📍 Gilbert, Phoenix

A Gilbert barbecue spot turning out Central Texas-style smoked meats. The kitchen leans on slow-smoked beef brisket and St. Louis ribs, rounded out with sides like corn casserole, ...

Joe Johnston's Gilbert barbecue institution since 1998 — the anchor of the Johnston family's Gilbert restaurant trio (Joe's Farm Grill and Liberty Market are the siblings). Smoked ...

Arizona Wilderness's Gilbert original — a 2013 downtown Gilbert brewery that won 'Best New Brewery in the World' on RateBeer and put AZ craft beer on the national map. Sonoran-ingr...

Joe Johnston's Gilbert café-market-bakery — same family as Joe's Real BBQ next door and Joe's Farm Grill down the road. Wood-fired pizza, in-house bakery program, and a dining room...

Password-required basement speakeasy in Gilbert's Heritage Court building — a genuinely fun hidden cocktail den in old downtown Gilbert, complete with a Wonderland-themed visual id...

A Southwestern and barbecue spot in downtown Gilbert on Gilbert Road, blending smoked meats with Sonoran flavors. The menu spans the Topo Burrito and Topo Loco Burrito to a Brisket...

Gilbert Heritage District outpost of the Denver-born day-part specialist — a full commitment to the brunch-only format, with pancakes, benedicts, and a bloody mary bar that takes u...

An actual urban farm attached to an actual restaurant, which should be a cliché but somehow works. Burgers with produce grown 50 feet away, a breakfast program that made Joe's a Gi...

Maeva is a French restaurant on West Vaughn Avenue in Gilbert, near the Heritage District where the East Valley town has built out its downtown dining scene. The kitchen works in a...

Sam Fox's Culinary Dropout Gilbert Heritage District location — a converted building with a sprawling patio, a scene-forward American gastropub menu, and a serious cocktail program...