What Happened to Phoenix Public Market Café After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9 Phoenix, Arizona
Current status
As of October 2026, Phoenix Public Market Café has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp business listing for the cafe at 14 E Pierce St, updated May 2026, marks the business permanently closed, and a separate Yelp listing for the adjoining Phoenix Public Market, updated February 2026, also marks that operation closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 9, Episode 11
- Address 14 E Pierce St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Website cafe.phxpublicmarket.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode "The Upper Crust" featured Phoenix Public Market Cafe's bakery case and cafe menu, built around bread and pastries sourced from the adjoining open-air farmers market. The cafe operated at 14 East Pierce Street in downtown Phoenix, inside the Phoenix Public Market building near Central Avenue. According to Yelp, a listing for the cafe updated in May 2026 marks the business as permanently closed, and a separate Yelp listing for the adjoining Phoenix Public Market, updated in February 2026, also marks that operation as closed. The cafe's own website continued to display active-looking menu and hours information in the same period, a discrepancy noted here rather than resolved. No news coverage naming a closure date was found in this search.
The episode
Also in Season 9
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Ep 10Churro Co.
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Ep 11Cappy's
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Ep 11Dad's Kitchen
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Ep 11DiAnoia's Eatery
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Ep 11Elsie's Plate & Pie
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Ep 11Mary Mac's Tea Room
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Ep 11Merrick Inn
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Nearest open restaurants
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Best Thing I Ever Ate · Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Best Thing I Ever Ate · Food Paradise
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Record btiea-0683 · checked by Cal Marchetti.