Modern French · Biltmore · James Beard Award | Eater Phoenix 38
A James Beard Award-winning kitchen tucked inside a hilltop mansion above the Biltmore corridor, Christopher Gross's modern French dining room is the closest Phoenix gets to old-world ceremony. The ei...
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Kai Restaurant
Native American / Southwestern · Wild Horse Pass · AAA 5 Diamond | Forbes 5 Star | Eater Phoenix 38
The only AAA Five Diamond, Forbes Five Star restaurant in metro Phoenix, sitting deep on Gila River Indian Community land south of the city. Kai ("seed" in Pima) builds its tasting menu arou...
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Kai at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass
Contemporary Native American · Wild Horse Pass · AAA Five Diamond, Forbes Five-Star
The only AAA Five Diamond / Forbes Five-Star restaurant in Arizona — Kai is on the Gila River Indian Community land at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass, and chef Ryan Swanson's kitchen cooks a contemporary-Na...
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Course Restaurant
New American / Tasting Menu · Central Scottsdale · James Beard Semifinalist 2025 | Eater Phoenix 38
Cory Oppold's tasting-only counter on Shea is the room serious Scottsdale diners point to first — a 2025 James Beard semifinalist nod and a kitchen that lets ingredients do the heavy lifting. Jade pea...
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Uchi Scottsdale
Japanese / Fine Dining · Old Town Scottsdale · James Beard Award (Tyson Cole) | Eater Phoenix Best New Fall 2025
Austin-based chef-owner Tyson Cole's seventh rendition of Uchi ('home' in Japanese) — crudo, carpaccio, wagyu beef hot rock, rare fish from Toyosu Market, and a 10-course seasonal omakase. The buzzies...
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FnB Restaurant
New American / Vegetable-Forward · Old Town Scottsdale · James Beard Best Chef Southwest | Eater Phoenix 38
Charleen Badman's Old Town dining room has been the Valley's most quietly influential restaurant for a decade-plus, and the James Beard Best Chef Southwest medal she earned for it still anchors any ho...
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Hai Noon
Japanese / Cocktail Bar · Scottsdale · James Beard Award (Chef Nobuo Fukuda) | Eater Phoenix 38
James Beard winner Nobuo Fukuda's return is the kind of restaurant news that resets a city — a low-lit bar-and-omakase room on McDowell where Japanese technique meets cocktail-program ambition. Panko-...
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Talavera at Four Seasons Scottsdale
Spanish / Steakhouse · Scottsdale
The Four Seasons' signature dining room in the Sonoran foothills, where executive chef Mel Mecinas has built one of Arizona's most specific menus — Spanish-rooted, smoke-forward, technically rigorous....
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Shinbay
Japanese / Omakase · Old Town Scottsdale
Scottsdale's most serious omakase — eight-seat counter, chef-driven pacing, fish flown from Toyosu, and a sake list built with the same specificity as the nigiri. The argument for Scottsdale as a Japa...
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Binkley's Restaurant
Contemporary / Tasting Menu · Arcadia
Chef Kevin Binkley's chef-counter tasting menu — 20+ courses over three hours, 12 seats, and a kitchen you watch work throughout the meal. Phoenix's most-decorated tasting-menu destination, with a pri...
