Guidebook for Phoenix
Essentials
Easy walk for fresh produce, groceries, wine and beer. Also has a Bank of America ATM.
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Sprouts Farmers Market
2824 E Indian School RdEasy walk for fresh produce, groceries, wine and beer. Also has a Bank of America ATM.
Trader Joe's
7720 W Bell RdShort drive away.
Whole Foods Market
4701 N 20th StShort drive away.
Safeway
340 E McDowell RdOne mile away. Walk or drive.
Shopping
Easy walk. Has everything you may have forgotten. Also has wine, beer, spirits.
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Walgreens
7000 N 16th StEasy walk. Has everything you may have forgotten. Also has wine, beer, spirits.
Biltmore Fashion Park
2502 E Camelback RdUpscale shopping and dining
Uptown Farmers Market
5757 N Central AveThe biggest and best in the valley.
Food Scene
Asian cuisine, sushi, seasonal beer selection, full bar and happy hour 7 days a week. Casual Asian Pub a short walk away.
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Moto
6845 N 16th StAsian cuisine, sushi, seasonal beer selection, full bar and happy hour 7 days a week. Casual Asian Pub a short walk away.
Babbo Italian Eatery has contemporary Italian cuisine, in a family friendly, casual atmosphere.
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Babbo Italian Eatery
6855 N 16th StBabbo Italian Eatery has contemporary Italian cuisine, in a family friendly, casual atmosphere.
Panda Express
6501 E Greenway PkwyShort walk away and quick.
Pomelo is a place for American food and drinks, with an Arizona twist. They use homegrown ingredients to create simple, traditional food with a bit of gourmet flair.
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Pomelo
7100 North 12th StreetPomelo is a place for American food and drinks, with an Arizona twist. They use homegrown ingredients to create simple, traditional food with a bit of gourmet flair.
Luci’s at the Orchard combines a gourmet market and cafe in a historic Phoenix ranch home. Join us for great salads, sandwiches and all day breakfast, along with Splurge’s homemade gelato. The marketplace showcases an exciting collection of candles, artisan soaps, gourmet foods, toys and games for the kids, and other unique gifts.
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Luci's at the Orchard
7100 N 12th StLuci’s at the Orchard combines a gourmet market and cafe in a historic Phoenix ranch home. Join us for great salads, sandwiches and all day breakfast, along with Splurge’s homemade gelato. The marketplace showcases an exciting collection of candles, artisan soaps, gourmet foods, toys and games for the kids, and other unique gifts.
Luci’s Healthy Marketplace is a unique Café, Coffee Bar and Marketplace. Featuring quality organic and natural products from reputable local and regional vendors, including meats, seafood, dairy, cheeses, snacks, entrees, wine and beer, supplements, cosmetics, baby care, pet care, cleaning, gifts and more. A wide Variety of Freshly-cooked meals are available throughout the day plus our Fresh Grab and Go Menu items are available for a quick in and out. We serve our delicious Breakfast Menu items all day.
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Luci's Healthy Marketplace
1590 E Bethany Home RdLuci’s Healthy Marketplace is a unique Café, Coffee Bar and Marketplace. Featuring quality organic and natural products from reputable local and regional vendors, including meats, seafood, dairy, cheeses, snacks, entrees, wine and beer, supplements, cosmetics, baby care, pet care, cleaning, gifts and more. A wide Variety of Freshly-cooked meals are available throughout the day plus our Fresh Grab and Go Menu items are available for a quick in and out. We serve our delicious Breakfast Menu items all day.
Starbucks
1601 E Bethany Home RdYou may be craving this.
Dutch Bros
4433 W Camelback RdDrive through coffee with a smile. West on Glendale.
Best pizza in the country? I don't know, but I like it.
Critics, customers and fellow chefs have had their say over the years, including:
The New York Times call the pizza “perhaps the best in America” (“The Road to Pizza Nirvana goes through Phoenix”, NYT, July 2004.)
Rachael Ray declared Pizzeria Bianco the winner of her Pizza Madness Bracket, a contest of pizzerias across the nation in 2010.
Food & Wine has labeled Chris’ pizza as “arguably the best pizza in America” (June 2005, June 2009)
Zagat named Chris as one of the 6 chefs who changed pizza
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Pizzeria Bianco
623 E Adams StBest pizza in the country? I don't know, but I like it.
Critics, customers and fellow chefs have had their say over the years, including:
The New York Times call the pizza “perhaps the best in America” (“The Road to Pizza Nirvana goes through Phoenix”, NYT, July 2004.)
