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Visual Aid: An All-Day Dining Guide to the Melrose District

By Lauren Cusimano

Monday, November 23, 2020 at 6 a.m.

Lauren Cusimano Fuel up before your day in the Melrose District. 1/33

Lauren Cusimano A look at the best restaurants along the Melrose Curve. 2/33

Lauren Cusimano An entrance to the Melrose District. 3/33

Lauren Cusimano Roasting single-origin, ethically sourced, 100 percent Arabica coffee at the Refuge Cafe. 4/33

Lauren Cusimano The Refuge also offers breakfast, lunch, wine, and cocktails to boot. 5/33

Lauren Cusimano Breakfast, brunch, lunch, and plenty of coffee at Melrose Kitchen. 6/33

Lauren Cusimano Melrose Kitchen on Seventh Avenue has everything, including a bacon waffle. 7/33

Lauren Cusimano Plenty of room for pancakes at Joe's Diner. 8/33

Lauren Cusimano The Fry Bread House has been serving traditional Tohono O'odham food since 1992. 9/33

Lauren Cusimano The entrance to the Fry Bread House. 10/33

Lauren Cusimano Diamond Chinese Restaurant is a no-frills Cantonese restaurant on Seventh Avenue. 11/33

Lauren Cusimano While at Diamond Chinese Restaurant, be sure to grab a piping hot crab puff. 12/33

Lauren Cusimano Burrito options at PHX Burrito House include shrimp, veggie, bean and cheese, and for b-fast, machaca. 13/33

Lauren Cusimano Short Leash has been a Melrose District tenant for a few good months already. 14/33

Lauren Cusimano There are also more than 80 craft beers available, and scratch-made brioche doughnuts at Short Leash Hotdogs. 15/33

AWE Collective Instrumental's first restaurant, Belly, is open in the Melrose District. 16/33

Chris Malloy The Lazy Daze cocktail, tropical juices jolted with Del Maguey mezcal, at Lylo Swim Club. 17/33

Chris Malloy Lylo Swim Club has quick bites, too. 18/33

Studio Alcott Pop Stand — or the check-in desk at the boutique hotel ARRIVE in central Phoenix. 19/33

Lauren Cusimano Keep your eyes peeled for the back lot of the Wagon Wheel building. 20/33

Lauren Cusimano Thunderbird Lounge's patio setting. 21/33

Lauren Cusimano Thunderbird is taking you to school. 22/33

Lauren Cusimano Yes, they serve Montucky, the cold snack, at Thunderbird. 23/33

Lauren Cusimano Most pieces of furniture have a backstory at Thunderbird. 24/33

Lauren Cusimano The sign in front of the historic Wagon Wheel Building. 25/33

Lauren Cusimano The smell alone may bring you in to Restaurant Progress, though reservations are highly recommended. 26/33

Lauren Cusimano The seating area outside the Wagon Wheel building. 27/33

Lauren Cusimano Restaurant Progress is your next dinner spot. 28/33

Lauren Cusimano Dancing at Stacy's at Melrose? 29/33

Lauren Cusimano The Rock is always there, welcoming you in. 30/33

Lauren Cusimano Pat O's Bunkhouse Saloon is a classic stop in the Melrose District. 31/33

Lauren Cusimano The Quail Lounge has some drink specials for you. 32/33

Lauren Cusimano Do we even need to explain the Filiberto's menu? 33/33

Visual Aid: An All-Day Dining Guide to the Melrose District

The Melrose District, especially the Melrose Curve along Seventh Avenue in central Phoenix, is one of the most colorful neighborhoods in the entire city. Businesses range from TV repair to music and bike shops, antique stores to salons and retro outfitters. But Melrose is also known for its dining scene thanks to quirky coffee shops and new taverns, family-owners restaurants and fry bread.

To go along with our all-day dining guide to the Melrose District, part of the Dining Guides series, here's a visual aid to dining options from early coffee to sports bars.

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