Best Of Tucson®

Best Casual Dining

Hub Restaurant and Ice Creamery

Hub had a following before it even opened: Its very active Facebook presence led to great anticipation. And the restaurant, which bills itself as offering "lunch/dinner/ice cream," does not disappoint: Whenever we visit, this joint is nearly packed. There are various reasons for that—attentive service, an utter lack of attitude, and limitless tastes of the house-made ice cream (with luscious flavors such as passion fruit/white chocolate, and I-dare-you options like "Grandpa's Breakfast": bourbon and bacon). The guests are not, as one might expect from its location, downtown hipsters: Eastside families, foothills grandparents and every stripe of Tucsonan imaginable seem to find a way to Hub.

Runners up:

2. The B Line

621 N. Fourth Ave.

882-7575; blinerestaurant.com

3. Feast

3719 E. Speedway Blvd.

326-9363; www.eatatfeast.com