Best of Phoenix
All our favorite hikes, museums, restaurants, coffee shops, bars, nightlife spots, and grocery stores.
Grocery Store
(Hostel Favorites walking)
Safeway - 10 mins (0.7 klm)
Basic all around groceries
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Ranch Market - 20 mins (1 klm)
*Ranch Market is the best Mexican grocery store for a cultural experience. They are fully stocked and inexpensive.
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Phoenix Farmer's Market - 5 mins (0.5 klm)
Every Saturday from 8 am - 1 pm
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Baiz Market - 33 mins (2.7 klm)
International market with eat-in area for kababs, shawarma, naan, baklava, and superb hummus.
Ranch Market
Best Places to Eat
(Hostel Favorites walking)
Gallo Blanco
(Mexican Food) 5 mins ($$)
Welcome Diner
(Hamburgers and comfort food) 5 mins ($$)
Taco Chelo
(Best Tacos) 5 mins ($$)
Il Bosco Pizza
(Gourmet Pizza) 5 mins ($$)
Carley's Cafe
(Best Local Cafe. Woman-owned) 10 mins ($$)
Moira's Sushi
(Best Sushi in PHX) 10 mins ($$$)
Green
(Vegan) 15 mins ($$)
Coronado Cafe
(Vegan) 20 mins ($$)
Hot Daisy Pizza
(Pizza by the Slice) 5 mins ($)
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Taco Chelo
Best Bars
(Hostel Favorites walking)
Lost Leaf Craft Beer
(Local Favorite) 5 mins
Cobracade
(Bar and Arcade) 10 mins
Wilderness DtPHX
(Best Outdoor Seating) 5 mins
Greenwood
(locally, Woman owned) 5 mins
Szazerac
(Date-night cool!) 10 mins
Boom Boom Room
(Black, Female owned) 25 mins
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Wilderness DTPHX
Best Museums
(Hostel Favorites walking)
Heard Museum
(Native history and art) 20 mins
Phoenix Art Museum
(Free Weds at 3 pm) 15 mins
Roosevelt Row
(Art District) 5 mins
Grand Avenue Arts (30 mins)
Burton Barr Library
(Great city view) 15 min
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Heard Museum
Best Museums
(by Car or Transport)
Desert Botanical Garden
(World favorite)
Pueblo Grande Museum
(Native historic site)
Musical Instruments Museum
(Only museum like it in the world)
Frank Lloyd Wright's | Taliesen West
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Pueblo Grande Museum
Best Entertainment
(Walking)
Crescent Ballroom
(best place for a concert!) 15 mins
Pemberton
(funky arts & music) 10 mins
AMC Movie Theatre - 10 mins
The Churchill
(Food and music) 10 mins
The Nash Jazz Club - 10 mins
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Pemberton | Roosevelt Row
Best Hikes (Bring water and hat)
Camelback Mountain
(Difficulty: 8/10) Best overall hike in Phx
South Mountain
(Difficulty: 5/10) Best desert sunsets and nature
Piestawa Peak
(Difficulty: 7/10) Best exercise and fitness hike
Papago Butte "Hole in the Rock"
(Difficulty: 4/10) Best place to relax
Best Coffee & Work Spaces
(Hostel Favorites walking)
Fair Trade Cafe
(Social Justice & Woman Owned) 15 mins
Song Bird Coffee
(Student centered & Woman Owned) 10 mins
JoBot Coffee & Beer
(Students and Yuppies) 10 mins
Xanadu Coffee Co.
(Best work space) 8 mins
Futuro Coffee & Salon
(Best Latinx Art/Coffee Space) 8 mins
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Go to Visit Phoenix for events and happenings in Greater Phoenix