Best of Scottsdale, Arizona

48 local guides to Scottsdale, Arizona — where to eat and drink across 327 restaurants, bars and coffee shops, plus 97 upcoming events.

Guides to Scottsdale

Best Rooftop Bars in Scottsdale — Five Scottsdale spots for a drink with elevation, from an Old Town rooftop lounge to a resort dining room with a view, plus…
Under-the-Radar Things to Do and Eat in Scottsdale — Trailheads, a 1958 soda fountain, a Frank Lloyd Wright compound and a two-hour-a-day trading post: seven Scottsdale places that…
Best Museums in Scottsdale — Scottsdale's museum options run from Western art downtown to a globe-spanning instrument collection north of the 101, plus a…
Best Running Trails in Scottsdale — Preserve singletrack, canal paths and Camelback's steep side, ranked by how well each one works for running and how much review…
Best Trails in Scottsdale — Scottsdale's trail network runs from paved canal path to granite scramble, most of it inside the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Here…
Best Italian Restaurants in Scottsdale — Independent Italian cooking in Scottsdale, from a grocer counter on Via Linda to a weekend-only gelato window downtown, with…
Best Parks and Trailheads in Scottsdale for Dog Walks — Scottsdale's open space runs to desert trailheads and city parks rather than fenced turf, so we ranked the places worth the…
Must-See Attractions in Scottsdale — Seven Scottsdale attractions worth planning a day around, from a UNESCO-listed Frank Lloyd Wright site to desert trailheads and…
Best Wine Bars in Scottsdale — Four Scottsdale wine rooms ranked by how well the ratings hold up, from a 4.9 on Scottsdale Road to a tasting room on Stetson…
Best Tacos in Scottsdale — Six Scottsdale taco spots, ranked from the Old Town rooms with thousands of reviews behind them to a small north-side counter…
Best Hiking Trails in Scottsdale — From the summit scramble up Camelback to a flat, accessible loop in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, here are the Scottsdale-area…
Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants in Scottsdale — Five Scottsdale kitchens built around seasonal produce, from an Old Town spot that opens at 8am to a Shea Boulevard cafe with a…
Best Dog-Friendly Patios in Scottsdale — Eight Scottsdale restaurants and bars where the patio is the main event, ranked by how settled their ratings are, from an Old…
Best Dive Bars in Scottsdale — Eight Scottsdale bars that skip the bottle service, from the Main Street old guard in Old Town to a neighborhood room up on Shea…
Best BBQ in Scottsdale — Four Scottsdale smokehouses ranked by what the ratings actually prove, from a 2,000-review standby on Bell Road to a smaller…
Best Live Music Venues in Scottsdale — A short, honest shortlist of Scottsdale music rooms and Old Town bars, ranked by how settled their ratings are rather than by…
Kid-Friendly Restaurants in and Around Scottsdale — A short, honest list of family-sized restaurants in Scottsdale and the wider Phoenix area, ranked by how settled their ratings…
Best Fine Dining in Scottsdale — Seven Scottsdale restaurants for a serious dinner, ranked by how settled their reputations are, from a tasting-menu room in Old…
Best Family Activities in Scottsdale — Aquarium halls, a butterfly conservatory, desert trailheads and a game show studio: Scottsdale outings that hold up for…
Best Coffee Shops in Scottsdale — Old Town holds most of Scottsdale's independent coffee within a few walkable blocks, with a couple of worthwhile stops further…
Best Bakeries in Scottsdale — Seven Scottsdale bakeries ranked by what the ratings actually support, from a 4.9 on Old Town's edge to a cake studio with a…
Bachelor and Bachelorette Party Spots in Scottsdale — Old Town Scottsdale packs its day clubs, patio bars and big-group restaurants into a few walkable blocks, which is why the party…
Best Steakhouses in Scottsdale — Four independent and hotel steakhouses in Scottsdale, ranked by how convincingly their ratings hold up, from North Scottsdale…
Best Sports Bars in Scottsdale — Seven Scottsdale sports bars ranked by how settled their ratings are, from a 2,000-review anchor on Northsight Boulevard to a…
Best Seafood Restaurants in Scottsdale — Six Scottsdale seafood spots ranked by how convincingly they pull it off, from a counter-service fish market in the 85257 to an…
Best Pizza in Scottsdale — Wood-fired pies in Old Town, Neapolitan on North Scottsdale Road, and neighborhood pizzerias that only open for dinner: where…
Best Karaoke Bars in Scottsdale — Four Scottsdale bars for singers, from the Old Town spot with karaoke in its name to neighborhood rooms out on Shea and McDowell.
Best Ice Cream Shops in Scottsdale — Three Scottsdale spots for gelato, scoops and soft-serve, ranked by how settled their reputations are and with the closed days…
Best Happy Hour in Scottsdale — Where to drink in Scottsdale in the late afternoon, from a wine bar with a posted 2pm happy hour to a distillery tasting room in…
Best Wineries and Wine Tasting Rooms in Scottsdale — Scottsdale's wine scene runs on tasting rooms and wine bars rather than vineyards, and the strongest of them sit within a few…
Best Thai Food in Scottsdale — Scottsdale's Thai restaurants are scattered from Old Town to the strip malls off Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. Here's how the…
Best Sushi Restaurants in Scottsdale — Six Scottsdale sushi bars ranked by how convincingly their ratings hold up, from a North Scottsdale strip-mall standby with more…
Best Outdoor Activities in Scottsdale — Desert trailheads in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, an off-road jeep operator with a perfect rating, and flat paved paths for…
Best Cocktail Bars in Scottsdale — Seven Scottsdale cocktail bars, ranked by how convincingly the reviews back them up, from a 2,300-review Old Town fixture to a…
Best Chinese Food in Scottsdale — Three Scottsdale Chinese restaurants, ranked by how settled their ratings are, from a north Scottsdale room with more than 800…
Best Pizza Places in Scottsdale — Scottsdale's pizza scene runs from a Neapolitan room on Scottsdale Road to an evening-only pizzeria on Becker Lane. Here's how…
Best Parks in Scottsdale — Scottsdale's parks run from a 30,000-acre desert preserve to an 11-mile greenbelt built out of a flood control project, plus a…
Best Art Galleries in Scottsdale — Old Town's arts district packs galleries, an Indigenous art market and a Thursday night walk into a few blocks of Main Street…
Best Indian Food in Scottsdale — Four Indian restaurants in and around Scottsdale, ranked by how settled their ratings are, with the closing days and dishes…
Best Burgers in Scottsdale — Eight Scottsdale burger spots ranked by how well they answer the question, from a 5,000-review Old Town standby to a…
Best Brunch Spots in Scottsdale — Seven Scottsdale brunch kitchens ranked by how well they hold up, from a 4.7 with more than 3,500 reviews behind it to newer…
Best Food Trucks and Walk-Up Counters in Scottsdale — Scottsdale's food-truck scene runs more on small counters, pickup windows and catering rigs than on curbside parking. Four…
Best Craft Breweries in Scottsdale — Three Scottsdale spots that actually brew: Goldwater's taproom on Scottsdale Road, Craft 64's wood-fired pizza and beer in Old…
Best Vietnamese Food in Scottsdale — Three Vietnamese kitchens in Scottsdale, ranked by how well the reviews hold up: a long-running pho house on Roosevelt, a…
Best Late Night Eats in Scottsdale — Four Scottsdale kitchens that keep serving after most of Old Town has switched to drinks only, ranked by how late the food…
Best Date Night Spots in Scottsdale — Tasting menus in Old Town, a French kitchen on Goldwater Boulevard, resort bars that serve past midnight: eight Scottsdale…
Best Vegetarian/Vegan in Scottsdale — Discover the best vegetarian and vegan dining options in Scottsdale, Arizona!
Best Dessert Spots in Scottsdale — Discover the best dessert spots in Scottsdale, AZ, from chocolates to gelato and cupcakes. Your sweet tooth will thank you!

