Where to eat in Phoenix: a 3-day food itinerary
Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in Phoenix, AZ, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 34 picks in the city, of which 18 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 6 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.
Plan Phoenix for your dates and budget
Day 1: about $106 a person
12:30 PM · Lunch
Bacanora
MICHELIN Recommendedember-roasted elote; pollo asado
7:00 PM · Dinner
Fry Bread House
MICHELIN Recommendedfry bread; fry bread tacos
FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Phoenix for this day.
Day 2: about $105 a person
12:30 PM · Lunch
INDIBAR
MICHELIN RecommendedBest New Restaurant semifinalist 2026
7:00 PM · Dinner
El Chorro
James Beard America's ClassicDesert lodge restaurant run since 1937, when a husband and wife bought the lodge; James Beard Foundation America's Classics honoree (2005).
FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Phoenix for this day.
Day 3: about $61 a person
12:30 PM · Lunch
Pizzeria Bianco
Bib GourmandOutstanding Restaurateur winner 2022 (Chris Bianco)
7:00 PM · Dinner
Lom Wong
Bib GourmandBest Chef: Southwest winner 2025 (Yotaka Martin)
FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Phoenix for this day.
About $272 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.
28 more places to eat in Phoenix
The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.
- kid sister · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Valentine · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Little Miss BBQ · BBQ · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Huarachis Taqueria · Mexican · $ · Bib Gourmand
- FnB · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Tacos Chiwas · Mexican · $ · James Beard semifinalist
- Highball · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Chula Seafood · Seafood · $$$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Little Rituals · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Restaurant Progress · American & Other · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Glai Baan · Thai · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Christopher's at Wrigley Mansion · German & European · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Latha · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Tratto · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Pretty Penny · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Reserve · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- ShinBay · Japanese & Sushi · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Hush Public House · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- The Stockyards Restaurant · Steakhouse · $$$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
- La Piñata · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- El Caprichoso Hot Dogs · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Durant's · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Carolina's Mexican Food · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Tatemados Tacos al Carbon · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- Nogales Hot Dogs · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Eats Ranked pick
- The Frybread Lounge · Native American · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Pink Pony · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
- Checo's Taco Shop · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
How this plan was made
Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.
This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.