My Favorite Sedona Restaurants

Underlined restaurant name in blue is a direct link to their website.

Special Occasions/Upscale:

Cucina RusticaMediterranean   Fabulous!!!  Maybe my favorite restaurant in Sedona.  Lisa Dahl’s fabulous new cook and travel book is out click here The Elixir of Life to purchase.  Easy Italian recipes and the pictures alone are worth it!

Dahl & Di Luca – Italian Sister of Cucina Rustica

Elote Cafe – Upscale & Fabulous Mexican!   This is not like any Mexican food you’ve ever had, just be prepared for an hour wait.

L’Auberge de Sedona – Creek side is my favorite, beautiful setting, great food!

Enchantment Resort A great resort with one of the most beautiful settings in Sedona!     AAA Four Diamond Yavapai Restaurant,   Casual Tii Gavo – great for happy hour on the patio and Mi Amo’s healthy spa cuisine…all wonderful.

Reds Restaurant at Sedona Rouge Resort Another AAA Four Diamond Award -  Comfort food in gourmet fashion – all I can say is great food…and I was here for an eight day retreat!  Beautiful resort and fun happy hour.

Great food – casual atmosphere:

El Rincon Great food and Margaritas!

Barking Frog - Okay I’m a sucker for southwestern food, I love Barking Frog!   Great food, fun, and you can even get dessert late at night…late by Sedona standards is past 9pm.

Heartline Cafe Fresh ingredients – great food!

Thai Spices Good food, inexpensive.

Mai Thai In Cottonwood another great Thai Restaurant (actually my favorite) but a 30 min. drive from Sedona.

Thai Palace My new favorite Thai place, in uptown Sedona.  Take 89A north, turn left on Forest, then an immediate right on Van Deren. Charming courtyard, wonderful food!

The Hideaway 251 State Highway 179, Sedona      Casual Italian – Beautiful views, very reasonable good food.

Oak Creek Brewery at Tlaquepaque      Great burgers!  Great fries! What more need I say?

Shugrues Hillside Good food – gorgeous view!

Wildflower Bread Company Great sandwiches, salads, Try the Scotch Kiss cookies…..yummy!

Red Chopstick Chinese Restaurant Very good chinese food, great staff!

Indian Gardens Trading Post Oak Creek Canyon, 3951 N Highway 89A Sedona – This is where we stop for great  sandwiches after hiking West Fork!  Or to take with us….plus I can bring my dog through the back gate to the patio which is shaded and lovely after a good long hike.

Dairy Queen, Oak Creek Canyon……BLIZZARDS!  Need I say more??

Junipine Restaurant Oak Creek Canyon,   Great food, try the pistachio crusted halibut!

Sedona Memories 321 Jordan Road, Sedona, AZ  Maybe the best sandwiches in Sedona, inexpensive, $6.25 for a sandwich in Sedona is great, and enough for two.   If you call in your order you get a free huge cookie.

Mystic Earth Cafe 301 Highway 179, across from Tlaquepaque,  great little cafe with awesome sandwiches, wraps and salads.

Secret Garden at Tlaquepaque Great salads and sandwiches in a sweet garden setting at Tlaquepaque.

Pita Fresh Mediterranean food, fresh, healthy, inexpensive…how much better does it come!

Organic/Vegetarian/Raw

Chocola Tree Raw vegetarian food, wonderful chocolates!

New Frontiers Natural Marketplace 1420 W. AZ 89A, West Sedona, AZ  Great Deli sandwiches, salad bar, cookies, etc.  plus all organic fruits and veggies, and great meat.

Breakfast:

Red Rock Cafe 6500 Hwy 179 in the Village of Oak Creek    The BEST Blue corn Huevos Rancheros  I’ve ever eaten – with black beans and perfect homemade hash browns – plus the friendliest staff in town…..and colorful locals, like one big family!

Coffee Pot Restaurant If you’re in West Sedona this is the place for breakfast, but expect a long wait on weekends.

Coffee shops I don’t drink coffee, but these are friendly, fun spots.

Java Love My personal favorite…funky casual atmosphere, lots of locals writing books, great discussions at the big table!

Posse Grounds In the Village of Oak Creek, newer, clean, great tea selection too!

Desert Flour Bakery Village of Oak Creek, great pastries!

There is good food and even great food to be eaten in Sedona!

 

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