New restaurants in Scottsdale, newest first, each with the month it opened.
Every opening date comes from the restaurant itself or local press. Ratings are early for the newest places, so read them with a grain of salt.
Updated October 21, 2026 · 35 places · ratings from Google
Opened October 2026
The grill drives much of the dinner menu at this Sonoran cocina rústica from Hermosillo, its first U.S. location. It took over the old Carrabba's building at Scottsdale Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. Expect octopus finished over live fire, a tomahawk for the table and naturally fermented pizzas. A bakery case holds conchas, and the bar pours a horchata espresso martini.
Opened October 2026
Coastal-leaning Italian classics fill the menu at this north Scottsdale newcomer on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. Think rigatoni Bolognese finished with ricotta, lasagna al forno and fettuccine Alfredo topped with burrata, with fresh or gluten-free pasta on request. Happy hour runs 4 to 6 daily at the bar, and every bottle of wine is half price on Mondays.
Opened September 2026
Opened in September 2026, this Japanese restaurant and robata grill on North Scottsdale Road cooks over binchōtan charcoal on a robata grill. Across the room, a raw bar handles bluefin, hamachi and Hokkaido uni, with seafood arriving from Tokyo twice a week. Executive Chef Erik Davila runs the kitchen, and happy hour runs Wednesday through Sunday from 4 to 5pm.
Opened September 2026
Chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy and blueberry-filled buttermilk pancakes lead the breakfast side at this family-owned spot on North Scottsdale Road. Omelets, skillets, burgers and wraps fill out the breakfast-and-lunch menu. It moved into the former OEB Breakfast Co. space and opened in September 2026.
Opened September 2026
White tablecloths and a seasonal Italian menu set the tone at this north Scottsdale restaurant on Pinnacle Peak Road. An intimate dining room sits on one side and a lively bar on the other. Antipasti, pasta, entrees and desserts change with the market, and aperitivo runs Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to 6 at the bar. It opened in September 2026.
Opened September 2026
Curries and drunken noodles cover the Thai basics at this Pinnacle Peak Road bistro in north Scottsdale. It held its grand opening on Sept. 12, 2026. The menu goes further with grilled ribeye and Thai chile dipping sauce, honey-glazed duck and crispy whole pompano with tamarind and ginger sauce. Lychee juice and coconut ice cream round it out.
Opened September 2026
Owners James and Raenee Fox opened this second Vecina on Sept. 18, 2026, in the former Z'Tejas space in McCormick Ranch. It has nearly three times the room of their Arcadia original. Chef Fox's wood-fired modern Latin menu, including gambas al ajillo with wild Mexican shrimp, comes with craft cocktails and a lakeside patio.
Opened September 2026
Shawarma, falafel, lamb tikka and fattoush salads come out of a strictly halal kitchen at this Middle Eastern restaurant's second Scottsdale location. It opened at The Edge on 90th Street in September 2026, with a halal market inside. The original is on Pima Road, and both are closed Sundays.
Opened September 2026
This rooftop singalong brunch bar on Indian Plaza opens Saturdays only, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect high-energy music and espresso martini soft serve in Old Town's nightclub district. Plates run from a giant pull-apart cinnamon roll to chicken and waffle sliders. Evening Entertainment is behind it, and it opened in September 2026.
Opened August 2026
NBA player and ASU alum James Harden is among the ASU grads behind this sandwich shop on Scottsdale Road. It's the first Arizona franchise of a Colorado-based chain, with all-day breakfast, made-to-order sandwiches, burgers and salads. It opened in August 2026.
Opened July 2026
Daily lunch and dinner buffets anchor the Scottsdale branch of this Tempe Indian restaurant, on Hayden Road in McCormick Ranch. Featured dishes run from chili paneer and assorted momo to chicken Hakka noodles and butter chicken, and there's a private dining room. It opened in July 2026.
