Few restaurants are as closely connected to Phoenix history as Durant’s Steakhouse.
Located on Central Avenue, Durant’s Steakhouse has been a Phoenix institution since 1950. Known for its red leather booths, dimly lit dining room, classic steaks and famous entrance through the kitchen, Durant’s offers something increasingly difficult to find in a rapidly changing city: a restaurant that still feels unmistakably like old Phoenix.
More than seven decades after opening, Durant’s remains one of the most iconic steakhouses in Phoenix and a restaurant every local should experience at least once.
The History of Durant’s Steakhouse in Phoenix
Jack Durant opened Durant’s Steakhouse in 1950 on Central Avenue, creating the kind of old-school steakhouse more commonly associated with cities like Chicago and New York…