IN THE NEWS: Highlights of Phoenix New Times’s Best of 2008 voting include: Best New Restaurant (critics), Digestif, and Market Bistro at Kierland (critics). … New Times’s Michele Laudig reviews Imagine Spain (7000 East Shea Boulevard, Suite 125, Scottsdale), while Jay Bennett considers Lil’ Mama’s Soul Cafe (4306 North Seventh Avenue). www.phoenixnewtimes.com … The Arizona Republic posts reviews of Saigon Pho (1381 N. Alma School Road, Chandler), Papaya Thai (2706 E. University Drive, Mesa), and Café Paris French Bistro & Catering (15125 N. Hayden #111, Scottsdale), while Carey Sweet details the opening of Sweet Republic (9160 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, sweetrepublic.com). www.azcentral.com … www.PHXRailfood.com blog reviews Lao Ching Hing (668 N. 44th St., Suite 112, Phoenix). … www.FeastingInPhoenix.com reviews Havana Cafe (4225 East Camelback Road, Phoenix).

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Phoenix Restaurants | Tags: Cafe Paris French Bistro, Digestif, Havana Cafe, Imagine Spain, Lao Ching Hing, Lil Mamas Soul Cafe, Market Bistro at Kierland, New Times Best of 2008, Papaya Thai, Saigon Pho, Sweet Republic |