Guidebook for Sedona
Restaurant & Bakery
Great food and bakery for breakfast, lunch and dinner within walking distance of Sunset Villa. Best breads on earth; take home a loaf to enjoy during your stay.
*****Elevated quality of Mexican/Southwestern Cuisine. If you love real Mexican cuisine, you will love ELOTE. Executive Chef Jeff Smedstead is a James Beard Award Nominee. It is an all-time guest and local favorite. You must try the signature dish/appetizer "Elote"; you can thank me later! They don't take reservations. You will wait on line for 45 mins if you go before 6, and in high season maybe longer, but it's worth the wait.
198 locals recommend
Elote Cafe
350 Jordan Road*****Elevated quality of Mexican/Southwestern Cuisine. If you love real Mexican cuisine, you will love ELOTE. Executive Chef Jeff Smedstead is a James Beard Award Nominee. It is an all-time guest and local favorite. You must try the signature dish/appetizer "Elote"; you can thank me later! They don't take reservations. You will wait on line for 45 mins if you go before 6, and in high season maybe longer, but it's worth the wait.
Thai Palace Uptown
260 Van Deren RdConvenient location but it's food is just okay.
Javelina Cantina
671 AZ-179Basic American-style Mexican fare in a noisy atmosphere.
****Outstanding and tasty food. World's greatest onion rings. High quality food, fast service, at Tlaquepaque upstairs near the Secret Garden.
57 locals recommend
Oak Creek Brewery and Grill
336 AZ-179****Outstanding and tasty food. World's greatest onion rings. High quality food, fast service, at Tlaquepaque upstairs near the Secret Garden.
Sedona Rouge Hotel and Spa Trademark Collection by Wyndham
2250 W State Rte 89A*****Good food.
Try the Impossible Burger, no beef, but it tastes like beef, is just as good. Read about this online. The movement to replace cows.
63 locals recommend
Dellepiane Sedona
7000 AZ-179Try the Impossible Burger, no beef, but it tastes like beef, is just as good. Read about this online. The movement to replace cows.
*****Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Good food, great bread, good desserts; Uptown. 7 minute walk from the house. Healthy salads, great baked goods, They are not gluten free. Very busy on weekends and tourist seasons. Great baked goods. Take home a loaf of bread to enjoy during your stay. Walk to Wildflower from Sunset Villa Retreat.
65 locals recommend
Wildflower Bread Company
101 AZ-89A*****Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Good food, great bread, good desserts; Uptown. 7 minute walk from the house. Healthy salads, great baked goods, They are not gluten free. Very busy on weekends and tourist seasons. Great baked goods. Take home a loaf of bread to enjoy during your stay. Walk to Wildflower from Sunset Villa Retreat.
****Cafe and Coffee shop with GREAT desserts and worthwhile meals. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, except they close at 2 on Sundays. Nice spot near Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock.
27 locals recommend
The Desert Flour Bakery & Bistro
6446 AZ-179****Cafe and Coffee shop with GREAT desserts and worthwhile meals. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, except they close at 2 on Sundays. Nice spot near Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock.
*****Good food. Especially great food on holidays....make reservations.
17 locals recommend
Manzanita Restaurant
11425 E Cornville Rd*****Good food. Especially great food on holidays....make reservations.
Vince's Restaurant
9435 E Cornville RdA happy place to eat. Feels old world.
Pizzeria Bocce
1060 N Main St*****Great Pizza and atmosphere in Old Town Cottonwood.
*****Organic, gluten-free, something for everyone, from Italian to Thai.
129 locals recommend
Picazzo's Healthy Italian Kitchen Sedona
1855 AZ-89A*****Organic, gluten-free, something for everyone, from Italian to Thai.
L'Auberge de Sedona
301 L'Auberge Ln*****lovely setting, great food.$$$$$$
*****Great Food on Oak Creek; sit outside when the weather is nice. Good views.
70 locals recommend
Creekside American Bistro
251 AZ-179*****Great Food on Oak Creek; sit outside when the weather is nice. Good views.
*****The hotel and the Turquoise Restaurant are fabulous! Each room is different, and you can walk around when the rooms are being cleaned and go see different ones. Very cozy and romantic rooms. While in Winslow you can "standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona and it's such a fine sight to see, it's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford coming down to take a look at me" from the Eagle's song. Turquoise Restaurant has fine meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner...make reservations.
