Cocina Madrigal is a mexican restaurant in South Phoenix, Phoenix.
Cocina Madrigal in South Phoenix is Leo Madrigal's from-scratch Mexican room, plating handcrafted tacos and homemade enchiladas with house specialties.
Signature dishes: Handcrafted tacos, Homemade enchiladas, Mole
Must order: The handmade enchiladas and a plate of the day's specialty tacos.
Tip: On 16th Street near the Wood Street tracks; weekends fill, the patio is the cool-month seat.
Address: 4044 S 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85040
Pa'La Downtown is a wood-fired Mediterranean room on Washington Street, the larger sibling of the original 24th Street bungalow, built around grill and oven.
Signature: Wood-fired fish, Paella, Seasonal vegetables
Order: Whatever fish is on the grill and the seasonal paella when it runs.
Tip: The original tiny Pa'La sits at 2107 N 24th Street; the downtown room has the full-service kitchen.
POMO Pizzeria Napoletana in downtown Phoenix is an AVPN-certified Neapolitan pizzeria, baking pies to Naples standards in a wood-fired oven.
Signature: Margherita, Marinara, Wood-fired pizza
Order: The Margherita, judged against the AVPN's true-Neapolitan certification.
Tip: On 1st Street near Roosevelt Row; the lunch pizza-and-salad combo is the value play.
Los Sombreros on Scottsdale Road is a long-running regional Mexican cantina set in a converted house, known for its mole and one of the best patios in town.
Signature: Mole poblano, Cochinita pibil, House margaritas
Order: The mole poblano and a house margarita on the patio.
Tip: The casita patio is the seat to book; weekends and snowbird season fill the small rooms fast.
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.
Signature: Oaxacan plates, Street tacos, Weekend brunch
Order: The Oaxacan-style plates at dinner or the breakfast tacos at the weekend.
Tip: On 7th Street in Midtown; the breakfast and weekend brunch menu is the room's strongest hour.
Gallo Blanco in the historic Garfield district is Doug Robson's street-taco and brunch room, a Mexico City-born chef's casual spot with strong veggie options.
Signature: Street tacos, Weekend brunch, Vegetarian plates
Order: A spread of street tacos and the savory weekend brunch.
Tip: On Pierce Street in Garfield, next to Welcome Diner; the bar pours craft beer and specialty drinks.
Bacanora in Phoenix is Rene Andrade's wood-fired Sonoran room on Grand Avenue, the kitchen that won the 2024 James Beard Best Chef Southwest award.
Signature: Wood-fired tomahawk, Chiltepin salsa, Agave cocktails
Order: Anything off the open flame, finished with chiltepin Andrade hauls from his family's Sonoran ranch.
Tip: The room seats about 32 and books out fast; reserve well ahead or aim for an early weeknight seating.
