Highlights
- OpenTable named five Phoenix-area restaurants to its 2026 Top 100 list, compiled from more than 11 million diner reviews.
- Uppercut, the 14-course beef omakase inside Cleaverman Steakhouse, debuted earlier this year and earned a perfect 5.0 rating.
- Cafe Monarch in Old Town Scottsdale and Steak 44 in Arcadia are repeat honorees; Ocean 44 joins its sibling steakhouse on the list.
- Christopher's at Wrigley Mansion, led by James Beard Award-winning Chef Christopher Gross, carries a 4.9 rating across 427 reviews.
<p>Five Phoenix-area restaurants earned spots on <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20261104ny88441/opentable-reveals-the-top-100-restaurants-in-america-for-2026">OpenTable's 2026 Top 100 Restaurants list</a>, released November 4, making the Valley one of the stronger regional showings on a ranking compiled from more than 11 million diner reviews, as the <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2026/11/09/opentable-top-100-us-restaurants-for-2026.html">Phoenix Business Journal</a> and <a href="https://ktar.com/arizona-restaurant-news/opentable-top-100-restaurants-phx">KTAR</a> both reported.</p> <p><a href="https://www.azfamily.com/2026/11/11/5-valley-spots-toasted-opentables-top-100-restaurants/"><em>Christopher's at Wrigley Mansion</em></a> in Phoenix, which opened in 2021, holds a 4.9 rating on the platform. Chef Christopher Gross, a James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef, leads the kitchen at one of the Valley's most storied addresses.</p> <p><em>Steak 44</em>, the Arcadia steakhouse, is a repeat entrant on the list with a 4.9 rating. The restaurant serves Wagyu beef and maintains a 3,000-bottle wine vault. Its sibling concept, <em>Ocean 44</em>, the seafood restaurant operated by the Mastro brothers, also carries a 4.9 rating and has accumulated more than 9,000 reviews on the platform, with high marks in service and ambiance. The central Scottsdale a la carte format sets it apart from the steakhouse side of the family.</p> <p><em>Cafe Monarch</em> in historic Old Town Scottsdale is another repeat honoree, with a 4.9 rating and more than 8,600 reviews logged.</p> <p>The newest name on the Arizona portion of the list is <em>Uppercut</em>, a 14-course beef omakase experience operating inside Cleaverman Steakhouse in <a href="/entity/downtown/">downtown</a> Phoenix. The concept debuted earlier this year and carries a perfect 5.0 rating across roughly 100 reviews.</p> <p>OpenTable compiled the list from more than 11 million diner reviews submitted over the past year. The full national ranking is available on the platform.</p>
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Sources
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 11/11/2026 20:53
- Cleaverman Steakhouse (official site) retrieved 11/11/2026 20:53
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