Phoenix Restaurant Earns Spot On NY Times '2021 Restaurant List'

PHOENIX, AZ — The New York Times published its annual "The Restaurant List" — and this year a Phoenix restaurant earned a coveted spot.

Tratto, which is at 1505 E. Van Buren, made the list. Founded by award-winning chef Chris Bianco, the restaurant prepares food and drinks in collaboration with farmers, ranchers, millers and local artisans to represent the intention of the desert Southwest, according to its website.

Mid-pandemic, the restaurant moved from a strip mall to a larger, stand-alone building.

"Its kitchen still proves that Arizona wheat makes pasta as exemplary as it does crust and bread, and that an Italian menu can be guided by seasonal regional ingredients, even in a desert city where walking to your car often feels like passing through a pizza oven," wrote Brett Anderson, a food desk contributor for the New York Times.

The newspaper's list includes 50 of "the most vibrant and delicious restaurants in 2021" compiled by its food critics, reporters and editors.

"They’re not ranked, but together they reflect the rich mosaic of American dining," the New York Times said in the article.

Tratto is open Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

To learn more about Tratto, visit http://www.trattophx.com/.

To view the other restaurants on the "2021 The Restaurant List," click here.