Cucina Rustica is Chef Lisa Dahl’s award-winning rustic Italian-Mediterranean restaurant in the Village of Oak Creek, just south of Sedona. Open since 2003, Cucina Rustica brought fine dining to the Village of Oak Creek and remains one of Lisa Dahl’s most beloved Sedona restaurants, featuring four villa-style dining rooms, four fireplaces, a starlit terrace, and an extensive Wine Spectator Award-winning collection.
About Cucina Rustica
Cucina Rustica is Chef Lisa Dahl’s second restaurant, opened in 2003 and now celebrating more than two decades of welcoming guests. The restaurant is described as transporting visitors to “a dreamy scene akin to that of the historic ristorantes lining the cobbled streets of Tuscany,” with multiple Old World-inspired dining rooms, four fireplaces, and a garden-style terrace for al fresco dining.
Cucina Rustica is part of Chef Lisa Dahl’s six-restaurant Sedona family, which also includes the flagship Dahl & DiLuca Ristorante Italiano, Pisa Lisa Woodfired Pizza (2 locations), Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill, and Butterfly Burger.
What to Order
Prices are from the dinner menu on the restaurant’s website, read in November 2026; they change with the season, so treat them as a guide. The menu is rustic Italian with Mediterranean touches, Tuscan and Umbrian in spirit, built on organic produce, all-natural grilled meats and a vegetarian and vegan list that is longer than most Sedona fine dining rooms offer.
Antipasti for sharing ($10 to $22). Caprese with whole milk mozzarella and basil pesto $22, Affinato (mozzarella-filled, prosciutto-wrapped grilled radicchio) $22, the Mediterranean sampler plate with lemon hummus, dolmas, feta and roasted artichokes $22, Cozze Trifolate (PEI mussels in tomato wine bisque with grilled focaccia) $22, calamari fritti with lemon-caper aioli $20, handmade meatballs in porcini cream or marinara $18, the cheese-filled artichoke beignets $18, rustic bruschetta on wood-fired focaccia $15, and grilled rosemary focaccia $10.
Salads and soup ($12 to $18). Chef Lisa’s seasonal “Elixir” soup is $12, with soup sales benefiting the Lisa Dahl Foundation. The Greca salad is $16, the Rucola (arugula, radicchio, shaved Parmesan, balsamic) $14, the Brutus Caesar with lemon-caper dressing $15 (white anchovies $3), and the Green Goddess, McClendon Farms Tuscan kale with Greca Caesar dressing, marinated mushrooms and Marcona almonds, $18.
Specialita della casa ($24 to $42). Linguine alle vongole with Manila clams $30, tortelloni al limone with asparagus and pine nuts $28, capellini Pomodoro with the signature marinara “mother” sauce $24, classico Bolognese $26, Lisa’s luscious lasagna with Italian sausage $28, Garganelli Don Quixote (grilled chicken, mushrooms, smoky chipotle cream) $30, melanzane Parmigiana $32, ravioli Paradiso with portobello and vegetable ragout and chevre $28, gnocchi Siciliana with spicy fennel sausage $25, pollo Parmigiana $34, and vitello piccata with orzo pilaf $42.
From the grill ($34 to $54). A Creekstone Farms seven-ounce center-cut filet with gorgonzola mushroom sauce $52, Australian rack of lamb (Agnello Scottadito) $54, Loch Duart Scottish salmon with orange and serrano marinade $44, a 14-ounce bone-in Duroc pork chop $48, and grilled lemon chicken paillard with Spanish butter beans $34.
There are also dessert, prix fixe, cocktail, beer and spirits menus, and the wine list has held a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 13 consecutive years. Gluten-free pasta is available on request.
Plan Your Visit
Address: 7000 State Route 179, Ste 126a, Sedona, AZ 86351 (Village of Oak Creek)
Phone: (928) 284-3010
Cuisine: Rustic Italian-Mediterranean, fine dining
Hours: Monday-Thursday 5:00 PM-9:00 PM, Friday-Saturday 5:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday 5:00 PM-9:00 PM
Happy Hour: Sunday-Thursday 3:30 PM-6:00 PM on the terrace
Reservations: Recommended, book at SevenRooms or call directly
Entertainment: Nightly acoustic guitar, soft rock and classical Spanish
Dress code: Smart casual to dressy (no baseball/hiking caps, hiking attire, yoga or sweat pants, tank tops, cutoffs, short shorts, thongs, or flip flops)
Amenities: Full bar, gluten-free options, four indoor fireplaces, patio dining, private room, takeout, wheelchair access
The Atmosphere
Cucina Rustica’s defining feature is its setting. Four distinct dining rooms each evoke an Old World Italian villa, with rustic décor, warm lighting, and four fireplaces that create an especially memorable experience on cooler evenings. The starlit front terrace offers some of Sedona’s most romantic outdoor dining, particularly in spring through fall. Nightly acoustic guitarists provide soft music throughout dinner service.
Why Visit Cucina Rustica
For visitors staying in the Village of Oak Creek or seeking a slightly quieter alternative to West Sedona’s restaurant row, Cucina Rustica delivers a Lisa Dahl experience without the busier Hwy 89A scene. The combination of multiple distinct dining spaces, fireplace ambiance, terrace dining, and Lisa Dahl’s signature Italian-Mediterranean cuisine makes it a dependable choice for anniversaries, birthdays, or relaxed fine dining.
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