Sharing a roundup of my favourite wholesome eating places in Tucson.
Hey mates! How’s the week going? I hope you’re having an incredible one. At the moment is filled with calls and appointments, however I’m wanting ahead to an extended stroll with Maisey to interrupt up the pc time. What do you have got happening?
For at the moment’s submit, I wished to share a roundup of a few of my favourite wholesome Tucson eating places! We love going out to eat, however many eating places use flavorful but undesirable elements, particularly on the subject of oils/fat. Fortunately, we’ve loads of locations in Tucson the place you’ll be able to take pleasure in nourishing and scrumptious meals. For this submit, “wholesome” is outlined as a restaurant that focuses on plant-based elements from the earth, with most of the gadgets made in home with contemporary elements, and accommodate numerous dietary necessities, like vegan and gluten-free choices.
The perfect half about this submit is that I’m going to need to replace it in a 12 months or so, as a result of Tucson is FINALLY getting a Flower Little one and a True Meals Kitchen. BLESS IT. I’ve been ready my complete life for this. Now if we may simply get a Seasons 52, I’ll lose my thoughts.
Alas, right here is my record of favourite wholesome eating places in Tucson (for now!).
20 Wholesome Eating places in Tucson
1) Tumerico
That is in all probability my #1 selection on this whole record. (The remainder of the choices are in no explicit order.) They make every thing in home, together with the tortillas and salsas, and the menu modifications each day. It’s a vegetarian Mexican spot with a lot of vegan choices. The Frida Kahlo plate is my very favourite, however every thing is superb. You received’t remorse it… and now I’m craving it after scripting this submit. It’s situated within the Sam Hughes space, which is in central Tucson.
2) Pure Poke and Prep
That is our favourite spot for poke in Tucson. We’ve it virtually weekly! You undergo it Chipotle-style and add no matter protein, base, and toppings you’d like. My go-to order is 1/2 salad greens, 1/2 white rice, salmon, spicy crab, edamame, avocado, furikake, broccoli, carrots, inexperienced onions, seaweed salad, a lot of wasabi and ginger. (I add my very own Tamari at residence.) The ladies go loopy for it, too, which makes it the right seize and go lunch or dinner.
3) Lovin’ Spoonfuls
Lovin’ Spoonfuls is a Tucson traditional and for an important motive. The meals is so scrumptious and contemporary, and the desserts… you need to order no less than one! That is the place we get my bday cake yearly 😉 My solely gripe is that they use imitation meats in most of the dishes, which isn’t my private fave, however every thing may be very flavorful and made with love. My go-to order is the Greek plate (gluten-free choice).
4) Beaut Burger
Beaut Burger is a vegan burger spot on the MSA Annex. In the event you haven’t been to the MSA Annex, positively test it out! It’s a bunch of transport containers that had been reworked into little eating places, boutiques, bars, and low outlets. Why I Love The place I Stay can be situated there, and an important cease should you’re shopping for Tucson items (or one thing for your self!). Beaut Burger makes their burgers in-house with unprocessed crops (like veggies, beans, millet, and spices) and now have amaaaazing fries.
5) Goodness
Goodness is one among my favourite fast bites stops in Tucson. They’ve acai bowls, avocado toast, breakfast, wraps, smoothies, and juices. I particularly love their breakfast bowl, which has tons of veggies, eggs, and turkey chorizo.
6) Zayna’s Mediterranean
Zayna’s Mediterranean has a fantastic choice of contemporary Mediterranean favorites, like falafel, hummus, salads, grape leaves, tabbouleh, all the good things. Positively advocate for a household dinner or informal date evening.
7) Selection Greens
Selection Greens is like our model of Sweetgreen. You may order a pre-designed salad or create your personal, and so they chop all of it up for you.
8) Charro Vida
Charro Vida is in my private prime 5 for wholesome eats in Tucson. Every little thing is vibrant and scrumptious, and so they have a ton of gluten-free choices. You may anticipate Sonoran meets Mediterranean delicacies, like tamales, ceviche, vida bowls, tacos, and seafood. 10/10 advocate the gluten-free chocolate churros for dessert.
9) Govinda’s Pure Meals Buffet
Govinda’s serves gourmand vegetarian delicacies and has a stunning pink patio and in addition has a mattress and breakfast. They serve Indian fare, together with vegetarian specials, contemporary fruit and salad, do-it-yourself mango lassi and vegan muffins.
