Bacanora
Chef René Andrade's small Sonoran wood-fire restaurant, winner of the 2024 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest, and nearly impossible to book.
Located in a small building in Phoenix's Grand Avenue arts district, the restaurant has about 33 seats. Its name comes from bacanora, an agave spirit from Sonora. The kitchen has no stoves or ovens. Meats, corn and house-made flour tortillas are all grilled over mesquite on a Santa Maria grill. Staples include charred corn elote, vanilla-scented beans, and pollo asado, along with rotating dishes such as large ribeye, fish crudo and aguachile. Reservations open on the first day of each month for the following month and fill within minutes. Chef Andrade also received the 2026 Michelin Young Chef Award. Dinner only.
Opening hours
Dinner about 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM; check the official reservations page for specific operating days
Nearby sights
- Arizona Capitol Museum
- Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix (Ro Ho En)
- Phoenix Art Museum
- Roosevelt Row Arts District
- Heard Museum
- Arizona Science Center
- Heritage Square & Rosson House
- S'edav Va'aki Museum (Pueblo Grande)