The Best Places in Phoenix
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Rank 155. T. Cooks
Mediterranean
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Rank 155. The Vig
Beer Bar
The bocce court beside the patio gives away what kind of place this is before you even order. The Vig is a gastropub with a long tap list, a solid wine selection, and a food menu with enough vegetarian options to keep everyone at the table happy. The sprawling patio has its own outdoor bar, which cuts down on excuses to go back inside. Local acts and DJs show up on weekends, and the crowd skews toward people who planned to stay for one drink.
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Daily Specials · Best of Phoenix
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A 110-foot water slide and a Flowrider wave machine in the same resort that houses the Agave spa, where the treatments draw on traditional Native American healing practices. This Scottsdale resort runs to ten restaurants, a championship golf course, and day camps that will absorb the kids entirely if you need them absorbed. It's the kind of place where "staycation" stops being a lazy word and starts making geographic sense.
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- AAA AAA: Four Diamonds
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Staycation Spot · Best of Phoenix
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The Kothu Parotta, a pan-grilled flatbread shredded and tossed with spicy vegetables and your choice of protein, is the kind of dish that makes a strip-mall address irrelevant. This casual Indian restaurant started as a food truck and found a permanent home on Thomas Road, where the booths fill fast with regulars who already know to ask the server what to order. The dal makhni and tikka masala pull their weight too.
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- AZ Central AZ Central: The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Neighborhood Indian Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 best Indian restaurants in Phoenix
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Neighborhood Indian Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best Indian restaurants in Phoenix
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Rank 155. Vovomeena
American
A pastry case you have to walk past before you even reach the counter is a clever design choice for a breakfast spot. Vovomeena runs a casual line-order setup near downtown Phoenix with a genuinely neighborhood feel, leaning on local suppliers for eggs, sausage, and coffee. The Pain Perdu swaps bread for banana bread pudding, and the chile-corn Johnnycakes remind you this is the Southwest.
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- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 best breakfast spots in Phoenix
- Eater Eater: The 15 Best Brunches in Phoenix
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Rank 155. Zinc Bistro
French
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2024 · Food Pioneer · Matt Carter
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: Dungeness Crab Salad · Top 100 Dishes of Arizona
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Food Pioneer · Matt Carter
- Phoenix Magazine Dungeness Crab Salad · Top 100 Dishes of Arizona
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The space was a wood furniture showroom before it became a coffee shop, and you can still feel the woodworker's eye in every detail. The team leans into herb-forward syrups, so the lattes run closer to a garden than a pastry case. Phoenix Magazine handed Case Study its Best Americano nod, and the breakfast burrito has its own following. A comfortable place to open a laptop and stay far longer than you planned.
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- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Coffee Flavors · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central AZ Central: Best Uptown Phoenix coffee shops for working or studying · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: 2025 · Best Breakfast Burrito · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Coffee Flavors · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central Best Uptown Phoenix coffee shops for working or studying · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Breakfast Burrito · Best of the Valley
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Rank 211. El Chorro Lodge
Historic Southwestern
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2024 · Finalist · Uniquely Arizona
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Rank 211. Harvey's Wineburger
Burger Joint
The burgers get a splash of red wine on the flat top, which is either the gimmick or the whole point depending on how you order. Harvey's is a neighborhood dive bar on 16th Street, bright green walls, pool table, jukebox, and cheap burgers that come with fries. Weekend happy hour runs weekend mornings, and last call stretches to midnight. The regulars who never needed a menu figured all this out a long time ago.
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- AZ Central AZ Central: The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Hamburgers · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The top 10 burger joints in Phoenix
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Hamburgers · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The top 10 burger joints in Phoenix
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- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist · Phenomenal Fast Casual Concept
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
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Rank 211. Liquor Pig
Cocktail Bar
A moody Old Town Scottsdale cocktail bar where the olive oil-washed dirty martini is only the beginning. The menu swings between arancini for two and a full table spread of ceviche, burrata, and pasta, and it changes often enough to reward regulars. The duck bolognese tossed with mafaldine and garlic crumble has become something of a signature. It reads equally well as a date bar or a group dinner, which is a harder trick than it sounds.
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- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: 2025 · Most Luxurious Meat Board · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 best new Phoenix restaurants of 2025
- Phoenix New Times The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Most Luxurious Meat Board · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best new Phoenix restaurants of 2025
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- AZ Central AZ Central: The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 best Indian restaurants in Phoenix
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best Indian restaurants in Phoenix
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- AZ Central AZ Central: The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 best Chinese restaurants in Phoenix
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best Chinese restaurants in Phoenix
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Rank 211. Ocean 44
Seafood Steakhouse
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Scottsdale
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- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 best coffee shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: 2025 · Best Neighborhood Coffee Shop: East Valley · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix New Times The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best coffee shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Neighborhood Coffee Shop: East Valley · Best of the Valley
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Rank 211. Pizza to the Rescue
Pizzeria
A 10,000-pound custom oven fires the pies at this Arcadia pizzeria, and a quarter of every dollar goes to the dog rescue operating out back. Each evening, adoptable puppies come out to a covered patio pen, which is where your appetizers will go cold. The pizza is better than you'd expect from a place whose headline act has floppy ears. Bring a date or the kids, and decide in advance exactly how many dogs you're allowed to take home.
