Restaurants in Phoenix

The culinary half of this delicious dichotomy is curated by award-winning head chef Christopher Gross, while the palate behind the fermented lounge is sommelier Paola Embry. Hungry peepers can feast upon Christopher's thoroughly modern dining digs; outfitted with bright, candy-colored fixtures that accent clean geometrics and foundational earth tones. Commence proper consumption by memorizing the full dining menu, which is creatively infused with the flavors of French cuisine, tempting early appetites with first plates such as wild-mushroom soup with foie gras ($18) and escargot en croute ($14), or savory salads such as duck confit with mixed greens, Humboldt Fog cheese, and cognac-infused dried cherries ($16). Warm up every nook and cranny of your mouth in preparation for great after-dinner conversation with a plate of steamed mussels with Spanish chorizo and white wine ($16), or take a large bite of smoked truffle-infused filet mignon ($36) to avoid answering questions about your "secret club" and the only other member, your "Matthew McConaughey." For an edible that's both cozy and elegant, opt for a wood-oven pizza topped with wild mushrooms, shallots, and arugula ($12).

The cooks at Fast Eddie’s Diner sling breakfast all day long, filling mouths with sumptuous eats such as french toast and omelets. Their classic sandwiches and hearty burgers silence belly rumbles during lunch keep patrons sated. Fast Eddie’s maintains an unpretentious environment, unlike diners that require customers to wear black ties as bibs.

A lush estate of 40 acres near Camelback Mountain surrounds The Scottsdale Plaza Resort, which, in turn, surrounds the Salon & Day Spa at The Scottsdale Plaza Resort. Inside, the staff greets every visitor with a robe and slippers to wear during a recommended cool shower to initiate detoxification.

The packed service menu plies muscles with six types of soothing and therapeutic bodywork and an infrared sauna, and salon professionals master current haircut and nailcare trends. Stylists deftly transition from creating complex weaves for female clients to trimming beards for gentlemen, and aestheticians tailor men's skincare regimens from products rich with jojoba oil, papaya, and soothing cherry enzymes that ensure prompt, rugged five o'clock shadows.

Sure Voltaire French Restaurant’s executive chef David Antonelli worked in several New York eateries, but he really got his skills in the kitchen from his uncle. That family spirit must have been impressed upon the chef, because today Antonelli keeps his restaurant a family affair, running the eatery together with wife Lydia and father Martin. Together, they produce a menu of fine French-style cuisine that follows the classic formula of meat, sauce, and side. Proteins can include veal, mussels, and fine cuts of steak. Lydia recommends le poulet en croute, a chicken breast with cream of spinach baked inside a puff pastry. The recipe was created especially for her by her husband, and it is not coincidental that the pastry serves as an excellent hiding place for diamonds.

The restaurant’s servers aren’t slouches either. The highly skilled staff adds to the restaurant’s appeal by boning freshly baked fish or flambéing desserts tableside. The skill and preparation put into the menu have not gone unnoticed, earning Voltaire French Restaurant the U.S. Commerce Association’s Best of Scottsdale in the French Restaurants category for five years running.

Serving all-natural premium pork products, Pork on a Fork's family of fourth-generation farmers has perfected its methods with countless delectable chops and tender cuts. Every hog is disease-free and raised without the use of antibiotics, unlike those raised on a diet of ice cream and newspaper, and products are individually frozen and preserved, ensuring that every cut arrives at the Arizona location in top-notch quality. The menu presents porky fare in a variety of settings, including sausage with a backdrop of biscuits and gravy ($5.99) and the hearty Breakfast in a Cup, consisting of bacon or sausage posing with a mix of country potatoes, eggs, and cheese ($6.99). Noontime nibblers can snack on a smoked pulled-pork sandwich ($7.99), a snappy bratwurst ($5.99), and the ultimate pit-master meal, equal parts brisket, pork, and spicy polish dog ($10.99). Pork on a Fork was also featured at 2009's Celebrity Food Show, providing celebrity chef Guy Fieri with pork for his Pork el Fuego cooking demonstration.

Waffle Dawg is a place where that popular wake-up cake can finally escape from the world of melancholy breakfasts. The shop’s waffles, which come in standard, blueberry, bacon, and chocolate-chip varieties, are the foundation for some imaginative sweet and savory concoctions. One hot dog mashed between two waffles. Two scoops of ice cream melting on a waffle. Three toppings of your choice—say fruit, nuts, and whipped cream—smothering a waffle. Marshmallow, chocolate, and graham crackers making you think about s’mores on a waffle.

It’s also possible to say no to waffles and stick with Waffle Dawg’s dogs, such as the Dirty Dawg with heaps of chili and cheese. Stuffed pretzels, Otter Pops, muffins, and lots of other snacks pile up inside the shop’s bright red, green, and blue walls, so no one can force you to break your waffle fast—not even Waffle Dawg’s waffle-cape-wearing mascot, who is made of ferocious cardboard and eats rusty cars for breakfast.