Wren House Brewing Co.

Drew Pool and Preston Thoeny opened Wren House Brewing Co. in 2016 in a historic 1930s home in the Green Gables neighborhood. Inside the taproom, which still very much looks like a house, it’s easy to make friends at the large wooden community table after ordering off the chalkboard menu, which changes daily. You can […]

Yucca Tap Room

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 […]

Yum Bar

One of the Melrose District’s newest bars is one of its most fun and colorful. Pink flamingos adorn the bright green patio, a large multi-colored mural swirls around the interior walls and the cocktails are just as eye-catching. Stop in for dinner and a drink or grab a group of friends and head to Yum […]

Zipps Sports Grill

CenPho sports bar fans like Zipps because it’s practically always open, and yet we’ve heard that people come from the east valley just for Zipps’ trademark Chicken Skewers-lightly battered, then deep-fried and served with something called Gold Sauce that’s apparently to die for. Zipps is locally owned and operated, and many of the menu items […]

Zuma Grill

Clustered near popular Mill Avenue hangouts Mill Cue Club and Fat Tuesday, the tiny Zuma Grill draws in countless college co-eds and serves as both a noshery and nightspot. Most of the day, it’s a laidback lunch and dinner spot offering American pub eats. After 10 p.m., however, it becomes a den of dancing and […]