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Over 40 new restaurants recently opened in metro Phoenix, including a new downtown Phoenix dive bar, a hot pot restaurant from the owners of BoSa Donuts and a grab-and-go sister cafe to a popular Tempe tearoom.
Some of the most highly-anticipated openings include a coffee shop from the owners of Tacos Chiwas and Cocina Chiwas, an Italian market in Scottsdale and a co*cktail lounge from a Food Network chef. Other exciting openings include an expansion of a family-owned Mexican restaurant and a restaurant and entertainment venue in Old Town Scottsdale with ice curling and axe throwing in addition to upscale eats.
Here are 45 new restaurants to try in metro Phoenix.
Adobe Bar & Grill
Adobe Bar & Grill is now open at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club. The restaurant is open to the public and features a piano bar and a golf simulator. Menu highlights include a wagyu burger, grilled tomahawk pork chop and garden enchiladas.
Details: 2400 Biltmore Estates, Phoenix. 602-468-9160, azbiltmoregc.com/adobe-bar-grille.
Aruma
Aruma, a new coffee shop from the owners of Cocina Chiwas and Tacos Chiwas, soft opened next to Cocina Chiwas at Culdesac Tempe. Aside from coffee, the cafe offers Mexican drinks and treats like aguas frescas, horchata and pastries from a local panaderia.
Details: 2011 E. Apache Blvd., Suite 143, Tempe. @arumacafeaz on Instagram.
Avasa
Avasa Pan Asian Cuisine is now open in the former Mac's Tap & Broiler space near Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, serving dishes influenced by Chinese, Indian, Thai and Vietnamese cuisines. Menu highlights include paneer, vegetable spring rolls, Andhra chicken, Rayalaseema mutton fry and egg biryani.
Details: 6430 S. McClintock Drive, Tempe. 480-272-6380, avasarestaurant.com.
Brunch House Arrowhead
An upscale brunch restaurant is now open in Glendale. Some exciting menu items include a French toast brunch sandwich, red velvet chicken sliders, steak and eggs, seafood grilled cheese, deep-fried deviled eggs and a doughnut smash burger. Drinks options include co*cktails and shots plus mimosa, margarita and espresso flights.
Details: 7350 W. Bell Road, Suite 201, Glendale. 623-334-2911, brunchhousearrowhead.com.
BoSa Kobe Hot Pot
The owners of BoSa Donuts launched a brand-new sister restaurant, BoSa Kobe Hot Pot, in downtown Tempe. The hot pot concept offers a bowl of simmering broth delivered to your table alongside an array of raw ingredients including various meats and vegetables to be cooked in the broth.
Details: 414 W. University Drive, Suite 101, Tempe. 480-566-9999, bosakobehotpots.com.
Catalyst Crafted Ales
Tempe-based Catalyst Crafted Ales soft-opened its second location in Mesa. The new tasting room started with 10 beers on tap but a post on Instagram promises guests "many more to come."
Details: 9241 E. Cadence Parkway, Suite 105, Mesa. @catalyst.east on Instagram. catalystcraftedales.com.
Cha Yen Pho & Boba
Cha Yen Pho & Boba is a new family-owned restaurant in Phoenix offering pho, rice vermicelli, fried rice and stir-fry dishes. The drinks menu includes Vietnamese coffee, smoothies and fruit and milk teas with boba.
Details: 743 E. Bell Road, Suite 5, Phoenix. 623-999-9954, chayenphoandboba.com.
Chill Kopi
Chill Kopi is a new coffee shop located inside the Palette Collective Suites at the Pavilions at Talking Stick. It offers an iced coffee flight with four lattes and four macarons, as well as other Indonesian coffee drinks and snacks.
Details: 8920 E. Talking Stick Way, Suite A-2, Scottsdale. @chillkopistyle on Instagram.
Cielito Rosa Bakery & Cafe
Cielito Rosa is a new Latina-owned bakery and cafe in Mesa. The cafe is decorated in shades of pink with flowers and Instagrammable neon lights covering every corner. Cielito Rosa serves pastries like macarons, mini donuts, and conchas, plus personalized cakes and cookies available to preorder. The drinks menu includes coffees, shakes and aguas frescas.
Details: 1720 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. 623-329-3459, @cielitorosa_bakery14 on Instagram.
Cinnaholic
Cinnaholic, a bakery chain offering customizable cinnamon rolls, opened a new location near Queen Creek. Create your own cinnamon roll or choose from the menu including strawberry shortbread, caramel apple pie, very berry and campfire s'mores.
Details: 37548 N. Gantzel Road, Suite 103, Queen Creek. 480-901-1277, cinnaholic.com.
