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Stretch your gift budget at these 16 Phoenix restaurants and bars

At these Valley restaurants, get bonus cash added to gift cards or save it as a little treat for yourself.
The holiday shopping season is underway. Restaurants and bars are offering gift card bonuses for the perfect foodie find.

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For the food lover on your holiday shopping list, what better gift than a meal at one of their favorite restaurants in the Valley? This holiday season, many Phoenix restaurants and bars are offering bonuses on gift cards. Doing a little savvy shopping can save you a few bucks, or allow you to keep a little gift for yourself. 

Here are 16 Valley restaurant gift card deals that can stretch your holiday shopping budget.

Common Ground Culinary

Multiple locations
Get 20% off $100 in gift cards purchased through Dec. 31 from Common Ground Culinary with the code GCHOLIDAY. The hospitality company runs Grassroots Kitchen & Tap, The Collins, The Macintosh, The Neighborly, Collins Brothers Public House, Wally’s American Gastropub and  Saint Urban. Gift cards can be purchased online.

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Genuine Concepts

Multiple locations
The hospitality group whose concepts include The Vig, The Womack, The Little Woody, Campo and Flagstaff’s The McMillian Bar & Kitchen is offering gift card bonuses. From Nov. 29 to Dec. 31, Genuine Concepts will offer a $20 bonus card for customers who purchase $100 cards.

Born & Raised Hospitality

Multiple locations
The restaurant group behind pan-Asian eatery Clever Koi, Phoenix sushi spot Across the Pond and Scottsdale’s Fellow Osteria & Pizzeria has a variety of bonus cash on offer, depending on how much you spend. Shoppers who buy $50 in gift cards will get an extra $10, a bonus $15 when buying $75 in gift cards or an additional $25 when buying $100 in gift cards. This deal continues until Jan. 1.

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Phoenix City Grille

5816 N. 16th St.
Phoenix City Grille will help gift-givers stretch their dollars by offering an additional $20 gift card for purchases of $100 in gift cards. This bonus is available at the 16th Street restaurant until Dec. 24.

Postino WineCafe serves a menu of bruschetta boards, sandwiches, salads and snacks to pair with wine.

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Upward Projects

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It’ll pay a little extra when you shop with Upward Projects. The hospitality group is behind wine bar Postino, along with Windsor, Joyride Taco House, Federal Pizza and ice creamery Churn. From Dec. 2 to 31, shoppers will receive a $20 bonus card after spending at least $100. Gift cards may be purchased in-restaurant and online. Bonus gift cards are valid until Aug. 31, 2026. 

Pita Jungle

Multiple locations
The local Mediterranean restaurant chain is offering Holiday Dough vouchers to customers buying Pita Jungle gift cards. The more you spend, the more dough you’ll receive. When a shopper buys $25 in gift cards through Dec. 31, they’ll get $5 in Holiday Dough to spend on a later visit.

Chilaquiles is one of the hearty breakfast and brunch items at Over Easy.

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Over Easy

Multiple locations
For the brunch obsessed, give bacon, eggs and mimosa flights with a gift card to Over Easy. The local breakfast chain is helping gift givers get more bang for their buck this holiday season. Over Easy is offering a $10 bonus on $50 gift cards bought from Dec. 1 to 25. Purchases must be made through the Over Easy app. 

Uchi

3821 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
The elevated, Austin-born Japanese restaurant Uchi will offer a $30 bonus on gift card purchases of $200 through Dec. 31. The deal, which can be used locally at Uchi’s Old Town Scottsdale outpost, began on Black Friday.

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Westside Concepts

Multiple locations
The group behind Valley restaurants Copper & Sage, Haymaker and Four Corners Taphouse will offer a $15 gift card bonus on $100 in gift cards or $5 on $50 when purchased at a restaurant, until Dec. 31. When you buy a Westside Concepts gift card of $25 or more online, you’ll get 15% more automatically added to the card. 

Chompie’s

Multiple locations
Now through Dec. 31, gift cards bought at any Chompie‘s location are eligible for bonuses – for every $50 spent, get an extra $10 gift card. Those gift cards can be spent at Chompie’s marketplaces on merchandise or at its restaurants or deli counters on items like bagels, freshly baked pastries and brunch.

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The Gladly

In Good Spirits Hospitality

Multiple locations
Chef Bernie Kantak’s restaurant group will pay it forward to people who give the gift of visits to Beginner’s Luck, Citizen Public House, The Gladly or Minnow. Those who spend $100 on gift cards will get a $20 bonus card, a $40 bonus on $200 or a $100 bonus when spending $500 or more. The deal is available until Dec. 25, and those bonus gift cards can be used between Jan. 1 and July 1, 2026.

Fox Restaurant Concepts

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The group behind Culinary Dropout, Blanco, Zinburger, The Henry, Doughbird, Fly Bye, The Greene House, Olive & IvyThe Arrogant Butcher and the newly opened Society Swan is offering an additional $20 gift card for those who purchase $100 in gift cards. At the fast-casual, healthy eatery Flower Child, guests will get a $10 bonus card when they spend $50. Both deals are available in-store or online through Dec. 31. The bonus cards are valid through Feb. 28, 2026.

George & Gather opened in mid-March and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner in Chandler.

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George & Gather

336 S. Washington St., Chandler
George & Gather, the all-day restaurant and market in downtown Chandler, has a gift that keeps on giving. Spend $100 between Dec. 2 and 31, and you’ll get a $20 gift card bonus.

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Kasai Japanese Steakhouse

14344 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
9824 W. Northern Ave., Peoria

Give the gift of dinner and a show with this teppanyaki experience. Those who buy a $100 gift card to Kasai Japanese Steakhouse between Nov. 28 and Dec. 24 will get an additional $20 added on. Gift cards are available online or in person at both the Scottsdale and Peoria locations.

Chips, queso and gift cards on a table.
Those who spend $250 or more on gift cards receive free queso for 2026.

Torchy’s Tacos

Torchy’s Tacos

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If the people on your holiday list love Tex-Mex, consider a gift to Torchy’s Tacos. You’ll get a $5 “taco cash card” when you spend $25 on gift cards at one of Torchy’s three Valley restaurants. If you’re really stocking up on gifts, you can get rewarded for your generosity with queso. Those who spend $250 or more on gift cards in-store will get a Queso Gold Card. This perk earns you one free full-size Green Chile Queso with any in-restaurant purchase through Dec. 31, 2026.

Grimaldi’s

Multiple locations
Grimaldi’s, the coal brick-oven pizzeria with six Valley locations, wants you to share more pizza. When you purchase a gift card, you’ll get rewarded with a $10 bonus on $50 or $20 on $100 through Dec. 31. Those bonus gift dollars can be redeemed between Jan. 1 and March 31. 

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