Two-time James Beard Award semifinalist Rochelle Daniel is expanding her Flagstaff restaurant portfolio with two new restaurants on Leroux Street in historic downtown: Pompette, a French bistro and bakery, and Little Rich Girl (LRG), an underground speakeasy-style cocktail bar located beneath Atria and Pompette.
The openings mark a significant expansion for Daniel, the chef and owner of Atria. With Pompette and LRG opening steps away, Leroux Street becomes home to three distinct restaurants under her ownership.
Pompette: French Bistro and Bakery
Pompette brings the warmth and conviviality of a classic French bistro to the high desert. The bakery opens each morning with fresh pastries and artisan breads from Pastry Chef Alicia Motter, available through a grab-and-go counter.
Full-service lunch and dinner follow, with a menu of French-inspired classics — among them steak frites, mussels, tuna tartare, coq au vin and meats prepared on a custom open-fire hearth.
The space reflects the spirit of the menu: custom-tiled floors, rich wood tones and playful floral touches, striking a balance between elegance and ease.
Little Rich Girl (LRG): Underground Speakeasy Cocktail Bar
Downstairs, LRG occupies a building that has stood for more than a century in a city with a documented history of underground drinking, secret tunnels and Prohibition-era contraband. The bar was conceived as a natural extension of that history, intimate, unhurried and serious about its craft.
The cocktail program is led by Beverage Director Michael Hopper, named Top Mixologist/Bartender by the 2025 Foodist Awards, the highest culinary honor in Arizona. Hopper and Daniel are the only culinary duo in the state to each hold a Foodist Award.
The food menu resists easy categorization: caviar service and foie gras pâté share space with a signature Smashburger, a cinnamon roll iced tableside and a hot fudge sundae. There is also the Glizzy, a dirty hot dog with all the things, and Tots and Shots, a pairing of tater tots topped with caviar and Parmesan and a shot of chilled vodka.
“This community showed up for Atria from the very beginning, and that support is a big part of why I keep building here,” Daniel says.
An Arizona native, Daniel opened Atria in 2021. She holds two James Beard Foundation semifinalist nominations, for Best Chef: Southwest in 2026 and Emerging Chef in 2022; was inducted into the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame as Best Upcoming Chef in 2017; and earned the Foodist Award for Top Chef in 2023. She’s had recent appearances on CBS’s America’s Culinary Cup and as a finalist on Food Network’s Chopped Grill Masters.
Pompette serves pastries, bread and grab-and-go 8 to 11 a.m., lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and dinner 5 to 10 p.m. daily. Little Rich Girl opens Tuesday through Sunday from 4 p.m. until midnight or later. Visit PompetteFlagstaff.com and LittleRichGirl.com.
