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    The broad patio sweeps out from a small turquoise-trimmed adobe inn with the Camelback range as a backdrop, which is doing a lot of work before the food even arrives. Lon's is a white-tablecloth Southwestern restaurant in Paradise Valley, seasonal and quietly inventive, with weekend brunch drawing the kind of crowd that lingers over customizable margaritas and monkey bread loaded with caramel and cream. The bar is serious, the mountain views are free.

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    • Monkey bread

      “Try the sticky, sweet monkey bread or an order of oysters on the half shell.”

      Phoenix New Times, 2026
    • Huevos rancheros

      “Highlights include huevos rancheros, customizable margaritas and a monkey bread so yeasty and loaded with dense cream, caramel and chocolate that you might not need to order anything else.”

      Phoenix New Times, 2024
    • Bananas Foster French toast

      “Meanwhile huevos rancheros, freshly baked monkey bread, and bananas Foster French toast deliver in taste and presentation.”

      Eater
    • Salmon Benedicts

      “A hint of the coast comes into play with salmon Benedicts and shrimp tacos.”

      Phoenix New Times, 2026

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