Rachael Ray declared Pizzeria Bianco the winner of her Pizza Madness Bracket, a contest of pizzerias across the nation in 2010.
Food & Wine has labeled Chris’ pizza as “arguably the best pizza in America” (June 2005, June 2009)
Zagat named Chris as one of the 6 chefs who changed pizza
Panera Bread
1125 E Glendale AveFamiliar chain restaurant
Falafel, beans, veggies, hummus, salads, pitas, burgers, entrees. Everything is good. Lots of vegetarian and vegan choices. Also salmon, chicken. Happy hours tapas are a cheap way to eat dinner.
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Pita Jungle - Uptown
5505 N 7th StFalafel, beans, veggies, hummus, salads, pitas, burgers, entrees. Everything is good. Lots of vegetarian and vegan choices. Also salmon, chicken. Happy hours tapas are a cheap way to eat dinner.
Easy walk, next to Walgreens. Good, fast Mexican food. I love the chilaquiles.
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Los Taquitos
7000 N 16th StEasy walk, next to Walgreens. Good, fast Mexican food. I love the chilaquiles.
The Coronado PHX
2245 N 12th StAll vegan
Green New American Vegetarian
2022 N 7th StVegan comfort food at Green and Nami
Getting Around
Valley Metro
101 N 1st Avehttp://www.valleymetro.org/planning_your_trip
Sightseeing
One of my favorite places in Phoenix for getting a dose of nature with beautiful views.
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Desert Botanical Garden
One of my favorite places in Phoenix for getting a dose of nature with beautiful views.
Piestewa Peak
Great trails for most every ability and views of the city.
Taliesin West is a national historic landmark nestled in the desert foothills of the McDowell Mountains outside of Scottsdale, AZ. It is also the home of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Taliesin, The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.
Wright’s beloved winter home and the bustling headquarters of the Taliesin Fellowship, Taliesin West was established in 1937 and diligently handcrafted over many years into a utopian world unto itself. Deeply connected to the desert from which it was forged, Taliesin West possesses an almost prehistoric grandeur. It was built and maintained almost entirely by Wright and his apprentices, making it among the most personal of the architect’s creations.
A lively community, Taliesin West is open to the public and offers a broad range of tours. Come experience the place that Wright called “the top of the world.”
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Taliesin West
12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright BlvdTaliesin West is a national historic landmark nestled in the desert foothills of the McDowell Mountains outside of Scottsdale, AZ. It is also the home of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Taliesin, The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.
Wright’s beloved winter home and the bustling headquarters of the Taliesin Fellowship, Taliesin West was established in 1937 and diligently handcrafted over many years into a utopian world unto itself. Deeply connected to the desert from which it was forged, Taliesin West possesses an almost prehistoric grandeur. It was built and maintained almost entirely by Wright and his apprentices, making it among the most personal of the architect’s creations.
A lively community, Taliesin West is open to the public and offers a broad range of tours. Come experience the place that Wright called “the top of the world.”
Welcome to Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The word “Cosanti” comes from two Italian terms: “Cosa” and “Anti,” which together mean, literally, “Before (or Against) Things.” Here at the residence and sculpture studios of Paolo Soleri and his staff, architecture has come before everything else, and indeed, it is the architecture of this place that makes things possible here. Choosing the idea that Cosanti means “Against Things” leads to an understanding of Soleri’s anti-materialist stance: the ideas generated here have helped to develop a lean and frugal methodology for approaching life on earth and the designs of cities that would support that attitude and that life.
Either way, Soleri, (later joined by his students) began work on the experimental buildings of Cosanti in the mid 1950’s. Designated as an Arizona Historic Site, Cosanti presents a unique bio-climatic architectural environment. Its structures feature many imaginative design elements, reflecting Soleri’s innovative construction techniques.
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Cosanti Originals
6433 E Doubletree Ranch RdWelcome to Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The word “Cosanti” comes from two Italian terms: “Cosa” and “Anti,” which together mean, literally, “Before (or Against) Things.” Here at the residence and sculpture studios of Paolo Soleri and his staff, architecture has come before everything else, and indeed, it is the architecture of this place that makes things possible here. Choosing the idea that Cosanti means “Against Things” leads to an understanding of Soleri’s anti-materialist stance: the ideas generated here have helped to develop a lean and frugal methodology for approaching life on earth and the designs of cities that would support that attitude and that life.
