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  1. Bacanora

    Eat 93
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    Rene Andrade runs a short, rotating menu over a mesquite grill in a small, triangular room, and the James Beard Award for Best Chef Southwest followed. This Sonoran Mexican restaurant in Phoenix trades in carne asada, caramelos built on crisp flour tortillas, and beans that make you reconsider how seriously you've been taking beans. The menu is a handful of items on any given night, many of them changing, all of them smelling like fire.

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    • Caramelo

      “His caramelo is phenomenal.”

      Phoenix New Times, 2025

    • Ember-roasted elote

      “house staples include the ember-roasted elote, or spicy corn on the cob dressed up in a spicy limon crema and topped with cotija cheese.”

      Michelin Guide

    • Two Wash Farms pollo asado

      “Order the Two Wash Farms pollo asado: it's a massive platter of tender, crispy-skinned chicken served with a plethora of accoutrements including pinto beans and their delicious, house-made thin tortillas with asadero cheese.”

      Michelin Guide
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    1301 N.W. Grand Ave., Ste. 1, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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