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Spanish Restaurant Casa Vicente Demolished for New Construction

Spanish Restaurant Casa Vicente Demolished for New Construction

Mar 25, 20191 min read

Spanish restaurant Casa Vicente closed for renovations in May 2017, originally anticipating a four-to-six month closure. However, it hasn’t reopened almost two years later.

In the meantime, paella and tapas lovers throughout Tucson have been emailing us asking for updates, but we haven’t had new information (until Sunday night):

Casa Viente Demolished

Stay tuned for any additional updates.

Casa Vicente is at 375 S. Stone Ave. For more information, visit casavicente.com. Keep up with Casa Vicente on Facebook.

Article written by:

Jackie Tran

More about Jackie

Jackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer and photographer. Best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.

Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting other people's pets.

If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.

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