Central Phoenix and Midtown food guide
5 editor picks in Central Phoenix and Midtown, Phoenix.
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 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 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 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 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.
