The Top 21 Places to Eat in Glendale
The best places to eat in Glendale, by the professional record: USA Today, AZ Central, and Phoenix New Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Ta'carbon Mexican Grill comes out on top.
Mensho Ramen and Haldi Indian Cuisine hold the next two places. Phoenix New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Phoenix Magazine next.
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Rank 1. Ta'carbon Mexican Grill
Sonoran
- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Tacos · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 3. Haldi Indian Cuisine
Indian
- Phoenix New Times Tellicherry Lamb Fry · The 10 best bites we tasted at Phoenix restaurants
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best Indian restaurants in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Indian Cuisine: West Valley · Best of the Valley
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Rank 3. Seido Sushi
Sushi
- Phoenix New Times Our top 12 favorite sushi restaurants in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best West Valley Sushi · Best of the Valley
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Rank 5. La Purisima Bakery
Mexican Bakery
The line at this cash-only Mexican bakery in Glendale moves slowly because everyone freezes in front of the cases. Giant pink pig-shaped cochinitos glazed with molasses, chamoy-dipped apples, tamales, fresh tortillas, and trays of pan dulce all compete for your attention at once. Phoenix New Times named it the best Mexican bakery in the city, and the regulars waiting ahead of you look like they already knew that.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Mexican Bakery · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Mexican Bakery · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Mexican Bakery · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 6. Cultura Mexicana
Mexican
Frida Kahlo shares wall space with a pink-legged chameleon and a saguaro the size of a doorway, which tells you a lot about this cheerful Mexican brunch spot in downtown Glendale. Weekend mornings fill with families and kids while the drinks arrive dressed up: horchata in a jar with a peanut dulce de leche rim, cafe de olla in mismatched earthenware. The pambazo, a football-sized sandwich dunked in guajillo chile, is not a thing you order by accident.
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- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Restaurant to Take a Geek · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The top 10 burger joints in Phoenix
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Rank 9. Blue Corn Cafe & Bakery
Artisanal Bakery
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Rank 9. Haus Murphy's
German
A one-pound schnitzel is quietly doing a lot of the marketing here. Haus Murphy's is an old-school German restaurant in Glendale that has been around forever, serving bratwurst, sausage samplers, and house-made sauerkraut to a crowd that has clearly memorized the menu. The patio strings up lights and leans into a vaguely Bavarian mood, and the bar stocks the oversized bottled biers to match. Call ahead for a table.
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Rank 9. Japan Express
Japanese
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Rank 9. Los Altos Ranch Market
Mexican
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Mexican Grocery Store · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Mexican Grocery Store · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 15. Casa de Falafel
Middle Eastern
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Rank 15. D & Y Chinese Food
Chinese
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Rank 19. La Mejor Barbacoa
Mexican
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Rank 19. Los Arbolitos de Cajeme
Mexican
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Rank 19. Oscar's Pier 83
Seafood