My breakfast recommendation came from the staff at the Southern Arizona Heritage & Visitor Center. They raved about Coronet, which, conveniently for me, was located directly across the street from my hotel on the cusp of downtown Tucson, along the Turquoise Trail in the historic Barrio Viejo.

Coronet occupies a one-story adobe building constructed in the 1860s as a house for a tailor and his wife, who, along with their daughter, helped develop the first synagogue in Arizona. A store was added to the house in the 1880s, and then it was all later converted to a country store, then a tailor’s business, and then, in 1972, a restaurant. Coronet has been its occupant since 2014.

If you’re here for dinner or a cocktail, you’ll be sitting in the hacienda-like dining areas with a fine bar, ceiling fans and beams, green shutters, and tile floor. But, for breakfast, simply step into a smaller ancillary building to place your order at the counter, then head outside to the lovely patio for your seating in the pleasant early morning before the Arizona sun becomes brutal. The generous space features plenty of vegetation and glass-top tables with umbrellas. Soak it all in before a staff member serves you the best breakfast you’re likely to have in all of Arizona.

Try This: Along with your fresh orange juice, you simply must order the incomparable eggs benedict. Two poached eggs are served with dill hollandaise, spinach, caraway-crisped onions, and your choice of roasted mushrooms or slow-cooked brisket. Coronet puts a unique spin on this dish by swapping out the traditional English muffin for potato kugel. The flavorful side salad of spinach, cucumbers, shaved carrots, and sunflower seeds perfectly balances this beautiful breakfast bounty.

 

 

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