Guidebook for Phoenix
Food Scene
Amazing Pizza! Happy hour every day between 3-6pm - 8" pizza is only $7.00. They also have great beer and specialty cocktails too. In addition to pizza they have house-made pasta dishes as well. You'll love the atmosphere too.
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The Parlor Pizzeria
1916 E Camelback RdAmazing Pizza! Happy hour every day between 3-6pm - 8" pizza is only $7.00. They also have great beer and specialty cocktails too. In addition to pizza they have house-made pasta dishes as well. You'll love the atmosphere too.
If dining out we go to The Parlor but Pizza on 40th is our go to pizzeria for more casual take-out. It's close to our house and they deliver.
Pizza On 40th
3937 E Indian School RdIf dining out we go to The Parlor but Pizza on 40th is our go to pizzeria for more casual take-out. It's close to our house and they deliver.
Love to go to The Henry Coffee Bar when I have time to just relax and take in the beautiful atmosphere - both inside and out!
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The Henry
4455 E Camelback RdLove to go to The Henry Coffee Bar when I have time to just relax and take in the beautiful atmosphere - both inside and out!
This bustling restaurant/cafe is a neighborhood hot spot. We like to go for breakfast and there is a fantastic retail area for gifts.
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La Grande Orange Grocery & Pizzeria
4410 N 40th StThis bustling restaurant/cafe is a neighborhood hot spot. We like to go for breakfast and there is a fantastic retail area for gifts.
Small restaurant with nice outdoor patio seating. Menu includes salads, grass-fed beef burgers and craft beer.
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Ingo's Tasty Food
4502 N 40th StSmall restaurant with nice outdoor patio seating. Menu includes salads, grass-fed beef burgers and craft beer.
Chef/owner Chris Bianco is renowned across the U.S. for his amazing pizza. The menu is fairly small but the taste is big. Love this spot.
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Pizzeria Bianco
623 E Adams StChef/owner Chris Bianco is renowned across the U.S. for his amazing pizza. The menu is fairly small but the taste is big. Love this spot.
Simple cafe in a nondescript shopping center that could be easy to miss but the breakfast and lunch sandwiches are wonderful and very affordable. No deli meat here. The turkey and chicken is whole roasted every morning. All salad dressings are made in-house. Pastries are also made in-house. Love to support small, local businesses.
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Bertha's Cafe
3134 E Indian School RdSimple cafe in a nondescript shopping center that could be easy to miss but the breakfast and lunch sandwiches are wonderful and very affordable. No deli meat here. The turkey and chicken is whole roasted every morning. All salad dressings are made in-house. Pastries are also made in-house. Love to support small, local businesses.
This place has been a favorite of ours since it opened in 1988. Located on the beautiful Scottsdale Mall in Old Town Scottsdale and adjacent to the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, this is a great place for lunch or dinner. Lovely outdoor patio. Food includes salads and sandwiches. Pretty simple food but so good. Our favorites include the AZ88 Chicken Sandwich Burger Au Poivre II and the Buck-n Wings. Very eclectic crowd. In the evenings the restaurant is more of a bar and can get very crowded and noisy.
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AZ/88
7353 E Scottsdale MallThis place has been a favorite of ours since it opened in 1988. Located on the beautiful Scottsdale Mall in Old Town Scottsdale and adjacent to the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, this is a great place for lunch or dinner. Lovely outdoor patio. Food includes salads and sandwiches. Pretty simple food but so good. Our favorites include the AZ88 Chicken Sandwich Burger Au Poivre II and the Buck-n Wings. Very eclectic crowd. In the evenings the restaurant is more of a bar and can get very crowded and noisy.
This is just a little Mexican restaurant but we love to eat here. The food is great, the staff is nice and it's very casual and inexpensive.
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Julio's Too
7305 E Camelback RdThis is just a little Mexican restaurant but we love to eat here. The food is great, the staff is nice and it's very casual and inexpensive.
If you go to Sedona, I highly recommend this cafe/market in Oak Creek Canyon on scenic 89A. Sit on the back patio against the walls of the canyon. Very informal.
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Indian Gardens Cafe & Market
3951 N State Rte 89AIf you go to Sedona, I highly recommend this cafe/market in Oak Creek Canyon on scenic 89A. Sit on the back patio against the walls of the canyon. Very informal.
Essentials
Very close to the house. In addition to general grocery shopping this is a great place to buy wine with a really wide selection and great buys.
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Safeway
340 E McDowell RdVery close to the house. In addition to general grocery shopping this is a great place to buy wine with a really wide selection and great buys.
Trader Joe's
7720 W Bell RdWhole Foods Market
4701 N 20th StGreat for stocking up on food, paper items, drinks and everything else you might need for your visit. Costco membership required.
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Costco Wholesale
4502 E Oak StGreat for stocking up on food, paper items, drinks and everything else you might need for your visit. Costco membership required.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful attraction to visit to see a lot of the indigenous flora of our Sonoran Desert.
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Desert Botanical Garden
Beautiful attraction to visit to see a lot of the indigenous flora of our Sonoran Desert.
Shopping
Large, indoor mall with wide selection of shops. We go to the Harkins Movie Theater located in the mall too.
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Scottsdale Fashion Square
7014 E Camelback RdLarge, indoor mall with wide selection of shops. We go to the Harkins Movie Theater located in the mall too.
Not nearly as large as Scottsdale Fashion Square, but I like that this is an outdoor mall.
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Biltmore Fashion Park
2502 E Camelback RdNot nearly as large as Scottsdale Fashion Square, but I like that this is an outdoor mall.
Love this outdoor shopping mall with great stores as well as restaurants. A bit of a drive from my house but a nice alternative to Scottsdale Fashion Square.
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Kierland Commons
Love this outdoor shopping mall with great stores as well as restaurants. A bit of a drive from my house but a nice alternative to Scottsdale Fashion Square.
Another nice outdoor shopping mall (across from Kierland Commons) in north Scottsdale.
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Scottsdale Quarter
15279 N Scottsdale RdAnother nice outdoor shopping mall (across from Kierland Commons) in north Scottsdale.
Arts & Culture
I-Heard Museum
2301 N Central AveEntertainment & Activities
Brand new, state of the art movie theater. All the seats are reclining chairs. Seating is reserved so book online in advance to get best seating options. Pricey but a nice splurge for a special night out at the movies.
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Harkins Camelview 14 Theatre
7014 E Camelback RdBrand new, state of the art movie theater. All the seats are reclining chairs. Seating is reserved so book online in advance to get best seating options. Pricey but a nice splurge for a special night out at the movies.