Arizona Restaurants

Arizona’s restaurant scene doesn’t fit in one city. Old Town Scottsdale runs on upscale dining rooms and rooftop lounges. Downtown Phoenix leans chef-driven and independent. Tucson has a UNESCO City of Gastronomy designation and a wine country an hour south in Sonoita and Elgin. What follows are our guides to eating across all of it — written by an Arizona native, not assembled from scraped review counts.

⚡ FEATURED GUIDE: Arizona’s first Din Tai Fung is open at Scottsdale Fashion Square. Our Din Tai Fung Scottsdale guide covers how to get a Yelp reservation, when walk-ins get seated fastest, menu prices, what to order and the closest parking garage, with our own photos from inside.

You’ll find city-by-city rankings for Scottsdale and Old Town, deep dives on individual venues like Din Tai Fung, Problem Lounge and Toca Madera, happy hour picks worth planning around, wine tasting in downtown Tucson, and openings tracked as they land — including Bojangles’ Arizona locations.

Every guide is hand-researched, updated when menus and hours change, and free of paid placement. ⚡ Own an Arizona restaurant, bar or lounge? Submit it for review — every listing is verified before it goes live.