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Anhelo
Fine Dining / Tasting Menu · Old Town Scottsdale
92
Lon's at the Hermosa Inn
Southwest American · Paradise Valley
92
Elements at Sanctuary
American / Asian-Inspired · Paradise Valley
92
Steak 44
Steakhouse · Biltmore
91
Fat Ox
Italian / Fine Dining · Scottsdale
91
Maple & Ash Scottsdale
Steakhouse / Wood-Fired · Old Town Scottsdale
91
Marcellino Ristorante
Italian / Fine Dining · Old Town Scottsdale
91
T. Cook's at Royal Palms Resort
Mediterranean / Fine Dining · Arcadia
91
Bourbon Steak at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Steakhouse · North Scottsdale
91
Pretty Penny
New American / Cocktail Bar · Roosevelt Row
90
Warren's Supper Club
Southern Steakhouse / Supper Club · Chandler
90
Pinyon
Mediterranean / Wood-Fired · Old Town Scottsdale
90
Mastro's Steakhouse
Steakhouse · Scottsdale
90
Sel Restaurant
Contemporary / Tasting Menu · Old Town Scottsdale
90
Ocean 44
Seafood / Steakhouse · Old Town Scottsdale
90
Nobu Scottsdale
Japanese / Peruvian · Old Town Scottsdale
90
Durant's
Steakhouse / American · Central Phoenix
90
Tarbell's
Contemporary / American · Arcadia
90
Vincent on Camelback
French / Southwestern · Biltmore
90
Rancho Pinot
Contemporary American / Californian · Scottsdale
90
Virtù Honest Craft
Mediterranean / Contemporary · Scottsdale
90
Franco's Italian Caffe
Italian / Tuscan · Old Town Scottsdale
89
Francine
French Riviera / Mediterranean · Old Town Scottsdale
89
Atlas Bistro
Contemporary / BYOB · Scottsdale
89
El Chorro
American / Southwestern · Paradise Valley
89
Different Pointe of View
Contemporary / Fine Dining · North Phoenix
89
Quiessence at The Farm
Farm-to-Table / Fine Dining · South Phoenix
89
Dominick's Steakhouse
Steakhouse · Scottsdale
88
Toca Madera Scottsdale
Modern Mexican / Mexican Steakhouse · Old Town Scottsdale
88
Richardson's
New Mexican / Fine Dining · Central Phoenix
88
Cafe Monarch
Contemporary / Tasting Menu · Old Town Scottsdale
88
Mora Italian
Italian / Contemporary · Uptown
88
Restaurant Progress
Contemporary / Fine Dining · Grand Avenue
88
Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse
Steakhouse · Old Town Scottsdale
88
BLT Steak at Camelback Inn
Steakhouse / French · Paradise Valley
88
Orange Sky at Talking Stick Resort
Steakhouse / Fine Dining · Scottsdale
88
Mastro's Ocean Club
Seafood / Fine Dining · North Scottsdale
88
Steak 48
Steakhouse · Scottsdale
88
Le Ame
French Steakhouse · Arcadia
87
J&G Steakhouse
Steakhouse · Scottsdale
87
Zinc Bistro at Kierland Commons
French Bistro · Scottsdale
87
Eddie V's Prime Seafood Scottsdale
Seafood / Steakhouse · North Scottsdale
87
Hearth '61 at Mountain Shadows
Contemporary American · Paradise Valley
87
The Americano
Steakhouse / Italian · Scottsdale
87
Baratin Restaurant
French / Contemporary · Downtown Phoenix
87
Carry On
Immersive Cocktail Experience · Downtown Phoenix
87
Cartwright's Sonoran Ranch House
Southwest / Fine Dining · Cave Creek
87
Bourbon and Bones Chophouse & Bar
Steakhouse / Whiskey Bar · Old Town Scottsdale
86
Rokerij
Steakhouse / Contemporary · Central Phoenix
86
Prado at Omni Scottsdale Montelucia
Mediterranean / Italian · Paradise Valley
86
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse Scottsdale
Steakhouse · North Scottsdale
86
Shiv Supper Club
Indian / Supper Club · Old Town Scottsdale
86
The Plaza Bar at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Hotel Lounge · North Scottsdale
85
Ruth's Chris Steak House — Scottsdale
Steakhouse · Scottsdale
85
Morton's The Steakhouse
Steakhouse · North Scottsdale
85
The Stockyards
Steakhouse · Phoenix
85
Kauboi at The REMI
Japanese Steakhouse / Whiskey Bar · Old Town Scottsdale