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Where to Eat in Downtown Tulsa: Restaurants for Every Occasion

Pizza before a ballgame, Caribbean food with friends, or an Italian date night: choose the meal first, then the part of downtown where you want to spend the evening. The restaurants below cover Greenwood, the Arts District, the Deco District and the East Village.

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The short answer

For pizza and a casual gathering, choose Elgin Park. Try Sisserou’s for Caribbean cooking, il seme for regional Italian dinner or Juniper for a seasonal meal. Elote puts a Mexican-food outing on Boston Avenue; Noche brings wood-fired, Mexico City-inspired cooking to Greenwood.

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Where to Eat in Downtown Tulsa

Choose a casual meal, plan a date night or make dinner the main event. These restaurants give you different cuisines and parts of downtown to explore.

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01Pizza / brewpub

Elgin Park

325 E Reconciliation Way Tulsa, OK 74120

Ballpark / Greenwood edge

Choose Elgin Park for pizza and a brewpub setting when the plan is a casual gathering. Its Reconciliation Way location suits time around the ballpark and Greenwood side of downtown. If a game sets your schedule, use the ONEOK Field dining guide to organize the meal around it.

  • Pizza menus and private dining information.
  • Located on Reconciliation Way.
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02Caribbean

Sisserou’s Caribbean Restaurant & Catering

107 N Boulder Avenue, Unit C, Tulsa, OK 74103

Archer / Arts District

For something different, try Sisserou’s for Caribbean food in the Arts District. Dining, reservations and catering give you different ways to plan. Meet friends around the Archer area, keeping its shorter Sunday service in mind.

  • Dining, reservations and catering.
  • Shorter service on Sunday than Monday–Saturday.
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03Regional Italian

il seme

15 W 5th Street Tulsa, OK 74103 (539) 525-0265

Deco District

il seme suits a planned regional Italian dinner in the Deco District. Try it for a date night on West Fifth Street. It serves dinner Tuesday–Saturday, so check the menu and reservation options for your date.

  • Regional Italian cooking.
  • Dinner service Tuesday–Saturday, with reservations available.
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04Seasonal contemporary cuisine

Juniper

324 E 3rd Street Tulsa, OK 74120

East Village / Third Street

Choose Juniper for a seasonal dinner in the East Village when you want to make the meal a celebration or the main event. Check the tasting menu and reservation options before you go. Discuss timing if another booking follows dinner.

  • Seasonal menus.
  • Reservations and tasting-menu information.
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05Mexican

Elote Cafe & Catering — Downtown

514 S Boston Avenue Tulsa, OK 74103

Deco District

Elote offers Mexican food at its downtown Boston Avenue branch, with lunch and dinner menus for different visits. Choose it for a meal around the Deco District rather than the Greenwood side of downtown. It is closed Sunday; the Discovery Lab branch has its own location and hours.

  • Separate lunch and dinner menus at the downtown restaurant.
  • Closed Sunday; the Discovery Lab branch is a different location.
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06Mexican

Noche Woodfired Grill & Agave Bar

110 N Elgin Avenue Tulsa, OK 74120

Greenwood / Elgin Avenue

Choose Noche for a wood-fired Mexican dinner inspired by Mexico City, with an Elgin Avenue location in Greenwood. Make it your dinner stop for an evening around Greenwood. Contact the restaurant to arrange a party of eight or more.

  • Mexico City-inspired, wood-fired Mexican cooking.
  • Contact the restaurant for parties of eight or more.

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Which Restaurant Should You Choose?

For a casual gathering, choose Elgin Park’s pizza-and-brewpub setting. Pick Sisserou’s when Caribbean cooking is the reason to meet for dinner. il seme offers a regional Italian date-night option, while Juniper’s seasonal menus suit a meal that is the evening’s main plan.

Let the rest of your outing guide the location: Noche and Elgin Park fit Greenwood and the ballpark side of downtown; il seme and Elote fit plans around the Deco District and Boston Avenue. Check the journey between your chosen stops rather than trying to cover every district in one evening.

For a concert, game or performance, use the venue dining guides below to work backward from the gate, door or curtain time. For dinner without an event, choose the cuisine and serving hours you want, then arrange the trip home.

Dining Guides for Your Event Venue

Find a meal near your show with these guides to BOK Center, ONEOK Field, Cain’s, Tulsa Theater and TPAC.

Before you head out

Questions, answered

Where should I start when choosing a downtown restaurant?

Think about the food you want, the occasion and where you will spend the rest of your evening. Then check the menu and current service at your chosen restaurant. Details ↗

Where can I go for regional Italian food?

il seme serves regional Italian cooking on West Fifth Street. Check its current dinner menu and reservation options before your visit. Details ↗

Should I choose Elote or Noche for Mexican food?

Choose around the meal and area you want: Elote’s downtown branch is on Boston Avenue, while Noche offers Mexico City-inspired, wood-fired cooking on Elgin Avenue in Greenwood. Details ↗

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