2025 Best of the Valley Food & Drink: Dining Scene
Best Food Trend
Highbrow Indian vs. Lowbrow Indian
Highbrow Indian
Ever heard of pani puri? You have if you’ve visited new-look fine-dining palaces such as Feringhee and Indibar, where the crispy, conical appetizers literally burst with aromatic jus and fillings.
Regionality! Like Mexican cuisine before it, Indian food is being uplifted by hyper-regional restaurants like Vayal’s, specializing in pseudo-tropical Bangalorean cooking.
Let’s talk about craft cocktails: They have a special role at Peacock Indian Bar and Grill in Scottsdale, where you can order an Old Fashioned made with Rampur, an Indian single-malt whiskey.
Terminal 3
3400 Sky Harbor Blvd., Phoenix, 602-273-3300, skyharbor.com
Clearly the terminal of choice for Arizona craft beer fans, with PHX Beer Co. and SanTan Brewing Co. on tap.
Non-Valley-based brands we kind of love: Shake Shack, Scramble.
Star power: Valley superchef Mark Tarbell serves the airport’s best steak – a spice-rubbed flat iron – at The Tavern.