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A new place for coffee and a longer catch-up on Camelback. PRESS lists this location as coming soon; the announced celebration is October 17 and 18.
The Italian restaurant is planning a second location at Uptown Plaza. The reported target is late October; an exact opening day has not been confirmed.
Hi Noon Hospitality is planning a seafood market and dining concept on Camelback. Its reported December target is still a window rather than a fixed opening date.
An Italian chophouse from the group behind Bourbon & Bones is planned for High Street. The announced window is spring 2027; it is not yet a confirmed opening.
The family-run mobile coffee business is preparing its first permanent cafe at Central and Camelback. A January soft opening is the reported goal; a grand-opening day has not been announced.
Brick Road Coffee is preparing a Melrose cafe inside The Royale. Phoenix New Times reports a mid-October target for the brand’s third Valley location.
As of Oct 2, 2026: Chef Vivid “Gabby” Chu’s new supper club is announced for October 8. The sourced announcement describes lunch, dinner and bar service; check the operator for the final visit details.
Mesquite Fresh Street Mex has announced a Laveen location on Baseline Road. A fall opening is planned, but a specific day has not been established.
EggBred’s own location directory lists its Central Phoenix restaurant with operating hours and ordering options. This McDowell Road location is open for business.
Stray Cafe’s official site offers reservations for its dog-lounge experience on Virginia Avenue. Visitors can spend time with adoptable rescue dogs while enjoying a drink.
Luna Grill’s company announcement says its Dove Valley kitchen has opened. This is the Pointe17 location on West Dove Valley Road.
Firebirds lists its Phoenix Norterra location with hours, a menu and reservations. The Happy Valley Road restaurant is open for business.
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Cowboy Seafood’s own website announces an October 9, 2026 opening at 3112 N. Central Avenue in Phoenix. The Common Ground Culinary concept combines its Saltwater Saint raw bar with the Misfit BBQ Smoke Yard. The operator lists daily lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m., with dinner following lunch. This confirms the announced opening plan; we have not independently observed service. Check with the restaurant before visiting.
Source: Cowboy SeafoodPhoenix ·
Phoenix Parks lists Festival of Frights for Friday, October 16, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m. at South Mountain Activity Complex, 10401 S. Central Avenue. The city includes it among its free fall celebrations, with trunk-or-treating, inflatables, a pumpkin patch and local performances. Check the city event page before heading over.
Source: City of PhoenixPhoenix ·
Family-run mobile coffee business Gathered Grounds is opening its first permanent cafe at 4 W. Camelback Road, in the former Dutch Bros at Central Avenue, What Now Phoenix reports. Plans call for a two-week soft opening in January 2027 before a grand opening date is announced. Expect local coffee, ceremonial matcha, house-made syrups, breakfast burritos, soft serve and affogatos, with a 1,000-square-foot covered patio.
Source: What Now PhoenixPhoenix ·
Brick Road Coffee, which opened on Rural Road in Tempe in 2021 and later added a Mesa cafe and its own roastery, is opening its third Valley shop in the Melrose District, Phoenix New Times reports. The 600-square-foot cafe takes over the former Window Coffee Bar space inside The Royale, the mid-century modern plaza, and is set to open in mid-October.
Source: Phoenix New Times
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The Phoenix Greek Festival marks 65 years Oct. 16 to 18 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 1973 E. Maryland Ave. Expect gyros, pastitsio, moussaka, loukoumades and handmade pastries, hourly youth folk dancing, cathedral tours, a marketplace and a kids zone. Hours are Friday 3 to 10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entry is $5; parking is $10, or take the free shuttle from 2423 E. Lincoln Drive.
Source: AZ Big MediaPhoenix ·
Chef Vivid "Gabby" Chu, who built a following with LeDu Thai, opens Homme Thai Supper Club in Phoenix on Oct. 8, AZ Big Media reports. It's a fine-casual Thai supper club and bar built on her family recipes and Southern Thai cooking, with shareable plates like Kua Kling and Gaeng Khua, natural wines and a cocktail list called Things From Home. Lunch, dinner and bar service.
