Highlights
- Vecina, the Arcadia Latin restaurant owned by James and Raenee Fox, opens a second location in Scottsdale's McCormick Ranch in August 2026.
- The new space at 8300 N. Hayden Road occupies the former Z'Tejas restaurant and runs more than double the size of the original.
- Vecina was a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best New Restaurant in 2020 and remains on Phoenix New Times' Top 50 Restaurants list.
- The Scottsdale location adds lunch, brunch, happy hour, and private dining to the dinner-only format of the Arcadia original.
Vecina, the Latin-inspired Arcadia restaurant that earned a James Beard Award semifinalist nod in 2020, is opening a second location in Scottsdale's McCormick Ranch, targeting late August at 8300 N. Hayden Road, Suite D-101.
Owner and chef James Fox and his wife Raenee Fox are behind the expansion. The couple opened the original Vecina in Arcadia in 2019, and the Scottsdale room will be more than double its size, according to USA Today and What Now Phoenix, which first reported the expansion details. The new kitchen runs three to four times larger than the Arcadia original, enabling menu additions including new tacos, crudo, and potentially oysters.
The site is the former Z'Tejas space, a Southwestern chain that operated at that McCormick Ranch address for years. The new Vecina features multiple private dining rooms, a mezzanine, and a lakeside patio, according to USA Today's reporting.
The Scottsdale location also expands the concept's daypart coverage. The Arcadia original operates dinner only; the new address will add lunch, brunch, and happy hour service alongside private dining, What Now Phoenix reported.
Who is behind Vecina?
James and Raenee Fox own Vecina as a husband-and-wife operation. Chef James Fox opened the Arcadia location in 2019, and the restaurant was named a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best New Restaurant in 2020. Phoenix New Times named it Best New Restaurant that same year, and the publication continues to list it among its Top 50 Restaurants, according to Phoenix New Times.
The Scottsdale opening is targeted for August 2026.
Where to find them
- Vecina · vecina.wheree.com
- Best New Restaurant · phoenixwanderer.com
Sources
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- usatoday.com retrieved 22/07/2026 20:17
- whatnow.com retrieved 22/07/2026 20:17
- Phoenix New Times retrieved 22/07/2026 20:17
- Vecina (official site) retrieved 22/07/2026 20:17
- Best New Restaurant (official site) retrieved 22/07/2026 20:17
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