Alebrijes Cafe & Grill

Plan ahead, and leave plenty of time for your meal at Alebrijes. This Litchfield Park restaurant is popular and often requires a wait. But the food is oh so worth it. The kitchen focuses on Oaxacan-style Mexican cuisine, with many of the dishes smothered in sweet, rich black mole or the slightly spicy red version. […]

Alexi’s Grill

Alexi’s is a bright, airy eatery where the waiters attend to your every whim. No wonder so many of the city’s power elite choose to lunch at central Phoenix’s Alexi’s Grill. The menu is a combination of Italian and upscale American fare. Choices include various pastas, grilled fish, gussied-up chicken, and slabs of beef. Not […]

Alibi

Alibi is on the rooftop of Canopy by Hilton Tempe Downtown, also home to Alter Ego. Set on the 14th floor, this full-service bar has 180-degree views, a menu of street food designed by Executive Chef Ken Arneson, and some specialty craft cocktails. Hours are 3 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 11 a.m. […]

All Pierogi Kitchen

All Pierogi Kitchen was always good, but this is a place that gets better and better with each passing year. Though officially a Ukrainian restaurant, All Pierogi Kitchen is a charming family joint that acts more like a repository of pan-Eastern European comfort food, less concerned with precise borders than with capturing the meat-and-potatoes essence […]

Allied Surplus

Allied Surplus is your source for military clothing, dog tags, emergency supplies, gear and more. We carry boots, gloves and accessories for the outdoorsmen and hunter. Brand names include Tru-Spec, Propper, Condor, Converse, Magnum, Altama and more!

Ice Den

Located in north Scottsdale, The Ice Den is a 150,000-square-foot ice skating and entertainment center and home of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes Hockey club. The facility oped in June 1998 and is a world-class ice facility that serves as a community gathering place as well as a space for nearly all the NHL teams looking […]

Aloha Kitchen

This fast-casual Mesa lunch spot checks a lot of “classic hidden gem” boxes: strip mall location, beachy walls and window murals, several decades in business, super flavorful fare. Aloha Kitchen is, in fact, such a classic hidden gem that it is no longer hidden. It’s been on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and has a line […]

Alter Ego

Alter Ego, located on the ground floor of Canopy by Hilton Tempe Downtown, impresses. Veteran Valley chef Ken Arneson oversees the kitchen here, ensuring guests are treated to well-executed specialties like the skirt steak chimichurri, the katsu chicken sandwich, and sweet Thai shishito peppers. Don’t even get us started on the goat cheese gelato, mixed […]

Altitude Aerials and Dance Co.

In addition to being a serious art form, circus acrobatics has become a trendy way to stay fit, and in downtown Phoenix, this total-body practice is made accessible for both athletes and fitness newbies alike. Class levels start with beginner aerial yoga, practiced in a safe, comfortable hammock to encourage development of basic strength, flexibility, […]

Alto Ristorante e bar

Basic Italian fare, including pizza and pasta, with some high-end Scottsdale resort touches in a lovely patio setting. Diners get a complimentary gondola ride in the Hyatt lagoon, as well as singing servers.

Alwun House Gallery & Gardens

Having debuted back in 1971, the Alwun House arguably sired the entire downtown arts district. Housed in a historic two-story built in 1912 home, owners Kim Moody and Dana Johnson the joint as both a gallery and studio for themselves and local artists. There’s also an ample stage area in the back that has hosted […]