Insider's Tips

Curated by Visit Chandler staff, get the inside scoop on all the things that visitors and local love about Chandler.

7 Must-Try Thai Restaurants in Chandler

Thai food is an international cuisine citizens across the globe appreciate for its beautiful presentation, aromatic flavors and spicy ingredients. Locally, it’s easy to get your fix of curry, pad Thai, or sticky rice when in Chandler. Here are seven restaurants that bring the flavors of Thailand to…

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Chandler Business Spotlight: YoYo Factory

When Benjamin “Benny” McPhee and Hans “YoHans” Van Dan Elzen go to work they “walk the dog” and “pop the clutch.” But their tricks of the trade are all in the name of the toy business. In 2004, the two yo-yo enthusiasts and professionals (both have won multiple national and international…

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Chandler Local Bite Spotlight: The Kind Bean

Kindness matters in life. It also matters in business, say Clay and Jen Novick, husband/wife owners of The Kind Bean, a neighborhood café they opened in 2017 that serves coffee, specialty drinks, grab-n-go breakfast and lunch, and handmade sweets. The self-proclaimed foodies, who met while working…

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Chandler Local Bite Spotlight: Shimogamo

By Lauren Saria Decades ago, Yoshi and Sanae Otomo lived a serene life in a lakeside Chandler neighborhood. The couple moved to Arizona from Japan in 1994. He worked for a Japanese trading company and she was a stay-at-home mom raising the couple’s daughter on home-cooked Japanese cuisine. Then the…

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Seven Ways to Explore Chandler's Sonoran Desert

The Sonoran Desert covers roughly half of Arizona, but standing in downtown Chandler, you really don’t see much evidence of it. And, that’s too bad because if you don’t experience the Sonoran Desert on some level while visiting Chandler, you’re missing out on a big part of what makes the area so…

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10 Places Not to Miss While Visiting Chandler

There’s so much to do on a visit to Chandler that planning your stay can be a bit overwhelming. Here are 10 things you won’t want to miss. Downtown Chandler 25 S. Arizona Place (South of Chandler Blvd. on Arizona Avenue) Chandler, AZ 85225 (480) 855-3539 Listed on the National Register of Historic…

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