18 locals recommend
La Posada Hotel
303 E 2nd St*****The hotel and the Turquoise Restaurant are fabulous! Each room is different, and you can walk around when the rooms are being cleaned and go see different ones. Very cozy and romantic rooms. While in Winslow you can "standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona and it's such a fine sight to see, it's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford coming down to take a look at me" from the Eagle's song. Turquoise Restaurant has fine meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner...make reservations.
*****Best restaurant in Sedona+high prices=Outstanding meal. Great Views, and fabulous food. This is Lisa Dahl's, Executive Chef, fourth successful and largest Sedona restaurant. She is also the Executive Chef at three other Sedona Restaurants: Dahl & Diluca, Cucina Rustica, Pisa Lisa. She is expected to open 2 new restaurants in the Village of Oak Creek in the future.
273 locals recommend
Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill
700 AZ-89A*****Best restaurant in Sedona+high prices=Outstanding meal. Great Views, and fabulous food. This is Lisa Dahl's, Executive Chef, fourth successful and largest Sedona restaurant. She is also the Executive Chef at three other Sedona Restaurants: Dahl & Diluca, Cucina Rustica, Pisa Lisa. She is expected to open 2 new restaurants in the Village of Oak Creek in the future.
*****Good food, large portions, and the GIANT CINNAMON ROLL WEIGHING IN AT 3 POUNDS!!!! Open for breakfast and lunch until 2 PM.
58 locals recommend
Red Rock Cafe
100 Verde Valley School Rd*****Good food, large portions, and the GIANT CINNAMON ROLL WEIGHING IN AT 3 POUNDS!!!! Open for breakfast and lunch until 2 PM.
El Portal Sedona Hotel
95 Portal Ln*****Breakfasts only....but great ones! Located right next to Tlaquepaque.
*****Sit outside under beautiful sycamore trees in a lovely setting and the food is great too. In Oak Creek Canyon north of Sedona about 5 miles.
155 locals recommend
Indian Gardens Cafe & Market
3951 N State Rte 89A*****Sit outside under beautiful sycamore trees in a lovely setting and the food is great too. In Oak Creek Canyon north of Sedona about 5 miles.
*****This place has great views at Sunset of the Red Rocks and good food. It is very popular and large, so it can be noisy.
177 locals recommend
The Hudson
671 AZ-179*****This place has great views at Sunset of the Red Rocks and good food. It is very popular and large, so it can be noisy.
*****It's on the Creek on the north side of Tlaquepaque. The food is excellent with unusual menu items with natural ingredients.
106 locals recommend
Pump House Station Urban Eatery and Market
313 AZ-179*****It's on the Creek on the north side of Tlaquepaque. The food is excellent with unusual menu items with natural ingredients.
There are three Thai Restaurants in Sedona; Tara Thai has moved into the top spot. Great Red Curry with chicken.
45 locals recommend
Tara Thai Restaurant
34 Bell Rock PlazaThere are three Thai Restaurants in Sedona; Tara Thai has moved into the top spot. Great Red Curry with chicken.
Great Gelato: Between Sunset & Shelby on 89A in West Sedona. In the same complex as Harkins multiplex theaters (six).
Red Rock Gelato
2055 W State Rte 89AGreat Gelato: Between Sunset & Shelby on 89A in West Sedona. In the same complex as Harkins multiplex theaters (six).
