If you've ever been to the famous Oxbow Market in Napa or the Ferry Building in San Francisco, the Desoto is a smaller, brand new version of this idea and the people of Phoenix are pretty excited about it.
Located in the historic Roosevelt District near downtown Phoenix the market is inside an old, extravagantly restored brick warehouse. A large modern bar divides the vendor area from the dining area. I picked Yardbird+The Larder for my lunch and it was excellent. Please see my review of this vendor for details. Vendors yet to come are Niman Ranch, an oyster bar and a grocery store.
They are open for lunch and dinner and feature a happy hour and currently have a DJ on certain nights. This is a local,sustainable, nose to tail type of place and if you believe in that type of food you won't be disappointed.
This is a brand new business so I'm sure there will be some changes but it's pretty darn good!
Very bicycle friendly as they are near one of Phoenix's new bike borrowing stations and they have lots of bike racks and two large parking lots next door.