Food Uptown Sedona
Elote Cafe
A place to eat in Uptown Sedona, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

Why go
Chef Jeff Smedstad's modern Mexican cooking; the roasted-corn elote is a staple.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Sedona, alongside 3 activities, 2 outdoor spots and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Pink Jeep Tours, 0.2 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Uptown Sedona
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Dinner
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Sedona, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Pink Jeep Tours
Open-air off-road tours over the red rocks, running since 1960.
Activity · 0.2 mi straight-line - 2Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village
Mexican-style courtyards with galleries and craft shops under sycamores.
Shopping · 0.7 mi straight-line - 3Airport Mesa
Easy overlook with a 360-degree red-rock view.
Outdoors · 1.6 mi straight-line - 4Chapel of the Holy Cross
Chapel built into red-rock buttes in 1956, with wide valley views.
Sight · 2.8 mi straight-line - 5Cathedral Rock Trail
Short, steep scramble up slickrock to a saddle between red spires.
Activity · 3.6 mi straight-line - 6Devil's Bridge Trail
Popular hike to a natural sandstone arch you can walk across.
Activity · 3.7 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Elote Cafe is a stop on our Grand Canyon & Arizona route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Sedona
Elote Cafe is our only food pick in Sedona; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Sedona guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Sedona run from 51°F in December to 94°F in July; July is usually the wettest month. For Elote Cafe itself, we suggest: Dinner.
Modelled monthly averages for Sedona from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Sedona weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Elote Cafe, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 350 Jordan Rd, Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.87204, -111.76087
- Destination
- Sedona, Arizona
Elote Cafe: quick answers
How much time do you need at Elote Cafe?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Elote Cafe. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Elote Cafe?
Our pick: Dinner. Insider tip: Book a reservation well ahead.
Where is Elote Cafe?
Elote Cafe is at 350 Jordan Rd, Sedona, AZ 86336, USA, in Uptown Sedona. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Elote Cafe?
Elote Cafe appears on Grand Canyon & Arizona, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Elote Cafe to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Sedona.
Plan Sedona
- Sedona travel guide 9 places
- Best time to visit Sedona weather by month
- Sedona to Grand Canyon 88 mi straight-line
- Phoenix to Sedona 100 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Sedona
- Page Springs Cellars Drinks
- Slide Rock State Park Outdoors
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.



