Eat in Fourth Avenue, Tucson

BOCA Tacos y Tequila ★ 4.7

BOCA Tacos y Tequila on North 4th Avenue is chef Maria Mazon's modern Mexican room, a Top Chef finalist, with 26 tacos and 40-plus tequilas in Tucson.

Signature: 26 taco varieties, Salsa flight

La Indita ★ 4.3

La Indita on North Stone in Tucson serves Maria Garcia's Tarascan menu, a family staple since 1983, blending Mexican and Native American kitchen traditions.

Signature: Indian taco, Chicken mole

BOCA Tacos y Tequila ★ 4.7

BOCA Tacos y Tequila on North 4th Avenue is chef Maria Mazon's modern Mexican room, a Top Chef finalist, with 26 tacos and 40-plus tequilas in Tucson.

Signature: Carne asada taco, Salsa flight

La Indita ★ 4.3

La Indita on North Stone in Tucson serves Maria Garcia's Tarascan menu, a family staple since 1983, blending Mexican and Native American kitchen traditions.

Signature: Indian taco, Chicken mole

Exo Roast Co. ★ 4.6

Exo Roast Co. on North 6th in Tucson is the Fourth Avenue cafe-roastery serving the heritage chiltepin cold brew, sourdough muffins and beans.

Signature drink: Chiltepin pepper cold brew

Exo Roast Co. ★ 4.6

Exo Roast Co. on North 6th in Tucson is the Fourth Avenue cafe-roastery serving the heritage chiltepin pepper cold brew, small-batch roasting since 2009.

Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Cold brew, Whole bean retail

BOCA Tequila Bar ★ 4.5

BOCA Tacos y Tequila's bar on North 4th Avenue in Tucson is Maria Mazon's tequila program, with 40-plus pours, sipping menu and a Mexican wine list.

Signature pour: Casa Dragones Joven sipping tequila

Wine focus: 40 tequila pours, Mexican wine, mezcal

Food: Tacos and Mexican small plates

Tap and Bottle Downtown ★ 4.4

Tap and Bottle on North 6th in Tucson is the downtown craft beer bar and bottle shop (since 2013) with 40-plus rotating taps, food trucks and trivia nights.

Signature drink: 40+ rotating craft beer taps

Food: Food trucks and snack menu

Crooked Tooth Brewing ★ 4.4

Crooked Tooth on East 6th in Tucson is the Fourth Avenue district brewery and taproom, with house saisons, hazy IPAs and a small front patio.

Signature drink: House saisons, hazy IPAs

Food: Rotating food trucks

BOCA Tequila Bar ★ 4.5

BOCA's bar on North 4th Avenue in Tucson is Maria Mazon's 40-tequila program, with mezcal flights, Mexican wine and a counter that runs late.

Signature drink: Casa Dragones Joven sipping tequila

Food: Tacos and Mexican small plates

Crooked Tooth Brewing Co. ★ 4.4

Crooked Tooth on East 6th in Tucson is the Fourth Avenue district brewery and taproom, with house saisons, hazy IPAs and a small front patio.

★ 4.6

Tucson Food Tours' 4th Avenue and Main Gate Square walking tour covers six to seven locally owned mom-and-pop restaurants between the University of Arizona's Main Gate Square and historic 4th Avenue.

Cyclovia Tucson Spring ★ 4.6

Cyclovia Tucson is Arizona's biggest car-free block party each spring, with 40,000 attendees along a downtown-to-Amphitheatre route lined with food trucks.

La Indita ★ 4.3

Why locals love it: Tarascan kitchen blending Mexican and Native American food, founded by Maria Garcia in 1983 and on Stone Avenue since 2021 after 38 years on 4th Avenue.

Tip: Order the Indian taco on fry bread and the chicken mole. Garcia still cooks tamales in the kitchen twice a week.

BOCA Tacos y Tequila ★ 4.5

BOCA on North 4th Avenue in Tucson runs weekend Sonoran brunch from Maria Mazon's Top Chef finalist kitchen, with brunch tacos and tequila pours.

Order: Brunch tacos and the salsa flight

Tap and Bottle Downtown Late ★ 4.4

Tap and Bottle on North 6th in Tucson is the downtown craft beer bar open daily until 23:00, with 40-plus rotating taps and weeknight food trucks.

Try: Craft beer and rotating food trucks