Guidebook for Phoenix
Food Scene
Great food, great spot, and great owner! The food here is terrific and there is an outside bar that opens into the restaurant right on Central Avenue! You will love it! Ask for Luca, the owner , and he will make certain that you are taken care of every time....
78 locals recommend
Forno 301
1616 N Central AveGreat food, great spot, and great owner! The food here is terrific and there is an outside bar that opens into the restaurant right on Central Avenue! You will love it! Ask for Luca, the owner , and he will make certain that you are taken care of every time....
Fun place to grab breakfast on the edge of the downtown ASU campus. Young people bustling around serving classic and very interesting dishes but get there early on the weekends!
227 locals recommend
Matt's Big Breakfast
825 N 1st StFun place to grab breakfast on the edge of the downtown ASU campus. Young people bustling around serving classic and very interesting dishes but get there early on the weekends!
Offering a variety of goo food in an older brick building just off Central Avenue downtown.
115 locals recommend
Phoenix Public Market
Offering a variety of goo food in an older brick building just off Central Avenue downtown.
Superb coffee and treats across from the Phoenix Art Museum. You can walk there along Central Avenue from The Wilshire House and then return along 1st Street to the north of McDowell Avenue and wander among another little historic district...
48 locals recommend
Giant Coffee
1437 N 1st StSuperb coffee and treats across from the Phoenix Art Museum. You can walk there along Central Avenue from The Wilshire House and then return along 1st Street to the north of McDowell Avenue and wander among another little historic district...
So much more than a coffee house with a full bar and restaurant menu. Ideal spot for a funky respite with GREAT baked goods and plenty of room to hop on your computer and catch up. Just good stuff here always!
259 locals recommend
Lux Central
4402 N Central AveSo much more than a coffee house with a full bar and restaurant menu. Ideal spot for a funky respite with GREAT baked goods and plenty of room to hop on your computer and catch up. Just good stuff here always!
World famous pizza set in an historic house in Pioneer Square in downtown Phoenix. Always a line at dinnertime but so worth it!
237 locals recommend
Pizzeria Bianco
623 E Adams StWorld famous pizza set in an historic house in Pioneer Square in downtown Phoenix. Always a line at dinnertime but so worth it!
A slice of Mexico in an award-winning local restaurant that always makes the Top Lists for authentic and exciting food. Just 10 minutes from The Wilshire House. You must try this place and see why everyone raves about the food!
140 locals recommend
Barrio Cafe
2814 N 16th StA slice of Mexico in an award-winning local restaurant that always makes the Top Lists for authentic and exciting food. Just 10 minutes from The Wilshire House. You must try this place and see why everyone raves about the food!
A new comer that I have not yet eaten at, the critics are raving about the ambience and the food....maybe we can compare notes?
37 locals recommend
Restaurant Progress
702 W Montecito AveA new comer that I have not yet eaten at, the critics are raving about the ambience and the food....maybe we can compare notes?
Another new one in the Roosevelt Row district minutes from The Wilshire House. Give it a whirl!
24 locals recommend
The Dressing Room
220 E Roosevelt StAnother new one in the Roosevelt Row district minutes from The Wilshire House. Give it a whirl!
One of four local restaurants serving Metro Phoenix, this one is in the Roosevelt District just down the road from The Wilshire House about a mile and a half to the south. AN enclosed patio with food and drink like any upscale urban hip place but always able to be counted on!
129 locals recommend
The Vig Fillmore
606 N 4th AveOne of four local restaurants serving Metro Phoenix, this one is in the Roosevelt District just down the road from The Wilshire House about a mile and a half to the south. AN enclosed patio with food and drink like any upscale urban hip place but always able to be counted on!
Entertainment & Activities
World reknown for saving near-extinct animals from around the globe, this private zoo operates every day of the year on the edge of Tempe and Phoenix in gorgeous Papago Park. Wonderful spot to take the kids and learn about the Sonoroan Desert first hand
864 locals recommend
Phoenix Zoo
455 N Galvin PkwyWorld reknown for saving near-extinct animals from around the globe, this private zoo operates every day of the year on the edge of Tempe and Phoenix in gorgeous Papago Park. Wonderful spot to take the kids and learn about the Sonoroan Desert first hand
More nature treats for the kids and just next door to the Odysea Acquarium in north Scottsdale just off the SR101. Both venues exciting and actually located on an INdian Reservation belong to the Pima-Maricpopa tribe.
413 locals recommend
Butterfly Wonderland
9500 East Vía de VenturaMore nature treats for the kids and just next door to the Odysea Acquarium in north Scottsdale just off the SR101. Both venues exciting and actually located on an INdian Reservation belong to the Pima-Maricpopa tribe.
Arts & Culture
Just south of The Wilshire House and a walkable distance along Central Avenue. Featuring changing exhibits with a beautiful sculpture garden in the courtyard.
686 locals recommend
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N Central AveJust south of The Wilshire House and a walkable distance along Central Avenue. Featuring changing exhibits with a beautiful sculpture garden in the courtyard.
Also world famous for Southwest INdian arets and culture with a cute little cafe to take a break in after viewing the remarkable exhibits. You may want to stop in the gift shop too!
653 locals recommend
Heard Museum
2301 N Central AveAlso world famous for Southwest INdian arets and culture with a cute little cafe to take a break in after viewing the remarkable exhibits. You may want to stop in the gift shop too!
Interactive amazing venue for all things science. School children love this place and there is so much to see and do. Really worthwhile with changing exhibits....
292 locals recommend
Arizona Science Center
600 E Washington StInteractive amazing venue for all things science. School children love this place and there is so much to see and do. Really worthwhile with changing exhibits....