Corso Italia Restaurant & Market
The highly-anticipated, Eataly-inspired restaurant and market Corso Italia is finally open in Scottsdale. The restaurant menu includes homemade fresh pastas, shrimp and scallop appetizers, prime steaks and chops. The market offers cured meats and cheeses, cold cuts, olives, spreads and condiments.
Details: 7704 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale. 480-907-7256, corsoitalia1.com.
The Crepe Club
The Crepe Club opened its newest location at ASU’s MIX center in downtown Mesa. The restaurant specializes in its namesake crepes but also offers other French desserts and dishes, such as quiches and croissant sandwiches.
Details: 50 N. Centennial Way, Suite 102, Mesa. 602-292 6921, thecrepeclub.com.
Curry N Crust
Curry N Crust is a new restaurant that combines Indian and Italian cuisines with menu options like chicken tikka deluxe and lamb tikka supreme pizzas, plus a build-your-own pizza option with a choice of sauces like curry and korma.
Details: 555 N. Scottsdale Road, Tempe. curryncrustaz.com.
Dog Haus
After closing in 2023, Dog Haus is once again open at CityScape in downtown Phoenix under new ownership. The restaurant specializes in Haus dogs such as the Chili Idol topped with Haus chili, cheddar cheese, sauce and onions, or the Downtown topped with smoked bacon, caramelized onions, pickled peppers, mayo, mustard and ketchup. Other menu options include burgers, chicken sandwiches and breakfast burritos with milkshakes, beer and co*cktails to drink.
Details: 1 E. Washington St., Suite 120, Phoenix. 480-275-5161, doghaus.com.
Drink Me! Tea & Treats
Drink Me! Tea Room opened a sister retail shop right next to its original location in Tempe. While the main tea room requires reservations to book a themed tea party experience, Drink Me! Tea & Treats sells the same gluten-free and plant-based teas and pastries in a more relaxed grab-and-go setting.
Details: 1730 E. Warner Road, Suite 8, Tempe. 602-206-5469, drinkmetearoom.com/teaandtreats.
DTC Sports Grille
DTC Sports Grille opened its second location in Tempe, offering another new spot to watch sports games and enjoy a beer or co*cktail. Menu highlights include carne asada fries, a DTC chicken sandwich, “Diablo” fried shrimp and a “Diablo” smash burger with melted pepper jack cheese, applewood bacon, crunchy onion strings and the restaurant’s signature sauce.
Details: 7192 Price Road, Tempe. 602-900-1694, dtcsportsgrille.com.
Fillmore Coffee Co. at The Plant Stand
Downtown Phoenix coffee shop Fillmore Coffee Co. is now serving coffee, smoothies and breakfast and lunch sandwiches at The Plant Stand of Arizona, making it a relaxing spot to get work done or simply hang out surrounded by greenery in Phoenix.
Details: 6420 S. 28th St., Phoenix. 602-304-0551, fillmorecoffeeco.com and plantstandaz.com.
Graze Craze
A new location of Graze Craze, a takeaway charcuterie board concept that also does catering, is now open in north Phoenix. The quickly expanding franchise is set to open another location in northeast Phoenix in the coming months.
Details: 3131 E. Thunderbird Road, Suite 11, Phoenix. 480-848-1828, grazecraze.com.
Hanai Coffee and co*cktails
Hanai Coffee and co*cktails, a coffee shop supporting children in the foster care system, recently opened its second location at Peoria City Hall. Hanai offers a large menu of coffee, espresso, teas, and specialty co*cktails. Food options include all-day breakfast, sandwiches and wraps, toasts and waffles.
Details: 8401 W. Monroe St., Peoria. hanaiaz.com.
Kaleidoscope Juice
Kaleidoscope Juice opened its latest location at DC Ranch in Scottsdale, offering smoothies, pressed juices, juice cleanses, coffee drinks and tonics. They also offer gluten-free baked goods such as cookies, brownies and muffins.
Details: 18221 N. Pima Road, Suite 110, Scottsdale. 480-264-6793, kaleidoscope-love.square.site.
Lane Park
Lane Park is a brand-new restaurant and entertainment venue in Old Town Scottsdale. It offers duckpin bowling, ice curling, and axe throwing in addition to food and drinks. Highlights include spinach artichoke dip pizza, spicy crab croquettes and a dessert charcuterie board.
Details: 7232 E. First St., Scottsdale. 480-269-0388, lanepark.games.
Little Joe's Italian Market
The owner of East Coast Joe’s food truck opened a brick-and-mortar space in Gilbert. Little Joe’s Italian Market offers housemade pizza and gnocchi, fresh pastas and sauces to take home, imported meats, cheeses and olive oil and a rotating sandwich of the day.
