Best New Restaurants in Phoenix, Arizona, Spring 2025 | Eater Phoenix

"After working for an international food import company for over a year, 2007 James Beard Award winner Nobuo Fukuda is back in the kitchen, presiding over an intimate, 60s-era space that feels more like a bar than a restaurant, but never fear. Fukuda’s extraordinary East-meets-West version of Japanese cuisine, including his signature sashimi spoons, is as brilliant as ever — and remarkably affordable. Sip on Japanese-influenced cocktails, make a meal of share plates such as panko-fried tofu skewers and pork belly bao buns, and get ready for the exceptional omakase Fukuda will begin to offer in the months to come." - McConnell Quinn