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Tucson's restaurant scene continues to grow, welcoming more than 50 local eateries in 2022.

We happily embraced Argentine empanadas, Cuban food, dim sum, soft-serve gelato, basement bars and a food truck park. What will 2023 bring?

Here are 53 restaurants, bars, pop-ups and food trucks that opened this year, but let us know if we missed any!

2 Hermanos Taqueria

Sports bar with big TVs and drink specials on the east side, featuring Mexican favorites like margaritas and tacos dorados.

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Ajuua

Sinaloan seafood restaurant in midtown serves octopus and a regional take on barbacoa.

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Alejandro Serious Mexican Food

Find your favorite Mexican dishes at this sit-down restaurant in Marana.

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Barbata

Basement bar attached to buzzy fine-dining restaurant Bata, of the Reilly Craft Pizza empire.

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Bata

Fine-dining restaurant themed around the Japanese use of open flame, listed as one of Bon Appétit's best new restaurants of 2022.

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BoMo

Rita Ranch boba tea shop sells novelties like mochi doughnuts.

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Bun Dock

Casual Vietnamese restaurant makes fresh vermicelli noodle bowls and limeade.

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Ciao Down Pizza Studio

Pizza truck turned studio in the Metal Arts Village makes specialty pies like the Snakebite, with jalapeños and raspberry chipotle jam.

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Che Cafe Empanadas Argentinas

Casual but elegant spot on the south side to get Argentine-style empanadas: baked, with a thin wheat crust.

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Cruda

Mariscos and oyster bar downtown that’s part of The Neighborhood and La Chingada family.

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Desi Snacks and Sweets

Desi Mall’s attached counter-service restaurant has a short menu of entrees, and a wide selection of hard-to-find appetizers and confections.

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Ezbachi

This restaurant started as a hibachi food truck. Now it’s a bar and grill that serves Japanese-style izakaya grill items without the pageantry.

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Fatboy Sandos

Buzzy food truck serves Japanese-style sandwiches with some Mexican fusion sides.

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Go Dim Sum

Counter-service dim sum spot run by a co-owner of the cult classic next door, Noodleholics.

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Good Pierogi

Innovative pierogi from a stylish vendor fresh out of LA.

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Hello Bicycle + Cafe

Seattle-inspired spot near The Loop, slinging espresso drinks and Houlden’s Rise Above pastries, attached to a bike repair outfit.

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Hillhouse Coffee

Cold-roasted coffee kiosk located near Sabino Canyon.

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Holy Focaccia 

Find homemade focaccia at Rachael Colasanto's home bakery.Ìý

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Houlden’s Rise Above

Iconic vegan bakery’s brick and mortar sells fresh pastries and cakes that can’t be found at any other locations.

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La Yaquesita

Brick-and-mortar location of a beloved quesabirria truck from the far southwest side.

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Licks Catalina

This small-batch ice cream shop has quickly become a popular destination in Catalina.

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Louie’s Cantina

Second location of Louie’s Pub, this time reflecting Louie’s Mexican heritage.

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Mojo Cuban Kitchen and Rum Bar

Midtown Cuban restaurant serves unique appetizers and a great mojito.

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Midtown Vegan Deli and Market

One-stop shop for dedicated vegan eating, specializing in dupes of non-vegan deli classics.

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Muncheez

Find comfort classics from hamburgers to quesabirria at this pop-up vendor.

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Mt. Lemmon Coffee Bean

Summerhaven coffee shop offers specialty drinks and a few baked goods.

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Nattha’s Bann Thai Asian

Nattha is the Thai-born and -trained owner of this restaurant that also serves some Chinese specialties.

Location: 6970 E. 22nd St.

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Noodies

Popular University of Arizona-area pasta shop that also sells some Italian sandwiches and my editor’s favorite: soft-serve gelato.

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Oh My Chicken

The owners of Oh My Chicken brought fried chicken recipes and ingredients from Korea to Park Place Mall.

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On The Rocks

Family-owned bar and grill on the east side serves a late-nite, classic menu.

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Penelope Wood Fired Pizza

Pizza food truck turned brick and mortar inside Cartel Roasting Co.'s downtown location.

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Pocha’s Grill

Midtown grill serves Michoacan-style Mexican food.

Location: 5224 E. Pima St.

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PopHeads

Main Gate Square boutique selling fresh-made popsicles.

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Puro Ice

Mexican Italian ice shop run by the mastermind behind Tanna’s Botannas. Their menu will soon include ice cream made from Sullivan’s old recipes.

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Salad Nation

Find salads, wraps, soups, chicken and burgers at this spot at Park Place Mall.

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Squared Up Pizza

Pizza parlor in Park Place Mall slings Sicilian-style square pies made with custom filtered water.

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Snake and Barrel

Basement expansion of downtown Batch whiskey and doughnut bar features ambitious mixology.

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Special Eats

A grilled sandwich truck with a goal: "empowering individuals with special needs through work and food." 

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Sweetie’s Shave Ice & Raspados

This shop combines two of our favorite kinds of shaved ice in one, along with some classic antojitos.

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Tacos y Mariscos Jaliscos

Find seafood plates alongside Jalisco-style tacos at this midtown spot.

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Tanna's Botannas

The Tanna's Botannas food truck now sits in its own permanent outdoor space. It's the site of markets and other events, the truck catering candies and fun snacks.

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The Century Room

Mezcal bar and jazz club inside Hotel Congress.

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The Citizen Hotel

Boutique wine hotel featuring a lobby bar, plus a wine cellar in the basement and wine tastings in the mezzanine.Ìý

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The Delta

Sister restaurant to The Parish, The Delta’s chef Travis Peters brings Southern rock-star flair to a bar and grill menu.

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The Hoppy Vine

This new beer and wine bar has a little something for everyone, whether you’re a beer nerd or are looking for cider.

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The Lobby

Fast-casual restaurant inside the Seasons Apartments, serving burgers, shakes and shareables.

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The Monica

Downtown restaurant from the El Charro dynasty, featuring breads made by Barrio Bread’s Don Guerra, in addition to full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus.

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The Pit

This food truck park is tucked into a former gas station parking lot. Trucks include barbecue, tacos, Mediterranean and more.

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The Union Jack Bar

A British Pub comes to Main Gate Square. Find pub food like fish and chips, bangers and mash, and a full English breakfast with grilled tomatoes and British bacon.

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Tita Tita

This pop-up serves Filipino favorites including lumpia, barbecue skewers, adobo ribs and tofu tots.

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Tooley’s Cafe

After six years, this Tucson classic finally reopened with their original menu from 1989.ÌýIn the time since Tooley’s closed, regulars missed their turkey tacos and plate-sized cookies.

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Tran’s Fats

Local foodie Jackie Tran finally opened his long-awaited food truck at Hotel McCoy, offering beef pho dumplings, cauliflower bites and wings.Ìý

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Under Pressure Grill

This new food truck serves paninis around town. Menu items are named after Queen songs.

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Find teas, coffees and other drinks (plus gelato, bubble waffles and mochi doughnuts) at this shop that draws influence from several different countries.

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Wooden Tooth Records

This local record shop has expanded, this time to a space with a bar! Pick up a record, all while enjoying a beer.

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