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THE MARIN DISH • 2026
New In Town (October)
Here's the Dish on Marin’s tastiest new bites.
FABULOUS ARIZONA • 2026
10 Happy Hours in Old Town Scottsdale
A guide to 10 happy hours in Old Town Scottsdale.
ARIZONA FOOTHILLS MAGAZINE • 2026
CALA’s “12 Weeks of Spritz” Turns Summer into a Weekly Cocktail Adventure
CALA Scottsdale is keeping summer fresh and flavorful with a rotating lineup of $12 spritzes, offering a new cocktail every week through August.
Phoenix New Times · 2025
Best Bar
Tell Your Friends — Best Of Phoenix® 2025
Scottsdale.com · 2025
This Scottsdale Locale Was Honored as Bar of the Year
Tell Your Friends — Bar of the Year, 2025 Bar & Restaurant Expo Industry Excellence Awards
AZ Big Media · 2025
Here are the winners of the 2025 Foodist Awards
Tell Your Friends — Iconic Speakeasy Experience, Arizona Restaurant Association Foodist Awards
Phoenix New Times · 2024
Best New Speakeasy
Tell Your Friends — Best Of Phoenix® 2024
PHOENIX magazine · 2024
2024 Best of the Valley: Spirits, Beer & Bars
Tell Your Friends — Best New Cocktail Bar
Arizona Foothills Magazine · 2024
Best of Our Valley 2024 Winners: THE LIST
Cala — Best Date Spot, Best Resort Restaurant, and Restaurant Interior
Arizona Foothills Magazine · 2023
Best of Our Valley 2023 Winners: THE LIST
Cala — Best Date Spot and Best Restaurant Interior
Phoenix New Times · 2023
Best Hotel Restaurant
Cala — Best Of Phoenix® 2023
Hospitality Design · 2022
42nd Gold Key Awards Finalists Revealed
Cala — Gold Key Award for Excellence in Hospitality Design, Restaurant Casual
In the News
AZ Big Media · 2026
Kuza brings live-fire energy to Scottsdale
Kuza — Clive Collective’s sixth restaurant opens in North Scottsdale
Mouth by Southwest · 2026
Kuza opens in ex-Chauncey Social space in North Scottsdale
Kuza — open robata grill, raw bar, and sushi in North Scottsdale
Axios Phoenix · 2026
A new Scottsdale spot is flying in seafood from Tokyo
Kuza — seafood flown in twice weekly from Tokyo’s Toyosu Market
ABC15 Arizona · 2026
Japanese restaurant with live-fire grill set to open in North Scottsdale
Kuza — sixth concept from the group behind Cala and The Americano
The Ark · 2026
Bungalow Kitchen Plans Lunch, Lower Prices Under New Operator
The Bungalow Kitchen — Tiburon, California
Eater SF · 2026
Michael Mina Is Cutting Ties With Popular Tiburon Waterfront Restaurant
The Bungalow Kitchen — Clive Collective takes over the Tiburon waterfront restaurant
ABC15 Arizona · 2026
Cala shares its vision for its second Valley location opening at Phoenix’s PV
Cala — second Valley location at PV
Phoenix New Times · 2026
These 11 restaurants are now open at PV, with more coming soon
Cala — 6,500-square-foot second location coming to PV
Arizona Foothills Magazine · 2026
The Americano Enters a New Chapter in Scottsdale
The Americano — Clive Collective leads day-to-day operations
Chilled Magazine · 2025
Ashley Cibor Is Redefining Scottsdale’s Cocktail Scene at Tell Your Friends
Tell Your Friends — behind the bar program
Phoenix New Times · 2025
Clive Collective brings 5 new bars and restaurants to the Valley
Clive Collective — Cala, Tell Your Friends, Neon Spur, and what comes next
PHOENIX magazine · 2025
New Mill Ave Dive Bar Neon Spur Modeled After 1970’s Basement Hangout
Neon Spur — Tempe
Arizona Foothills Magazine · 2025
Clive Collective Announces Five New Restaurant Concepts
Clive Collective — five new concepts across the Valley
Phoenix New Times · 2025
Celebrity chef cooks up ‘new dive bar’ in Tempe
Neon Spur — opens on Mill Avenue with a menu by chef Beau MacMillan
Phoenix New Times · 2024
Our 2024 guide to the top 100 bars in Phoenix is here
Phoenix New Times — Top 100 Bars of 2024
The Infatuation
The Best Restaurants In Scottsdale
Cala — Scottsdale