ArizonaRestaurants

Café restaurants in Arizona

  1. A

    Casbah

    Beyond the 400-year-old wooden portal from Afghanistan lies Tucson’s grooviest ­hippie-style teahouse-cum-café. The patchouli hangs thickly in the Bedouin-tent-style back patio where you can loll on thick pillows, sip organic tea or munch on homemade vegan chile or a tempeh Reuben sandwich. Local performers entertain most nights.

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  2. Macy’s

    Students, outdoorsy types and caffeine-lovers hunker down at wooden tables in this been-there-forever hangout owned by an opera aficionado. Pies, cakes, brownies and other sweet treats are homemade and taste it, while the small menu features wheat-, meat- and dairy-free dishes but without sacrificing a lick to the taste gods.

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  3. Raw Gourmet Café

    Wake up and smell the patchouli at this all-raw, all-organic, all-the-time New Age café where you can sink your teeth into a Vortex Pizza and pick around the Cosmic Rainbow Salad. For the ultimate energy kick, snort some clean air at the Oxygen Bar and get a crunchy Magic Healing Bar for your next vortex foray.

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  4. B

    Arcadia Farms Café

    One of the nicest museum cafés for our money, the Arcadia at the Phoenix Art Museum uses only seasonal organic ingredients for its light yet satisfying lunches. Palate pleasers include any of the gourmet sandwiches, the creative crepes or the crispy crab cakes.

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  5. Wisdoms Café

    Wisdoms Café is a local institution (since 1944). The Mexican-themed menu heavily touts the signature ‘fruit burros’ (a fruit-filled crispy tortilla rolled in cinnamon and sugar).

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  6. Deli in the Pines

    Small cafeteria beside the lodge serves made-to-order sandwiches, salads, pizza and ice cream.

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  7. Canyon Café

    Similar setup to Maswik Cafeteria; makes boxed lunches to go.

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  8. Gathering Grounds

    Grab a java at Gathering Grounds.

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