This wood-paneled Grand Avenue bar has been around since 1947 and used to welcome truckers as they traveled through town on U.S. Route 60. Phoenix has changed a lot in the decades since the tiki drive bar opened, but it still remains a place that sucks you in and dares you to leave. The bartender […]
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James Beard Award finalist Kevin Binkley opened this Phoenix bistro, his third Valley restaurant, in early 2013 in the former home of Sophie’s Bistro. The culinary powerhouse re-imagines local produce in delicious small plates in a cozy neighborhood spot with wood floors, wainscoting, and white linen. One of the best new restaurants of 2013.
If you’d like to put on a helmet and launch yourself to the outer possibilities of eating in Phoenix, book a reservation at Binkley’s. Entering Binkley’s is like entering Rivendell. Your meal unfolds over roughly three hours in a house on Osborn Road, the 12-plus courses and river of beer, wine and sake steadily flowing […]
Some of the best traditional tacos in town, if you can catch the place open. Handmade tortillas. Delicious pastor, cabeza, birria and barbacoa. And don’t forget to hit the sauce cart with its little limes, finely chopped cabbage and different salsas. The place also makes a great bowl of menudo on the weekends. Practice your […]
Authentic Mexican cuisine and beverages can be found at Birrieria Obregon on Van Buren Street in West Phoenix. The menu doesn’t pack any surprise punches, but there are tasty versions of tacos, tostadas de camarón, pozole rojo o blanco, menudo, and burritos, including cabeza, tripa, and chicharron. The restaurant also has breakfast offerings like pancakes, […]
The crowd at Birrieria Tijuana is here for one thing: Tijuana-style birria. The beloved beef stew comes in many forms. One you have to try: quesabirria. Quesabirria is the meat and solid goodness of birria taken from the broth and married with melted cheese and a hot tortilla, all eaten as a taco. The stew’s […]
At Biryani and Bites, there are six flatscreen televisions, two displaying the menu and three cued to various channels of Indian entertainment. They all set the scene. Biryani and Bites can be a little rough and tumble, dining room-wise, but the rice is cooked perfectly – slightly moist and tender. The overall taste is buttery, […]
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A self-described “cocktailian,” Ross Simon of Bitter & Twisted is known for his tome-like illustrated menus that offer studied riffs on legions of classics, resulting in libations that are proudly “whimsical as fuck.” Among those is the coldest old-school martini in town, which can be sipped in expansive booths upholstered in red leather under sky-high […]
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The Blooze Bar is the sort of place where NASCAR fans gather to cheer on their favorite drivers and more mature local bands land gigs. Local acts like Cellphone Cowboys and Lit Up play here on weekends — except on Sundays, when Junior, Smoke, and the gang make left turns at high speeds on TV. […]
Located on the second floor of the Hotel Palomar at CityScape in downtown Phoenix, this true, urban gathering place, like its contemporary American fare, successfully blends sophistication and familiarity along with a solid selection of signature cocktails. The restaurant’s dishes, with a focus on local ingredients, are available as small plates or in two sizes […]