Just like its diverse terrain Phoenix,  has an equally diverse offering of restaurants and dining options for every palate. While signature Southwestern and Mexican dishes dominate the city’s culinary landscape,  there are flavors to suit every craving.  The dining and shopping in Phoenix delivers the diversity people are looking for.

Alice Cooperstown

The namesake restaurant of the famous rock star and Arizona resident Alice Cooper.   With its classic American dishes and great barbeque, Papago Brewing Company with its 30 tap bar and full menu. Kai is an elegant,  classic American restaurant at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort on the Gila River Indian Community reservation.

For entertainment Copper Square in the heart of downtown Phoenix is the place to be. This 90-square-block revitalized district around the Convention Center has plenty to do and see including nightclubs shopping and dining. It’s also home to Chase Field where the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team plays their home games.

Shopping

As for shopping there’s no shortage of places to browse and buy. The huge Scottsdale Fashion Square is a shopping and entertainment paradise that includes luxury store brands Burberry, Hugo Boss, kate spade new york, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., St. John, Max Mara, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus.  Additionally, the Biltmore Fashion Park offers even more luxury shopping with Saks Fifth Avenue, Hyde Park Jewelers, Escada, Ralph Lauren Stuart Weitzman and Cole Haan.

Malls in the Phoenix area include Metrocenter, Phoenix Spectrum Mall, Desert Ridge Marketplace, Kierland Commons, Arrowhead Towne Center, Tempe Marketplace and Paradise Valley Mall. And don’t miss the charming boutiques and shops on Mill Avenue in Tempe or the vintage and antique shops in Glendale or the galleries and boutiques in nearby Scottsdale.

For outlet shopping this area can’t be beat whether you head to the huge Arizona Mills Mall and Outlet Center off Interstate 10 in Tempe.  There are also the Outlets of Anthem just north of the metro Phoenix area and  Phoenix Premium Outlets just east of Phoenix in Chandler Arizona.