Source: AZ Big MediaPhoenix ·
Square One Concepts, the group behind Bourbon & Bones, plans Bistecca & Bones, an Italian chophouse at High Street at City North near 56th Street and Deer Valley Drive, KTAR reports. The signature is a 40-ounce Bistecca Florentina served flaming and sliced tableside, alongside house-made pastas, a 700-square-foot patio and a 100-guest private dining room. Opening is planned for spring 2027.
Source: KTAR News
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American Airlines will be the primary carrier for Phoenix Sky Harbor's new West Terminal, the airport's first new terminal since Terminal 4 opened in 1990, AZ Big Media reports. Construction could begin in late 2029 with an opening in late 2033, adding room for more wide-body aircraft and new premium spaces. Gate count and design are still being determined, and no local tax dollars will be used.
Source: AZ Big MediaPhoenix ·
Harvest Nights at DH Farms, 2209 N. 99th Ave., runs Sept. 30 to Nov. 1, Wednesday through Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m. The farm lists a 7.5-acre scarecrow maze, an illuminated pumpkin trail, a pumpkin patch, a kids' straw bale maze, Highland cows and a fall market. Tickets are $25 plus tax, kids under 2 are free, and parking is free, per DH Farms.
Source: DH FarmsPhoenix ·
Durant's, which opened in 1950, made The New York Times' 2026 Restaurant List of its 50 favorite restaurants in the United States, and it was the only Arizona restaurant on the list, KTAR reports.
Source: KTARPhoenix ·
Greenwood Brewing, 922 N. 5th St., throws an Oktoberfest Block Party on Saturday, Oct. 10 from noon to 10 p.m. with live music, food trucks, local vendors, face painting and a 5 p.m. stein-holding competition. $15 gets you entry, an 18-ounce commemorative stein and $6.50 pints all day.
Source: Downtown Phoenix Inc.Phoenix ·
The 2026 Arizona State Fair opens Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Arizona State Fairgrounds and runs Thursdays through Sundays through Nov. 1. This year's theme is "A State of Wonder." The fair's Fair Fandom program offers early-bird admission deals and ticket discounts.
Source: KTAR NewsPhoenix ·
Downtown Phoenix's Hallows' Eve takes over Arizona Center, 455 N. 3rd St., on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. Expect costume contests, a petting zoo, yard games, photo ops, crafts, seasonal bites and trick-or-treating.
Source: Downtown Phoenix Inc.Phoenix ·
DiMaggio's Italian Restaurant is targeting late October for its second location at Uptown Plaza, 100 E. Camelback Road, with a private dining room that has its own entrance. Owners Brandon and Michele Gioffre started out selling Italian food at the Uptown Phoenix Farmers Market in 2021 and opened their Scottsdale restaurant in 2022. They still run the Saturday farmers market stand.
Source: What Now PhoenixPhoenix ·
Mesquite Fresh Street Mex is bringing its 11th metro Phoenix location to 5535 W. Baseline Road in Laveen this fall. The new spot adds a drive-thru, a dedicated grab-and-go pickup window and a 900-square-foot patio. The brand says the grand opening will come with giveaways and community festivities. No exact date yet.
Source: What Now PhoenixPhoenix ·
Chef Leo Madrigal's family restaurant at 1530 E. Wood St. in South Phoenix closed indefinitely after a fire, and the family kept cooking out of a food trailer from a church down the block. After two years of construction delays, Phoenix New Times reports the award-winning restaurant returns in late October with a fresh look, upgraded bathrooms and a newly repaved lot. The enchiladas, tacos and charred romaine salad stay. Leo is adding a shrimp tostada and a chicken relleno.
Source: Phoenix New TimesPhoenix ·
B&R Fish Shop is headed to 4343 E. Camelback Road, Suite 400, and Hi Noon Hospitality's CEO told What Now Phoenix the team hopes to open in December. A floor plan filed with its beer-and-wine license application labels the roughly 3,500-square-foot project Fish Market Camelback and shows a dining area, kitchen, service counter, sushi case and beer and wine retail displays, with no patio or drive-thru. Hi Noon runs Buck & Rider, whose original restaurant is nearby, plus locations in North Scottsdale and Gilbert.
