Historic Fourth Avenue wins big in Tucson Weekly’s “Best of Tucson 2017”

Fourth Avenue Businesses sweep several “Best Of” awards for Tucson Weekly’s Best of Tucson 2017 

Every year the Tucson Weekly readers cast their vote for the “Best Of” Tucson’s restaurants, entertainment, culture, and more. It’s a huge honor to be nominated and to win in any of the categories. This year the people have spoken and Historic Fourth Avenue is a winner! Many of our merchants and establishments won in several arenas. While we are proud of all our fine establishments along the Avenue and think they all deserve to win big, we are especially excited to announce this year’s winners:

CITY LIFE

• Best Annual Festival – 4th Avenue Street Fair

• Best Smoke Shop – Moon Smoke Shop

 

A post shared by Moon Smoke Shop 4th (@moonsmokeshop_4th_ave) on Jun 15, 2017 at 1:32pm PDT

¡CULTURA!

• Best Tacos – BOCA Tacos y Tequila

CASUAL DINING

• Best Place to Get a Slice – Brooklyn Pizza
• Best Pizzeria – Brooklyn Pizza Company  

 

A post shared by Brooklyn Pizza Company (@brooklynpizzaco) on Apr 14, 2017 at 3:07pm PDT

• Best Cafe Hangout – Cafe Passe

 

A post shared by Cafe Passe (@cafepassetucson) on Sep 30, 2016 at 9:08am PDT

• Best Wings – Magpies Gourmet Pizza

 

A post shared by Magpies Gourmet Pizza (@magpiespizza) on Nov 11, 2016 at 9:17am PST

MEDIA MIX

• Staff Pick: Best Downtown Bookstore – Antigone Books

FASHION & STYLE 

• Best Jewelry – Silver Sea Jewelry

 

A post shared by Silver Sea Jewelry (@silverseajewelry) on Aug 30, 2017 at 4:28pm PDT

• Best Tattoo Parlor – Black Rose Tattooers

 

A post shared by Black Rose Tattooers (@blackrosetattooers) on Oct 25, 2017 at 3:03pm PDT

OUTDOORS

• Best Bike Shop – Ordinary Bike Shop

 

A post shared by Ordinary Bike Shop (@ordinarybikestucson) on Jun 6, 2017 at 2:11pm PDT

RESTAURANTS

• Staff Pick: Best New Restaurant on 4th Ave. – TallBoys

 

A post shared by TallBoys (@tallboys_af) on Jul 13, 2017 at 8:45am PDT

• Staff Pick: Best Chicken and Waffles – The Drunken Chicken

 

A post shared by The Drunken Chicken (@the.drunken.chicken) on Oct 23, 2017 at 10:57am PDT

• Best Greek – Athens on 4th Avenue

 

A post shared by AthensOn4th (@athenson4th) on Apr 14, 2017 at 1:04pm PDT

• Best Italian – Caruso’s Italian Restaurant

 

A post shared by Charles Phoenix (@_charlesphoenix) on Jun 8, 2017 at 6:26am PDT

• Best Place to Eat Lunch Downtown – Bison Witches

 

A post shared by Historic Fourth Avenue (@4thavetucson) on Jul 21, 2017 at 10:13am PDT

SPIRITS & NIGHTLIFE

• Best Neighborhood Bar – Che’s Lounge

 

A post shared by Ches Lounge (@chesloungeaz) on Aug 23, 2017 at 3:17pm PDT

• Best Cocktail Menu – Sky Bar

 

A post shared by Sky Bar (@skybartucson) on Sep 5, 2017 at 4:59pm PDT

• Best Gay Bar – IBT’s

 

A post shared by IBT’s (@ibts) on Mar 31, 2016 at 2:30pm PDT

honorable mentions

These winners are on our list, because they often perform at establishments on the Avenue, like the Surly Wench, or are good friends of the Avenue. 

• Best Burlesque – Black Cherry Burlesque

 

A post shared by Black Cherry Burlesque (@blackcherryburlesque) on Feb 18, 2017 at 7:22am PST

• Staff Pick: Best Burlesque Show Featuring Men – Manly Manlesque Show

 

A post shared by @manlymanlesque on Mar 7, 2016 at 4:04pm PST

• Best Beer Selection – Tap & Bottle (in our backyard!)

 

A post shared by Tap & Bottle (@tapandbottle) on Oct 15, 2017 at 2:23pm PDT

• Best Radio Station for Music – KXCI, 91.3 FM (our friends)

 

A post shared by KXCI Tucson 91.3FM (@kxcitucson) on Aug 4, 2017 at 9:32pm PDT

• For the full list of winners visit: https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/BestOf