Amuse Bouche Gourmet Bistro & Catering

Call it a stroke of culinary good luck that French-trained chefs Snir and Kierstin Mor landed in Surprise, an exurb of Phoenix hammered by chain restaurants, to open Amuse Bouche, their BYOB country-French bistro. Open for lunch, dinner, and offering one of the best Sunday breakfasts in the Valley, the tiny eatery features short and […]

Amy’s Baking Company

Perhaps the Valley’s most notorious restaurant, featured on British celebrity chef’s reality show Kitchen Nightmares, Amy’s is far better known for its irascible owners than it is the food coming out of the kitchen. That being said, the pastries in the case look spectacular.

Barrelhouse American Kitchen & Cocktails

This Chandler restaurant serving well-crafted cocktails and (mostly) satisfying plates of polished comfort food seems to want to be either a casual high-end restaurant or a mod-ish lounge. But if you can get past its inability to put you in the cocoon of either, there are several good dishes to enjoy, including an excellent French […]

Bistro du Lac

Bistro du Lac’s interior features bright red walls with white accents, sparkly chandeliers, a separate bar and a bakery case; outside, a pair of patios on the man-made Lake Marguerite are set with white-linen-covered tables. The menu is classically French with some culinary tweaks. Cream of mushroom soup is served with brie-filled profiteroles; Caesar salad […]

Bistro Provence

With everything from frogs’ legs to pizza, Bistro Provence provides a French fine dining experience that will satisfy every mood. The Bistro Pizza is topped with prosciutto, mushrooms, and Swiss and goat cheeses. But the restaurant also offers the Pizza Nonni, loaded with onion confit, Swiss and goat cheese, and escargot. Yes, snails and frogs’ […]

BLT Steak

While meat is certainly the main event at BLT Steak, the Scottsdale outpost of French chef Laurent Tourondel’s successful empire, eating here is a memorable experience from the first nibble of warm chicken liver pat

Chez Vous Creperie & Gelato

The French take their crepes seriously, of course, and Chez Vous is proof of that. Owners Sophie and Frederic moved to Arizona from France in October 2014, then opened a quaint crepe shop near Gainey Ranch. There, you’ll find 28 crepe options. Favorites include a savory combo of melted Swiss cheese, a fried egg, and […]

Christopher’s Restaurant and Crush Lounge

Decorated with plush, chocolate-colored suede and embossed leather, James Beard Award-winning chef Christopher Gross’ bistro at Biltmore Fashion Park is a chic place to enjoy top-notch cuisine. From your first taste of curried duck fries to your last juicy bite of smoked truffle-infused filet mignon, you’ll find lots to love, along with an extensive wine […]

Coup Des Tartes

Coup des Tartes may be in a new location, but the French-styled neighborhood bistro retains much of the spirit of the original. Now located in a historic 1922 brick bungalow, the restaurant has retained much of its cozy appeal. The menu specializes in old-school bistro classics, including a fine take on filet mignon served with […]

Crepe House Cafe

Found at the Biltmore Fashion Park, Crepe House Cafe offers many savory dishes of note, but the best one may be the chicken shawarma. This crepe is a haunting combination of grilled chicken breast, tomatoes, pickles, olive, and garlic pesto. For a sweeter order, try the s’mores crepe, piled with marshmallows, Biscotti cookies, and Nutella. […]

Cupz N’ Crepes

There’s nothing quite so perfect as the combination of fresh coffee and a perfectly-prepared crepe. And lucky for us, when we’re looking to satisfy the craving we need not look any farther than Cupz N’ Crepes in Ahwatukee. The south Phoenix eatery specializes in made-to-order crepes of both the sweet and savory variety filled 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 […]

Francine

Patrons are immediately immersed in European elegance when they walk into Francine. The exposed ceilings and bar take center stage, leaving room for seating that feels intimate and offers plenty of people-watching. The restaurant itself is a menagerie of bustling voices in an open kitchen, servers in formal attire and a dose of patrons in […]