Eat in Mercado District, Tucson

Pat's Drive In

• ★ 4.3
• American Diner
• $

Pat's Drive In on West Niagara in Tucson is the walk-up burger and chili dog stand running since 1961, a beloved west-side Tucson institution still.

Presta Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• $

Order Espresso and pour-over filter coffee

Presta on Avenida del Convento at Mercado San Agustin in Tucson is the Nordic-style coffee bar with single-origin espresso and a quiet courtyard.

La Estrella Bakery

• ★ 4.6
• Bakery
• $

Order Concha

La Estrella Bakery at Mercado San Agustin in Tucson is the Jalisco-style Mexican panaderia (since 1986), with conchas, empanadas and tres leches.

Dragoon Brewing Taproom

• ★ 4.5
• Brewery taproom
• $$$

Drink Dragoon IPA and house lager

Dragoon on West Grant Road in Tucson is the industrial-park brewery and taproom (since 2012), with the house Dragoon IPA and craft pints on a long bar.

Dragoon Brewing Company

• ★ 4.8
• Brewery
• $$

Dragoon Brewing on West Grant in Tucson is the industrial-park brewery (since 2012) known for the Dragoon IPA, German lagers and a long taproom bar.

Mercado San Agustin

• ★ 4.6
• Market
• $

Mercado San Agustin on Avenida del Convento in Tucson is the city's first public market, housing La Estrella Bakery, Presta Coffee, taquerias and a courtyard.

Santa Cruz River Farmers Market

• ★ 4.5
• Market
• $

Santa Cruz River Farmers Market at Mercado San Agustin in Tucson runs Thursday afternoons with local farmers, Native Seeds heirloom produce and food trucks.

MSA Annex

• ★ 4.4
• Market
• $

MSA Annex on Avenida del Convento in Tucson is the shipping-container retail and food courtyard across from Mercado San Agustin, with local coffee and lunch.

Mission Garden

• ★ 4.7

Mission Garden runs docent-led walks of a site with 4,100 years of documented cultivation, its plots split between Hohokam, O'odham, Spanish, Mexican and Chinese heritage crops, with monthly cooking demonstrations.

All Souls Procession

• ★ 4.7

All Souls Procession in November is Tucson's Day of the Dead community walk, with pan de muerto, food trucks at the Mercado finale and the burning of the urn.

Mission Garden Heritage Cooking

• ★ 4.6

Mission Garden in Tucson runs heritage cooking demos on Tohono O'odham crops, white Sonora wheat, cholla buds and tepary beans, at the 4,100-year cultivation.