This article is part of an SIR Today series of recommendations from Phoenix-area interventional radiologists and their colleagues on their favorite restaurants, hangouts and sights to see. We thank all those who have submitted their top local picks to this series!
Restaurants Downtown:
- Kaizen PHX: Happy hour sushi, entire menu is 50% off!
- The Vig: Good Southwestern food in a nice setting
- Wren & Wolf: Good food and drink in a fun setting, a little pricey
- Rough Rider: Southern-style foods, very good
- Snooze AM eatery: Great breakfast ... often very busy, though!
Restaurants a little farther away:
- Clever Koi: Asian food and bar with lively contemporary atmosphere
- Belly: Asian/sushi in a small setting with great drinks
- Restaurant Progress: Trendy small restaurant with excellent food and tapas style available, great drinks
- Valentine: Southwestern/Arizona laid-back setting with small menu but great locally sourced food
- Fàme: Good for coffee and breakfast
- The Yard: Large open space with burgers, good for gatherings
- The Farm at South Mountain: Nice garden/farm style space. Very nice multi course dinners that you can reserve in advance
Hikes:
- Camelback Mountain: Can be difficult to park; the common Phoenix hike in the valley. There are two approaches—Echo Canyon and Cholla Approach. Has some very short hand over foot hiking.
- Piestewa Peak: Another classic Phoenix hike. Steep and short.
Things to do:
- Japanese Friendship Garden: Nice quiet place
- Arizona Science Center: Science museum
- Phoenix Art Museum
- Heard Museum: Native American collections of southwestern art
