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Desert Ridge Marketplace sits at Tatum Boulevard and Loop 101 in North Phoenix, a short drive west of Scottsdale. It’s an open-air center with a movie theater, a comedy club and a mix of sit-down and quick restaurants, and the Musical Instrument Museum is just a few minutes away.
We haven’t reviewed every restaurant on this list yet. We picked them using each restaurant’s own website and the district’s official directory, and on November 3, 2026 we confirmed that each one is open and posting current hours. Hours and menus change, so check the restaurant’s site before you go.
Barrio Queen focuses on Southern Mexican cooking, and the salsa, guacamole and chips are all made by hand. It opens at 11am every day and stays open until 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays. We’ve reviewed the Gilbert location if you want a sense of the menu.
Where: 21001 N Tatum Blvd, Suite 98, Phoenix. barrioqueen.com
Jin Jia serves modern Chinese food at the west end of The District, near Barnes & Noble. A lunch menu runs from 11:30am to 3pm, and dinner goes until 10pm on weeknights. Read our Jin Jia review.
Where: 21001 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix. shopdesertridge.com
One of the newer openings at Desert Ridge, NADU cooks regional Indian dishes: curries, tandoori, street snacks and coastal plates. It’s a dinner spot, open from 4pm Tuesday through Sunday and closed on Mondays.
Where: 21001 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix. shopdesertridge.com
Kajiken specializes in abura soba, a brothless ramen where the noodles are tossed in sauce instead of served in soup. It’s open from 11am daily, until 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Where: 21001 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix. shopdesertridge.com
For a lighter, quicker meal, Flower Child serves made-from-scratch bowls, wraps, grains and greens every day from 11am to 9pm. It also appears in our best healthy restaurants list.
Where: 21001 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix. shopdesertridge.com
High Street, at 5455 E High St just west of Desert Ridge, has two restaurants we’ve reviewed:
During the holidays, Desert Ridge recommends using Deer Valley Road to get in and out when traffic on Tatum is heavy. Details are on the Desert Ridge Marketplace site.
Jin Jia at the Marketplace, plus Ocean Prime and Humble Oysters & Bubbles at nearby High Street.
Yes. The Musical Instrument Museum is about five minutes away, and the Marketplace has an AMC theater, the Desert Ridge Improv and free live music on select weekends.
Top photo (The Musical Instrument Museum, a short drive from Desert Ridge): PamMcP, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized). Other photos are credited in their captions.
Browse all of our area guides, see our DC Ranch and Grayhawk guide just to the east, or check out the coolest restaurants in Phoenix. Nearby, see our new guides to Talking Stick and Salt River Fields and the Biltmore area.
