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Diners, Dim Sum, and Drinks: Best Phoenix Food Photos of May 2017

Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 2:21 p.m.

Shelby Moore One of the less eccentric new offerings at Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour is the Smokin' Pear, which blends smoky mezcal with herbal liqueurs. 1/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn A hearty breakfast plate from Diner 50. 2/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn The small, intimate interior of the Valentine-style Handlebar Diner in Mesa. 3/25

Melissa Campana Frutti di mare, a veritable treasure trove of cold calamari and clams with a fresh, zesty citrus finish, at Stock & Stable. 4/25

Jackie Mercandetti The miso carrot cake at SoSoBa. 5/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn A favorite item at Slicks Garage are the quesadillas. 6/25

Jackie Mercandetti SoSoBa’s pork and kimchi tostada. 7/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn One of Diner 50's signature drinks: strawberry lemonade. 8/25

Jackie Mercandetti Apricot strudel at the Great Australian Bakery. 9/25

Jackie Mercandetti Shu mai, a traditional Chinese dumpling, at Phoenix Palace. 10/25

Jackie Mercandetti Great Australian Bakery’s variety of custard tarts. 11/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn Pastries and homemade Pop Tarts at the kid-friendly Chestnut Fine Food & Provisions. 12/25

Shelby Moore At the new Casa Anejo, the Bacanora The Explora is a cocktail with many traditional tiki ingredients, but, instead of rum, boasts salty-earthy bacanora, an agave spirit distilled in the Mexican state of Sonora. 13/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn The loaded tots at Handlebar alone are worth the drive. 14/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn Beets, dates, and ice cream at an Arizona food event at Andaz Resort and Spa, co-presented by Food & Wine Magazine and American Express. 15/25

Patricia Escarcega The taco offerings at Adrian's in Mesa include carnitas, barbacoa, carne asada, lengua, and chicken. 16/25

Shelby Moore Tacos Tijuana only serves two meat options — carne asada and al pastor — aiming for perfection and a simple menu. 17/25

Shelby Moore The chicken at El Pollo Correteado is marinated in a secret family recipe before it hits the grill. 18/25

Jackie Mercandetti The pork football, one of C-Fu Gourmet’s dim sum offerings. 19/25

Shelby Moore The cocktail menu at Bitter & Twisted features several brand-new cocktails, like the Rum DMC, featuring plenty of rum, guava juice, and spices, all topped with a velvety-smooth passion fruit foam. 20/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn You have to try the fries at Welcome Diner. 21/25

Patricia Escarcega One of the taco specialties at Tacos Sahuaro in Central Phoenix is a spicy chicharrón taco. 22/25

Shelby Moore A tray of freshly rolled and shaped garganelli pasta at Tratto. 23/25

Jacob Tyler Dunn We're happy to see this historic sign at Mel's Diner remains unchanged. 24/25

Shelby Moore Machaca con verdura, or machaca with vegetable tacos, is one of the popular ways El Horseshoe serves their specialty. 25/25

Diners, Dim Sum, and Drinks: Best Phoenix Food Photos of May 2017

Diners and drinks and dim sum, oh my! And throw in a couple of tacos, too. New Times shooters take a lot of food photos during the course of a month. And May was such a tasty one, it was a tough job narrowing the "Best Food Pics of the Month" collection down to just this 25. Enjoy!

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