The 7th Street and Central Avenue spine running through Midtown, lined with taquerias, Oaxacan rooms, coffee bars and the city's growing run of neighbourhood kitchens.
Order Whatever pasta is on the day's handmade list; the menu turns with the season.
Tratto in Phoenix is Chris Bianco's Italian trattoria at Town & Country, a white-tablecloth room of handmade pasta built around seasonal Southwest produce.
Order Raw oysters with salsa negra mignonette and the marinated deep-fried octopus.
Marisco Boys on North 7th Street is a 2025 seafood room from the Taco Boy's team, plating Sonoran and Sinaloan mariscos in a converted mid-century bakery.
Order The Oaxacan-style plates at dinner or the breakfast tacos at the weekend.
Otro Cafe in Midtown Phoenix is Doug Robson's Oaxacan-leaning room, the breakfast-and-tacos counterpart to his Gallo Blanco, with local and organic sourcing.
Order A made-to-order gordita stuffed at the counter, plus a run at the salsa bar.
Tacos Chiwas on Indian School Road is a family-run Chihuahua-style room, plating gorditas and tacos from recipes carried up from northern Mexico.
Order Carne asada tacos on the giant house-made flour tortillas.
Asadero Norte de Sonora on 16th Street is a neighbourhood Sonoran grill, turning out mesquite carne asada wrapped in house-made flour tortillas.
Order A wood-fired pie plus the house meatball sandwich.
Pizzeria Bianco Town & Country is Chris Bianco's second Phoenix pizzeria at 20th and Camelback, with a wider menu of pasta and sandwiches alongside the pies.
Order A trio of street tacos with a frozen margarita on the patio.
Joyride Taco House on Central Avenue is a bright patio taco room from the LGO group, pouring margaritas alongside street tacos under string lights.
Order The ceviche to start and lomo saltado for the table.
El Chullo Peruvian Restaurant on 7th Avenue is a family-run Andean and coastal room, plating ceviche, lomo saltado and anticuchos with a full bar.
Order A classic cocktail with a soul record on the turntable.
The Womack on North 7th Street is a 1960s-style cocktail-and-music lounge, a tribute to the historic Phoenix room Chez Nous with classic drinks and soul.
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