Phoenix & Scottsdale, Arizona — Restaurants

Kai

Fine Dining

Getaway Unpacked Edit

Two Michelin stars at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass — the only Native American-owned restaurant with Michelin recognition. A menu drawing from Pima and Maricopa traditions using mesquite flour, saguaro cactus, and cholla buds. an irreplaceable dining experience.

Why It Belongs on the List

Kai at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass holds two Michelin stars and is the only Native American-owned restaurant with Michelin recognition in the United States. The menu draws from Pima and Maricopa culinary traditions, using ingredients like mesquite flour, saguaro cactus, and cholla buds in a refined tasting menu format that is an irreplaceable dining experience — deeply rooted in Indigenous foodways and unlike anything else in North America.

What Stands Out

  • Two Michelin stars — the only Native American-owned restaurant with Michelin recognition
  • Menu draws from Pima and Maricopa traditions using mesquite flour, saguaro, and cholla buds
  • Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass — Gila River Indian Community
  • An irreplaceable dining experience unlike anything else in North America
  • Book well ahead — limited seating
← Back to Phoenix & Scottsdale, Arizona