Casa Filipina Bakeshop

Since 2006, Casa Filipina owners Tony and Tess Menendez have been serving traditional Filipino food from this cozy West Valley restaurant. And though the savory offerings, including pancit bihon guisado, chicken adobo, and lechon kawali will satisfy your Filipino food craving, it’s the sweet side of things at which this restaurant excels. Don’t leave without […]

Chocolate Star Bakery

Our sweet tooth is grateful for this gourmet cookie house, which specializes in irresistible cookies for every sophisticated taste and occasion. Made from scratch daily with the finest ingredients, Chocolate Star’s cookies are baked with premium chocolate, pure vanilla, farm fresh butter and eggs, and Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate. Once they’re out of the oven, each […]

Chompie’s Deli Restaurant, Bagels, Bakery & Catering

Fresh off the plane from Gotham, just started your long-distance subscription to the New York Times, and in desperate need of a bialy with a schmear? Perhaps you’re peckish for a knish or a toasted bagel with a side of chopped liver? Chompie’s has got you covered, pallie, like the isle of Manny-hanny with concrete. […]

Chompie’s Deli Restaurant, Bagels, Bakery & Catering

Fresh off the plane from Gotham, just started your long-distance subscription to the New York Times, and in desperate need of a bialy with a schmear? Perhaps you’re peckish for a knish or a toasted bagel with a side of chopped liver? Chompie’s has got you covered, pallie, like the isle of Manny-hanny with concrete. […]

Churn

If you’ve got a sweet tooth after dining at Craig DeMarco and Lauren Bailey’s restaurant/bar Windsor in Central Phoenix, you’ll want to stop by their adjoining sweet shop, Churn, afterward for some stellar homemade ice cream. Classic flavors like butter pecan and peanut butter mix with seasonal varieties, and they all taste great on a […]

Counter Intuitive

This latest from Peter Kasperski, the owner of Cowboy Ciao and Kazimierz, mixes hooch and nibbly bites. The menu features cocktails from top-shelf Valley talents Micah Olsen and Jason Asher, served in a multi-use space equipped with the essentials of dimmed lighting and wise bartenders. The menu rotates every few months but has included drinks […]

Cuban Foods & Bakery

This small, tidy spot of homestyle Cuban eats features hearty and gratifying traditional dishes that keep the restaurant’s Cuban, Colombian, and Puerto Rican patrons coming back on a regular basis. The Cuban sandwich is almost a rite of passage here, but there are other good dishes, too: Slow-cooked meats redolent with garlic, onions, and cumin; […]

Dapper & Stout

Dapper & Stout is perfect for grabbing your morning espresso and breakfast before hitting the road. You can grab a cold brew or an Americano, or give the Mexican Mocha or the Bowtie (amaretto, dark and white chocolate, espresso, and cream) a try. There are sweet and savory options like the spicy Italian panini (with […]

Delice Bistro

The folks at this Mill Avenue, European-flavored bistro have created a menu more stylish and complicated than one would expect to find in a bistro that caters mostly to ASU students and visitors to the next-door movie multiplex. But, like a lot of ambitious bistros, Delice (pronounced Da-lees) has yet to arrive at greatness. This […]

European Bakery and Cafe

The bakery cases or Armenian natives David and Rose Kouyoumijan feature a colorful display of tiered cakes, fruity strudels, cookies, and fresh-baked bread. If you’re dining in, the Kouyoumijans will pack premium ingredients into one of the 10 kinds of massive sandwiches on the menu.

The Fractured Prune

The Fractured Prune doughnut shop allows you to choose from more than a dozen different glazes and toppings so you can build your own doughnut creation. Think marshmallow glaze and graham cracker topping or maple glaze with mini chocolate chips. For the less creative diners, there’s also a menu of specialty donuts that includes creations […]

Gluten Free Creations

Possibly the area’s only 100 percent gluten-free cafe and bakery, Gluten Free Creations in Scottsdale will make you a gluten free birthday cake, gluten free hamburger and bun, and of course, bagels, muffins, and breads baked without all the troublesome gluten.