Zona 78

Description:

• I'm a sucker for good pizza, and I think the pizza here is the best in Tucson. Maybe it's the big stone oven they use or maybe it's all the locally grown organic produce, but whatever it is, this place does it right. Try the Tuscany, which is covered with Italian sausage, mozzarella, kalamata olives, fennel, garlic, onions, and mushrooms. This pie is just bursting with flavors. To really get the most out of a visit to Zona 78, you need to bring enough people so that you can order the big antipasti plate or the cheese-and-fruit plate, which has lots of great imported cheeses. If you're not that hungry, try the Tuscan bean-and-spinach soup.

  There's a second Zona 78 on the west side at 78 W. River Rd. (tel. 520/888-7878).

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010