Either way, Soleri, (later joined by his students) began work on the experimental buildings of Cosanti in the mid 1950’s. Designated as an Arizona Historic Site, Cosanti presents a unique bio-climatic architectural environment. Its structures feature many imaginative design elements, reflecting Soleri’s innovative construction techniques.
Arts & Culture
AMC Esplanade 14
2515 E Camelback Rdcomfy seating and food service
An institution of exciting art and learning since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum has become the largest art museum in the southwestern United States, providing access to art from all over the world to the people of Arizona.
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Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N Central AveAn institution of exciting art and learning since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum has become the largest art museum in the southwestern United States, providing access to art from all over the world to the people of Arizona.
The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), situated on a twenty-one acre, beautifully landscaped park in the middle of downtown Scottsdale, presents the best of contemporary art, architecture and design from around the world and from around the corner. Our nine to twelve exhibitions per year rotate continually so that a visitor will always experience the most current works of art that represent the thinking of the best and the brightest.
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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
7374 E 2nd StThe Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), situated on a twenty-one acre, beautifully landscaped park in the middle of downtown Scottsdale, presents the best of contemporary art, architecture and design from around the world and from around the corner. Our nine to twelve exhibitions per year rotate continually so that a visitor will always experience the most current works of art that represent the thinking of the best and the brightest.
Dedicated to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures, the Heard is an institution that successfully combines the stories of American Indian people from a personal perspective with the beauty of art. Through innovative programs, world-class exhibitions and unmatched festivals, the Heard Museum sets the standard nationally for collaborating with Native people to present first-person voices. Partnerships with American Indian artists and tribal communities provide visitors with a distinctive perspective about the art and cultures of Native people, especially those from the Southwest.
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Heard Museum
2301 N Central AveDedicated to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures, the Heard is an institution that successfully combines the stories of American Indian people from a personal perspective with the beauty of art. Through innovative programs, world-class exhibitions and unmatched festivals, the Heard Museum sets the standard nationally for collaborating with Native people to present first-person voices. Partnerships with American Indian artists and tribal communities provide visitors with a distinctive perspective about the art and cultures of Native people, especially those from the Southwest.
MIM displays more than 6,500 instruments collected from around 200 of the world’s countries and territories. Most displays are enhanced by state-of-the-art audio and video technologies that allow guests to see the instruments, hear their sounds, and observe them being played in their original contexts—performances that are often as spectacular as the instruments themselves. What’s more, all guests are invited to play instruments from around the world in the Experience Gallery. They can also see instruments from music icons such as John Lennon, Taylor Swift, Elvis Presley, Carlos Santana, and many more in the Artist Gallery.
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Muziekinstrumentenmuseum
4725 E Mayo BlvdMIM displays more than 6,500 instruments collected from around 200 of the world’s countries and territories. Most displays are enhanced by state-of-the-art audio and video technologies that allow guests to see the instruments, hear their sounds, and observe them being played in their original contexts—performances that are often as spectacular as the instruments themselves. What’s more, all guests are invited to play instruments from around the world in the Experience Gallery. They can also see instruments from music icons such as John Lennon, Taylor Swift, Elvis Presley, Carlos Santana, and many more in the Artist Gallery.
Oldest theatre in the southwest. Professional. Mostly musicals. I volunteer there.
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The Phoenix Theatre Company
1825 N Central AveOldest theatre in the southwest. Professional. Mostly musicals. I volunteer there.
Broadway series and Beyond series. Also, the student concerts are wonderful.
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ASU Gammage
1200 S Forest AveBroadway series and Beyond series. Also, the student concerts are wonderful.
Herberger Theater Center
222 E Monroe StSeveral arts companies call these stages home.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Rhythm Room Roots, Blues & Concert Club in Phoenix, Arizona is a live music venue hosting local and national acts on a nightly basis.
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The Rhythm Room
1019 E Indian School RdThe Rhythm Room Roots, Blues & Concert Club in Phoenix, Arizona is a live music venue hosting local and national acts on a nightly basis.