El Charro Cafe ★ 4.6
El Charro Cafe on Court Avenue in Tucson is the United States' oldest family-run Mexican restaurant (1922), and the claimed birthplace of the chimichanga.
Signature: Chimichanga, Carne seca
The original 1775 Spanish presidio walls inside the historic core. El Charro Cafe on Court Avenue (1922) and Cafe a la C'Art at the Tucson Museum of Art ground the historic-Mexican and weekend-brunch tier.
El Charro Cafe on Court Avenue in Tucson is the United States' oldest family-run Mexican restaurant (1922), and the claimed birthplace of the chimichanga.
Signature: Chimichanga, Carne seca
La Cocina on Court Avenue in Tucson runs Southwestern lunch and dinner inside the Old Town Artisans courtyard, with shaded patio and nightly live music.
Signature: Green chile stew, Prickly pear margarita
El Charro Cafe on Court Avenue in Tucson is the United States' oldest family-run Mexican restaurant (1922), and the claimed birthplace of the chimichanga.
Signature: Chimichanga, Carne seca
Cafe a la C'Art on North Main in Tucson runs all-day brunch inside the 1865 Stevens House at the Tucson Museum of Art, with a shaded garden.
Signature: Weekend brunch, Garden salads
La Cocina on Court Avenue in Tucson runs Southwestern lunch and dinner inside the Old Town Artisans courtyard, with shaded patio and nightly live music.
Signature: Green chile stew, Prickly pear margarita
Cafe a la C'Art on North Main in Tucson runs brunch and lunch inside the historic 1865 Stevens House at the Tucson Museum of Art, with a shaded garden patio.
Signature drink: Cortado and house cappuccino
Cafe a la C'Art on North Main in Tucson runs weekend brunch inside the historic 1865 Stevens House at the Tucson Museum of Art, with a shaded garden patio.
Order: Weekend brunch plate and garden salad