A plate of pollo en mole negro with sesame and almonds at Cafe Poca Cosa, 110 E. Pennington, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in downtown Tucson, Ariz.

Various prices, 110 E. Pennington, 622-6400, cafepocacosatucson.com

There's much to love at Poca Cosa — tamale pie, anyone? — but the mole is our favorite. Yes, we know: mole is not a dish on its own. But most anything owner/chef Suzana Davila makes with a version of the sauce knocks us out. Sometimes it's cut with chocolate, sometimes not. But this is a constant: The mole is nuanced exquisiteness, and while the menu changes daily, there is always a dish or two with mole.


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