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Course

Order The Animal Fries add-on with caviar, creme fraiche and egg yolk, listed at $35 on the fall menu.

Course in Scottsdale is chef Cory Oppold's prix-fixe dining room on Shea Boulevard, a 2025 James Beard Best Chef Southwest semifinalist with a cocktail bar.

Cafe Monarch

Order The four-course dinner menu or the eight-course tasting menu; the caviar menu is listed separately.

Cafe Monarch on 1st Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale serves prix-fixe dinners and appears on Wine Spectator's 2025 Restaurant Award list for its wine program.

ShinBay

Order The $285 omakase: sashimi, composed courses and nigiri set by the day's market arrivals.

ShinBay in Scottsdale is a ten-seat omakase counter with two seatings a night, listed as a 2026 MICHELIN Guide Recommended Japanese sushi restaurant.

Anhelo

Order The eight-course Chef's Tasting; press mentions wild mushroom soup with whipped ricotta and truffle.

Anhelo in Old Town Scottsdale is chef Ivan Jacobo's prix-fixe restaurant in a converted home, with a four-course menu, an eight-course tasting and wine.

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