10) Saffron
Saffron is our #1 decide for Indian meals in Tucson. It’s situated on the northwest aspect of city, and the ambiance is beautiful. Additionally they have a lunch buffet that’s everyyyyttthing. My favourite factor about Saffron is that they’re so constant; you understand precisely what you’re getting every time. I extremely advocate the channa masala, started bhartha, tandoori hen, and dal mahkni. Go for the garlic naan, too!
11) Nekter
Nekter is one among my favourite locations to go for an acai bowl or juice in Tucson. We’ve a few places at La Encantada and on Grant, by Culinary Dropout. The traditional acai bowl is my favourite with pea protein and peanut butter on prime, or a big Greenie juice with additional ginger. They’ve gluten-free granola and make their cashew milk in home.
12) Blue Willow
I’ve been going to Blue Willow since I used to be in center college and it’s nonetheless a prime spot! They’ve an enormous number of choices, together with breakfast, Mexican, salads, sandwiches, pastries, lunch specials, so many issues. There’s actually one thing for everybody, and so they’ve revamped the menu since we’ve final visited. They’re situated on Campbell, simply north of campus.
13) Complete Meals scorching bar
The traditional by no means dies! That is the place we go when nobody looks like cooking and we simply wish to seize one thing easy and wholesome that everybody will like. The ladies go for consolation meals choices, like mac n’ cheese, veggies, and hen tenders, whereas the Pilot and I make salads and benefit from the Indian meals choices. Only a heads up: the new bar on River just isn’t practically pretty much as good because the one on Oracle.
14) Berry Greens Juice Bar
That is one other nice acai bowl spot by campus. The feel of the acai bowls is a bit thicker, like a sorbet, and so they have a lot of scrumptious toppings.
15) devoted
This can be a purely gluten-free restaurant with superb sandwiches and desserts. It’s situated in central Tucson on Speedway, and have breakfast, avocado toast, sandwiches, vegan choices, and so many tasty candy treats. It’s a beautiful choice to get gluten-free vacation desserts, like cinnamon rolls and pie.
16) Pure Love Juice
I looooove Pure Love Juice. They serve uncooked and vegan choices in St. Phillip’s plaza. They’ve so many juices and smoothies (filled with superfoods) and add distinctive twists to extra traditional choices, just like the cilantro dressing on the avocado toast and their wellness elixirs. My solely gripe is that it’s very dear, however value it for the perfect elements and every thing is made contemporary.
17) Eclectic Cafe
Eclectic Cafe has been one other long-time Tucson fave! Like so lots of our favourite Tucson spots, they infused Mexican and American delicacies, so it’s simple to search out one thing for any meals temper. I positively advocate the salads or heat salads, and I additionally love their hen salad in an avocado.
18) Past Bread
Past Bread is one thing we go to virtually weekly. They make all the bread contemporary in-house, and in addition provide a gluten-free wrap choice. We’ve just a few places (east, central, and northeast) and is a mandatory Tucson spot for a fast lunch should you’re visiting. I like to recommend the Kalid’s Curry on a gluten-free wrap with vinegar slaw.
19) Pita Jungle
Our *regular* Pita Jungle closed down, however I used to be pumped to search out out that we nonetheless have one on the Northeast aspect! That is such an important informal dinner choice for Mediterranean choices, pitas, and salads. The children meals are wonderful – they will decide a protein, veggie, starch and fruit. We love getting the hummus with hen as an appetizer, and I normally get the salmon entree or a gluten-free turkey pesto wrap.
20) nook
nook is a cute spot downtown, that has breakfast and plenty of wholesome choices. You may anticipate parfaits, egg dishes, sandwiches, Benedicts, and whole whole choice labeled “greenery.”
So, inform me, mates: what’s your favourite wholesome restaurant the place you reside?
Tucson mates: any that I missed??
Hope you have got an important day!
xoxo
Gina
*Renee’s Natural Oven didn’t make the record, as a result of they stopped permitting youngsters to dine indoors. They began this coverage throughout COVID and don’t have any plans to permit youngsters indoors once more. We acquired a babysitter and went a few years in the past and located that the standard had additionally decreased, so for these causes, it’s not on my prime 20 anymore.
