A mere ten years ago Sedona had no espresso bar or quality coffeehouse. Along came Gene and Sally’s Sedona Coffeehouse in Uptown, the first stand-alone business for great pastries and high-test caffeine. The scene is much different now with over ten coffeehouses filling the daily coffee needs of residents and visitors alike. It’s a scene, alright, one I enjoy immensely every day and every way that I can. Get a seat early one morning and watch the show. Sit outside to meet and greet your new best friends for a dose of Sedona local color.

Cafe Bliss and Chocolates - Living Gourmet Marketplace
West Sedona
1595 W. Hwy 89A
11am - 8pm daily
928.282.2997
www.SedonaRawCafe.com
www.ChocolateSuperFoods.com

Discover pure bliss. Gourmet raw and vegan delicacies plus chocolate superfoods! It sounds like my kind of place...and it is. The Cafe Bliss has great salads, delicious raw organic cacao desserts that are caffeine and pesticide-free, appetizers, smoothies, wireless internet access, and gourmet entrees. Candace Peterson and Debbie Crick are the proprietors and have many years of combined restaurant experience in Sedona. This restaurant brings Sedona’s cuisine offerings to a new and higher vibration. Enjoy their nice selection of books, biodynamic wine, gifts, and Oxygen Bar, too!. It's one of Sedona's most mellow outposts....

EspressoCake.com
928.203.9877 - 800.896.1002
www.espressocake.com

In the late 1980’s Gene and Sally opened the first stand-alone coffeehouse in modern Sedona. The Sedona Coffeehouse located in a little nook uptown was an important coffee, baked goods, and super sandwich spot that attracted locals and visitors alike. It operated for 9 years until sidewalk and planter design (since corrected) by the city disastrously detoured walking traffic away from their door. They decided to close shop and concentrate on their famous recipe for Espresso Cake. Like a coffee cake, but buttery-better, their secret formula creates an unbelievable delicacy that is shipped worldwide to loyal customers. Gene is a master baker, up at 4 AM to get the goods going. At their old location, they also run a unique shop, On The Porch, that offers an eclectic mix of Airedale chairs, made-to-look-old furniture, and bird feeders. I was one of their first Espresso Cake guinea pigs back in the early days and I can honestly tell you that it’s as addictive as chocolate. Try it warm with your favorite gourmet ice cream on top. Heaven.

Nestle Toll House Café
Uptown – Sinagua Plaza
320 N. Hwy 89A, Suite E
928.203.4037

Fresh bakes cookies, brownies, and breakfast delights. Ice cream and all sorts of coffee drinks.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Uptown – Sedona Center
276 N. Hwy 89A
928.282.3383

Over 25 types of chocolate covered apples are available at this uptown favorite. German Chocolate, Caramel, Oreo, English Toffee, Cheesecake, and a bushel more. Lots of other sweets like fudge and cookies in a store that you’ll want to visit with the kids.

Sedona Cake Couture
928.204.2887
www.sedonacakes.com

Andrea Blaut creates cake masterpieces. Check out her website, which is beautifully organized and designed, and enjoy her cake “series”: the Romance Series, the Whimsical Series, the Elopement Series, and quite a few more. If you look at her “Acclaim” page you’ll discover that she has been saluted in many magazines and newspapers over the years as a chef extraordinaire. I like the looks of Tom Cruise’s 40th birthday cake that Andrea created although her Signature Cake, a creamy vanilla cheesecake and flourless dark chocolate cake filled with chocolate mousse and topped with raspberries could easily become my favorite.

Sedona Fudge Company
Uptown
928.282.1044 – 800.845.3303

Mackinac Island’s famous 1887 recipe fudge and Grandma Horr’s cookies, a family recipe since 1949. Did you know that chocolate is a vegetable? Yep, cacao beans and sugar (made from sugar cane or beets) = vegetable! Now you can really enjoy....and remember, if you feel stressed, it’s the perfect remedy because “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts”. My daughter Jamaica worked here as a teenager. I’d stop by to say hi and watch her stir and turn the fudge on the massive marble table. A few samples were in order of course. The scent from the Fudge Company pervades this block in uptown Sedona and acts like a magnet to unsuspecting passers-by. It’s almost hilarious to watch its hypnotic effect as visitors walk by, turn around, and enter the store with a hint of salivation. Don’t laugh. If could happen to you.

Sedona Sweet Arts
West Sedona – Safeway Plaza
2370 W. Hwy 89A
928.282.4635
www.sedonasweetarts.com
www.sedonaweddingcakes.com

Sedona Sweet Arts….. Dash into the corner unit of the Safeway Center for a handmade truffle, cookie and a cup of espresso or get a custom designer, knock-your-socks-off, tiered wedding cake. Sedona Sweet Arts makes any occasion brighter. The best of the best, always fresh and never frozen, Donna Joy has been creating custom culinary sweets in Sedona since 1993. Donna’s regular repeat client list is a virtual Who’s Who of Sedona - one bite and you'll know why! Her famous cakes are also available by the slice. Can't decide which is better, Carrot or Chocolate? Try a slice of both. Sedona Sweet Arts’storefront has recently been remodeled and inside we offer wedding accessories, party items, and gifts for special occasions in addition to our delectable sweets. Private design sessions can be scheduled with Donna Joy. She loves to create custom sugar art. Check out our web site which features over 100 photos of the masterpieces Donna has created.

