Not all the Valley’s great restaurants fly above the radar. Culled from years of food-scene research, these stealthy culinary standouts deserve a visit this fall.
Food Reviews
With the new school semester comes a fresh batch of student-appetite-friendly eateries.
Another high-end Valley steakhouse? Don’t scoff – this swank Scottsdale newcomer is genuinely the bomb.
Food ReviewsLa Marquesa
Nikki BuchananJuly 2019
CenPho’s newest Mexican gem invites diners to get their goat... along with many other delightful permutations of Jalisco-style cuisine.
Parked at the end of the historic building that also houses Melrose Pharmacy and Restaurant Progress, Thunderbird Lounge is a quirky time capsule.
Sit down, shut up and eat your impossibly good fish.
Check out this aspirational “vegan fine dining.”
Form admirably meets function in North Scottsdale, where two local restaurant vets have stealthily opened the Valley’s best new restaurant of 2019 – so far.
Food ReviewsBirthday Feasts
M.V. MoorheadMarch 2019
Celebrate three years of our Four Corners column at these new Valley restaurants.
Food ReviewsKatsu
Nikki BuchananMarch 2019
Chef Danny Jeong’s freewheeling fusion eatery in Mesa combines Korean, Japanese and Italian cuisines.
Food ReviewsOcean 44
Nikki BuchananMarch 2019
The Mastro family’s glitzy return to seafood oozes glamour, but not all the dishes sparkle.
Food ReviewsCod Almighty
M.V. MoorheadFebruary 2019
Nothing compares to the flaky-crunchy tango of fish and chips – and no matter where you live in the Valley, there’s a heaping basket waiting just for you.
Food ReviewsParma Italian Roots
Nikki BuchananFebruary 2019
This promising Italian concept in Scottsdale is rounding its first turn without the services of its founding chef – and the quality has stumbled in kind.
Food ReviewsSingh Meadows
Nikki BuchananFebruary 2019
Farm-to-table? How about farm-on-table? Under the expert direction of chef Sacha Levine, the produce playground’s new culinary program is pure, veggie-centric poetry.
Food ReviewsDate Night
M.V. MoorheadJanuary 2019
In this most romantic of months, find a new and novel dinner option pour deux in your corner of the Valley.