Our Grand Opening at Luna y Sol

We could have opened anywhere in the world, but we chose South Tucson. Our great-grandparents and grandparents raised their families here, and this is where we wanted to invest.

It took three years of dreaming, planning, building, and believing. The building has its own history as the Balloon Land building, and we wanted to honor it and give it a new chapter.

On October 1, we cut the ribbon at 9:00 AM and spent the day with our community: lowriders out front, a special blessing, mariachi music, and a first taste of our menu. Familia, neighbors, and friends came through, and some folks came just to see what all the buzz was about.

Luna y Sol is named for our daughters, Sofia Luna and Mia Sol, and it's a place for us, by us. Scroll through, find yourself in the crowd, and then come have a cup with us.

Speakers stand at a clear podium under a balloon arch, with a man in an LA cap and a Luna y Sol, Barrio Libre shirt beside them. — Familia, friends and neighbors packed in close. A place for us, by us.

A woman raises a cut red ribbon as people cheer by the balloon arch; a young person holding a mic gives a thumbs up. — Cut, and just like that, we’re open.

Four people hold a red ribbon in front of a Grand Opening poster dated 10.1.26, with orange marigolds on each side. — October 1, and it was finally happening

A young person in a Luna y Sol Cafe polo smiles at a microphone, hands clasped, at a clear podium beside balloons. — A few words at the mic, with everybody rooting for them.

People hold a red ribbon across the doorway under a balloon arch as a young person with a microphone looks on. — Everybody had a hand on it.

A man and a woman walk through the cafe past tables and potted plants, she carrying a bouquet in brown paper — A first look around, flowers in hand.er

Two people work behind the espresso machine as shots pour into small glasses, with a South Tucson sign on the wall. — Two sets of hands, one busy bar.

A white corner building with a balloon arch and a crowd out front, a Now Open! sign on the sidewalk, a fire truck at left. — Now open at 137 W. 29th Street, and the sidewalk filled up fast.

A person in a black apron pulls espresso shots, one arm raised to the machine. — Espresso is flowing on opening day.

Neighbors line up in the parking lot before the balloon arch at 137, with a Luna y Sol Cafe sign and a fire truck at left. — The line stretched out into the parking lot.

Six people pose by the balloon arch, one holding a toddler, as a woman in white takes their photo with a phone. — The balloon arch became the photo spot.

A man in sunglasses and a light blue shirt plays an acoustic guitar with an inlaid sound hole, a woman behind him. — Music in the air on opening day.

Two iced drinks with cream and cinnamon on a gray counter, one topped with a curl of orange peel. — One with orange peel, one with cinnamon, both ready to go.

Three people smile holding drinks under a black South Tucson sign on a white brick wall. — Cafecito in hand, right under the South Tucson sign.

An iced cold brew topped with cream and cinnamon sits on a gray counter as a hand reaches for it. — Cold brew, finished with cream and a dusting of cinnamon.

A framed screen print of the Virgen de Guadalupe hangs on a brick wall above fresh flowers and plants. — Flowers below, and a little bit of home on the wall..

Two women lean their heads together and smile inside the cafe, with guests mingling behind them. — Two smiles, and a room full of neighbors behind them.

A woman in a lowrider shirt holds up her phone and laughs beside a balloon column, another woman laughing next to her. — Caught mid-laugh, phone up, right in the middle of it.

Six people pose in front of a blue tile mural of the old Ray & Sons sign, a sun face and a Luna y Sol Cafe sign. — The block’s history is on the wall now, and so is the crowd that came to see it.

A woman in black and a man in a cap and sunglasses dance close on the patio, a speaker and music stands behind them. — A little dancing in the sunshine.

Five people in matching blue work shirts stand in a gravel garden bed holding small booklets, a metal fence behind. — The Community Habitat, with a few visitors on hand to see it.

A woman laughs into a microphone at a clear podium with gold scissors and a red ribbon; a young person smiles behind. — The scissors are ready and so is everyone else.

Two women lean in for a selfie beside a microphone stand, with a guitar on a stand and a man in a blue shirt behind. — Somebody had to get the photo.

People in black aprons stand in the open cafe doorway under a balloon arch as one speaks into a microphone. — Aprons on, doors open, and neighbors out front with their phones up.

A woman wipes her eye while holding a bouquet as another woman speaks into a microphone at a podium by a balloon arch. — A few tears, and nobody minded.

A woman in a black-and-white print top speaks into a microphone, bouquet in her arm, as a man in sunglasses looks on. — Flowers in her arm and a few words for the room.

A woman in a yellow-green blouse smiles at her phone while holding a microphone at a clear podium. — A few warm words for the neighbors.

Guests in sunglasses applaud and film on a phone beside a white wall marked 137, with a balloon column at right. — Phones up, hands clapping. Everybody wanted to keep this one.

A man in a blue cap kisses a woman on the cheek as she hugs a young person; onlookers clap beside a clear podium. — Some moments don’t need a speech. This one got a kiss and a round of applause.

Two young people stand beside a black, white and gold balloon garland, one in a black Luna y Sol Cafe polo. — Golden hour light, balloons, and a Luna y Sol polo on opening day.

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