Top 100 Dishes of Arizona

Dayboat Moqueca at Latha

628 E. Adams St., 480-640-6183, lathaphx.com

“The menu at this Downtown restaurant might constitute Phoenix’s tastiest history lesson – a soulful culinary tribute to the African diaspora. Brazil’s moqueca leads the way with a cast that includes rice grits reflecting the American South, Caribbean-influenced pickled onions adding zip, and your choice of seafood, from shrimp to the catch of the day, such as seabass or salmon. Roasted coconut chutney, charred broccolini and bright chimichurri seal the transcontinental deal. One forkful and you’re literally tasting how flavors crossed oceans.”