Go here when you are in the mood for a casual dinner, a relaxing place to take a date, or when you are meeting friends after work.

Parlor is a new Pizzeria in Central Phoenix. It has a large bar area so is a good environment for happy hours after work. It is also near to the 51 which is a good accessible location for groups to navigate their way to. In Phoenix, being new generates its own demand. Parlor will probably be a busy place and continue to be busy if it establishes itself.

Also consider Grazie, Humble Pie and Le Grande Orange

Go here when you are with a group for happy hour and want to catch a bite to eat as well.

Hula is well set up as a happy hour modern restaurant with a large patio and inside spaces that open up to the patio directly. They also have good happy hour deals. The food is modern Polynesian style and nearly everything is a permutation of seafood.

Also consider Maizie's Cafe, Switch, Fez or Postino on Central.

Go here when you are in downtown Phoenix and want a drink at a modernist bar. Hanny's is good if you want to get some food while you are having a drink.

Hanny's is owned by the same folks as AZ88 in Scottsdale. The downside is that the food at Hanny's is not as good as at AZ88. Their tends to be an over reliance on fried onions as garnish which is kind of Hanny's schtick.

Also consider AZ88, Postinos on Central or My Florist.

Go here when you want to meet for lunch or after work for a drink, or a casual dinner. Lisa G's is a good downtown location to catch up over happy hour.

The food is based on the sliders model and comes in sets of four small servings. The restaurant has a nice outdoor patio, a comfortable bar area and modernist interior.

Note Unfortunately Lisa G's is no longer open.

Also consider Fez, Switch, Maize's Cafe or Postinos on Central

Go here when you feel like an intimate dinner with friends or family.

The Tuckshop is in a neighborhood rather than downtown or in a mall; which gives the restaurant a nice feel. The Tuckshop is in the modernist Phoenix style.

Also consider Lisa G's, Switch or My Florist.

Go here when when you are doing a casual dinner with friends downtown, a late night dinner or a drink after work.

Cibo is located in a house at the corner of 5th Avenue and Filmore. It is an Italian style pizzeria and more traditional in its pizza than some of the contemporary and modernist pizzerias.

Also consider Grazie, Humble Pie, Parlor

Go here when you want to have a casual dinner with friends or when you are downtown.

Maizies Cafe is a good place to catch a quick bite. It has a nice atmosphere and pleasant staff. There is a mix of seating; high chairs, bar area, lounges and cafe tables and chairs. The food is good and there is a strong selection of drinks.

Also consider Postinos on Central or Lisa G's

Go here when you are downtown and you want sushi as it is currently the only sushi place downtown. It is a good restaurant for having dinner after work as it is reasonably priced for a Japanese style restaurant.

Moira isn't the largest restaurant around and tables can fill quickly. While the staff is very friendly and polite the service can be a bit spotty when it gets crowded.

Also consider Sens, Pastabar and Ra.

Go here when you are having happy hour after work with a group of people, or meeting for lunch or dinner in downtown Phoenix.

Switch is in the urban contemporary Phoenix style. It has a good mix of seating environments which makes it usable from happy hour drinks, to quick lunch to a casual dinner.

Also consider Fez, Maizie's Cafe, Postinos on Central, Lisa G's or Hanny's.

Go here when you are heading downtown with your significant other or with friends on the weekend.

Pasta bar has pasta dishes as their main menu which are very tasty but also heavy. The plates aren't huge which is good, personally I dislike the twenty pounds of pasta that some places serve up and which you know you will never be able to eat through.

Update Sadly Past Bar has closed.

Also consider Tuckshop, Cibo or Sens

Go here when you want a light and casual lunch or dinner. Also good for having happy hour downtown.

Fez is in the modernist Phoenix style of setting and food. It has a good mix of seating and an open floor plan which makes the restaurant usable for drinks, lunch and dinner.

Also consider Switch, Postinos on Campbell or Lisa G's.

Go here when you want a casual lunch or dinner. It is a good place to meet for happy hour after work in Central Phoenix.

My Florist is located where one of Phoenix's largest florist's used to be. My Florist is in the modernist style and is unique in having a pianist play while you are eating or chatting.

Note Myflorist has closed.

Also consider Chelsea's Kitchen, Postinos on Central, Lisa G's or Maizies Cafe

Go here when on weekend for a date or meet friends after work on a weekday. Alternatively if you are downtown for something like the art walk.

Also consider Fate, Chevrounts, Cibo or My Florist