Source: What Now PhoenixPhoenix ·
Phoenix Sky Harbor is adding seven Valley-born food and drink options beyond the Terminal 4 security checkpoints between late 2026 and the end of 2027, KTAR reports: Cactus & Cow Burger Bar, Greenwood Brewing, Ingo's Tasty Food, The Farm at South Mountain, Collins Small Batch Kitchen, The Macintosh and Chef Joey Maggiore's The Mexicano. The Farm at South Mountain combines four concepts in its space, including Morning Glory Cafe for breakfast. Panera Bread and Gong Cha are also coming to the pre-security side of Terminal 4. The airport says its 15 locally based concessions generated $89 million in revenue last year.
Source: KTARPhoenix ·
PRESS Coffee, the Phoenix-based roaster, will celebrate the grand opening of its Camelback Corridor cafe on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, with complimentary treats, giveaways and fall activations both days, What Now Phoenix reports. The 2,029-square-foot cafe at 3133 E. Camelback Road seats 38 inside and 48 outside, making it one of the roaster's largest openings this year, and it is the company's 23rd location. A food truck and an on-site DJ run both days, the pumpkin spice lineup launches that weekend, and the first 20 guests each day get a $5 gift card. The space, designed with Dalke Design Group, has laptop-friendly counters and a bookable conference room.
Source: What Now Phoenix
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Chelsea's Kitchen holds its 10th annual Hatch Green Chile Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, starting at 10 a.m. at 5040 N. 40th St. in Arcadia, just north of Camelback Road, the Arizona Digital Free Press reports. Young Guns Produce of Hatch, New Mexico, roasts chiles on site, sold by the bag or pre-ordered. The special menu runs from green chile queso and French dip sliders to gluten-free green chile cornbread, crispy mulitas and the restaurant's signature green chile stew, with prickly pear sorbet from Grateful Spoon, mezcal margaritas, Spanish guitar and face painting for kids.
Source: Arizona Digital Free Press
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Mr. Meats Carniceria & Tacos has posted coming-soon banners for a location near 43rd Avenue and Roosevelt Street, What Now Phoenix reported Sept. 11. Owner Edgar Guerrero runs the existing Mr. Meats Carniceria & Market at 1933 E. University Drive in Mesa, where the prepared-food counter turns out tacos, burritos and carnitas. No exact address or opening date has been released, and the shop has not said whether the Phoenix store will carry the Mesa location's groceries and bakery.
Source: What Now PhoenixPhoenix ·
Eggbred, a breakfast-sandwich shop, opened its first Arizona location at 544 W. McDowell Road, per Copper Courier's Sept. 10 roundup of 28 new metro Phoenix restaurants, cafes and bars. The same list has Bagelfeld's back open at 2940 E. Thomas Road, Better Buzz Coffee Roasters pouring at 4626 E. Shea Blvd., and Transfer Station Food Stand open at 2417 E. Indian School Road.
Source: Copper CourierPhoenix ·
Stray Cafe opened in August at 710 E. Virginia Ave., and Copper Courier calls it Arizona's first dog cafe: guests reserve an hour to hang out with adoptable dogs from Rockstar Rescue while they have a drink. It made the paper's Sept. 10 list of 28 new metro Phoenix restaurants, cafes and bars, alongside Tipsy Scoop's alcohol-infused ice cream downtown at 355 N. Central Ave. and Showtime Cafe, a film-themed coffee shop at 2431 E. Van Buren St.
Source: Copper Courier
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Fall Arizona Restaurant Week returns Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 27, per the Arizona Restaurant Association's listing in the Daily Independent calendar. Participating restaurants serve three-course menus at $33, $44 or $55, and the association says more than 200 restaurants around the state signed up, with many first-time participants. Menus and the full list are at arizonarestaurantweek.com, and the association recommends making reservations.
Source: Daily Independent calendar (Arizona Restaurant Association)