Barrio Café
Regional classics from one of the country’s most acclaimed Mexican chefs
Mexican · $$
MEET THE CHEF
Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza of Barrio Café
Is this the most exciting Mexican restaurant in America? Food lovers rave about badass Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza's Phoenix café, which reimagines regional classics with bold flavors and bright, fresh ingredients.
FROM
Phoenix, AZ
WHY WE LIKE IT
She calls it comida chingona — “bad-ass cuisine.” We call it the finest traditional Mexican in the country. At her iconic Phoenix café, eight-time James Beard nominee Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza makes some of the best tacos, pollo en mole, and guacamole we’ve ever tasted. Bad-ass, indeed.
