7 editor picks in Phoenix.
7 cafe places in Phoenix we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Phoenix | Cafe across every city.
Phoenix's cafe scene clusters in the downtown arts district, where small rooms pull shots from local and regional roasters. Songbird Coffee & Tea House on 3rd Street and Lola Coffee on 3rd Avenue are calm downtown rooms, while Giant Coffee on 1st Street and Jobot Coffee & Bar on Roosevelt Street anchor the Roosevelt Row crowd. The label stretches at the top end to Cafe Monarch in Old Town Scottsdale, a family-run tasting-menu room on a string-lit alley.
Cafe Monarch in Old Town Scottsdale is a family-run tasting-menu room on a string-lit alley, serving a changing eight-course menu of small, refined plates.
OrderThe chef's eight-course tasting, the deepest version of the kitchen's seasonal cooking.
TipThe candlelit back alley is the seat to book; the menu is prix fixe only.
Songbird Coffee & Tea House on 3rd Street is a downtown Phoenix coffee-and-tea room, pulling shots from Tempe roaster Infusion in a calm, plant-filled space.
TipIt is a sit-and-stay room, strong on tea; the bungalow patio works in cool months.
Lola Coffee on 3rd Avenue is a family-run downtown cafe of organic, fair-trade coffee, working with local dairies and bakeries on a full breakfast menu.
TipThe downtown 3rd Avenue room is the community hub; the breakfast menu is fuller than most cafes.
Giant Coffee on 1st Street is an arts-district coffee bar near Roosevelt Row, roasting its coffee locally each week in a bright daytime room.
TipOpen 7am to 5pm daily; the patio fills with the downtown work crowd at midmorning.
Jobot Coffee & Bar on Roosevelt Street is a Roosevelt Row mainstay, pouring artisanal coffee and crepes with live music on Friday and Sunday nights.
TipOpen late for a cafe; the crepes and the Friday and Sunday live music set it apart.
Royal Coffee Bar on North 16th Street pulls specialty espresso and in-house cold brew from locally roasted Yellow Spruce beans, a tidy daytime cafe.
TipThe cold brew is the house pour; a quieter work seat than the downtown rooms.
Fillmore Coffee Co. in downtown Phoenix pours Australian-style espresso from house-roasted beans, with breakfast burritos, acai bowls and house baked goods.
TipThe Australian-style flat white is the order; quiet enough for a working morning downtown.
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