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- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2025 · Finalist · Emerging Restaurant of the Year
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Pizza With Puppies · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: 20-Layer Short Rib Lasagna · Top 100 Dishes of Arizona
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Finalist · Emerging Restaurant of the Year
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Pizza With Puppies · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 20-Layer Short Rib Lasagna · Top 100 Dishes of Arizona
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Rank 211. Pizzeria Bianco
Pizzeria
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- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2025 · Food Pioneer · Chris Bianco
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: 2025 · Artisanal/Fancy Pizza · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: Rosa · Top 100 Dishes of Arizona
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Food Pioneer · Chris Bianco
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Artisanal/Fancy Pizza · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix Magazine Rosa · Top 100 Dishes of Arizona
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A boutique hotel installed in a pair of mid-century buildings on Camelback Road, RISE Uptown runs the room spectrum from deliberately snug to balcony-with-firepit. The courtyard pool is the real draw: Lylo Swim Club handles cocktails, Cartel Coffee Lab handles mornings, and a popsicle stand handles the argument that boutique hotels have run out of ideas. Rooms are colorful and comfortable without trying too hard.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Boutique Hotel · Best of Phoenix
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SumoMaya is a Scottsdale fusion restaurant that treats brunch as a team sport, with unlimited shared plates and desserts and one entree per person, so pork al pastor pad Thai shows up at the same table as a carne asada scramble. Pan dulce and mini churros kick things off, and the bottomless drinks come with a two-hour limit and no switching mid-session. It's AAA Three Diamonds, in case you needed permission to order a third round.
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Rank 211. Taco Chelo
Mexican
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner · Phenomenal Fast Casual Concept
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist · Phenomenal Fast Casual Concept
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Rank 211. Testal Mexican Kitchen
Chihuahuan Taqueria
The burritos here come open at both ends, more like fat rolled tacos than anything you'd expect, and ordering one is a mistake because you'll immediately want another. Testal is a casual counter-service taco shop on Grand Avenue doing Chihuahuan cooking, a regional tradition that gets less attention than it deserves in Phoenix. The rajas, spicy and cheesy with roasted poblano, are a reason to make the trip on their own.
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- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Chihuahuan Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2024 · Best Chihuahuan Food · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Chihuahuan Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Chihuahuan Food · Best of Phoenix
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A globe-hopping dinner spot in Old Town Scottsdale built as a love letter to Anthony Bourdain, which means handmade pasta shares the menu with egg yolk nigiri and bison ribeye without any of it feeling like a theme park. The warm, conversation-friendly room earns its vibe. The bar team applies something closer to lab technique to the cocktails, and the mocktail program picked up a Phoenix Magazine Best of the Valley nod, which is a sentence Bourdain would have found deeply funny.
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- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: 2025 · Best Mocktail: Smartest Cocktail in the Room · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Mocktail: Smartest Cocktail in the Room · Best of the Valley
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Rank 211. The Little Woody
Dive Bar
Red lights, pool tables, a game room, and flatbreads until 2 a.m.: The Little Woody refuses to be just one kind of place, and Arcadia has loved it for years because of that. It's a dive bar with cocktail lounge bones, where dart nights blur into dancing and the Gun Shy Sour keeps the bourbon crowd happy. Weekend nights draw a younger crowd who treat the arcade games as warmly as the drinks.
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- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2024 · Winner · Outstanding Bar/Nightlife Experience
- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Winner · Outstanding Bar/Nightlife Experience
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
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The Arcadia Burger, topped with grilled onions, guacamole, and the house sauce, is the one to order at this drive-thru-only burger shoppe with no indoor seating whatsoever. The double-stacked patties are properly juicy, the fries are the obvious companion, and the milkshakes invite mixing flavors in combinations you'll immediately claim were your idea. Phoenix New Times put it in the top ten burger joints in town, and the neighborhood regulars roll through like they know something.
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- AZ Central AZ Central: The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The top 10 burger joints in Phoenix
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times The top 10 burger joints in Phoenix
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
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- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards Foodist Awards: 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- AZ Central AZ Central: Best bars in metro Phoenix
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- AZ Central Best bars in metro Phoenix
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- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 best coffee shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine Phoenix Magazine: 2025 · Best Neighborhood Coffee Shop: Phoenix · Best of the Valley
- Phoenix New Times The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best coffee shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Neighborhood Coffee Shop: Phoenix · Best of the Valley
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner · Top Chef · Ivan Gonzalez
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Beef Wellington · Standout Signature Dish
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner · Most Creative Handcrafted Cocktail