Downtown Dining

Phoenix has a ton of great options for impressing your better half and ones more unique than the typical dinner and dessert at the Compass Room.

When Dean Thomas opened his first Cornish Pasty Co. restaurant in Tempe in 2005, he didn’t anticipate the business would expand so quickly.

Hip Veggies teamed up with local artist Hugo Medina for their showcase of locally produced food and art, including new grocery bag designs and a live mural painting at Vovomeena Thursday.

Welcome Diner celebrated its reopening Friday night during February’s First Friday event.

Bonjour Vietnam, an Asian-French-infused restaurant, gives the corner of Monroe Street and Central Avenue the feeling of a real outdoor French café, but when passersby glance over they see steaming bowls of pho rather than croissants.

Entrepreneur couple Jessica Combest and Jay Veniard, owners of Taste It Tours found a way to make better use of their downtown space by providing the area with the first and only olive oil and balsamic vinegar shop, Urban Olive Oils and Balsamics.

It is hard to say what you first see upon walking into Lux. My eyes -- and nose -- are always drawn to the long table by the cash register that is always strewn with desserts.

John “Frenchy” Dinane brings Caribbean-style food to downtown Phoenix in a form of a street corner hot dog cart.

As the weather heats up again, some might want a reminder of the freakish freezing weather downtowners suffered through for the past two weeks. The best way to bring back the cold: frozen yogurt.

As students become tired with the limited restaurants on the downtown campus, they may not know where to turn for alternative lunch options in the community. There are many cheap and fast places a student can grab a good lunch.