Kai Restaurant

Kai Restaurant
Kai Restaurant
Restaurant information
Location	Chandler, Arizona, United States

Last updated October 17, 2025

Kai Restaurant is a Forbes Travel Guide 5-star restaurant in Chandler, Arizona.^[1] It specializes in native regional cuisine of central Arizona with locally sourced heirloom ingredients, sometimes from the Gila River Indian Reservation. The menu is influenced by local Maricopa and Pima culture.^[2]

The restaurant has many accolades including being rated AAA 5 diamond and Forbes 5 star since 2009. It was the highest rated restaurant in the world according to Forbes for 3 of those years. Kai was ranked as the number 3 restaurant in the world by OpenTable in 2015.

References

↑ Doucette, Michelle. "Kai Restaurant". Forbes Travel Guide . Retrieved May 20, 2013.
↑ Escarcega, Patricia (February 20, 2017). "The Ultimate Arizona-Inspired Fine Dining Tasting Menu in Metro Phoenix". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

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[forbes-1] Doucette, Michelle. "Kai Restaurant". Forbes Travel Guide . Retrieved May 20, 2013.

[nt-2] Escarcega, Patricia (February 20, 2017). "The Ultimate Arizona-Inspired Fine Dining Tasting Menu in Metro Phoenix". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

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