The Best Places to Eat and Do in Carefree
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The best places to eat and do in Carefree, according to the experts: Foodist Awards, Phoenix New Times, and Phoenix Magazine have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Keeler’s Neighborhood Steakhouse comes out on top.
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CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa and Confluence hold the next two places. Phoenix New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Foodist Awards next.
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The "Quiet Please" signs posted around the grounds tell you exactly what CIVANA is going for. This wellness resort in the Sonoran Desert outside Carefree runs a full calendar of classes, from aerial yoga and barre to guided meditation and cacao ceremonies, plus a spa and two restaurants leaning healthy. A day pass works if an overnight feels like too much commitment, though the drive alone starts doing some of the work.
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A three-tiered cake stand of sandwiches, scones, and petits fours, served on antique bone china, is the move at this afternoon tea room tucked into the small desert town of Carefree. Thirty-plus loose-leaf varieties anchor the menu, and the kitchen also runs a proper lunch of jacket potatoes, smoked salmon quiche, and tea sandwiches. There's even a scaled-down Nursery Tea for children who have outgrown imaginary cups but not PB&J.
The awards
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Tea Room · Best of Phoenix