The Lunch Bag

The kind of casual place “Where it’s always lunch time,” the Lunch Bag offers a lengthy menu of mid-day items in Scottsdale like sandwiches served with Lays chips, salads, and homemade desserts. The Lunch Bag’s signature sandwiches include the Tuna Ciabatta, Spicy Roast Beef, and the well-known Mom’s Homemade Hot Meatloaf – featuring hot meatloaf […]

The Lunch Lounge

Channel 15 personalities and hotel and business guests are among the lunchtime clientele at this tiny eatery tucked into an office complex off 44th Street north of Van Buren Street. The menu features $8 signature sandwiches like the tasty Southwest chipotle chicken Panini, $6 build-your-own sammies made with Boar’s Head meats, salads, and a few […]

Lustre Rooftop Bar

Sweeping views of South Mountain and the downtown Phoenix skyline make Lustre Rooftop Bar at Hotel Palomar one of the go-to open-air lounges for travelers and Valley locals. Lustre boasts ample seating space with sofas and tables, a pool, and a full bar featuring local brews like Four Peaks Kilt Lifter and San Tan Brewery’s […]

Lutong Bahay

Seven years ago, Ramon Go and Grace De Ausen-Go closed their small Filipino food counter within Lams Market. In early March 2020, they opened a spacious restaurant in Glendale that specializes in the food of Pampanga, a central region of the Philippines, plus dishes that draw from Ramon’s Chinese heritage. Food is strictly traditional: adobe, […]

Lux Central

Quite possibly THE place to see-and-be-seen on the Central Avenue corridor, this hipster hotspot features excellent coffee, a nice selection of cocktails, and a small but tasty dining menu. Kick back with the MacBook-wielding 20-somethings amid uber-cool modern vintage furnishings.

Lylo Swim Club

Rattan open-weave pendant light shades sway gently in the wind above the bar; behind them, bold wallpaper features a tropical palm leaf print. At Lylo, a pool bar on Camelback Road, it’s easy to imagine you’ve left Phoenix behind for some island oasis. Guests of Rise Uptown Hotel or those with day passes are allowed […]

Mac’s Broiler and Tap

This little bar and grill happens to be nestled between two of our favorite shops in town – Changing Hands Bookstore and Hoodlums. Both require hours of browsing, so we like to take a break on the patio at Mac’s – where you can get a good burger and a cold Four Peaks beer. Classic […]

Macayo’s Mexican Kitchen

For more than a half-century, this local chain has been serving up sopapillas, enchiladas, and rellenos. Don’t take our word for it – ask President Obama, who stopped here for dinner during a post-election visit to Phoenix. The story goes that the chimichanga was invented here, and we tend to believe it – this signature […]

Macayo’s Mexican Kitchen

For more than a half-century, this local chain has been serving up sopapillas, enchiladas, and rellenos. Don’t take our word for it – ask President Obama, who stopped here for dinner during a post-election visit to Phoenix. The story goes that the chimichanga was invented here, and we tend to believe it – this signature […]