The Arizona Republic's 100 essential metro Phoenix restaurants is an annual list of our favorite places to eat in the Valley. Here's the first 25.

This fantastic Mexican restaurant in Phoenix has earned rave reviews from critics, including a nod as Yelp's "Best Restaurant ...

For 2026, Little Joe’s continues proving that authentic Italian food thrives in Gilbert, and sometimes the best meals come ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eater released its list of The Best New Restaurants in America in 2025, and one Arizona restaurant made the cut. The roundup ...

What makes a restaurant essential? It's a question I ask myself every year as we winnow down an amazing array of metro ...

From tucked-away neighborhoods to unexpected corners of Arizona, these Phoenix restaurants are worth the drive.

Out of over 30 new restaurants that opened in December, 15 were in Phoenix, including a historic steakhouse and an Italian ...

Experience Phoenix like the locals in this suburban enclave, complete with canalside restaurants, mountain hiking trails, and ...

Over the past few years, as more and more diners choose to avoid meat or animal products, the options for restaurants dedicated to vegan and vegetarian food have exploded in Phoenix. The new kids on ...

When you live in a metro area as sprawling, dynamic and ever-changing as Phoenix, one of the hardest questions to answer is: What's the best restaurant in the Valley? Or, just as hard: What's your ...