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Where to eat in Tucson: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in Tucson, AZ, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 30 picks in the city, of which 3 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Tucson for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $50 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Barrio Bread

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 18 S Eastbourne Ave

James Beard winner

Outstanding Baker winner 2022 (Don Guerra)

12:30 PM · Lunch

BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs

Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · about $16 a person · 5118 S 12th Ave

Eats Ranked pick

sonoran hot dog; carne asada tacos

7:00 PM · Dinner

El Güero Canelo

Mexican · $ · about $20 a person · 5201 S 12th Ave

James Beard America's Classic

sonoran hot dog

Day 2: about $75 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

El Minuto Cafe

Mexican · $ · about $14 a person · 354 S Main Ave

Eats Ranked pick

red chile chimichanga; carne seca chimichanga

12:30 PM · Lunch

La Frida Mexican Grill & Seafood

Mexican · $ · about $16 a person · 7230 E 22nd St

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Southwest semifinalist 2026 (Claudia Vindiola)

7:00 PM · Dinner

La Carreta Del Rorro

American & Other · $$ · about $45 a person · 5505 W Cortaro Farms Rd

Eats Ranked pick

sonoran hot dog with chorizo

Day 3: about $61 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Los Ponchos Hot Dogs

Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · about $16 a person · 1901 E Fort Lowell Rd

Eats Ranked pick

sonoran hot dog

7:00 PM · Dinner

Casa Asada Taquería

American & Other · $$ · about $45 a person · 2502 N Campbell Ave

Eats Ranked pick

carne asada tacos

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Tucson for this day.

About $186 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

22 more places to eat in Tucson

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.