Arizona’s largest open-air market, the Phoenix Public Market in downtown Phoenix, is opening a full-time, on-site café on Wednesday, May 8. The Cafe will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, seven days a week (7 am – 10 pm) at 14 E. Pierce St. in Phoenix.
Brought to life by the team responsible for St. Francis restaurant, the Phoenix Public Market Café is a natural extension of the Market’s efforts to bring the Valley’s food community closer together. At the Café, this translates to market fresh cuisine crafted with seasonal ingredients—many sourced directly from the adjacent farmer’s market.
Prices are $10 and under during breakfast and lunch; around $15 and under at dinner. All proceeds from kid’s meals will support the St. Mary’s Foodbank’s backpack program, which provides weekend meals to underprivileged youth. Furthermore, the café will house a small retail component highlighting products and handmade goods from Arizona purveyors.
The Café’s indoor-outdoor space will be outfitted with rustic picnic tables and plenty of natural lighting. Guests are encouraged to linger and lounge, meet with colleagues, and surf the web using the complimentary Wi-Fi access and tableside charging stations. Every morning, the Café will serve freshly roasted coffee via an indoor/outdoor bar, which later transforms into a cocktail hotspot offering red wines, white wines, beers on tap and signature cocktails available by the glass or the pitcher.
The Phoenix Public Market Café is located at 14 East Pierce Street (cross streets are Central Avenue & McKinley Street), Phoenix, Ariz., 85004. Free parking is provided and it’s located right off the Valley Metro Light Rail. The Phoenix Public Market is open Wednesdays (5 – 8 pm) and Saturdays (8 am – Noon), rain or shine, as well as hosts Food Truck Fridays from 11 am – 1:30 pm.