Buffets can be found here and there throughout the city, but there aren’t too many locally owned all-you-can-eat feasts. Sure, you have your Golden Corral, which now serves beer (it isn’t all-you-can-drink), and national hotel chain breakfast buffets, but there’s a spot in Tucson that truly shines when it comes to healthier experiences.
Residing in the outskirts of a midtown neighborhood, Govindas Natural Foods Buffet at 711 E. Blacklidge Dr. has been around since the early ’90s, dishing out an all-vegetarian buffet to eaters.
Just the other day, LoveFood released its new list of “Best All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants in Every State” — showcasing “restaurants that don’t sacrifice quality in favor of quantity.”
“From lavish brunches to mouthwatering seafood buffets, we’ve found the best all-you-can-eat restaurant in every state for a truly epic meal.”
Here’s what they had to say about Govinda’s:
“Committed to nourishing the people of Tucson (the USA’s first UNESCO City of Gastronomy), Govinda’s Natural Foods Buffet has been running since 1992. All the delicious food is vegetarian, with the buffet straining under the weight of curried and baked vegetables, pasta dishes, house-made bread, and daily changing specials such as curried vegetable and lentil croquettes and vegan lasagna.”
The LoveFood mention is here just in time for one of Govinda’s biggest events of the year. The team at Govinda’s is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, November 28 from noon – 5 p.m.
It’s “all you care to eat” for just $21.95. They’ll have indoor and outdoor seating, two serving stations, and live music out on the patio.
Also, make sure you say hey to Govinda’s pet turkey “Sufi.” It’s one of the safest turkeys on Thanksgiving day being that it’s a vegan buffet. Plus, walk around the property and you’ll find more birds waiting to spark up a conversation with you.
Read our 2024 Thanksgiving roundup for more dining and to-go options.
​Govinda’s is located at the ISKCON Tucson Temple — a nonsectarian community dedicated to spiritual education and promoting unity and peace in the world through sanctified vegetarian food, chants, and sharing spiritual knowledge and practices based on ancient practices.
Govindas Natural Foods Buffet is located at 711 E. Blacklidge Dr. For more information, visit iskcontucson.org. Check out the full LoveFood list here.
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