☕️ Hidden Gem, a Japanese-influenced coffee shop with a small brunch menu, has opened at the Papago Motor Hotel (formerly known as Sonder at Mariposa) near the southwest corner of Scottsdale and McDowell in south Scottsdale.
What’s on the menu? Siggi’s yogurt with granola and fruit, Arai Bakery milk bread toast with house-made jam, cinnamon toast with honey miso butter and togarashi, avocado toast with ramen-style Jidori egg, and Kewpie egg salad sandwich.
Beverages include miso latte, black sesame latte, and yuzu lemonade and tea.
Family relations: Hidden Gem is a sister concept to Hai Noon, acclaimed chef Nobuo Fukuda’s recently opened eatery at the hotel, and Welcome Diner in Phoenix.
If you go
📌 Hidden Gem, 7017 E. McDowell Road, Scottsdale, 480-947-7335. Open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Mondays.
