Tucson’s Oldest Bar since 1934!
Nationally acclaimed dive bar!
Voted best bars in America by Esquire Magazine!
Home of the Jumbo!
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We were featured by My Bartender!
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The Buffet, originally called Lantern Buffet opened in 1934 at 538 E. Ninth St. It has remained at its original location longer than any other bar in Tucson. The bar is part of the Iron horse Neighborhood one of Tucson’s oldest neighborhoods. The Buffet Bar is a longstanding dive bar with playful, graffitied walls. The Buffet crowd includes college students, lawyers, industry workers, 3rd shifters, locals, historians, business professionals, musicians, and champion pool players. A smorgasbord of eclectic, diverse, and trendy individuals that keep the Buffet Bar one of the best spots in town!
Ted Bair was the creator of Happy Minute. Every day at 6 pm It’s 2 drinks for the price of one, and at 11 pm buy one drink, get one for $1.
We are a Coors bar. You can find Coors and Blue Moon on draft. We sell more Coors than any other bar in America. On your birthday you get a Jumbo and a shot for a quarter. We have a regulation-size shuffleboard table you and your friends can play for free. Pool players write their name on a chalkboard, wait their turn and play a game for .50 cents.
