James Beard Award 2024 for Best Chef: Southwest
James Beard Award 2024 for Best Chef: Southwest
/ ba·ca·no·ra /
noun: the bootlegged spirit of bringing Sonoran cuisine to Downtown Phoenix
Puro Sonora
Everything we serve you is cooked over the open flame of our wood-fired grill
“Bacanora fired up the grill in downtown Phoenix in 2021, quickly making a nationwide splash with praise pouring in from The New York Times, Esquire, and local outlets—leading to a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest in 2024 for Rene Andrade. It's all thanks to Andrade's flavorful Sonoran cuisine — think tomahawk steaks and pineapples dangling over an open flame — agave cocktails, and natural wine in the casual, intimate space.”
— The OpenTable editors
“Bacanora isn't your typical candlelit dinner, but it may cause a love at first sight situation. Or depending on how your heart works, love at first bite.”
— AZ Central | Food & Dining
