Opening
The Audrey
This French-inspired bistro with farm-to-table fare featuring crepes, panini and charcuterie, will also have live music and wine tastings.
9299 W. Olive Ave., Peoria, theaudreybistro.com
Avenue Brew
Located in The Little Play Avenue indoor playground, this coffee shop offers an “elevated coffee experience” for adults and coffee aficionados along with a selection of gourmet treats.
13802 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-834-5104
Backyard
Scottsdale’s Evening Entertainment Group has opened its second location in the former Sandbar Mexican Grill. Live entertainment, lots of TVs, elevated bar food and cocktails.
1975 E. Williams Field Rd., Gilbert, backyardgilbert.com
Central Bean Café
Filipino pastries and “croffles,” a waffle-croissant mash up, headline the menu at this Uptown Phoenix coffee shop.
4727 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 480-393-3427
DiMaggio’s Restaurant
The Blind Pig has rebranded as DiMaggio’s, an Italian restaurant featuring antipasti, pasta dishes and entrees. Open for dinner and weekend brunch.
3370 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, dimaggiosrestaurant.com
Flower Child
The reimagined Paradise Valley Mall space now has a Flower Child — number 34 for the fast-casual restaurant.
12640 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix, imaflowerchild.com
Frybread Lounge
The first and only Indigenous-owned restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, serving frybread tacos, bison ribeye, charcuterie boards and more.
7211 E. Main St., Scottsdale, thefrybreadlounge.com
The Guadalupe on Main
The former home of Casa Ramos Redux has been replaced by a new Mexican restaurant serving a Jalisco-inspired menu and craft cocktails.
1526 E. Main St., Mesa, 480-272-7220
Horse & Hyde
A country bar with a small food menu, signature cocktails and live music has opened near Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood.
3730 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, horseandhyde.com
Indian Curry Bowls
Look for traditional and authentic Indian cuisine, including curry and biryani rice bowls.
3810 Estrella Pkwy., Goodyear, indiancurrybowls.com
The Italiano
Restaurateur and chef Joey Maggiore has opened an elevated Italian restaurant with fun, interactive tableside offerings, including a build-your-own antipasto cart and Limoncello cocktail and dessert carts.
9301 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, theitaliano.com
Krazy Cajun Seafood & Hibachi
A second location of this Phoenix Cajun restaurant has opened in Tempe, featuring boiled and fried seafood and hibachi entrees.
9880 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, crazykajunseafoodhibachi.com
The Larder & The Delta
Chef Stephen Jones’s highly anticipated restaurant, featuring a Southern tasting menu, has opened in the shuttered Binkley’s location.
2320 E. Osborn Rd., Phoenix, thelarderthedelta.com
Little Ray’s Pizzeria
You’ll find pizza, pasta, calzone and chicken wings along with salads and sandwiches at this family-owned pizzeria in Glendale.
20329 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, littlerayspizzeria.com
Lunch N Munch
Mesa’s newest sandwich shop and bakery features hot and cold sandwiches.
6740 E. University Dr., Mesa, 480-830-9856
Mother Tucker’s Tavern
New Old Town Scottsdale hangout has a vintage vibe, tavern food and plenty of craft cocktails.
4420 N. Saddlebag Trail, Scottsdale, mothertuckerstavern.com
Mox Boarding House
A Seattle-based board game café with lots of shareable gastropub dishes, ciders, wines and hand-crafted cocktails. Bring-your-own games or borrow from Mox’s game library.
1371 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler, 480-944-5090
Pu’er Taiwan Tea
Bubble tea and coffee drinks along with banh mi, noodle bowls and smoothies have top billing at this new Glendale spot.
5122 N. 95th Ave., Glendale, puerglendalearizona.square.site
Sampurna
An Indian restaurant and bar with lunch buffet has taken over Ruchi Vegetarian South Indian cuisine. Specialties include goat curry, tandoori chicken and assorted vegetable dishes.
2051 W. Warner Rd., Chandler, sampurnarestaurant.com
Smash Grill
Phoenix has a new kosher meat restaurant with smash burgers, chicken sandwiches, platters, salads and loads of appetizers.
6050 N. 16th St., Phoenix, smashgrillaz.com
Taste of Philly
Colorado-based sandwich shop, with Philly cheesesteaks, grinders, chicken wings and tenders has opened in the Tempe Food Court for pick-up and delivery.
1900 E. Fifth St., Tempe, tasteofphilly.biz
Top One Hot Pot
Meat and seafood hot pots are front and center here, but there are plenty of noodle and fried rice dishes, sizzling barbecue, dumplings and bao on the menu. They also offer a mini hot pot for one.
1914 S. Power Rd., Mesa, toponeaz.com
Closing
BLD has closed after 13 years in Chandler. Brunch Snob will take its place.
Kagawa Sushi in Phoenix has shut down after a short six-month run due to a lease issue.
Moontower Social Club, a coffee shop and cafe in the Downtown Phoenix Moontower Apartments, has closed. Daydreamer Coffee has taken over the spot.
Slices on Mill, has served its last piece of pizza, but you can catch owner Nate Cruz at Slices on the Go pop-ups.
After more than three years, Thaily’s Chandler Cambodian and Arab fusion restaurant has called it quits, but the owners might be looking for a new location and will possibly do pop-ups.
Throne Brewing is closing its Peoria taproom after four years, but the Glendale and Phoenix locations will remain open.
The Wayward Taphouse on Grand Avenue in Phoenix has shuttered because the landlord decided not to renew the lease.
