Sonoran heat, desert patios and Arizona wine in Old Town.
Scottsdale eats outdoors for half the year. From October to May the patios fill along Craftsman Court, Fifth Avenue and the Scottsdale Waterfront, and the Old Town farmers market sets up on Saturday mornings by City Hall. The food underneath is Sonoran: carne asada, machaca, flour tortillas, cheese crisps and bacon-wrapped Sonoran hot dogs, with Los Olivos cooking it in Old Town since 1947. Hohokam canals and Akimel O'odham farms shaped this valley long before Winfield Scott bought his 640 acres in 1888, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community still borders the city. The modern chef era starts at FnB, where Charleen Badman cooks vegetables from Arizona farms beside an Arizona-only wine list; she won the James Beard Best Chef: Southwest award in 2019, and the first MICHELIN Guide Southwest gave FnB a Bib Gourmand in 2026. Old Town's tasting rooms pour wine made in Willcox and Cochise County, brunch is a weekend sport, and the late crowd moves to the bars around Saddlebag Trail.
Order Whatever vegetable plate is on, such as the grilled sweet potatoes with mustard vinaigrette.
Order The four-course dinner menu or the eight-course tasting menu; the caviar menu is listed separately.
Order Whipped eggplant with braised lamb neck, then the date cake with bourbon toffee sauce.
Order Veal meatballs with Castelvetrano olives, then the 25-layer lasagna.
Order Tableside guacamole, then the build-your-own pork shoulder tacos.
Order A cheese crisp to start, then the Mexican Flag Enchiladas with both red and green sauce.
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Every restaurant, cafe, market and bar we cover in Scottsdale, pinned. Click a pin for the page.
Scottsdale's signature dishes include Sonoran hot dog, Chimichanga, Cheese crisp, Carne asada, Machaca burro. See our signature dishes chapter for where to eat each.
TableJourney editors map Scottsdale by district. Old Town Scottsdale, South Scottsdale, Central Scottsdale, Paradise Valley are among the strongest for food, each with its own guide.
Editor picks in Scottsdale include FnB, Course, Cafe Monarch, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.
TableJourney covers 5 editor-picked food tours in Scottsdale, with what each shows you and how much to budget.
TableJourney's Scottsdale dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, gluten_free, halal, kosher venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.
