Upscale in Tucson

The Owls Club

• ★ 4.8
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Drink Whiskey-forward house cocktails

The Owls Club on South Scott in downtown Tucson is a Food and Wine Top 10 US Bars 2026 cocktail room set inside a former funeral home in the Armory Park area.

Reilly Wine Cellar

• ★ 4.8
• Wine bar
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Reilly's wine cellar on East Pennington in Tucson sits beneath the pizzeria, with the deepest Italian list downtown and a quiet stone-walled tasting space.

Hotel Congress Tap Room

• ★ 4.7
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Drink Tap Room house old fashioned

Hotel Congress Tap Room on East Congress in Tucson opened with the hotel in 1919, one of the oldest continuously operating bars in Arizona, open until 2 a.m.

Reilly Underground

• ★ 4.7
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Drink Italian-inspired cocktails and house amari

Reilly Underground on East Pennington in downtown Tucson is the basement cocktail club beneath the pizzeria, with Italian-leaning drinks nightly.

Tito and Pep

• ★ 4.6
• New American
• $$$
• Midtown Speedway

Tito and Pep on East Speedway in midtown Tucson is the chef-driven seasonal kitchen with mesquite-fired vegetables and a tight cocktail program.

Feast

• ★ 4.6
• New American
• $$$
• Midtown Speedway

Feast on East Speedway in Tucson runs chef Doug Levy's seasonal new American menu, with a rotating tasting menu and a long-standing wine reputation.

BOCA Tequila Bar

• ★ 4.6
• $$$
• Fourth Avenue

Drink Casa Dragones Joven sipping tequila

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.

Tito and Pep Wine Program

• ★ 4.6
• Wine bar
• $$$
• Midtown Speedway

Tito and Pep's wine program on East Speedway in Tucson is a selected natural-wine list with strong Arizona representation and mesquite plates.

Penca

• ★ 4.5
• Modern Mexican
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Penca on East Broadway in downtown Tucson serves Patricia Schwabe's Mexico City menu, with mole poblano, cochinita pibil and a mezcal-led bar.

Charro Steak Del Rey

• ★ 4.5
• Steakhouse
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Charro Steak Del Rey on East Broadway in Tucson is the El Charro family's downtown steakhouse, with mesquite-grilled steaks and a deep tequila list.

Dragoon Brewing Taproom

• ★ 4.5
• $$$
• Mercado District

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.

Feast Wine Program

• ★ 4.5
• Wine bar
• $$$
• Midtown Speedway

Feast on East Speedway in Tucson runs Doug Levy's long-celebrated wine program with Old World focus, Arizona representation and pairings for the tasting menu.

Maynards Market and Kitchen

• ★ 4.4
• New American
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Maynards Market and Kitchen on North Toole in Tucson runs a market-plus-bistro inside Tucson's restored 1907 train depot, with seasonal dinners.

Club Congress

• ★ 4.4
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Drink Local craft tap pours and house highballs

Club Congress on East Congress in Tucson is the live-music venue and late bar attached to Hotel Congress (since 1985), with rotating local and touring acts.

Tap and Bottle Downtown

• ★ 4.4
• $$$
• Fourth Avenue

Drink 40+ rotating craft beer taps

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.

Pueblo Vida Brewing

• ★ 4.3
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Drink House IPA and sour beers on draft

Pueblo Vida on East Broadway in Tucson is the downtown brewpub with house IPAs, sours and lagers, a long industrial bar and a busy patio nightly.

Crooked Tooth Brewing

• ★ 4.2
• $$$
• Fourth Avenue

Drink House saisons, hazy IPAs

Crooked Tooth's taproom on East 6th, a block off Fourth Avenue in Tucson, brews Congress Unfiltered, the house pale ale made for Hotel Congress.

Penca Mezcaleria

• ★ 4.2
• Wine bar
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Penca's downstairs mezcaleria on East Broadway in Tucson is the Mexico City wine and agave bar, with a compiled mezcal list and Mexican wine by the glass.

Penca Mezcal Bar

• ★ 4.1
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Drink Mezcal flight, agave-forward cocktails

Penca's bar on East Broadway in downtown Tucson is the Mexico City mezcal counter with agave flights, sipping mezcal and a Mexican wine list.

Barrio Brewing Company

• ★ 4.1
• $$$
• South Tucson

Drink Barrio Blonde and Tucson IPA

Barrio Brewing on East 16th Street in Tucson is Arizona's oldest craft brewery (1991), employee-owned, with the Barrio Blonde, Tucson IPA and a full pub menu.

Charro Steak Wine Room

• ★ 4.0
• Wine bar
• $$$
• Downtown Tucson

Charro Steak's wine room on East Broadway in Tucson is the steakhouse's curated Spanish, South American and Arizona list paired with mesquite-grilled cuts.