Experts' Choice Award El Charro Cafe
What the experts agree on
Historic family-run Mexican restaurant famous for its signature carne seca—beef air-dried in an outdoor cage, then grilled with green chile. Authentic Sonoran cuisine in a charming old house with lively vibes since 1922.
“They're particularly famous for the carne seca, sundried lean beef that's been reconstituted, shredded and grilled with green chile and onions.”
– Lonely Planet
Where "America’s oldest Mexican restaurant continuously operated by the same family, since 1922." Full review
Zagat4.3
"This “quintessential” Mexican restaurant – the original in “an old house with wooden floors” Downtown – is known for “darn-yummy” Sonoran-style eats...“lively atmosphere”, “pretty good service” " Full review
Atlas Obscura "One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage. " Full review
Fodor's "Started by Monica Flin in 1922, the oldest
Mexican restaurant in town still serves splendid versions of
the..." Full review
