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JW Marriott Starr Pass - Primo
James Beard award winning chef Melissa Kelly will dazzle you with imaginative dishes inspired by the cuisine of Italy, Spain, and France. Primo features a rustic menu of robust favorites and back to basics dishes using only the freshest ingredients. The local organic menu is driven by the seasons and changes frequently. Our unique wine selections are hand picked to perfectly complement the...
 
Cuvee World Bistro
Cuvee World Bistro's casual but elegant atmosphere is only surpassed by it's award winning cuisine and wine list. Winner of four consecutive awards of excellence from the wine spectator and multiple peoples choice awards. Cuvee offers a wide variety of foods all perfectly paired with a glass of wine stored in their state of the art wine preservation and dispensing system. Experience the...
 
Gold Room - Westward Look Resort
The Gold Room menu created by Chef Jamie West defies categorization. It provides unexpected combinations of flavors and textures; urges diners to take a culinary journey, with the promise that the trip will be as great as the destination; and creates a taste experience that will surprise and delight. Dine inside or out, with the best views of Tucson’s city lights, conveniently located in Westward...
 
Arizona Inn - The Main Dining Room
We are an AAA Four Diamond Award Winning Dining Room. Chef Odell Baskerville's weekly tasting menu features classic and contemporary cuisine with international flavors. We also offer the Audubon Bar, with live piano music nightly.
 
Miguel's
With beautiful mountain and city views, over 100 varieties of tequila and the best specialty margaritas in town, Miguel's is Tucson's hot spot. This Tucson restaurant also offers a monthly wine dinner and is open daily for dinner at 5PM. Mon-Thurs the bar opens at 3PM Fri-Sun bar opens at 12PM offering the Cantina menu. If you are looking for one of the best restaurants in Tucson you have found...
 
JW Marriott Starr Pass - Signature Room
If you could bottle the colors of an Arizona sunset and the aroma of the Sonoran Desert after a rain with flavor from the rich culture, you would have The Signature Grill.
 
Bluefin Seafood Bistro
Bluefin is an upscale seafood bistro reminiscent of New Orleans with finer dining on the second floor and a hip indoor/outdoor bar on the first. Bluefin specializes in fish flown in from all over the world, as well as live Maine lobster, Alaskan crab legs and our crowd-pleasing bouillabaisse. The eclectic wine list has offerings from all over the world, with roughly thirty by the glass. Live...
 
The Ventana Room at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Welcome to the world renown Ventana Room, where your hosts Director of Wine Kevin Brady and Chef Philippe Trosch offer a sophisticated coursing menu created and influenced by Chef Trosch's world travels and an award wining wine list created by Loews Hotels Director of Wine Kevin Brady with over 870 labels.
 
Vintabla
Vintabla is an exciting new restaurant, wine and cheese store, bar and lounge. The restaurant serves American cuisine specializing in small plates.
 
The Flying V
Your host, Chef d'Cuisine, Jason Jonalonis welcomes you to his lovely Southwestern style grill with views to die for and complimentary food and wine that will thrill your culinary senses. Celebrity Chef Jonalonis has a strong local following in the Southwest including the San Diego area and Arizona. His mastery of flavors and exciting presentations will excite anyone.
 
Terra Cotta
Terra Cotta is a Southwest original. Since Terra Cotta's inception as a locally owned and operated restaurant in 1986, it has been provided a casual, relaxed dining experience. Cool desert hues of turquoise and copper accent the dining room and large windows look out to the Catalina Mountains. We serve "Innovative Regional Flavors."
 
Montana Avenue
Montana Avenue, the exciting new concept from Fox Restaurant Concepts, will feature Regional American Cooking. The menu, a delicious blend of updated comfort foods, will take its cue from the rich culinary traditions of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. A well-chosen wine list will reflect a boutique selection from some of the finest American wineries and a unique specialty cocktail...
 
Chad's Steakhouse & Saloon
Chad's Steakhouse has been locally owned and operated for over 13 years. A Tucson favorite, Chad's offers some of the best Prime Rib and Steaks you can find in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Our distinctive salads and famous baked cheese bread set the tone for a wonderful dining experience. We have just introduced a fantastic lunch menu to go along with our ever-popular dinner menu. Filled with...
 
Elle
Conveniently located in historic Joesler-built Broadway Village, Tucson's first and only Wine Country Restaurant offers fresh, familiar fare with a twist and a progressive and thoughtfully-composed wine list featuring more than two hundred wines, many by the splash or glass. Showcasing seasonal items and menus which change three times annually, Elle features many organically-produced,...
 
Papagayo Mexican Restaurant and Cantina
Papagayo has been a Tucson tradition for over thirty years, nestled at the base of the Catalina Mountains. We serve only the finest meats, poultry and produce delivered to us on a daily basis. Chef Rojelio has been with us for over 20 years and prepares our family recipes every morning to ensure you get the freshest food possible. As you sit at our table, be assured that you will be welcomed as...
 
Janos
Inspired by an array of local growers and using ingredients that have been cultivated in this region for the past 2000 years, James Beard Award recipient Janos Wilder creates beautiful dishes bursting with the flavor of the territory. Much of the fresh seafood and shrimp come from the Sea of Cortez with other items flown from around the globe. Veal, pork, lamb, beef and game are treated with...
 
Bistro Zin
One of Tuscon’s most enduring favorites, Bistro Zin is a French inspired American Bistro and Wine Bar. Amazing cuisine, excellent wines and impeccable service set the standard for memorable, one-of-a-kind dining experiences that are distinctly Bistro Zin. With an emphasis on fresh, seasonal ingredients, the innovative cuisine at Bistro Zin combines the rustic comfort food of European bistros with...
 
Wildflower - Tucson
Wildflower sets the standard for innovative New American Cuisine Featuring updated American classics with European and Asian influences. The menu changes often to take advantage of the freshest seasonal ingredients available. Wildflower has been named as one of Tuscon's Top 5 restaurants in the 2005 Tuscon Lifestyle Culinary awards; it is listed as one of Tuscon's top 10 restaurants in the Zagat...
 
J BAR
Inspired by the Parillas of border town Nogales, and borrowing from the culinary traditions of Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, the centerpiece of the J BAR menu are grilled marinated meats, fish and poultry served family style with a variety of accompaniments including chili rajas, frijoles de la olla, chili cilantro slaw, salsas and hand-stretched flour tortillas. Appetizers will...
 
Desert Garden Bistro at the Westin La Paloma Resort
The Desert Garden Bistro is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner with tiered bistro-style table settings in a relaxing atmosphere. Lush views of the pools, trees and waterfall, as well as the Santa Catalina Mountains, are easily visible indoors through the expansive thirty-foot windows. You can also dine outdoors on the patio in a garden setting with picturesque views. A wonderful variety...
 
Acacia at St. Philips
Acacia's contemporary American menu is as eclectic as America itself. Hints of new Latin, Pacific Rim as well as regional favorites lovingly handcrafted exclusively for Tucson diners. Enjoy lunch, dinner or Sunday Jazz brunch in the smartly appointed dining room or dine under the sycamores on the spacious patio. The comfortable indoor/outdoor lounge makes happy hour a must. This AAA Four Diamond...
 
NoRTH - Tucson
Taking its cue from an Italian trattoria, NoRTH offers a contemporary approach to Modern Italian cuisine. NoRTH has an urban feel, with sleek interiors and a sexy atmosphere. The carefully thought-out menu highlights unique antipasti which reflects the best of the season, wood fired pizzas, inventive pasta dishes, and secondi that feature many wood roasted and grilled dishes. A well chosen wine...