Fà-me Café plans Biltmore move later this year

The locally owned breakfast and lunch cafe is preparing to move from North Central Avenue to 24th at Camelback. The new space is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026 in Phoenix's Biltmore area.

Fà-me Café is preparing to leave its longtime address at 4700 N. Central Ave. and move into Phoenix's Biltmore area later this year. The breakfast and lunch restaurant, founded by Maria and Ivan O'Farrill, is expected to take a ground floor suite at 24th at Camelback, 2375 E. Camelback Road.

Plans call for the move to happen in the fourth quarter of 2026. The cafe is slated for a 3,600 square foot space in the office complex, filling the spot formerly used by Scramble, which closed there in September 2025.

For central Phoenix diners, the move keeps the cafe near the customers who have known it for breakfast, brunch, lunch and coffee. The Biltmore site sits by office towers, hotels, shopping, homes and the busy commercial area around Camelback Road and 24th Street.

Fà-me's menu approach is tied to the owners' backgrounds. Ivan O'Farrill trained as a chef in Mexico, Maria O'Farrill grew up around hospitality in Spain, and the business has emphasized ingredients from Arizona producers and artisan partners. The name is drawn from a word used in parts of Italy and northern Spain for being hungry or famished.