Best Restaurants in Mesa (2025)

Inside veteran-owned Cider Corps, pizzaiolo Myke Olsen turns out wood-fired pies with personality—think potato-bacon white pies and seasonal fruit-topped specials. Featured in Phoenix New Times’ 12 Best Restaurants in Mesa and praised by local critics for craft and community vibe.

Downtown Mesa’s neighborhood sandwich shop is beloved for its crispy chicken, Cuban, and rotating dinners. It landed on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S., and Phoenix New Times regularly spotlights its standout sandwiches and community-minded ethos.

A downtown fixture with Arizona’s broadest selection of Latin American–style savory empanadas, plus plantain and yuca starters. Praised by Phoenix New Times and local media, it anchors Mesa’s arts corridor with late-night patio vibes and strong ties to the community.

Navajo-owned and operated, Hope and Aaron Peshlakai bring family recipes to their brick-and-mortar with Navajo tacos, lamb sandwiches, and playful sweet fry breads. Highlighted by Eater Phoenix and covered by local TV for its role as a welcoming hub for the Indigenous community.

This Ukrainian-led spot doubles as a market and comfort-food haven—pierogi, chicken Kiev, dill pickle soup, and more. Crowned Best Eastern European Restaurant and included among Phoenix New Times’ top places to eat, it’s a reliable East Valley staple.

A moody, seafood-forward Mexican restaurant and bar from the teams behind Bacanora and Tacos Chiwas. Named one of the country’s best new restaurants by Eater; New Times lauds its aguachile, market fish, and cult-favorite burger alongside an inventive agave-driven bar program.

A Vietnamese specialist celebrated by Phoenix New Times for broken-rice platters piled high with grilled meats, charcuterie, and crisp rice-paper rolls, plus soulful hu tieu broths. A long-running anchor of Mesa’s Asian District with a loyal local following.

House-made tofu and bubbling jjigae arrive sizzling in earthenware bowls with banchan and a crack-in egg. Recognized by Phoenix New Times for bringing Korean comfort staples to Mesa’s Asian District with care and consistency.

Hand-pulled biangbiang noodles, cumin lamb, and Shaanxi-style small plates star at this regional Chinese specialist. Phoenix New Times spotlighted it for rare-in-Arizona dishes and chewy, belt-wide noodles that wow diners in the Asian District.

A fresh chapter in a beloved space, this newcomer blends Jalisco staples like carnitas and mole with playful additions and a strong cocktail program. Phoenix New Times’ first look praised the mushroom “calamari,” rich braises, and customizable margaritas.

A uniquely Mesa experience: thin-crust pies served with nightly performances on the world’s largest Wurlitzer theater pipe organ. Covered widely by local media and celebrated by Phoenix New Times for 50-plus years of pizza-and-pipes nostalgia.