FilmBar

FilmBar doesn’t just have the lock down on the hippest indie and foreign film screenings. The theater’s lounge is a fully functioning bar, featuring DJs, live music and a carefully selected menu of import and domestic beers. Standard brews have no place in the bar, which favors full bodied dark beers and tasty pints of […]

Floor 13 Rooftop Bar

For a big-city feel and views filled with towering skyscrapers, head to the top of the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Phoenix hotel. Here, a small indoor bar opens onto a spacious alfresco sundeck. Warning, this spot isn’t for those with acrophobia. You’re up high and surrounded by dizzying drop-off views. It also can be gusty […]

Four Peaks Brewing Company

Arizona’s largest brewery, Four Peaks Brewing Co. has been serving craft beer and upscale pub fare in a late-19th century, Mission-style Tempe warehouse since 1996. Yes, there are other locations, and yes, Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired the brewing company in 2015, but the 8th Street Pub remains a totally Tempe institution (and is said to be […]

F.Y.P.M.

It can be easy to miss F.Y.P.M., the cocktail lounge tucked into Roosevelt Row’s Disco Dragon. But once inside, you may wonder how you ever skipped over the omnipresent glow of electric pink neon. The bar’s name is shorthand for “Fuck you, pay me,” a reference to the movie “Goodfellas,” and the phrase is emblazoned […]

Gabby’s

Gabby’s Sports Bar & Grill has been around since 1983 along the Old 87, and over the years, this neighborhood spot has stuck to its roadhouse-style roots. Expect karaoke nights, a lively patio, TVs and two pool tables. There’s even a menu of fried bar food. If you’re looking for a full meal, go with […]

Garden Bar PHX

There is a special charm to Garden Bar in downtown Phoenix. Step inside the converted 1914 bungalow and history washes over you. Sure, the decor has been updated beautifully, but the many memories that this house holds still shine through. Owner Kim Haasarud invites guests to roam from room to room in the dim but […]

Geisha A Go Go

From capsule-like private karaoke rooms, to high-tech Toto toilets, to cartoonishly cute waitresses who look like they hang out in Harajuku, Geisha A Go Go brings trendy Japanese kitsch to Old Town. The menu runs the gamut from dumplings and hot rock dishes to seafood entrees, and while it won’t satisfy your craving for traditional […]

George & Dragon: An English Pub

Phoenix’s first English pub lives up to its pedigree: Portraits of Queen Elizabeth, photos of Buckingham Palace and other UK-related ephemera adorn every nook and cranny. Footy matches air on TVs above the bar, which is surrounded by jerseys and flags of beloved teams. And traditional selections like bangers and mash, pasties, and fish and […]

Ghost Donkey

Mezcal and tequila fans, Ghost Donkey is your utopia. Boasting a lengthy menu of both agave-based spirits, this Mexico-inspired bar balances a darkly lit space with a canopy of string lights overhead, making for a kiss-of-disco party feel. Grab a bar seat or sit back and chill at any of the cozy booths on the […]

Giligin’s Bar

Subtlety has never been Giligin’s style. (Hell, it’s never been Scottsdale’s style.) This island-themed bar has gleefully gone all-out pushing the boundaries of good taste and staging lowbrow gags since its debut in 1995. (Case in point: Prior to the pandemic, it had a pint-sized “midget bar” staffed by little people.) Giligin’s embraces its over-the-top […]