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Buendia Breakfast and Lunch
Location: 2530 N. First Ave.
The best tamales I’ve had in a restaurant in Tucson are stuffed in a poblano at Buendia. The owners source the tamales from a local artisan and are the closest to Matilde Santa Cruz’s you can get over the counter.
Honorable mentions: The iconic Lerua’s tamales are still made at El Torero.
