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Best Restaurants Open Sunday in Tucson 2026
Open Sunday · Tucson · 6 rooms confirmed · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 19, 2026 · Updated June 19, 2026
Tucson is a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, and its Sunday table leans on two things the desert does well: resort dining rooms under the Catalinas and Sonoran kitchens that have fed the city for a century. The tasting-menu crowd rests on Sunday here, but the brunch terraces, mesquite grills and the oldest Mexican restaurant in America do not.
The Grill at Hacienda del Sol
Tucson's special-occasion room, open for a legendary Sunday brunch and dinner under the Catalinas. The fine-dining table that opens Sunday.
The Grill at Hacienda del Sol on Hacienda del Sol Road is the city's leading fine-dining room, a Southwestern New American kitchen set in a 1929 guest ranch with terrace views straight up to the Catalina Mountains. Its wine list is one of the deepest in Arizona.
Sunday is built around the resort's long-running brunch, with dinner service returning from 17:00 to 21:00. That makes it the rare top-end Tucson room you can book for a Sunday celebration rather than settling for a weeknight.
Request a terrace table at sunset, when the light on the mountains does most of the work.
Read our Grill at Hacienda del Sol review.
Arizona Inn Main Dining Room
A 1930s landmark dining room open every day, with a genteel Sunday brunch. Book it for old-Tucson elegance any day of the week.
The Main Dining Room at the Arizona Inn has served refined American food inside the pink-walled 1930 landmark hotel in midtown since the city was a fraction of its current size. It is the most genteel room in Tucson, and it trades every day.
Sunday runs 11:30 to 21:00, with brunch through to 14:00. The all-day service and the garden setting make it an easy, elegant Sunday whether you want lunch on the patio or a quiet dinner.
It is a short drive from downtown and the university, which keeps it convenient as well as charming.
See our Arizona Inn dining room review.
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
The reliable Foothills steak, open Sunday evening when other kitchens close around it. Prime beef and a long wine list, every Sunday.
Fleming's on North Campbell Avenue in the Foothills is the city's dependable prime steakhouse, with a wet- and dry-aged beef program and a wine list that runs to a hundred by the glass. It is corporate polish done properly.
Sunday service runs 16:00 to 21:00, which matters in a town where many independent kitchens take Sunday off. It is the steady answer when you want a Sunday steak without a gamble.
Book a booth for a quieter room, and lean on the staff for the by-the-glass pairings.
More in our Fleming's Tucson review.
Charro Steak
Mesquite-grilled steak from Tucson's Flores family downtown, open Sunday. Sonoran beef over open flame, seven days a week.
Charro Steak on East Broadway downtown is the steakhouse arm of the Flores family's Charro empire, grilling over mesquite in the Sonoran tradition rather than the standard broiler. Tableside guacamole and carne asada anchor the menu.
Sunday hours run 11:00 to 21:00, a full day of service. It is the most distinctly Tucson steakhouse on this list, and the downtown location makes it walkable from the hotels.
Order something off the mesquite grill; that fire is the whole point of the place.
Read the Charro Steak review.
El Charro Cafe
The oldest family-run Mexican restaurant in America, founded 1922, open Sunday. Order the carne seca. A Tucson rite of passage.
El Charro Cafe on North Court Avenue has run continuously under the same family since Monica Flin opened it in 1922, which makes it the oldest family-operated Mexican restaurant in the United States. The carne seca, sun-dried on the roof in the old days, is the dish to order.
Sunday hours run 11:00 to 21:00. As a Tucson institution rather than a fine-dining room, it is the most affordable pick here and the one with the deepest local history.
It is the heart of the El Presidio historic district, an easy walk from the downtown hotels and the Charro group's other rooms.
See our El Charro Cafe review.
Wildflower
Polished New American on Oracle Road, open Sunday all afternoon and evening. The easy, dependable Sunday catch-all north of town.
Wildflower on North Oracle Road is the Tucson original from the team that grew into a regional restaurant group, a New American kitchen with a glass-walled room and a menu that ranges from flatbreads to serious mains. It has been a Foothills standard for years.
Sunday runs 11:00 to 21:00, a long unbroken service that covers lunch, late afternoon and dinner. That flexibility makes it the catch-all when a group cannot agree on anything more specific.
It is busy on weekends, so a Sunday reservation is worth making rather than walking in cold.
Read our Wildflower Tucson review.
Closed Sunday: book another night
Tucson rooms that close on Sunday
Kingfisher Bar & Grill. The long-running seafood and American bistro on East Grant Road is closed Sunday. Book it Monday to Saturday, when its oyster list and late kitchen are at their best.
Vivace. The Northern Italian room on North Campbell is closed Sunday, trading Monday to Saturday only. Plan it for a weeknight or Saturday dinner instead.
How to dine out on a Sunday in Tucson
Tucson's Sunday splits cleanly. The resort dining rooms and the century-old Sonoran kitchens trade, while the chef-driven independents, including Kingfisher and Vivace, take the day off. Lead with a Sunday brunch or sunset dinner at The Grill at Hacienda del Sol, and book the terrace ahead in the cooler months when the patio is the whole point.
For something more casual, the Flores family's El Charro and Charro Steak both run long Sunday hours downtown, and Wildflower covers the Foothills with an all-day kitchen. For a fuller view of where to eat across the week, start with our Tucson dining guide and the solo-dining and impress-clients occasion lists below.
Frequently asked
What are the best restaurants open on Sunday in Tucson?
The strongest Sunday options are The Grill at Hacienda del Sol for fine dining, the Arizona Inn Main Dining Room for landmark elegance, Fleming's for steak, Charro Steak and El Charro Cafe for the Flores family's Sonoran cooking, and Wildflower for polished New American. All six trade on Sunday.
Is The Grill at Hacienda del Sol open on Sunday?
Yes. The Grill runs its well-known Sunday brunch and reopens for dinner from 17:00 to 21:00. It is the highest-end dining room in Tucson that reliably serves Sunday, set in a 1929 guest ranch with terrace views of the Catalina Mountains. Book a sunset terrace table ahead.
Where can I eat Sonoran Mexican food on a Sunday in Tucson?
El Charro Cafe in the El Presidio district is the definitive choice, open Sunday 11:00 to 21:00 and family-run since 1922. For mesquite-grilled steak in the Sonoran style, its sister restaurant Charro Steak downtown keeps the same Sunday hours.
Are Tucson fine-dining restaurants usually open on Sunday?
Resort and hotel rooms generally are, while chef-driven independents are more likely to close. Kingfisher and the contemporary room Vivace both shut on Sunday, for example. The Grill at Hacienda del Sol and the Arizona Inn are the dependable Sunday options at the upper end.
Do I need a reservation for Sunday dinner in Tucson?
For the top rooms, yes. The Grill at Hacienda del Sol, Fleming's and Wildflower fill on weekends, so book ahead, and request a terrace or window table where the view is the draw. El Charro and Charro Steak are easier walk-ins. See our Tucson dining guide for booking links.
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