Phone:
928•774•1402
Root Public House is a contemporary American restaurant in Flagstaff, Arizona’s historic southside neighborhood, focused on farm-to-table cuisine.
As a local lunch, brunch, dinner, and cocktail bar, we hope to uplift, intrigue, and satisfy our local community with carefully crafted food and drinks. We craft every dish with local produce, cheese, meat, and serve everything with principled intent and genuine inspiration.
With our ever-changing lunch and dinner menu, we deliver an approachable insistence upon quality with a seasonal drive. Expect finely crafted food and cocktails, but with a unique Southern flair that brings both sophistication and down-home hospitality.
Our inviting space represents a belief that roll-up-your-sleeves comfort and relaxation are the conditions most conducive to your total enjoyment. At Root, we are also proud to have the Flagstaff’s new crown jewel – a charming rooftop for a breathtaking dining experience. Our restaurant is a peerless setting for memorable experiences, sheltered only by the captivating Flagstaff sky and stars.
Without barriers and without boundaries, we welcome you to Root Public House with Elevated Food and Drink without Pretense .
At Root Public House, the approach to food and drink begins with a simple belief: quality should never feel intimidating. The kitchen works with local produce, cheese, and meat whenever possible, letting seasonal ingredients guide the menu rather than the other way around. Dishes are crafted with principled intent and genuine inspiration, plated with care but served without ceremony. Guests can settle in for lunch, brunch, or dinner and find plates that feel both thoughtful and familiar, where a southern twist meets contemporary American cooking in a way that is easy to enjoy and hard to forget.
The rooftop setting is the crown jewel of the experience, a charming space that opens onto a breathtaking view and a peerless sense of place. Shelter from the elements and a captivating sky above make it a setting that shifts with the light and the hour, whether the sun is high or the stars have come out. Barriers and boundaries fall away here, replaced by relaxation and comfort. It is a space designed to be conducive to total enjoyment, where the atmosphere does as much work as the kitchen in making an evening memorable.
Behind the bar, mixology is treated with the same care as the kitchen's cooking. Cocktails are crafted with a southern flair, bringing a bit of sophistication to a setting that never takes itself too seriously. The drinks list is built to intrigue as much as to satisfy, with thoughtfully balanced pours that pair easily with the food or stand confidently on their own. Whether a guest is starting a meal, lingering over one, or simply watching the sky change, the bar aims to deliver something approachable, distinctive, and worth returning for.
Hospitality here is meant to feel genuine rather than rehearsed. The team rolls up its sleeves and works to uplift, intrigue, and satisfy the local community, treating guests as neighbors first and customers second. That intent shows in the details, from the way a table is greeted to the way a recommendation is made. The result is an inviting space that represents a belief in care, where comfort and relaxation are part of the service and where people can gather without pretense and simply enjoy being together.
Flagstaff's historic southside neighborhood gives the restaurant its character, and the menu reflects a commitment to the community around it. An ever-changing lineup keeps things fresh, following what the season offers and what local growers have to share, so there is always a reason to come back and try something new. This insistence on quality, delivered in an approachable way, is what drives the kitchen and bar alike. It is farm-to-table cooking with a sense of place, served in a rooftop setting that turns an ordinary meal into a memorable experience.
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101 S San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 • 928•774•1402
| OPEN DAILY: | 10am – Close |
Served 9am – 2pm, Saturday and Sunday.
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