Where the Wealthy Actually Go in Scottsdale

Weekday lunch: Hillstone at Kierland. The one restaurant everyone quietly agrees on.

Dinner: Steak 44 for a business night, Mastro's Ocean Club for a celebration, Virtù Honest Craft in Old Town for the tasting menu, and Binkley's for the omakase experience out in Cave Creek.

Brunch that isn't a scene: Breakfast Club in North Scottsdale, or the patio at The Global Ambassador.

The under-the-radar pick: Cala at the Global Ambassador. Coastal, quiet, and rarely on a tourist list.

Golf: Whisper Rock (invite only), Estancia (private, Pinnacle Peak), Silverleaf Club (DC Ranch). For the public-access equivalent: Troon North Monument and We-Ko-Pa Saguaro.

Tennis and pickleball: the members-only side of the Phoenician, or a private court booking at The Rally House.

Spa day: Well & Being at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess for the treatments, Joya Spa at Omni Montelucia for the setting, Alvadora at Royal Palms for the intimacy.

Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter for daily luxury (RH, Anthropologie, lululemon, Warby Parker).

Fashion Square for the flagship names — Neiman Marcus, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Rolex, Van Cleef.

For interiors and gifts: Wiseman & Gale on Fifth Avenue, and the design district around 5th & Marshall.

For art: the Old Town gallery district on Main Street, plus Bentley Gallery on Roosevelt in Phoenix for contemporary.

The Boulders in Carefree for a quiet lunch and a hike.

The Musical Instrument Museum — the one museum locals recommend without hesitation.

A day trip to Sedona (2 hours) for lunch at Enchantment Resort.

Sunset drinks at Different Pointe of View at Pointe Hilton — the view still wins.