Tucson City of Gastronomy's Guide to the City's Most Sustainable Restaurants

Are you looking for your new go-to spot for a cozy brunch? Blue Willow sources many ingredients locally, including grass-fed beef. They grow herbs for cocktail ingredients in a hydroponic garden in the bar. The restaurant is partly powered by renewable energy sources and has switched to energy-conserving LED lighting. To reduce waste, they recycle all cooking oil, many items are ordered in bulk to reduce packaging waste and shipping emissions. All to-go order materials are, of course, compostable or recyclable to reduce environmental impact.

For a sustainable fine dining option, look no further than PY Steakhouse. Almost all of their ingredients are sustainable. Some consistently used ingredients are harvested from on-site and off-site gardens and the desert landscape, or are sourced from the Iskashitaa Refugee Network’s urban gleaning program. They also source hormone-free, antibiotic-free, and cage-free animal products, and recycle food waste and cooking oil. In addition, energy and water conservation measures are in place in the kitchen, and they offer drinking water only upon request.