River City Grill
River City Grill has an eclectic, country-hopping menu – which spans the cuisines of the Pacific Rim and India to the Mediterranean and Caribbean. This, along with its hip, urban ambience have earned the popular restaurant flattering reviews. Located in a restored adobe-style building, River City Grill is chic and intimate with a special flair for innovative seafood dishes. Enjoy the likes of mustard-crusted halibut with spinach ricotta ravioli and olive tapenade or Indian curried shrimp on a bed of basmati rice with mango chutney. Plenty of vegetarian, vegan, meat and gluten-free options are available too.
River City Grill, 600 West 3rd Street, Yuma, AZ, USA, +1 928 782 7988
Lutes Casino
Located in a building that dates back to 1901, this is the city’s premier destination where ‘the elite meet and Yuma eats’ since the early 1940s. As such, Lutes Casino is a historical fixture on Yuma’s dining scene. Full of retro memorabilia, pinball machines and billiard tables – and regulars playing dominoes – Lutes Casino is where the locals come to relax and socialize. On the other hand, visitors come here to soak up the native ambience. Lutes’ American and Mexican menu is legendary, with must-try dishes that include its potato tacos – potato filled corn tortillas deep-fried and served with shredded cabbage, tomato, mayo and Cotijia cheese – and the famous Lutes Especial – a cheeseburger and hot dog combo served since 1951.
Lutes Casino, 221 Main Street, Yuma, AZ, USA, +1 928 782 2192