Top-rated places in Scottsdale

Game Show Battle Rooms - Phoenix (Scottsdale) — Activities, rated 5 from 3957 reviews
Arizona Food Tours — Activities, rated 5 from 557 reviews
Scottsdale Adventure Tours - Jeep Tours — Activities, rated 5 from 541 reviews
Top Notch Transportation — Restaurant, rated 5 from 204 reviews
Musical Instrument Museum — Activities, rated 4.9 from 10279 reviews
Echo Canyon Trailhead — Activities, rated 4.9 from 2711 reviews
Rancher Hat Bar — Bar, rated 4.9 from 1859 reviews
Curries Indian Cuisine and Bar — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 1046 reviews
BEG Bakery & Creamery and P.A.R.M. Italia — Bakery, rated 4.9 from 850 reviews
UNiQ Burger — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 710 reviews
Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 587 reviews
Bella Fine Art, Inc. — Activities, rated 5 from 63 reviews
Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse — Winery, rated 4.9 from 286 reviews
One Handsome Bastard Distillery — Cocktail Bar, rated 4.9 from 198 reviews
The Wine Collective of Scottsdale, Wine Store, Wine Tasting & Wine Bar — Winery, rated 4.9 from 172 reviews
Grapes and Hops — Craft Brewery, rated 5 from 45 reviews
Great Wall Chinese Medicine Acupuncture — wellness, rated 4.9 from 88 reviews
Parachos Tacos y Tragos — Restaurant, rated 4.9 from 74 reviews
Desert Botanical Garden — Activities, rated 4.8 from 23127 reviews
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park — Activities, rated 4.8 from 7007 reviews
Museum of Illusions Scottsdale — Activities, rated 4.8 from 4377 reviews
Escape the Room AZ — Restaurant, rated 4.8 from 2549 reviews
Gateway Trailhead - McDowell Sonoran Preserve — Activities, rated 4.8 from 2381 reviews
Pinnacle Peak Park — Activities, rated 4.8 from 1709 reviews

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Events in Scottsdale this week

Fall Butterflies — October 6, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden
Fall Garden After Dark — October 6, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden
Sunset Sound Meditation — October 6, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden
Judy Collins — October 6, 2026 at Musical Instrument Museum
2026 Best of the West and NRHA Southwest — October 7, 2026
Fall Butterflies — October 7, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden
Dog Days After Dark — October 7, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden
Fall Garden After Dark — October 7, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden
Acoustic Alchemy — October 7, 2026 at Musical Instrument Museum
Fall Butterflies — October 8, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden
Benise — October 8, 2026 at Musical Instrument Museum
Super Bloom Art Exhibit — October 9, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden

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