The Best Restaurants in Scottsdale

Mastro's Ocean Club — the seafood tower, the piano, the whole thing.

Steak 44 — the best steakhouse in the state.

Binkley's (Cave Creek) — Kevin Binkley's counter-only tasting menu, a full evening event.

Different Pointe of View at Pointe Hilton — dinner with the entire valley below you.

Virtù Honest Craft (Old Town) — Mediterranean, seasonal, quietly one of the best in the country.

Kai at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass — Native ingredients, five-diamond.

Cala at The Global Ambassador — coastal, elegant, still under the tourist radar.

Hillstone at Kierland — the safe answer that's never a wrong answer.

Postino WineCafé — bruschetta boards and the $6 wine + bruschetta happy hour.

Chelsea's Kitchen — patio, tacos, and a rotisserie chicken that regulars order weekly.

The Mission (Old Town) — modern Latin, the tableside guac.

Breakfast Club (North Scottsdale) — the local weekday standard.

The Henry — big, buzzy, weekend brunch.

Butters Pancakes — pancakes as the whole point.

Morning Squeeze — patio brunch in Old Town.