Best Cheap Eats of 2009

Cheap Eats: Best of 2009

Downsizing your dining tab because of rising prices and a stagnant economy? No problem—Tucson has plenty of excellent eateries to fill the belly and keep your wallet stuffed, too.

In our Cheap Eats reviews, we strive to find the best places where two people can eat for $20 or less. Here are our favorites of 2009.

For a look back, check out which restaurants we selected as the best cheap eats of 2008. And, if we neglected your favorite cheap spot, let us know in the comments section below. Maybe we just haven't gotten to it yet, and there's a whole, big new year ahead for eating...

Pictured: Jackie Ward of Cafe Zope makes a lingonberry crepe.