Food guides for Phoenix, Arizona

Eating out in Arizona: summer heat, winter visitors and spring training

Arizona restaurants run on two seasons. How to eat out in 110 degree summers, when winter and spring training crowds make reservations essential, and how to time patios, misters and late dinners.

Best Pizza in Phoenix: Neapolitan, Wood Fired and Slices

A guide to the best pizza in Phoenix: the Neapolitan pizzerias guides name, wood-fired ovens, slice shops and how to plan around desert heat and weekend waits.

Central Avenue, Melrose and Arcadia: Phoenix restaurants by neighborhood

A neighborhood guide to eating along Phoenix's Central Avenue corridor, in Melrose, at the Biltmore and in Arcadia, with light rail tips, brunch waits and the check.

Cheap eats in Phoenix, Arizona under $15: tacos, hot dogs and more

How to eat well in Phoenix for $15 or less: Sonoran hot dogs, tacos, fry bread, bakeries and lunch deals, how to read a menu, what tax is added, and when the heat changes your plans.

Date Night Restaurants in Phoenix and Scottsdale

A guide to date night restaurants in Phoenix and Scottsdale: leafy patios, candlelit rooms, rooftop views and tips for timing an evening around the desert heat.

Best breakfast and brunch in Phoenix: burritos, patios and waits

How to eat breakfast in Phoenix, Arizona: huevos rancheros and breakfast burritos, patio brunch in the mild months, how weekend waits work and how heat changes the day.

Phoenix farmers markets: Downtown, Saturday hours and summer

How farmers markets work in Phoenix: the Downtown Phoenix Public Market, seasonal hours, summer schedules, Valley markets and what grows in the desert all year.

Phoenix food guide: Sonoran hot dogs, chimichangas and Sonoran Mexican food

The dishes that define Phoenix eating: the bacon-wrapped Sonoran hot dog, a chimichanga origin dispute, flour tortillas and cheese crisps, and how to order at a hot dog cart or a family Mexican restaurant.

Roosevelt Row and downtown Phoenix: food guide, First Friday and more

How to eat in downtown Phoenix and the Roosevelt Row arts district: First Friday food trucks, small restaurants, coffee, planning around heat and crowds, light rail and parking.