Cold Stone Creamery
101 N State Rte 89AHyatt at Pinon Point. Overpriced confections in my mind, but you may like it.
****Great Italian food and fish. Large portions. Can sit outside on a deck facing the red rock views or inside.
58 locals recommend
Hideaway House
231 AZ-179****Great Italian food and fish. Large portions. Can sit outside on a deck facing the red rock views or inside.
****Great views above Sedona and of Sunsets. They have good food and desserts though the acoustics are quite noisy. TVs play sporting events.
78 locals recommend
Mesa Grill Sedona
1185 Airport Rd****Great views above Sedona and of Sunsets. They have good food and desserts though the acoustics are quite noisy. TVs play sporting events.
*****Located in Tlaquepaque Shopping Center. Well, here is what is fabulous about El Rincon Besides being a Mexican Restaurant, outside of the restaurant between April 1 and October 31 on Sundays, Mondays, & Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 Gaetano and Friends sing and play music in Spanish from the Old world and the new. Gaetano is the real deal; he has a tremendous voice. Seating is outside in the Plaza de las Companas. People get up and dance in the Plaza under soft outdoor lights. He creates a great atmosphere always. They serve drinks and appetizers outside, but if you want dinner, then you go inside to eat. 2 drink minimum, water is considered a drink.
30 locals recommend
El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano
336 AZ-179*****Located in Tlaquepaque Shopping Center. Well, here is what is fabulous about El Rincon Besides being a Mexican Restaurant, outside of the restaurant between April 1 and October 31 on Sundays, Mondays, & Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30 Gaetano and Friends sing and play music in Spanish from the Old world and the new. Gaetano is the real deal; he has a tremendous voice. Seating is outside in the Plaza de las Companas. People get up and dance in the Plaza under soft outdoor lights. He creates a great atmosphere always. They serve drinks and appetizers outside, but if you want dinner, then you go inside to eat. 2 drink minimum, water is considered a drink.
This is a DESTINATION restaurant for its food and best Ariona views, one of Arizona's best. Pricey, but worth it. Open for lunch and dinner. Visit in late afternoon to watch the sunset light up the red rock mountains. It's like a picture out of a movie.
273 locals recommend
Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill
700 AZ-89AThis is a DESTINATION restaurant for its food and best Ariona views, one of Arizona's best. Pricey, but worth it. Open for lunch and dinner. Visit in late afternoon to watch the sunset light up the red rock mountains. It's like a picture out of a movie.
Drinks & Nightlife & Colorful Characters
Clarkdale Concerts in the Park between May and September. The town square, complete with gazebo housing the band, plays to concert goers on the lawn on a summer's evening. Check the internet for Saturday night concerts in the park. It is very Norman Rockwell-esque.
30 locals recommend
Clarkdale
Clarkdale Concerts in the Park between May and September. The town square, complete with gazebo housing the band, plays to concert goers on the lawn on a summer's evening. Check the internet for Saturday night concerts in the park. It is very Norman Rockwell-esque.
The food quality is institutional, though you may find the music compelling. They charge a steep price for this experience.
79 locals recommend
Sound Bites Grill, Sedona AZ
101 N State Rte 89A The food quality is institutional, though you may find the music compelling. They charge a steep price for this experience.
Page Springs Cellars
1500 N Page Springs RdBecause it's there and you like wine.
Javelina Leap Vineyard, Winery & Bistro
1565 N Page Springs RdBecause it's there and you like wine.
Alcantara Vineyards and Winery
3445 S Grapevine WayBecause it's there and you like wine.
Oak Creek Brewery
2050 Yavapai DrThey have great brewskis.
Spirit Room
166 Main StLocal Character and a lot of it!
Vino has a very large selection of wines, sometimes they have music outdoors.
