El Charro Café Downtown

El Charro Café, located in downtown Tucson, offers a vibrant and historic atmosphere with its colorful walls, traditional Mexican decor, and charming courtyard. Established in 1922, it is recognized as the nation’s oldest Mexican restaurant in continuous operation by the same family. The interior features sombreros hanging from the ceiling, rustic wooden furnishings, and a warm, inviting ambiance that reflects its rich heritage. The signature carne seca is marinated beef dried in the Sonoran sun on the roof, shredded for filling dishes such as the chimichanga, a deep-fried burrito that El Charro accidentally invented .