Here's everything you need to know about South Scottsdale.
Wagyu tomahawk steak at Mastros
Brat Haus
Scottsdale’s only German-style beer garden is outfitted with large-format Jenga building blocks and serves large-format doughy pretzels. Don’t miss the sauerkraut fritters and bratwurst flights. 3622 N. Scottsdale Road, brathausaz.com
Mastro’s City Hall Steakhouse
Black leather, textured glass and red accent lighting set the scene for celebrating corporate anniversaries and closing big business deals. The dress code is smart; the service is spot-on. 6991 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale, mastrosrestaurants.com
Roka Akor
Boasting elegant surrounds and contemporary robata Japanese cuisine, this location of Roka Akor in the McCormick Ranch area offers prime cuts of steaks, seafood and vegetables with Japanese-inspired accouterments. Order bit by bit as whims of the table dictate or submit to the omakase experience—let the chef make the decisions. 7299 N. Scottsdale Road, rokaakor.com/scottsdale
The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch
Step into this hacienda-inspired resort and staycation in one of its 326 guestrooms and suites. Guests can renew at the Luna Spa, a premier destination for indulging the mind, body and soul with relaxing massages to revitalizing facials and full body treatments. Or refresh poolside, golf on one of two adjacent 18-hole championship courses, work out in its fitness center or bike ride along the green belt trail. For those seeking to venture off-site, enjoy off-road Jeep tours, horseback riding and world-class shopping just minutes away. 7700 E. McCormick Pkwy., hilton.com/the-scottsdale-resort-at-mccormick-ranch
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Because the kitchen keeps cookin’ until 12:30 am, the bartenders slip blue-cheese-stuffed olives into the city’s iciest martinis, and art installations and floral arrangements are constantly freshened, fabulous people who do fascinating things tend to congregate here. 7353 Scottsdale Mall, az88.com
Craft 64
The superb fast-cooked pizzas here should be—and are—compared with those by Grazie on the same block. Here, the beverage program is dominated by Arizona beers; at Grazie, Italian wines dominate. A pie-and-bev enthusiast simply cannot miss in this neighborhood. 6922 E. Main St., craft64.com
Scottsdale Center of the Performing Arts
Providing traditional and contemporary arts of interest, guests enjoy the best artists from broadway, classical dance and more here in Scottsdale. Search its upcoming events and plan your next unforgettable night. 7380 E. 2nd St., scottsdaleperformingarts.org
Luci’s at The Grove
Scottsdale sippers looking for something refreshing to cool down with can hit Luci’s at The Grove, a fresh concept from the team behind Valley favorites like Luci’s at the Orchard, Splurge and Pomelo. Diners can choose from a delectable menu of noshworthy bites and refrshing drinks just in time for those balmy monsoon nights. Located inside The Grove at McCormick Ranch, it offers a stop-and-shop experience with a French public market flare. Be seated or peruse the cafe’s in-house market and nab items like handmade goods, portable snacks for the road, and cork-and-go bottles of wine. 7400 N. Vía Paseo Del Sur, Unit 102, lucisurbanconcepts.com
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