130 locals recommend
Vino Di Sedona
2575 AZ-89AVino has a very large selection of wines, sometimes they have music outdoors.
This is Hilary's favorite thing about Sedona: Between April 1 and the first weekend in November on Sundays, Mondays & Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30, Gaetano and friends performs in the Spanish Courtyard in front of the restaurant. Gaetano plays and sings Spanish music from the old world and the new. People dance in the courtyard to the music. You have to order 2 drinks per table (can be water), and they have some chips/dip and appetizers. Music is free, though there is a tip jar, and tips are appreciated. Gaetano grew up in Seville, Spain, and he is the real deal, and he has a fabulous voice.
30 locals recommend
El Rincon Restaurante Mexicano
336 AZ-179This is Hilary's favorite thing about Sedona: Between April 1 and the first weekend in November on Sundays, Mondays & Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30, Gaetano and friends performs in the Spanish Courtyard in front of the restaurant. Gaetano plays and sings Spanish music from the old world and the new. People dance in the courtyard to the music. You have to order 2 drinks per table (can be water), and they have some chips/dip and appetizers. Music is free, though there is a tip jar, and tips are appreciated. Gaetano grew up in Seville, Spain, and he is the real deal, and he has a fabulous voice.
Taste wine, go sit on the creekside deck and enjoy a snack, wine and watch blue herons fly in and catch a fish.
198 locals recommend
Page Springs Cellars
1500 N Page Springs RdTaste wine, go sit on the creekside deck and enjoy a snack, wine and watch blue herons fly in and catch a fish.
Parks & Nature
Slick Rock, water sliding on natural slick rock, red rock scenery, beauty. Go early or spend the day waiting on line to get in.
256 locals recommend
Slide Rock State Park
6871 AZ-89ASlick Rock, water sliding on natural slick rock, red rock scenery, beauty. Go early or spend the day waiting on line to get in.
Red Rock State Park
4050 Red Rock Loop RdNatural history, hiking interpretation, red rock scenery
It is the site of the famous Red Rock Crossing, Cathedral Rock and Oak Creek....the most photographed site in Sedona.
52 locals recommend
Crescent Moon Picnic Site
333 Red Rock Crossing RdIt is the site of the famous Red Rock Crossing, Cathedral Rock and Oak Creek....the most photographed site in Sedona.
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
675 Dead Horse Ranch RdIt's there!
Wupatki and Sunset Crater are a stunning drive: It's beautiful; lava, prairie, views of the painted desert. Scenic drive through the park. Bring a picnic lunch. Stop at the Painted Desert Overlook for lunch. Also stop and watch videos at the visitor center. Indian ruins. Takes 1-2 hours.
143 locals recommend
Wupatki National Monument
25137 North Wupatki LaneWupatki and Sunset Crater are a stunning drive: It's beautiful; lava, prairie, views of the painted desert. Scenic drive through the park. Bring a picnic lunch. Stop at the Painted Desert Overlook for lunch. Also stop and watch videos at the visitor center. Indian ruins. Takes 1-2 hours.
Indian Ruins, scenery, Montezuma's well, short hike, very interesting.
236 locals recommend
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Montezuma Castle RoadIndian Ruins, scenery, Montezuma's well, short hike, very interesting.
V Bar V Heritage Site
6750 N Forest Ranger RdPictographs and petroglyphs.
Honanki Heritage Site
11450 N Loy Butte RdPictographs, incredible!
Well it's not a park, but they have great interpretation of the skies and the universe.
352 locals recommend
Lowell Observatory
1400 W Mars Hill RdWell it's not a park, but they have great interpretation of the skies and the universe.
Red Rock Crossing Vortex
Templeton Trailvery scenic, iconic sedona views
It's a preserve operated by the Nature Conservancy. Beautiful open prairie vista beneath Arizona's tallest peak, Mt. Humphreys (12,600'), but the trail is at 8,000 feet elevation. They do free interpretive tours on Sundays from 10 am - 1 PM. Google it. Very beautiful western vistas.
