Where to Brunch on El Paseo

Where to Brunch on El Paseo

Brunch is not only practical — often extending more variety in menu items than any other meal — but it’s also a leisurely and convivial way to ease into the day. If you’re planning to stroll along El Paseo, why not brunch beforehand and then spend some time walking...
How Sweet It Is

How Sweet It Is

The coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with just about every type of business, but restaurants may have had to deal with the worst of it by absorbing two shutdowns and limited service capabilities over a one-year-period. Sally Hill was hoping to open Sweet Basil...
The New Café Society and What to Order

The New Café Society and What to Order

We find in a pandemic that a new café society has emerged, one where the necessity for open-air seating and the desire to commune inspire a graceful, unrushed setting. The choice to enjoy the day is ours to make. An easy way to do just that comes in three delicious...
Outdoor Seating

Outdoor Seating

Few destinations enjoy the four-season privilege of al fresco wining and dining that beckons from one end of El Paseo to the other. Nearly every restaurant offers an outdoor dining experience. (Or, spread out on your own back deck overlooking the pool by ordering...
Chef Recommends

Chef Recommends

Breakfast or lunch? Coffee or cocktails? Wine or craft beer? Apps or dessert? No hard decisions here. El Paseo is an all-of-the-above kind of destination. As the morning sun washes over the desert, coffee shops, cafés, and local brunch institutions arouse both sweet...