Eat well in Phoenix without overpaying: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Phoenix for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
5 places
Order The Cubana torta, loaded with multiple meats and avocado.
Los Reyes de la Torta on North 7th Street stacks some of the biggest tortas in Phoenix, a family room of burros and tacos priced for a working lunch.
Order Birria tacos with a side of consome for dipping.
Taqueria El Fundador on West Van Buren is a Guadalajara-style taqueria known for some of the best birria tacos in Phoenix, a cheap west-side counter.
Order A combination plate off the lunch-special menu with rice and beans.
Comedor Guadalajara on South Central is a big sit-down Mexican room of regional staples, fast service and lunch specials that fill a plate without much spend.
Order A savoury red-chile fry bread, then a sweet one dusted with sugar.
The Fry Bread House on 7th Avenue is a James Beard America's Classics winner, plating Tohono O'odham fry bread topped savoury or sweet at counter prices.
Order A carne asada burrito, the order that built the late-night chain.
Filiberto's on Indian School Road is a 24-hour Valley-born Mexican counter, slinging carne asada burritos, rolled tacos and California burritos all night.
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