Jennifer Goldberg

Yucca Tap Room

Lauren Cusimano

29 W. Southern Ave. Tempe, AZ 85282

Tempe

480-967-4777

www.yuccatap.com

Hours: Daily 6 a.m.- 2 a.m.

Yucca Tap Room is foremost a music venue — and a legendary one at that. It’s been around since the early 1970s and is known for offering a stage to the practitioners of the Tempe Sound, touring punk bands, and many other alternative acts. But this windowless, wood-paneled strip-mall tenant is also an excellent neighborhood tavern, frequented by regulars who sometimes arrive when the doors swing open at 6 a.m. to slap the bar and down bloody marys. Yucca has expanded in recent years, taking over neighboring suites in order to add the Electric Bat Arcade. The place boasts good food, too, from breakfast burritos to late night bites. There’s an impressive selection of craft beers, daily drink specials, and a busy dance floor most weekends.