Opened June 2026
Formerly Liquor Pig, this Old Town kitchen and bar rebranded as Wayward in June 2026 under co-owner and executive chef CJ Kahley. The room plays like a speakeasy crossed with a Western saloon. On the global menu, find sablefish ceviche and Koreano garlic buns next to a bone-in short rib taco board and birria kushiyaki.
Opened June 2026
Regional Indian cooking gets a fine-dining setting at this Jomax Road restaurant, which opened in June 2026. The menu runs from Raj Kachori chaat and Chennai chicken 65 to clay-oven lamb chops and fish pollichathu wrapped in banana leaf. Happy hour runs Tuesday through Sunday, 3 to 6 p.m., at the bar.
Opened June 2026
Skateboard decks line the walls, classic skate videos play and early-2000s skate-era music sets the mood at this Granite Reef Road pizza spot. Handcrafted pizzas share the menu with bone-in and boneless wings, and it stays open until midnight, or 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. It opened in June 2026.
Opened May 2026
Mexican cooking meets steakhouse cuts at this spot in The Shops at Hilton Village, near Paradise Valley. Quesabirria tacos arrive with a cheese crust and salsa macha, and the 30 oz Black Angus tomahawk comes with elote and guacamole. Ribeye aguachile, Sonoran shrimp ceviche and tres leches cake fill out the menu.
Opened May 2026
This locally owned coastal Mexican seafood restaurant took over the former OBON Sushi spot in McCormick Ranch for its second location. House specialties include green shrimp aguachile, fish tacos and tuna tartare. The kitchen now pairs fresh seafood and oysters with steaks cooked over fire. It opened in May 2026.
Opened May 2026
Handcrafted cocktails and coastal Asian cooking headline this McCormick Ranch outpost of a California group with restaurants in Laguna Beach and Newport Beach. Order the lobster macadamia roll or aloha poké, then Korean tacos, braised BBQ pork buns or wok-fired mussels in Thai basil coconut curry. It opened in May 2026.
Opened May 2026
Jacob Finley, the restaurateur behind Karsen's Grill, opened this Old Town spot on Marshall Way in May 2026, in the former Frank and Lupe's. A Western-themed cantina sits up front, and a renovated 1922 house holds the main dining room. The "Arizona-born" menu includes ahi tostadas, a pimento dip with guajillo jam and a green chile pork ragout pasta.
Opened April 2026
Veteran pizzaiolo Tommy Morano opened this pizzeria at Scottsdale and Shea in April 2026. His past Valley restaurants include Tommy's Place, The Firm and Uncle Sal's. New York-style pies share the menu with Sicilian deep dish, linguini in white clam sauce, baked ziti and rib-eye cheesesteaks.
Opened April 2026
Executive chef Brian Paskvan brings Southern smokehouse cooking to Hotel Solaya's restaurant, which opened in April 2026. Its patio overlooks Scottsdale Civic Center Park. Hog Heaven sets out rotating Southern hams with benne seed crackers, and smoked meats spend a full day over oak. A 360-degree bar anchors the room.
Opened March 2026
Xiao long bao, buns and noodle dishes lead the menu at the Arizona debut of this Taiwanese restaurant. A window into the dumpling kitchen lets diners watch cooks fold dumplings. The 10,000-square-foot space at Scottsdale Fashion Square seats about 340. It opened in March 2026 with reservation-only seating ahead of an April grand opening.
Opened March 2026
The former Drunk Munk space in Old Town is now a modern Japanese spot for sushi, crudo and rolls like the Scottsdale Sunset. Off the grill comes A5 Miyazaki striploin on a hot rock, and the edamame is fried in beef tallow. A DJ plays Thursday through Saturday from 8 p.m. It opened in March 2026.
Opened February 2026
Seven kinds of paella, cooked to order in the traditional paellera, headline this Spanish restaurant at Scottsdale Fashion Square. Siblings Maria and Xavi Padrosa founded it in Spain in 1992. Jamón ibérico is carved tableside, the list runs past 200 Spanish wines, and private rooms seat groups of 10 to 60. It opened in February 2026.
