Guide
by Tucson FoodieTucson Foodie is member-supported. Join the club.
Tucson’s Greek dining scene offers spanakopita, slow-roasted lamb, and fresh-baked baklava across the city. This guide focuses on kitchens that cook Greek food as their core identity rather than Mediterranean restaurants with Greek dishes.
Whether you want a quick lunch near campus or a long dinner with friends, this guide points you to Greek cooking. Browse by neighborhood to find a table close to home.
Chicken Souvlaki (Photo courtesy of It's Greek to Me)
It’s Greek To Me serves scratch-made Greek food in Catalina. The decor has the charm of a Greek home.
Diners often order the shrimp kastella, which combines prawns, tomatoes, onions, and feta in white wine and garlic. Seafood specialties like salmon, diver scallops, and fisherman’s stew also draw regular attention.
Moussaka at Opa’s Best Greek Cuisine (Photo by Jackie Tran)
Opa’s Best Greek American Cuisine offers a family-friendly atmosphere. The interior features an open dining room with a bar, creating a casual and inviting environment for guests to enjoy their meals.
The menu showcases a variety of popular dishes, including the Classic Gyro Sandwich with rotisserie lamb and beef, served with a side of tzatziki sauce, and the Spicy Chicken Souvlaki Kabob marinated in pepper, thyme, oregano, garlic, and olive oil. Other favorites are the Moussaka, a baked dish with eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, seasoned ground meat, and crème béchamel sauce, and the Roasted Lamb, prepared with fresh pepper, rosemary, and olive oil, served with Greek lemon potatoes and green beans. Opa’s Best also offers a selection of house-made desserts, such as baklava and galaktoboureko.
(Photo courtesy of Opa’s Grill On Fourth Avenue)
Opa’s Grill On Fourth Avenue delights with a clean, intimate dining room adorned with Santorini‑inspired décor. Blue‑painted walls, framed Greek landscapes and statues evoke Mediterranean charm.
Favorites include the gyro platter, souvlaki, and flaming saganaki.
Gyros Dinner Plate at Pappoule’s (Photo by Jackie Tran)
7475 N La Cholla BlvdNorthwest
Pappoule’s serves homemade Greek food on Tucson’s northwest side. John and Angeline Cotsones originally opened it in 1982 inside the Tucson Mall food court.
Customers often order the gyros, a longtime staple of the menu. The moussaka and spanakopita also draw regular attention as traditional Greek favorites. Furthermore, the kitchen serves kabobs and pita sandwiches.
(Photo courtesy of Santorini Greek Cafe)
2545 E Speedway Blvd #105University & 4th Ave
Santorini Greek Cafe serves Greek food from a low-key strip mall on Speedway Boulevard, east of the University of Arizona. Assorted painted chairs add color to the small dining room. A Santorini village mural, fishing net, and ship wheel evoke the Greek coast.
The restaurant's most popular dishes include the Greek salad, gyro plate, and baklava.
Santorini Greek Cafe is now open on Speedway & Tucson Blvd.This guide features five Greek restaurants: It’s Greek To Me, Opa’s Best Greek American Cuisine, Opa’s Grill On Fourth Avenue, Pappoule’s, and Santorini Greek Cafe. They serve Catalina, Midtown, Downtown, the Northwest side, and the University area.
New openings, events, dish recommendations, and guides — every Wednesday. No spam.
