Some you’ll agree with, some you won’t.

But, remember that deciding on which dishes define the tastes of the Old Pueblo is no easy task. We have a food scene as eclectic and vibrant as a city twice its size.

This list isn’t about high-end, fancy-dancy grub, although we have that. Rather, it’s about those dishes and eateries we crave and pine for when we go away, those things we can’t get anywhere but home.

We narrowed the Tastes of Tucson down to 11 dishes.

It wasn’t easy, and punches may have been thrown. (Sorry about the nose, Kathy.) But hey, we’re still friends and fear not, readers, we’ll give y’all a chance to weigh in on your favorites, too.

Until then and without further ado, the dishes that define:


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