7 locals recommend
Hart Prairie Preserve
It's a preserve operated by the Nature Conservancy. Beautiful open prairie vista beneath Arizona's tallest peak, Mt. Humphreys (12,600'), but the trail is at 8,000 feet elevation. They do free interpretive tours on Sundays from 10 am - 1 PM. Google it. Very beautiful western vistas.
Dinosaur Tracks
Where else can you see authentic dinosaur tracks?
Hike down to the Chinle River, take your shoes off and walk upstream to the White House Ruins beneath a towering cliff of sandstone washed with desert varnish....it's the most spiritual place I've ever been and so very beautiful.
28 locals recommend
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Hike down to the Chinle River, take your shoes off and walk upstream to the White House Ruins beneath a towering cliff of sandstone washed with desert varnish....it's the most spiritual place I've ever been and so very beautiful.
Oljato-Monument Valley
Iconic southwestern scenery. Take a hike or a jeep tour.
It's very beautiful and a must-see spot in the southwest.
39 locals recommend
Zion National Park South Entrance Ranger Station
151-161 Zion – Mount Carmel HighwayIt's very beautiful and a must-see spot in the southwest.
Bryce Canyon National Park
Also beautiful...must-see spot in the southwest.
Arches National Park Entrance Station
Arches Entrance RoadHke, scenic driving.
It's beautiful, drive through the canyon, up to 7,000' overlook, stop and restaurants, trails, swimming holes.
16 locals recommend
Oak Creek Canyon Natural Area
10099 North State Route 89AIt's beautiful, drive through the canyon, up to 7,000' overlook, stop and restaurants, trails, swimming holes.
The Crown of Sedona's red rock landscape is Cathedral Rock. You can access via a short steep walk up from the Back 'O Beyond parking area; requires using hands and sliding on your butt, but it is not hard for the average fit person. 45 mins to top. There is a longer trail on the backside, from the Baldwin Trail parking area on Verde Valley School Road; the trail is many miles.
104 locals recommend
Cathedral Rock - End Of Trail
Cathedral Rock TrailThe Crown of Sedona's red rock landscape is Cathedral Rock. You can access via a short steep walk up from the Back 'O Beyond parking area; requires using hands and sliding on your butt, but it is not hard for the average fit person. 45 mins to top. There is a longer trail on the backside, from the Baldwin Trail parking area on Verde Valley School Road; the trail is many miles.
Classic welcome to Sedona vista of Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte. Easy, flat path around it next to the highway 179 in the Village of Oak Creek.
78 locals recommend
Bell Rock
Classic welcome to Sedona vista of Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte. Easy, flat path around it next to the highway 179 in the Village of Oak Creek.
The Crown in Sedona's red rock landscape. It sits alone like a cathedral. There is a short hike from back o' beyond trailhead. It is steep and short, requires all 4s in some places, but not hard for the average fit person.
104 locals recommend
Cathedral Rock - End Of Trail
Cathedral Rock TrailThe Crown in Sedona's red rock landscape. It sits alone like a cathedral. There is a short hike from back o' beyond trailhead. It is steep and short, requires all 4s in some places, but not hard for the average fit person.
Shopping
Unique, one of a kind galleries, great restaurants, great Spanish architecture re-creating a Spanish Village complete with fountains, lavish landscaping, Oak Creek, Spanish tile. All Sedona festivals take place here. Especially Cinco de Mayo and Day of the Dead, Christmas Lighting.
346 locals recommend
Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village
336 AZ-179Unique, one of a kind galleries, great restaurants, great Spanish architecture re-creating a Spanish Village complete with fountains, lavish landscaping, Oak Creek, Spanish tile. All Sedona festivals take place here. Especially Cinco de Mayo and Day of the Dead, Christmas Lighting.
One of kind, unique, antiques, modern, southwestern sprawling market. A must see!
11 locals recommend
Son Silver West Gallery
1476 AZ-179One of kind, unique, antiques, modern, southwestern sprawling market. A must see!
One of a kind store featuring crystals from around the world all polished and shined for your viewing pleasure. You won't expect what you see inside. Crystals are reputed to have healing properties, and metaphysical Sedona does it like no other place.
