The back bar under a pressed-tin ceiling, shelves packed with bottles and a row of beer-name signs above the taps.

South Tucson, since 2015

A funky little watering hole in South Tucson

Craft beer, strong pours, live bands on the mural-painted patio, and a black cat who runs the place.

Mind the cat. He runs the place.

A neighborhood bar with a lot of character

Saint Charles Tavern has poured for South Tucson since 2015. Pressed-tin ceilings, a bright red steel beam, a wall of bottles, and a crowd that turns into regulars fast.

It’s a funky corner spot where the pours are strong, the dog is welcome, and there’s a fair chance a cat is asleep somewhere he shouldn’t be.

A hand-painted wall mural reading Welcome to Saint Charles Tavern, South Tucson, Est. 2015. — The welcome mural: South Tucson, est. 2015.

What you’ll find

The short version of a good night here.

Dog friendly

Bring the dog. They fit right in with the regulars.
Craft beer & cider

Rotating taps, plus a cooler wall of cans, imports and ciders.
Strong pours

Cocktails made well, from margaritas to a proper Bloody Mary.
Live music

Bands out on the back patio when the weather is right.
A big back patio

A gravel yard of picnic tables, shade and painted murals.
The resident cat

A black cat who has decided the bar top is his.

A deep wall of spirits and gin bottles lit blue behind the bar, with rows of clean glasses on the shelf below.

What’s poured

Cold beer and strong pours

No frills. A rotating tap list, a cooler wall of cans and ciders, cocktails with a heavy hand, and a back-bar deep in whiskey and mezcal.

On tap: A rotating line of craft beer, from Arizona brews to seasonals.
Cans & cider: A cooler wall of cans, imports and ciders to dig through.
Cocktails: Poured strong and made well. The margaritas and the Bloody Mary hold up.
The back-bar: A deep shelf of whiskey, tequila, gin and mezcal.

Taps and cans change all the time. Check Google to see what’s on.

The gravel back patio in daylight with wooden picnic benches and painted murals of a scorpion and a skeleton in a wide hat.

The patio out back

A gravel yard strung with lights, picnic tables in the shade, and walls painted with a scorpion, a skeleton vaquero and the tavern’s own welcome mural. Bands set up out here when the weather is right.