📍 Uptown, Phoenix

The Heflin family runs a sustainable San Diego fishing operation that became one of the best seafood counters in Phoenix — Uptown fishmonger up front, kitchen out back. Fish burrit...

Courtney and Casey Lewandrowski's Uptown wine bar — co-owned with Dej Lambert, with Isaac Mendoza on the line — has quietly become one of the more interesting menus in the city. Be...

Chris Bianco's sandwich shop next to Pizzeria Bianco — house-baked focaccia, fresh mozzarella, tomato, and basil in the formation Bianco perfected. The tuna sandwich alone is a Pho...

Scott Conant's Phoenix Italian restaurant — the celebrity-chef from Scarpetta and Mora Wynn brought the signature spaghetti pomodoro and porchetta program to North 7th Street. One ...

Arizona Wilderness's Phoenix outpost — the Gilbert-born brewery that has won national awards (RateBeer.com's 'Best Brewery in the World' nods) for its desert-sourced beer program. ...

Uptown jazz-and-cocktail bar named for funk/soul legend Bobby Womack — live jazz most nights, a cocktail program that treats classics and originals with equal seriousness, and a vi...

Chefs Nelson Kwock and Jared Porter's modern pan-Asian dining room on Central Ave — ramen, steamed buns, and Korean fried chicken done with the discipline of a chef-owned kitchen. ...

French farmhouse-inflected brunch in Uptown Phoenix, recognized by Eater Phoenix as one of the best new falls of 2025. A mellow counter-service room where house coffee and seasonal...

Otro Cafe is an all-day, Mexico City-inspired spot in Uptown Phoenix, serving brunch from 8am to 4pm. The CDMX framing means café culture over taqueria — think a leisurely morning ...

Justin Beckett's Southern sibling to Beckett's Table at Central + Camelback — shrimp and grits, fried chicken done correctly, biscuit bar that treats the biscuit like a first-class...