56 locals recommend
Crystal Magic
2978 AZ-89AOne of a kind store featuring crystals from around the world all polished and shined for your viewing pleasure. You won't expect what you see inside. Crystals are reputed to have healing properties, and metaphysical Sedona does it like no other place.
It has great western, southwestern, and Mexican imports of all kinds. It's a fun place to be.
7 locals recommend
Mexidona
1670 AZ-89AIt has great western, southwestern, and Mexican imports of all kinds. It's a fun place to be.
Authentic Indian crafts: pottery, Navajo blankets, jewelry, historic.
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Hwy. 191Authentic Indian crafts: pottery, Navajo blankets, jewelry, historic.
Essentials
Organic food store.
Whole Foods, Whole Paycheck! The fresh salad bar is fresh, the hot foods never look appealing. They have the same dishes in the salad/hot buffet every day. There is also a bar, called the Bar 1902, which has very good menu items, drinks, specials each week, and smoothies.
223 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
1420 W State Rte 89AWhole Foods, Whole Paycheck! The fresh salad bar is fresh, the hot foods never look appealing. They have the same dishes in the salad/hot buffet every day. There is also a bar, called the Bar 1902, which has very good menu items, drinks, specials each week, and smoothies.
Natural Grocers
503 W Clay AveWalgreens
1995 AZ-89ANextCare Urgent Care
2530 AZ-89AIf you have an urgent need to see a medical specialist.
Clark’s Market & Pharmacy, Sedona
100 Verde Valley School Rdin the Village of Oak Creek
Walmart Supercenter
2003 E Rodeo DrThis Safeway is the highest quality Safeway I've ever been in. They have a lot of organic and non-organic produce. Everything in the produce section looks fresh and tasty. They offer a line of organic products that are very good and cheaper than Whole Foods. There is a Safeway card on the breakfast bar which will give you discounts (return it there before check-out). This is my go-to grocery store. This Safeway has 3 aisles of wine.
137 locals recommend
Safeway
2300 AZ-89AThis Safeway is the highest quality Safeway I've ever been in. They have a lot of organic and non-organic produce. Everything in the produce section looks fresh and tasty. They offer a line of organic products that are very good and cheaper than Whole Foods. There is a Safeway card on the breakfast bar which will give you discounts (return it there before check-out). This is my go-to grocery store. This Safeway has 3 aisles of wine.
CVS
20 Airport RdGetting Around
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
2090 AZ-89ASightseeing
Easy Hike: Courthouse Butte 4 miles around the butte & only 500' elevation gain. Bring plenty of water, at least 2 quarts, more in the summer months for any Sedona hike. You cannot imagine how dry it is here and how much dehydration can affect you.
Mile high city west of Sedona on a teetering hillside with unique galleries and shops. Once a mining town, visit the museum. The Grand Hotel has grand vistas toward Sedona, but it used to be an asylum for the insane; now you can be insane, too, and eat at the restaurant and stay at the hotel...they say it's haunted. For more haunted experiences, try the Haunted Hamburger Restaurant. Go to the Spirit Room Tavern for character, lots of it. Find Nelly Bly's shop featuring one of a kind kaleidoscopes, just to name a few.
476 locals recommend
Jerome
Mile high city west of Sedona on a teetering hillside with unique galleries and shops. Once a mining town, visit the museum. The Grand Hotel has grand vistas toward Sedona, but it used to be an asylum for the insane; now you can be insane, too, and eat at the restaurant and stay at the hotel...they say it's haunted. For more haunted experiences, try the Haunted Hamburger Restaurant. Go to the Spirit Room Tavern for character, lots of it. Find Nelly Bly's shop featuring one of a kind kaleidoscopes, just to name a few.
Red Rock Balloons
2360 AZ-89ASee the Sedona sights at new heights in a hot air balloon ride.