Butterfield’s Pancake House & Restaurant

Butterfield’s may look like a typical big-box restaurant, but it’s pleasant, airy, and immaculate inside. Small details make it better than average, like extra-strong Boyd’s coffee, fresh cream, and just-squeezed orange juice to start things off. The sprawling menu covers all the breakfast standards, but there are also unusual variations, such as portobello benedict with […]

Butters Pancakes & Cafe

Everything from the fresh-squeezed orange juice to the fluffy buttermilk pancakes at Butters Pancakes & Cafe never fails to impress. These clean-cut Scottsdale breakfast spots might not look like much from the exterior, but sit down for a meal and you’ll be won over by the courteous and quick service and exceptionally well-executed fare. Scrambled […]

Butters Pancakes & Cafe

Everything from the fresh-squeezed orange juice to the fluffy buttermilk pancakes at Butters Pancakes & Cafe never fails to impress. These clean-cut Scottsdale breakfast spots might not look like much from the exterior, but sit down for a meal and you’ll be won over by the courteous and quick service and exceptionally well-executed fare. Scrambled […]

Cask 63

The latest fine-dining addition to the Scottsdale scene is sleek and attractive, with a bustling dining room done up in a cool slate blue, gray, and beige color palette. Top-notch servers and a notable wine list are the highlights at Cask 63. The contemporary American menu features steak, chicken, and numerous seafood dishes, including the […]

Chauncey Social

North Scottsdale’s most welcoming hotspot is Chauncey Social, set on Scottsdale Road just south of the Loop 101. Not only will there be craft cocktails and upscale American fare from Chef Joe Absolor, but also an indoor/outdoor layout and, apparently, a 10-foot-by-50-feet LED wall.

Chloe’s Corner

Hot dogs with the works, grilled cheese and tuna melt sandwiches, hand-dipped malted milkshakes — retro Americana tastes pretty darn good at this cheerful little diner. Chloe’s Corner is the perfect place to refuel on comfort food amid a Kierland Commons shopping spree.

Chocolate Star Bakery

Our sweet tooth is grateful for this gourmet cookie house, which specializes in irresistible cookies for every sophisticated taste and occasion. Made from scratch daily with the finest ingredients, Chocolate Star’s cookies are baked with premium chocolate, pure vanilla, farm fresh butter and eggs, and Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate. Once they’re out of the oven, each […]

Cholla Trailhead at Camelback Mountain

Usually, we’re with those Echo Canyon snobs who sneer at the wimps coming up the easier Cholla side. But this year, we’ve rediscovered the pleasures of Cholla Trail on Camelback Mountain – especially the killer scramble up the last fifth of the 1.75-mile hike to the summit. If you enjoy a hands-on hike like we […]

CIELO

Adero is a luxury hotel in Scottsdale and Cielo is the resort’s onsite restaurant. Menu items are made with regionally sourced ingredients, the craft cocktails are heavily on tequila and mezcal, and much of the beer is from Fountain Hills’ Bone Haus Brewing. Cielo, Spanish for sky, also offers plenty of scenic outdoor seating.

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 […]