Dining deals

Hitting up Tucson's finer eateries on the (relative) cheap

Metromix
April 27, 2011

Dining deals
(Credit: Tucson Citizen)

Champagne tastes on a beer budget? With some planning, there's no need to sacrifice your stellar tastebuds to sub-par cuisine or compromise your need for a meal out.

From bar happy hours to fine dining specials, we are on it, fork in hand. We scout out those deals that help keep the tab low to see if they're as good as they sound.

You may have to order off a special menu or consume during designated hours, but you won't have to give up on quality.

Dining Deals: Downtown Kitchen

Half-off the bar menu is a steal—especially that cheese plate!

Dining Deals: Pastiche

Great food and ambiance are part of the bargain late nights in the midtown restaurant's bar

Dining Deals: Saffron

Save some dollars during the upscale Indian eatery's daily happy hour

Dining Deals: Barrio Brewing

Sure, the downtown brewpub offers great 'rail pints,' but don't overlook the happy hour

Dining Deals: Acacia Real Food

Albert Hall's revamped (and relocated) restaurant is a delicious deal during happy hour

Dining Deals: Cayton's

One way for the not-so-flush to dine at The Ritz: happy hour

Dining Deals: AZUL

The Westin La Paloma's lounge has a happy hour that's all luxury

Dining Deals: J Bar

Yes you can dine and drink at J Bar for under $10 a person!

Dining Deals: Guadalajara Grill

The popular Mexican eatery offers deals on entrée-sized apps and giant margaritas

Dining Deals: The New Red Sky

Chef Steve Shultz' combo Red Sky – Luna Bella serves up a solid bar happy hour

Dining Deals: Athens

The classic Greek restaurant rolls out its Hellenic happy hour with $3 to $7 appetizers

Dining Deals: Contigo

The upscale Latin eatery has tempting tapas – and cocktail – deals twice a week

Dining Deals: Mr. An's

The array of creative sushi rolls is even tastier during the half-price happy hour

Dining Deals: Shogun

The sushi bar gives up a rotating selection of half-priced rolls daily

Dining Deals: Shlomo and Vito’s

All items on the upscale New York deli's happy hour food menu are just $2!

Dining Deals: Tavolino

The star of the Italian restaurant's happy hour is the pizza

Dining Deals: Wildflower

The Sam Fox restaurant's happy hour offers sumptuous deals from $4 to $8

Dining Deals: Championship Dining

The campus hot spot does happy hour – including a mean hamburger – well

Dining deals: A Steak in the Neighborhood

Get your fill at the downtown restaurant's weekly happy hour

Dining Deals: OM

The cocktails and sushi are standouts at the Asian fusion eatery's happy hour

Dining deals: Buddy's Grill

Yes, it kind of resembles a Denny's, but the food at Buddy's is a grand slam

Dining deals: El Charro

The daily happy hour makes it clear why this Mexican eatery is a Tucson institution

Dining deals: NoRTH

Get in and out of the Sam Fox Italian restaurant for less than $10 each

Dining deals: Jonathan's Cork

Sink into the lounge – and comfort food – with the Southwestern eatery's late-night menu

Dining deals: Harvest

Oro Valley's sustainable restaurant is conscious of the planet and your budget

Dining deals: Vila Thai

The UA-area eatery's happy hour eats are cheap, but you don't get a lot of options

Dining deals: Govinda's

A ganga Thursday deal that's even better for vegans

Dining deals: Amber

Eat off the bar menu for cheap—but quality—Polish eats

Dining deals: Bluefin

Good seafood in Tucson? You got that right, and good happy hour prices, too

Dining deals: Cup Cafe

A dinner of appetizers at Hotel Congress' cafe leaves us super satisfied

Dining deals: On a Roll

To make this sushi joint's deals worthwhile, you have to know what to choose

Dining deals: Rio Cafe

The appetizer deals are tempting—just don't plan them as a dinner substitute

Dining deals: Zona 78

Attention to detail couples with half-off bargains for an amazing Italian feast

Dining deals: Old Pueblo Grille

Sample Southwestern twists on favorites—and on the cheap

Dining Deals: Armitage

Happy hour is truly happy, especially when cheese is involved

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