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For a Special Evening of Superb Dining, may
we suggest-
Cafe Terra Cotta 480-948-8100
$$$$
Gourmet Magazine has named Cafe Terra Cotta one of America’s
best restaurants, just one of many awards garnered by
Chef Donna Nordin. Southwest delicacies including a “stirring
elixir” of tortilla soup and exotic creations from
lemonade infused prickly pear to garlic custard keep bringing
patrons back again and again. / Open for lunch and dinner
/ 6166 North Scottsdale Road / Scottsdale
Mary Elaine's 480-423-2530
$$$ - $$$$
The only Five-Star, Five-Diamond restaurant in Arizona,
Mary Elaine’s features modern French cuisine along
with impeccable service. Located at the Phoenician Resort,
patrons will find only the best in main course dining
as well as award winning desserts. The restaurant has
its own Master Sommelier who is one of less than a hundred
in the world, who heads a staff of five sommeliers which
preside over the 44,000 bottle wine cellar and beverage
services. / Open for dinner only / 6000 E. Camelback /
Scottsdale /
Maria's When In Naples
480-991-6887 $$$$
Posh and elegant, the menu and service follows suit, this
establishment has also garnered awards from Gourmet Magazine
as one of America’s Top Tables. Maria’s is one
of the foremost Italian restaurants in the metro area.
/ Open for lunch and dinner / 7000 East Shea Boulevard
/ Scottsdale
Medizona 480-947-9500
$$$
Selected as one of America’s best new restaurants
in 2000 by Esquire Magazine, Medizona, as its name implies,
serves an inspired mix of Mediterranean and Southwest
fare. / Open for dinner / 7217 E. 4th Street / Scottsdale
Michael's at the Citadel
480-515-2575 $$$ - $$$$
Located in North Scottsdale at the Citadel, Michael DeMaria’s
New American cuisine specialties are appreciated by gourmets
including Zagat’s Survey who said Michael’s
is “as comfortable as being at home with much better
food". They also praised the “inventive dishes”
and “seductive desserts”. Who can say more?
/ Open for lunch, dinner & Sunday Brunch / 8700 E
Pinnacle Peak Road / Scottsdale
Mosaic 480-563-9600
$$$ - $$$$+(prix fixe)
Chef and owner Deborah Knight offers a globally inspired
prix fixe menu of superb cuisines based on seafood, vegetarian
or chef’s selections along with an amazing ala carte
menu. Paired wines are offered to enhance each course.
Expect the unexpected in combinations to tempt the taste-buds!
/ Open for dinner only / 10600 East Jomax Road / Scottsdale
Razz's Restaurant & Bar
480-905-1308 $$$ - $$$$
Spicing up his cuisine with fresh homegrown herbs and
edible flowers, chef Erasmo Kamnitzer presents a cosmopolitan
and eclectic mix of entrees. Look for his own paintings
gracing the wall of his sophisticated dining room. / Open
for dinner only / 10321 North Scottsdale Road / Scottsdale
Restaurant Hapa 480-998-8220
$$$ - $$$$
American and Asian cuisine are the mainstay at Hapa, where
Gourmet Magazine has honored both the chef-owner James
McDevitt and sushi master Nobu Fukuda for their fine cuisine.
The magazine goes on to say that these two make Hapa the
most exciting place in town! / Open for dinner only /
6204 N. Scottsdale Road / Scottsdale /
Roy’s Restaurant
480-905-1155 $$$
An upscale bistro with a menu of select fresh seafood,
this restaurant is definitely the place to dine in Scottsdale.The
tropical and deco elegant ambience is comfortable and
romantic, the perfect place for a very special occasion.
Popular with the theatre going crowd, reservations are
suggested. / Open for dinner only / 7001 N. Scottsdale
Road / Scottsdale
Voltaire French Restaurant
480-948-1005 $$$ - $$$$
Considered one of Scottsdale’s most intimate and
rewarding dining experiences, Voltaire serves superb authentic
French cuisine. Chef David Antonelli has made this place
a hallowed institution with tasteful ambience and romantic
flare, yet semi-casual to business attire is acceptable.
/ closed July & August / Open for dinner only / 8340
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