Look up for a second.

You're walking through Downtown Phoenix. Maybe it's a Wednesday morning, coffee in hand. The sun is hitting the city the way only the Phoenix sun can, golden, sharp, full of promise. You turn a corner, and there it is.

Cranes. Five of them, maybe six, swinging slow arcs against the blue. Construction barricades reroute foot traffic. A flag at the top of a half-finished tower flutters higher than anything else on the skyline.

You stop. The pause is involuntary. There's something about watching a city build itself in real time that holds you there.

In Downtown Phoenix, there is a growing scene of Asian American and Pacific Islander small business owners looking to share their Asian-inspired restaurants with the community.

Foodies of all ages love to support the local economy, but sometimes the experience can be costly.

That’s why we’ve rounded up all the budget-friendly deals you should know about in Downtown Phoenix—from lunch specials to happy hours, go embrace and experience these Asian-inspired restaurants.

Long before Downtown Phoenix became a hub for sports, business, education, and culture, it had deep roots in food processing—a history that often goes overlooked. Local food processing included the well-known citrus warehouses south of the railroad tracks and the Arizona Canning Co.