 Purple Mountain Villas' Phoenix Restaurant Guide
This is it! The ultimate guide to the ultimate Phoenix Restaurants. All of these restaurants are truly tried and tested places to eat, by true food lovers - us, of course!
The PMV
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Mexican & Margaritas
Aunt Chiladas - Sit outside in a fun atmosphere. Great food, great margaritas. This place is fun!
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7330 North Dreamy Draw Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85020
602. 944.1286
Via de los Santos - Hole in the wall. Boasts more tequila than anywhere outside of mexico. Great margaritas and great food.
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9120 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85020
602.997.6239
Carolinas - Around the corner from our house. More of a cantina style lunch place.. eat in or out. Great food.
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2126 E. Cactus Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85028
602.275.8231
Richardsons – More of a Santa Fe style than traditional Mexican.
1582 E Bethany Home Rd Phoenix, AZ 85014
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602.265.5886
Japanese
Kyoto Japanese Restaurant – A truly memorable sushi and teppanyaki restaurant. Small tables so not good for large parties. Unpretentious, great service, the best sushi in Phoenix by far - possibly the world over. (We've eaten at over a hundred sushi restaurants in 50 cities, 10 countries and 3 different continents around the world in the past 15 years). No joking! Kyoto in Scottsdale, Stetson Drive is the top one.
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7170 E Stetson Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480.990.9374
Zen 32 – Really good sushi. Sit outside with the beautiful people in the posh part of town.
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3160 E. Camelback Rd, Phoenix 85021
602.954.8700
Ra Sushi – Great happy hour sushi in a fun environment. Sit outside in the beautiful environment of the upscale outdoor Kierland Commons shopping mall.
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7012 E. Greenway Pkwy, Scottsdale
480.951.5888
Steaks
Durants – Supper club style steak house. Old fashioned, been-there-forever restaurant.
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2611 N Central Ave, Phoenix AZ
602.264.5967
Mortons - Great steaks, but it’s not cheap.
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15233 N Kierland Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ
480.951.4440
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse – small steaks, extra for veg. You decide. Cost Guide: $$$
2201 E Camelback Rd # 106A, Phoenix, AZ
602.957.9600?
Pizza
Pizza Bianco – Not just pizza… as seen on TV pizza. This place won best pizzeria in the USA!! Sorry New York.
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623 E. Adams St., Heritage Sq., Phoenix
602.2588300
Italian
Bucca Di Beppo – A fun environment with great Italian food. A great place to take the family as it’s noisy and fun.
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3828 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480.949.6622
The Old Spaghetti Company – A little bit dated now but still offers great food in a quirky environment. Centrally located.
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1418 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
602.257.0380
Avantis – Hearty Italian food. Once of Phoenix’ oldest tried and tested (but expensive) eateries.
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2728 E. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85016
602.956.0900
Tomasos – Upmarket Italian. Very popular with people in Phoenix but with mixed reviews.
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3225 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018
602.956.0836
Cajun
Pappadeux – The only place to go for fantastic (the best in my opinion) frozen margaritas and excellent Cajun food. Try the seafood gumbo and crawfish etouffee.. amazing! Don’t be put off by side of the freeway location.
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11051 N Black Canyon Hwy Phoenix, AZ 85029
602.331.3434
Seafood
The Fish Market – A great atmosphere and wonderful food. Sit inside or out. Fresh seafood in a central location.
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1720 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
602.277.3474
French
Coup Des Tartes – A bistro style restaurant, very popular so make sure you book. Also, it is BYOB so if you like a tipple, make sure you go prepared.
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4626 N. 16th St, Phoenix
602.212.1082
Eclectic
Phoenix City Grill – A great neighbourhood restaurant. V. busy on the weekend with locals. Good food and wine and a warm environment.
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5816 N 16 St, PHOENIX, AZ 85016
602.266.3001
Houstons – A great all rounder. Consistently great food. Downstairs from the movie theatre, so perfect for a before or after movie dinner.
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The Esplanade, 2425 E. Camelback Rd, Phoenix
602.957.9700
Posh Nosh
The Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa – A wonderful place to eat. This place has a fantastic reputation for great food and somewhere to spend a special occasion.
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5700 E. McDonald Dr, Scottsdale
480.948.2100
Wright’s at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa – very expensive, but good.
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2400 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85016
602.954.2507 |
