A mile north, Kierland charges valet and a markup for Italian with a scene. Arrivederci has held the same corner at Thunderbird and Scottsdale Road since 1996: family-run, white-tablecloth-casual and cooking from scratch in the Amalfi Coast tradition. It’s the neighborhood’s default anniversary and Sunday-dinner room, and has been for decades.
Share the ravioli caprese, then get the ossobuco, the dish the kitchen is proudest of. Dinner for two with wine lands near the price of a single Kierland entrée.
When to go: weeknights are the sweet spot. Book weekend dinners in season.