Opened February 2026
The name means "welcome" in Thai, and this artisanal cafe sits on Northsight Boulevard in North Scottsdale. Its menu covers tom kha soup, pad Thai and pork ribs with Southern Thai curry, with vegan dishes available. It opened in February 2026.
Opened February 2026
Scottsdale native chef Shon Foster helped shape the northwestern Mexican menu at this rooftop restaurant and bar above AC Hotel Scottsdale Old Town. The view looks toward Camelback Mountain. Order the Trolelote street-corn skillet or the rabbit and rattlesnake sausage with nopales. It opened in February 2026; take the elevator from the hotel lobby.
Opened January 2026
Etta at Scottsdale Quarter became The Guest House in January 2026, a high-end steakhouse that also has locations in Las Vegas and Austin. Wagyu is served tableside, a 36-ounce prime tomahawk anchors the steaks, and there's a seafood selection too. Happy hour runs daily from 3 to 6 p.m.
Opened January 2026
Sushi, steak and seafood share the menu at this upscale Asian restaurant's first Arizona location. Its other outposts are in Aspen, Denver and Las Vegas. It opened on Scottsdale Road in January 2026, with plates like bluefin tuna crispy rice and a grand shellfish platter. Happy hour runs daily from 3 to 6, and weekend brunch runs 11 to 3.
Opened January 2026
Brothers Luke and Jake Kory founded this two-story Mexican steakhouse on Civic Center Plaza with chef Marco Garcia, drawing on the cooking of Nogales. Steaks come off a mesquite grill, from a 40-ounce Vaquero tomahawk to arrachera skirt steak. Downstairs, Pisto Lounge adds a DJ after dinner. It opened in January 2026.
Opened December 2025
Lisa Vanderpump's restaurant sits on the seventh floor of Caesars Republic Scottsdale, in the former Seven space, with views of Camelback Mountain. The global menu includes herb and Gruyère pull-apart bread, fried goat cheese balls with hot honey and lobster ceviche crisps, and there's live entertainment. It opened in December 2025.
Opened December 2025
Chef Ryan Pitt runs the kitchen at this upscale Old Town lounge and restaurant, in the former Kelly's at Southbridge space. It cooks modern American food with French technique and Japanese ingredients. The menu includes Chilean sea bass, Maine diver scallops and Snake River Farms wagyu steaks. There are three private dining rooms, and it opened in December 2025.
Opened November 2025
Chef Hiro runs this chef-owned Japanese spot in Sonora Village, near TPC Scottsdale. Lunch brings onigirazu rice sandwiches and donburi such as the uni and ikura bowl, served Tuesday through Sunday. At night it turns into an izakaya, pouring sake and Japanese beers alongside bluefin toro and miso-marinated black cod.
Opened November 2025
Jocque Concepts, the group behind The Montauk and Diego Pops, opened this two-story, open-air bar and restaurant in Old Town in November 2025. It sits on Saddlebag Trail and holds up to 400 people, with views of Camelback Mountain. Mediterranean and Mexican flavors meet in ahi tostadas, dirty martini dip and shrimp aguachile.
Opened October 2025
Coastal Mediterranean plates come off a Josper charcoal grill at this two-story spot on Civic Center Park. A raw bar and hummus with made-to-order pita share the menu, and the patio wraps an antique fountain under mesquite and olive trees. Happy hour runs daily from 3 to 7 p.m., and weekend brunch lasts until 3.
Opened October 2025
Fox Restaurant Concepts opened this two-level American brasserie with French flair at Scottsdale Fashion Square in October 2025. Lunch and dinner run from sushi and salads to steak frites. Happy hour is upstairs on weekdays from 3 to 6, and the Tiger Room and upstairs bar lounge can be booked for gatherings.
Opened October 2025
Chef-owner Christopher Brugman cooks modern American food with coastal Mediterranean influences at this North Scottsdale spot on Bell Road. The menu runs from grilled lamb ribs with Calabrian honey and Spanish octopus with romesco to wood-fired pizzas and whole grilled fish. Cocktails include the Juniper Fog, and it opened in October 2025.