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.
Signature: Tasting menu, Wine pairings, Mountaintop views
Order: The multi-course tasting with wine pairings, timed for sunset over the city lights.
Tip: Request 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.
Signature: Tasting plates, Craft cocktails, Seasonal curries
Order: The seasonal tasting plates paired with the bar's spice-driven cocktails.
Tip: Set 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.
Signature: Al pastor, Carne asada tacos, Tortas
Order: Al pastor tacos carved off the trompo.
Tip: Cash-friendly and quick; the al pastor is the order, with pineapple from the spit.