Details: 81 S. McQueen St., Suite 105, Gilbert. 303-525-4949, littlejoesaz.com.
Nami Korean Kitchen & Sushi
A new family-owned Korean restaurant is now open in north Phoenix. Nami’s specialty dishes are Chuncheon-style dakgalbi, bulgogi and galbi. They also offer sashimi and sushi rolls with purple rice.
Details: 19401 N. Cave Creek Road, Suite 15-17, Phoenix. 602-404-5723, nami-koreankitchenaz.com.
Nashville Hot Chicken
Nashville Hot Chicken recently made its Arizona debut in Tempe. As the name suggests, the restaurant serves Nashville hot chicken sandwiches plus hot chicken toast, hot fries, tenders and Nashville shrimp.
Details: 1628 E. Southern Ave., Tempe. 602-654-2138, hotchicken.org.
Oliver's Modern American
Oliver’s Modern American opened in the historic Scottsdale building that once was the country’s only Polynesian-themed Dairy Queen. The new restaurant is the latest concept from the owners of The Eleanor and Fate Brewing and offers chicken skewers, roasted vegetable flatbread, rajas fettucine, coconut lime scallops and a bleu cheese burger.
Details: 3205 N. Hayden Road, Scottdale. 480-582-0006, oliversaz.com.
Over Easy
Two new locations of popular breakfast restaurant Over Easy are now open at Tempe's new Novus Innovation Corridor and in Queen Creek. Menu highlights include banana nut French toast, chicken fried steak, red eye ham steak and chicken and waffles.
Details: 690 S. Novus Place, Suite 707, Tempe. 480-912-6294. Also, 37490 N. Gantzel Road, Suite 107, Queen Creek. 480-284-8175, eatatovereasy.com.
Panchakattu
Panchakattu is a new Indian restaurant in Chandler. The large menu includes starters like chili paneer, goat pepper roast and curry leaf chicken; entrees like butter chicken, tikka masala and vegetable curry; and other options including dosas, tandoori kebabs and biryanis.
Details: 5865 W. Ray Road, Suite 6, Chandler. 480-307-9779, panchakattuusa.com.
Papa Loco's and Jay's Hot Chicken
Papa Locos Tacos & Burgers and Jay’s Hot Chicken opened a dual location in Mesa. The Papa Locos menu includes tacos, burritos, enchiladas and Mexican-style hamburgers. Jay’s Hot Chicken offers sandwiches and tenders with varying heat levels.
Details: 323 E. Brown Road, Mesa. 480-590-7914, papalocos.com.
Parlor Doughnuts
A second Arizona location of Parlor Doughnuts is now open in Ahwatukee, offering a large menu of layered doughnut flavors including French toast, peanut butter cup, strawberry shortcake and coconut cream filled. Additional locations are expected to open soon in Phoenix and Prescott.
Details: 4025 E. Chandler Blvd., Suite 28, Phoenix. 602-441-2744, parlordoughnuts.com/ahwatukee-az.
Pinnacle Brewing Company
Pinnacle Brewing Company, a new family-owned craft brewery, is now open in Scottsdale. The taproom offers over a dozen beers on tap. There is no kitchen but a food truck schedule is available on the brewery website.
Details: 15111 Hayden Road, Scottsdale. 480-306-8942, pinnaclebrewing.com.
Popo's Fiesta del Sol
Popo’s Fiesta del Sol Mexican restaurant opened a new location in Goodyear. Menu highlights include rolled quesadillas, green machaca enchiladas and steak or chicken picado.
Details: 15375 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear. 623-600-8694, poposmexicanfood.com.
Portillo's
Portillo's Chicago-style hot dog restaurant held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration in early May for its new location at the Village at Prasada development in Surprise. The fast-casual restaurant offers indoor and patio seating plus a double-lane drive-thru. Aside from the signature hot dogs, Portillo's also offers char-broiled burgers, chicken, beef and sausage sandwiches.
Details: 16320 W. Waddell Road, Surprise. 520-607-6100, portillos.com.
Rebel Wine Lounge
A classy new wine bar is now open in downtown Mesa. In addition to an expansive wine list, Rebel Wine Lounge offers flatbreads, boards, paninis and bar snacks like deviled eggs, caprese skewers and stuffed peppadews. All food items are listed next to suggested wine pairings on the menu.
Details: 104 W. Main St., Suite 107, Mesa. 480-572-1233, rebelwinelounge.com.
SaltFire Brewing Tap House
Tempe pub Boulders on Broadway has rebranded as SaltFire Brewing Tap House. SaltFire Brewing is a Utah-based brewing company making its Arizona debut in Tempe. The rebranded taproom also features a new menu of pizza, burgers, pastas and more alongside plenty of beers.
