Worth the ride near Phoenix, AZ
We list 9 places worth riding to around Phoenix, AZ, across views, food, and coffee.
41 more nearby in Glendale, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ, Peoria, AZ, Mesa, AZ, Chandler, AZ and Gilbert, AZ.
Views

Camelback Mountain (Echo Canyon)
Mountain View
City and desert views from Echo Canyon, below Phoenix's best-known mountain landmark.
Photo by Domenico Convertini (CC BY-SA 2.0) source

Dobbins Lookout, South Mountain Park
Mountain View
Paved Summit Road climbs to the highest public point in South Mountain Park at 2,330 feet, a popular rider destination.
Photo by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0) source

Hole-in-the-Rock, Papago Park
Viewpoint
Short climb into an eroded sandstone chamber over Phoenix that the Hohokam used to mark solstices.
Photo by Marine 69-71 (CC BY-SA 3.0) source
South Mountain Park (Dobbins Lookout)
Mountain View
Ride the summit road for a climb of more than 1,000 feet, topped by a stone lookout above the Valley.
Food

Pizzeria Bianco (Heritage Square)
Food
Wood-fired pizza in Heritage Square from Chris Bianco, going since 1988.
Photo by Dale Cruse (CC BY 2.0) source
Barrio Cafe
Food
Modern Mexican cooking from chef Silvana Salcido Esparza, a central Phoenix name since 2002.
The Stockyards Restaurant
Food
Steaks since 1947 beside the old Phoenix stockyards, on the Phoenix Historic Register since 2004.
Coffee
Songbird Coffee & Tea House
Coffee
Coffee in a 1904 house on Roosevelt Row, with beans from Tempe's Cortez Coffee Roasters.
Fair Trade Cafe
Coffee
Shade-grown organic fair-trade coffee on an outdoor patio in downtown Phoenix.
More worth the ride
None listed around Phoenix, AZ yet.