Coabana

Rum often gets short shrift, relegated to tiki bars and hasty two-ingredient cocktails. At Coabana, a celebration of Cuba and Miami’s Little Havana, the spirit’s complexity is on display throughout the bar’s well-edited drinks list. Here, you’ll find takes on the classics – the daiquiri, the piña colada and the mojito – as well a […]

Cobre Kitchen + Cocktails

Cobre Kitchen + Cocktails is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. The menu of this “American brasserie inspired by the Southwest” will offer small and shareable dishes. Up top, you can also snag a craft cocktail at the new Outrider Rooftop Lounge.

Cocina 10

You may not know this downtown restaurant by name, but if you’re into music, you’ve likely eaten here. Cocina 10 is the kitchen at Crescent Ballroom, which brings in a power-lunch and music-fan crowd expecting something a notch or two above bar food. Owner Charlie Levy is also behind Valley Bar and The Van Buren, […]

Cocina Chiwas

Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin are behind some of the Valley’s most beloved and buzzy restaurants, starting with the Tacos Chiwas taquerias and as co-owners of Bacanora, Espiritu and the recently opened Santo. With Cocina Chiwas, the couple has carved out something that reflects where they are in their lives and as chefs, taking diners […]

Cocina Madrigal

Leo Madrigal packs more than 30 years of kitchen experience into his enchiladas. For his green chile enchiladas, the Mexico City-born chef gives pork the slow-and-low barbacoa treatment. The pork is soft, yielding, and smothered in green chile with the same feel-good molten qualities of the pork itself. Sauce blankets the modest-size corn tortillas neatly, […]

The Codfather

An offer you can’t refuse: traditional, English-style fish-and-chips shop run by British expats, serving cod, haddock, halibut, and salmon with thick, house-cut chips. Monday is all-you-can-eat night, and worth the drive. Also worth the drive are the steak-and-kidney and chicken-and-mushroom pies, as well as the pineapple fritters (fried pineapple rings). Makes for a perfect palate-cleanser. […]

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Founded in Brentwood, California in 1963, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is a true coffee and tea joint that focuses on hot drinks and not on sweets and pastries. Nonfat and soy-derived flavors are emphasized, signature decafs like Tropical Passion and Swedish Berries are brewed daily, and this may be the only place in […]

Coffee Plantation

This Village at Shea coffee hangout promises many things – pastries, light lunch options, smoothies, and yes, coffee. The small coffee chain that is Coffee Plantation first opened in 1989 in Tempe (though that location has since shuttered), with the Scottsdale and Shea location following later. This Arizona original coffee shop is open at 6 […]

Coffee Rush

The staff at Chandler’s Coffee Rush is relaxed and friendly, so much so that despite the name it’s hard to feel rushed when you stop in. If you’re a regular, the staff will even start your favorite chai or Caramel Nut Latte before you even get to the register. The pretty man-made lake out back […]

The Coffee Shop

This upscale coffee joint is housed inside a re-purposed maintenance garage. It sounds a little random but its really not considering that The Coffee Shop sits on the grounds of Agritopia, the urban farm oasis in Gilbert. Inside the coffee house you’ll find a spacious place with great natural lighting. Order up one of their […]

Colados Coffee & Crepes

Colados Coffee and Crepes is where you’ll find the best crepes in the west Valley. We suggest the balsamic chicken crepe, which you may pair with a Colados cold brew or latte. If you’re hoping for a sweeter option, try the tropical crepe and add ice cream for an extra $1.25. During the hotter months, […]

Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers

Let’s focus on the first promise of this rowdy local restaurant chain’s moniker. Happy hour has cold beer in the form of $3 domestic pints, $4 domestic bottles, and $4 Four Peak Pints. Pair your Hop Knot with happy hour eats like the fried pickles, hummus and pita, and the popular-for-a-reason Hell Fire Chips.

Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers

Let’s focus on the first promise of this rowdy local restaurant chain’s moniker. Happy hour at the Seventh Street location of Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers definitely has cold beer, and in the form of $3 domestic pints, $4 domestic bottles, and $4 Four Peak Pints. Pair your Hop Knot with happy hour eats like the […]

Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers

With a name that says it all, this upscale casual eatery in North Scottsdale features a sizeable menu of American eats and plenty of brews, but hit-and-miss dishes mean the cold beer can complement or simply wash down a mediocre meal. Best-choices from the hefty, half-pound burger selection include the Pittsburger with grilled tomatoes and […]

Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers

With a name that says it all, this upscale casual eatery in North Scottsdale features a sizeable menu of American eats and plenty of brews. Best-choices from the hefty, half-pound burger selection include the Pittsburger with grilled tomatoes and French fries and the simple yet satisfying CB&CB. Tot-Chos, an appetizer of the golden deep-fried potato […]

Cold Stone Creamery

Phoenix diners who have never managed to master Starbucks’ sizing system will find Cold Stone Creamery’s similarly challenging; the ice-cream chain eschews small, medium, and large in favor of “Like It,” “Love It,” and “Gotta Have It” sizes. Once the portion is picked, patrons can concoct their own creations from super-premium ice cream flavors like […]