Old Town Mission

Coffee, records, and live music share one room at Queen B Vinyl Café, 102 E Pima St in Cottonwood. The shop's own site sells vinyl and whole bean coffee online and posts a long events calendar: touring bands, a poetry night, a brunch club, a sushi night, and Record Store Day. A barber also works out of the space. Hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, though an evening show may run later than the posted close. Call (928) 639-3516. this page file this under coffee; the chamber directory suggested bars, and both fit.

Four 8 Fried Chicken is recorded at 1001 North Main Street in Cottonwood, with listed hours of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Read this before you go. The only text we could pull from its page thanks supporters and speaks of moving on to the next chapter, which reads like a farewell rather than a menu. We could not confirm whether the restaurant is still trading. No phone number is on file either. Treat the hours above as unverified and check locally first.

Nic's Italian Steak & Crab House is a sit-down restaurant at 925 N Main St in Old Town Cottonwood. The menu leans Italian, with pasta dishes such as lasagna and spaghetti, plus steaks and seafood. Pasta plates come with a choice of soup or salad. There are monthly and nightly specials, too. The kitchen opens for dinner, from 17:00 to 21:00, so plan on an evening meal. Call (928) 634-9626 to ask about a table or check the hours before you go. The full menu and the current specials are posted on the restaurant website. It is an easy stop for people coming down from Jerome.

Crema Craft Kitchen serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch at 917 N Main St in Old Town Cottonwood. Its own site lists an espresso bar using certified organic milk with soy, almond, and coconut options, plus gelato, beer, wine, and cocktails. Patio dining has its own page, and gift cards can be bought online and sent digitally or mailed. The kitchen is connected to a nearby boutique hotel, which the site promotes alongside it. Hours are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., seven days a week, so plan on a daytime visit. Call (928) 649-5785.

Arizona Stronghold Vineyards Tasting Room is a wine tasting room on Main Street in Cottonwood, Arizona. The room pours wines made by the vineyard, which farms in Arizona and treats each harvest and blend on its own terms. Tapas are served with the wine. The tasting room is open every day, with a later close on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There is a wine club, an online shop, and a list of places where the wines are sold. The room hosts events and takes part in a local wine hop. Cottonwood and Camp Verde are the listed service area.

Angie's House provides housing, not real estate sales. Its own site describes sober living recovery homes and transitional housing for people affected by addiction, mental illness, and homelessness, and says it runs 11 homes in the Cottonwood area. Of those, 4 are alcohol and drug free houses, 2 for men and 2 for women, 6 are transitional homes where residents live independently, and one is a homeless shelter. Employment assistance is mentioned. this page list an address of 892 S Tigres Trail and a phone of (928) 301-2169.

Catholic Charities Community Services runs an office at 736 N. Main St. in Cottonwood. The phone number is (928) 634-4254. Call to ask what programs run here, who qualifies, and whether you need an appointment, since what a local office offers is not always the same as what the statewide organization lists. The site catholiccharitiesaz.org has general information and other locations. Bring identification and any paperwork about your situation when you go, because that usually speeds things up. If this office cannot help with a particular need, staff can often point you to another agency in the area that can.

Friends of the Verde River is a nonprofit with an office at 115 South Main Street #A in Cottonwood. The work centers on the river that runs through this part of the state. The phone number is (928) 641-6013, and verderiver.org carries current information. Call or write to ask about volunteer days, events and how to take part. Programs at a nonprofit shift with funding and the season, so check before planning around one. Anyone curious about cleanups or planting days can start with a phone call. Ask what a work day involves and what to bring, since outdoor work usually means boots, gloves and water.