"Downtown Tempe's most personal bistro: chef-owner Timothy Richardson presses crepes and cures duck confit by hand on 6th Street, a warm, French-leaning room built for a first date or a long weekend brunch."
Foch Cafe & Bistro is a French-inspired cafe at 21 E 6th Street in downtown Tempe, owned and run by chef Timothy Richardson. The kitchen leans on French technique for an all-day menu of crepes, bistro plates and brunch, backed by a full espresso and cocktail bar. The room was featured on Arizona PBS's Check, Please! Arizona in 2025, and trades a few steps off the Mill Avenue crowds.
For the wider field see the Tempe dining guide.
The kitchen's signature is the duck confit burger, twenty dollars, with shredded duck confit, tomato jam and goat cheese on an English muffin. Beyond it, chef Timothy Richardson runs a French-leaning bill of savoury and sweet crepes, from a green chili and egg crepe to a strawberry cheesecake crepe, plus bistro mains and brunch. Other burgers run from sixteen to twenty dollars. The cooking is made to order and unfussy.
See more of the city's notable tables in the Tempe guide.
Foch is a warm, light bistro with a full espresso and cocktail bar, busy at brunch and steadier in the evening. It suits a first date, a birthday or a relaxed business lunch more than a formal special-occasion dinner, and the mood is easy. It sits a short walk off Mill Avenue, so it is calmer than the main strip on weekend nights.
Order the duck confit burger at twenty dollars, a savoury crepe such as the green chili and egg, and an espresso or cocktail from the bar; finish with the strawberry cheesecake crepe. Burgers run sixteen to twenty dollars, so a relaxed two-course meal stays modest. For other options, see the notable tables across Tempe.
Foch suits a first date, a birthday or a relaxed business lunch: a warm, French-leaning bistro with a full bar a few steps off Mill Avenue. See more first-date tables and the Tempe dining guide.
Not for a formal tasting-menu evening or a quick grab-and-go coffee: Foch is a sit-down French-inspired bistro built around crepes, bistro plates and a full bar, not a fine-dining room or a fast counter.
Foch Cafe & Bistro is owned and run by chef Timothy Richardson, who cooks a French-inspired, all-day menu of crepes, bistro plates and brunch in downtown Tempe. The kitchen's pride is the duck confit burger, made with shredded duck confit, tomato jam and goat cheese. The cafe was featured on Arizona PBS's Check, Please! Arizona in 2025.
Foch Cafe & Bistro is at 21 E 6th Street in downtown Tempe, Arizona 85281, a short walk off the Mill Avenue strip near Arizona State University. It is a warm, French-leaning bistro with a full espresso and cocktail bar, open for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. The side-street setting keeps it calmer than the main Mill Avenue crowds.
Order the signature duck confit burger at twenty dollars, with shredded duck confit, tomato jam and goat cheese on an English muffin. Add a savoury crepe such as the green chili and egg, an espresso or a cocktail from the bar, and finish with the strawberry cheesecake crepe. Other burgers run from sixteen to twenty dollars.
Foch Cafe & Bistro is known for its French-inspired all-day menu and its duck confit burger, a chef's pride of duck confit, tomato jam and goat cheese. Chef-owner Timothy Richardson also runs a range of savoury and sweet crepes, bistro plates and brunch, backed by a full espresso and cocktail bar. It was featured on Arizona PBS's Check, Please! Arizona in 2025.
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