The resort-and-foothills stretch north of the canal, from the mountaintop Different Pointe of View to Indibar in Paradise Valley and the north-side taquerias and roasters.
Different Pointe of View sits 1,800 feet up at the Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, a AAA Four Diamond room pairing American cooking with a wide skyline view.
OrderThe multi-course tasting with wine pairings, timed for sunset over the city lights.
TipRequest a window or terrace table at dusk; the room is on North 7th Street, well north of downtown.
Indibar in Paradise Valley is Nigel Lobo and Ajay Negi's modern Indian craft-cocktail room, opened in 2025 in the former Rancho Pinot space.
OrderThe seasonal tasting plates paired with the bar's spice-driven cocktails.
TipSet in Lincoln Village shopping center; the cocktail bar is a destination on its own, book ahead for dinner.
Tacos Huicho on Thunderbird Road is a Sinaloan-style taqueria known for vertical-spit al pastor, carne asada and tortas, with a busy north Phoenix taco line.
OrderAl pastor tacos carved off the trompo.
TipCash-friendly and quick; the al pastor is the order, with pineapple from the spit.
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