The leafy stretch along Camelback and Indian School between Phoenix and Scottsdale, home to Steak 44, Tarbell's, the Century Grand bars and Postino's original room.
Steak 44 on North 44th Street is the Mastro brothers' modern Phoenix steakhouse, a high-energy room of prime cuts, raw-bar seafood and a deep wine list.
Signature: Prime steaks, Fresh seafood, Tableside service
Order: A dry-aged prime cut and a tower from the raw bar to start.
Tip: The bar fills early and loud; book the dining room for a quieter night, valet only at peak.
Tarbell's on Camelback Road is Mark Tarbell's long-running Biltmore-area room, a New American kitchen with a wood oven and a deep wine program.
Signature: Wood-oven dishes, Seasonal mains, Deep wine list
Order: Whatever comes out of the wood oven, paired from Tarbell's own wine store next door.
Tip: Tarbell's the Tavern wine bar sits a couple of doors down at 3209 Camelback for a lighter night.
The Stand Arcadia Burger Shoppe on Indian School Road is a counter-service burger window, griddling smash patties with fries and shakes in the Arcadia strip.
Signature: Smash burgers, Fries, Shakes
Order: A double smash burger with a side of fries.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the patio is the only seating, so it is a take-away room in summer.
UnderTow on Indian School Road is an immersive below-deck tiki bar in the Century Grand building, an Arcadia rum room on the World's 50 Best Discovery list.
Signature drink: Rum-forward tiki cocktails
Food: Tiki snacks
Order: A rum-forward tiki cocktail served in the ship's-hold room.
Tip: Reservations only and timed seatings; the room is built like a ship's hold below Sip Coffee.
Tarbell's the Tavern on Camelback Road is Mark Tarbell's casual bar next to the flagship, pouring from the same deep wine program with a tavern food menu.
Signature drink: Wine by the glass and cocktails
Food: Tavern plates
Order: A glass off Tarbell's deep list with a plate from the tavern menu.
Tip: A couple of doors from the main Tarbell's; the bar is the walk-in option without a reservation.
UnderTow on Indian School Road is an immersive below-deck tiki bar in the Century Grand building, an Arcadia rum room on the World's 50 Best Discovery list.
Tip: Reservations only with timed seatings; the room is built like a ship's hold below Sip Coffee.