Details: 530 W. Broadway Road, Tempe. @saltfirebrewingaz on Instagram.
S.A.L.T. Taco
S.A.L.T. Taco is now open at the recently opened location of Catalyst Crafted Ales in Mesa. S.A.L.T. stands for sea and land tacos, in reference to their menu, which includes a variety of tacos, including chicken, pork, carne asada, fish, shrimp and octopus.
Details: 9241 E. Cadence Parkway, Suite 105, Mesa. @salttacoss on Instagram. salttacosaz.com.
Sasa Restaurant & Sweets
Sasa Restaurant & Sweets is a brand-new fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant in north Phoenix. Menu highlights include beef and chicken shawarma, gyros, falafel, hummus and sweets like knafe and baklava.
Details: 3923 E. Thunderbird Road, Suite 113AB, Phoenix. @sasa_restaurant_sweets on Instagram.
Sidewinder
A new diner and dive bar is now open in downtown Phoenix from the owners of Progress and Sottise. Sidewinder offers reimagined diner food with a Southwest twist, such as a Cheap Sloppy Joe, fries, Frito pie and elote ribs and a Not So Sonoran dog.
Details:924 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. 602-626-8535,sidewinderphx.com.
sneakybird
A new location of sneakybird "Never Ever Fried" chicken is now open at the Verde Cooley Station in Gilbert. The restaurant offers chicken sandwiches, tenders and wings with over a dozen options of sauces and dry rubs such as Mo bourbon, mango habanero, bee sriracha, jalapeno garlic ranch and smokey honey and peach.
Details: 3919 E. Williams Field Road, Suite 104, Gilbert. 480-300-3315, sneakybird.com.
Someburros
Local Mexican food chain Someburros opened its latest location in San Tan Valley. The family-owned restaurant offers pollo fundido, burros, chimichangas, tacos and enchiladas.
Details: 440 E. Combs Road, San Tan Valley. 480-361-6916, someburros.com.
Taco Chelo
Phoenix Mexican restaurant Taco Chelo opened its second location on May 30 in downtown Tempe. Taco Chelo offers 9 taco options which are vegetables, fish, carnitas, carne asada, beef barbacoa, costra, chicken, Sonoran and al pastor. Some other menu highlights include "The Flamingo," crispy rolled tacos stuffed with cheese and roasted peppers and a chorizo torta. The restaurant also offers co*cktails and draft beers.
Details: 521 S. College Ave., Tempe. 602-368-5316, tacochelo.com.
Taqueria Factory and Frutilandia
Another dual location of Taqueria Factory and Frutilandia is now open in Mesa. Taqueria Factory offers tacos, quesabirrias, burritos and birria consome and ramen. Frutilandia specializes in fruit drinks like raspados, aguas frescas and shaved ice but also offers food including chicken tenders, nachos supreme and a Sonoran hot dog.
Details: 351 N. Country Club Drive, Mesa. 480-474-4772, taqueriafactory.com and frutilandiausa.com.
Tell Your Friends
Tell Your Friends, the long-awaited co*cktail lounge from Food Network celebrity chefBeau MacMillan of Calais now open beneath The Americano. The Gatsby-esque, speakeasy-inspired co*cktail bar offers live music and upscale bar bites, including Korean fried chicken, fire-roasted oysters, vodka-cured salmon and potato pizza and caviar d'Aquitaine Ossetra. co*cktail options include the Flapper Fizz made with vodka, apple, vanilla, amaro, lemon and champagne and the Hops To The Beat made with tequila, citra hops, serrano, pineapple, lime and salt.
Details:17797 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale.tellyourfriendsaz.com.
Tesota
Tesota is now open in the former Southern Rail space next to the Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix. The menu focuses on globally-inspired comfort food such as chef-driven burgers and sandwiches, pizzettas, pasta and noodle dishes, and mains, including steaks, ahi tuna poke, wild salmon and pork cutlets. They also have a large selection of gluten-free options.
Details: 300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix. 602-989-8456, tesotaphx.com.
Tiki Star
A new tiki bar and restaurant is now open at Park West in Peoria. The lunch and dinner menu includes sandwiches, tacos, sliders and entrees such as macadamia crusted mahi, garlic noodles and shrimp, spam fried rice and Kalua pork mac and cheese. Signature co*cktails include the shareable Scorpion made with gin, rum, brandy, orgeat, lime and orange juice and demerara syrup or the Kakamora made with Kula toasted coconut rum, Kamora coffee liqueur, cold brew, demerara syrup and cinnamon.
Details: 9788 W. Northern Ave., Suite 1400, Peoria. 602-469-9720, tikistaraz.com.
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