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Day: July 1, 2026

June recap: 7 notable restaurants now open in the Valley

🍽️ June was a busy month for the Valley dining scene, with a buzzy Old Town rebrand, a downtown bar-and-seafood double feature, a new Chandler roadhouse, an upscale Indian debut at Desert Ridge, and the most-hyped opening of the year

June recap: 4 notable restaurants now closed in the Valley

Bell’ Italia 4909 E Chandler Blvd, Ahwatukee Bell’ Italia (pictured) has closed after 24 years in Ahwatukee. The restaurant’s website now displays a brief farewell message, and staff say the ‘‘temporarily closed’’ sign has been hung for weeks while quietly