meat, yet here it became slightly sweet, aromatic, powerful, and almost vanilla-like.

Could mesquite become the new vanilla? 😄

That is when a tasting menu becomes exciting: when a chef takes an ingredient you thought you understood and makes you reconsider it.

Working with Sonoran Desert ingredients is also a fascinating challenge. Cactus is not exactly foie gras or truffle. Turning humble regional ingredients into fine dining requires imagination, and while not every experiment reached the same height for me, several were genuinely excellent.

The meat course was more challenging for my husband, who is a fairly traditional American eater. I enjoyed it, but it definitely required an open mind.

Portions are small, as expected with this style of tasting menu. I finished perfectly satisfied.

My husband had a slightly different interpretation of “satisfied,” because afterward we stopped at Starbucks so he could supplement his tasting-menu experience with egg bites. 😂

Overall, I believe URSA is worth the price and is doing something genuinely interesting in Tucson. I don’t think it has completely reached the level of the best Michelin-starred restaurants I’ve experienced internationally, but I can clearly see the road leading there.

The talent is evident, the concept is distinctive, and most importantly, URSA already has its own point of view.

I would not be surprised to see a Michelin star or another major culinary accolade in its future.

I left asking not, “Was everything perfect?” but something far more interesting:

What will URSA become in five years?

I would very much like to return and find out.“

“Best pizza guys in Tucson!“

“What a great place with such a cool vibe. Great place to grab a drink and chill.“

“Amazing burgers and service! Great food🔥🔥🔥“

“Listened to Mama's Kitchen Sink..awesome“

“Never disappointed here!!!!“

“We love our neighbors! Great beer & wine selection, friendly staff & good vibes!“

“I’d give The Owls Club 10 stars if I could.

This is a true gem in Tucson. Historic, moody, sophisticated vibes with live music and a setting that feels like you stepped into another era. Fun fact, it used to be a mortuary which honestly adds to the whole slightly eerie, beautifully atmospheric charm in the best way.

Why did it take me so long to get here?!

Drinks aren’t cheap but they are absolutely worth it. I had a non alcoholic drink that was divine and honestly didn’t feel like an afterthought at all.

So many little nooks to explore, but the courtyard under the palm trees was my favorite. On this visit, with moonlight, vintage architecture, and soft ambient lighting, it just felt unreal. All I could think was this is the perfect place for events, gatherings, or just lingering a little too long because you don’t want the night to end.“

“Came for a late lunch Saturday during Sonoran Restaurant Week. First time. Good menu options but we decided to go with the special prix fixe menu. Tacos were simple but very flavorful! Waiter was great. Prickly Pear Margarita was good although it was a bit expensive for the size but beautifully done. Dessert was excellent. We watched the U of A football game while we ate and they had a big screen outside on the patio that looked like fun. Happy hour looked pretty good-Monday through Friday for one hour everything is half-off!“

“great people .great place .great beer .I love this bar.“

“Love the food here! El Coronado is the best! Always have to try something new + order a margarita 😋“

“Really good tacos. They're not edgy or fancy, just good ingredients, well prepared. I got the asada tacos, one street style and one gringo style, and both were excellent. The tortillas are finished fresh on the grill, then filled with a generous scoop of meat and then toppings. The prices are good. About $13 for two tacos and a fountain drink and complementary tortilla chips with salsa. This is definitely a place I will come back to when I want a quick, tasty meal.“

“A great place for everyone“

“I've been to Tacos del Rancho 6 or 7 times with my teenage children, it is our favorite Mexican food in the Tucson area. Our food has been great every time, and I highly recommend the quesabirria, the shrimp tacos, and the side of refried beans.“

“fun art display once a month artists and their work for sale by local artists.“

“I very much enjoyed the breakfast at the signature grill. The full buffet was a good value and I was surprised it included pancakes or French toast made to order. That along with the great buffet selection and omelet station set this breakfast a notch above the majority of similar resort restaurants. My wife really loved the pozole, so the southwest vibes are also present.“

“Love this freakin place. The service is OK sometimes but damn the food is yummy. Cheaper than BK’s and I haven’t had any gristle in my meat here either.

If you’re a fish taco fan, get them the normal way they come with the creamy sauce and omg they’re so fire.

I would eat this over chipotle any damn day.“

“Boca is our absolute favorite restaurant in Tucson - to the degree that we plan our trips around going to lunch or dinner at least once while visiting Tucson. The food is the best Mexican food in Arizona and one of our all time favorite Mexican restaurants. Sometimes we even drive down to Tucson for the day from Buckeye just for lunch at Boca!

The food is authentic and you can taste the authenticity let alone the care and love of the chefs making it.

We have been following Maria since her first appearance on Top Chef. Now a Food Network Star, and most importantly a leader in the Tucson and Arizona food scene. She recognizes how important food honors tradition and culture - why her food is so delicious and unpretentious.

Maria is so gracious and down to earth. She visits with diners like friends. We believe it is important to us to support chef-owned restaurants. The food is better. The service is better. Your business means much more to local businesses. This is how we come together as a community (even when we don't live in Tucson) to support hardworking people over corporations. You can taste the difference here at Boca.

Our dogs love the attention they get when we bring them to dine along with us at the patio. The neighborhood is ecclectic downtown Tucson with a lot of energy to honor culture. You will love the vibe and most of all Boca.“