Clara's Coffee and Andy's Bistro
Hwy 179 at The Kings Ransom Hotel
771 Hwy 179
928.282.5208

Basha’s Bakery
West Sedona – Basha’s Plaza

Bike and Bean
Village of Oak Creek
6020 Hwy 179
928.284.0210

Black Cow Café
Uptown
928.203.9868

Coco Loco
West Sedona – in the Art Mart
2081 W. Hwy 89A
928.282.8531

Fair trade coffee, organic coffee, and chocolates.

Creative Juices
Village of Oak Creek – Tecqua Marketplace
7000 Hwy 179
928.284.5290

Espresso, fruit smoothies, pastries, and (yikes!) Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

Desert Flour Bakery & Bistro
Village of Oak Creek
6446 Hwy 179
928.284.4633
www.desertflour.com

The Village really scored when Desert Flour Bakery moved from West Sedona to its new location on Hwy 179. I’ve known the folks at the Flour since the week it opened and chef Mona is a personal friend of mine. Stop by and meet the locals who know where to get the goodies in VOC. This is a favorite hangout for the early morning coffee crowd and their homemade pastries will please any palate. My lunch time favorites? The enormous ¾ pound ground sirloin burger. Yikes.

I-Scream Cyber Café
Village of Oak Creek – IGA Plaza
100 Verde Valley School Road, Suite 108
928.284.3500

Ice cream, lattes, internet access, and three meals offered daily. l’espressino Uptown - Sacajawea Plaza

Living Earth Cafe
Below the "Y'' on Hwy 179
841 Hwy 179
928.204.5888

l’espressino
Uptown - Sacajawea Plaza
301 N. Hwy 89A
928.282.3378

Java Hut of Sedona
Village of Oak Creek – Oak Creek Factory Outlets
Located along the sidewalk in front of the Book Warehouse

Mago Cafe Uptown
Above the Worm bookstore – across from Pink Jeep Tours
928.282.5779

Second floor views of Uptown with an earthy menu, fine coffee and tea, and fresh juices to revitalize you. Sit on the balcony and watch the street show below, a guaranteed bonus for climbing Mago’s stairs. The Worm Bookstore downstairs makes a great companion before or after you enjoy Mago’s respite and tasty food. Personally I like to browse the Worm for a new book I can’t live without and then spend a few hours upstairs at Mago’s enjoying the food and view. One of my favorite combos.

Marketplace Café
Village of Oak Creek – Oak Creek Factory Outlets
6645 Hwy 179
928.284.5478

A culturally redeeming factor for the giant Outlet Mall. More than just a quality coffeehouse, the Marketplace Café has excellent food and the desserts are fantastic.

New York Bagels Bakery and Deli
West Sedona – the Old Marketplace
1350 W. Hwy 89A
928.204.1242

Miss the familiar taste of Manhattan bagels? Stop here and you’ll want no longer. Russ, the owner and head baker, has been taking care of business in Sedona for over five years. Baking all products on site, the N.Y. Bagel crew does it all: bagels, muffins, rugalach, pastries, and pies. Lunch time deli delights include subs, soups, sandwiches, N.Y. style hot dogs (think Nathan’s) and cheesecake. They also do wedding cakes and catering for any event. Challah is available on Fridays. This new location is perfect for a healthy breakfast, lunch snack, coffee break while reading the paper, and viewing the amazing collection of black & white photos of New York City that cover almost every available inch of the walls. As my New York visitors confirmed on a recent visit, Russ’s crumb cake pastries are as good as they get…..anywhere.

Ravenheart
West Sedona - the Old Marketplace
1370 W. Hwy 89A
928.282.5777
www.ravenheartcoffee.net

The best mate lattes in the West. Great coffee, mate, smoothies, bagels, and pastries with a fantastic shaded waterfall patio that frames killer views of Sedona.

Ravenheart’s
Uptown – Pink Jeep Plaza
928.282.1070
www.ravenheartcoffee.net

Starbucks at Safeway Bakery
West Sedona – Safeway Plaza
928.282. 0118

Great bakery and an in-house Starbucks mini coffee bar.

Secret Garden Cafe
Tlaquepaque
336 Hwy 179
928.203.9564

A Tlaquepaque gem. Originally a landscape and garden supply store, the Secret Garden is surrounded by a forest of 30 year-old mature nursery specimens, tall adobe walls, and towering Arizona Sycamore trees. It’s conveniently located at Tlaquepaque’s west entrance and has shaded outdoor tables tucked into its private patio. Discover fantastic food and drink, pastries from heaven, and an atmosphere somewhat reminiscent of southern France or Spain. The ideal place to rest and refresh during your shopping explorations.

Sedona Coffee Café
Uptown – Canyon Breeze Food Court

Coffee and Krispy Kreme pastries. What a way to start your day.

Sedona Coffee Roasters
West Sedona - just West of the Harkins movie plaza
2155 W. Hwy 89A
928.282.0282

The Roaster is the local favorite in far West Sedona and caters to a interesting mix of artists, business people, internet freaks, tourists, and coffee addicts. It’s the only coffeehouse in town that roasts its own coffee and ships worldwide to bean lovers who sampled the goods while visiting Sedona and want to keep the connection. Their sandwiches are absolutely some of the best in town. Sit indoor and watch the ebb and flow of colorful patrons or find a table outside in the shade to spend some time on your laptop writing your next novel. In cooler weather the front patio is packed from morning until closing with locals sharing the latest news, gossip, and tasty Roaster treats.

Starbucks
Above the “Y” – The Shops at Pinon Pointe
928.204.5580

Zelo Cosi
Hillside Plaza
671 Hwy 179
928.204.005

The Italian dessert place of Sedona! Italian coffee, gelato, desserts galore, Panini sandwiches, and antipasto salads bring a smile to your face. Free internet WiFi access and live music weekend afternoons.