Chicago is where I grew up, Dallas is my home and Arizona is my happy place. I have previously vacationed in Sedona, Arizona two years ago and when I was younger. It had a lasting effect on me. If you have not been to Arizona before it is a beautiful, mountainous and warm place. Sedona specifically is unbelievable, it is like no other place. It is filled with beautiful red rocks with panoramic views everywhere you turn. It is a relaxing place with amazing hikes. I had some memorable food in Sedona.
1. Sedona Real Inn & Suites Breakfast: Our hotel stay included free breakfast. I enjoyed eating at our hotel each morning. I found that they have almond milk, I was very content with this. Every morning I was able to have cereal, toast with peanut butter and fruit loops. I had a great breakfast every morning.
2. Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen: After researching restaurants in Sedona I was most excited for this restaurant. An allergy friendly Italian restaurant is very hard to find. Normally the closet I get is Italian food made at home by my father. I would recommend making reservations prior to eating here. Luckily, we were able to find two open seats at the bar. The place was packed which is a good indicator that the restaurant is good. I ordered a vegan garlic bread, chicken Parmesan and raspberry cheesecake. All vegan and all amazing! Later in the week I order vegan garlic bread, chicken piccata and raspberry. I was so lucky to eat their twice. If you have any sort of food allergy or preference this place is perfect for you.
3. Berry Divine Acai Bowl: I was so impressed by this place that I have decided to write a separate blog post about it. I loved it! This is my favorite acai bowl ever! I ordered a soft serve Sedona Acai Bowl. It has strawberries, bananas, granola, and honey with the acai soft serve blend. I ate here many times! It was amazing and completely dairy free!
4. Golden Goose American Grill: This is one of the only places that I have seen DF (dairy free) listed on a menu. They had many dairy free, vegan and gluten free items listed on the menu. My only complaint is that the bread was not dairy free. I ordered vegan stuffed portabello mushroom with french fries. It was ok, next time I would try something else. I recommend eating at this restaurant if you can, we had excellent service and great food.
5. Nami: A vegan bakery in Phoenix. I have been drooling about this place for two years! I was so impressed by this place that I have wrote a separate blog post about it. I am awestruck that I could get dessert out in a bakery. It has been so long since I was able to have ice cream out. Everything in the bakery is vegan including the soft serve ice cream. I ordered the doughboy vanilla soft serve. It was amazing my mouth is still watering from it. Highly recommend.
6. Mellow Mushroom: Pizza restaurant. They have a lot vegan options and toppings. I was able to have a pizza with mushrooms, tofu and vegan cheese. It was delicious! Wow! I can’t wait to eat there again.
7. Canyon Breeze Restaurant: It was a huge food court type restaurant. They had a few vegan options. I ate vegan enchiladas with beyond meat. My boyfriend ate a beyond meat burger with fries. Both very good! It’s in downtown Sedona, so it’s a good location with a view.
8. Snooze, A.M. Eatery: Breakfast/ Brunch restaurant. I ate the sweet potato hash. It was amazingly good! Also I found out they have restaurant locations in Dallas, so yay!
9. OHSO Brewery: Food restaurant. I ate avocado toast. My favorite part was the potatoes, they were out of this world good.
10. Unbaked edible cookie dough: Cookie dough shop. My first cookie dough shop. It was so sweet and filling. I’m glad I got to experience it.
11. Snakes & Lattes: Board game bar. This was a cool experience a bar where you could pay board games with friends. Really cool. They had great vegan options as well. I ate vegan disco fries. Fries with cheese on them.
12. Pomegranate Cafe: Vegan restaurant. I ate their nachos. They were good and spicier than expected. Definitely a restaurant to check out.
Below I have attached the seven-day itinerary we used on our trip. On our trip we rented a car. We stayed in the Sedona Real Inn & Suites, it is about 1 hour and 56 minutes north of Phoenix. We enjoyed staying here because of the breakfast, location, and room size (we had a fire place). We had a positive experience here.
Arizona Spring Break 2020
- Day 1-
- Flight to Phoenix
- Pick up rental car
- Lunch at pomegranate cafe
- Dessert at Nami ice cream shop
- Stay at friends apartment outside of Phoenix
- Drinks at Snakes and Lattes
- Day 2-
- Stay at friends apartment outside of Phoenix
- Brunch at OHSO Brewery
- Snack at Unbaked Edible Cookie Dough
- Dinner at Mellow Mushroom
- Day 3-
- Drive to Sedona
- Check in at Sedona Real Inn & Suites
- Snack at berry divine acai bowl
- Dinner reservation at Golden Goose American Grill
- Day 4-
- Breakfast at hotel
- Lunch at Canyon Breeze
- Hike at Doe Mountain Trail
- Dinner at Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen
- Day 5-
- Breakfast at hotel
- Snack at berry divine acai bowl
- Hike at devil’s kitchen
- Leftovers for lunch
- Dinner at Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen
- Day 6-
- Breakfast at hotel
- Leftovers for lunch
- Hike at Chimney Rock Trail
- Leftovers for dinner
- Day 7-
- Breakfast at hotel
- Check out of hotel
- Acai bowl from Berry Divine Acai Bowl
- Drive to Phoenix
- Lunch at Noodles and Co and Portillos
- Ice cream at Nami
- Return rental car
- 7:09PM Flight to DFW
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