SideBar

Boasting retro-futuristic swank, a relaxed upscale vibe, and a staggering selection of beer and wine, the always-stylish SideBar has become one of downtown Phoenix’s premier drinking destinations. Perched on the upper floor of the historic brick building that once housed the Emerald Lounge and the original location of the Lost Leaf, the spot features a […]

Sidecar Social Club

In the northeast corner of midtown restaurant Ocotillo’s patio sits its sultry sister bar, Sidecar. The space is compact, with barstools making up a majority of the seating and a handful of comically small leather booths rounding it out. Sidecar’s newest menu is an accordion, folded into a collage of creative cocktails with handwritten descriptions. […]

Sidewinder

This is not the kind of establishment you go to for its hospitality. Sidewinder bartenders are going to serve you a paloma in a tajín-rimmed Jarritos bottle and a Sonoran dog with a sort of judgmental glare. And you’ll accept it, because it adds to the glamor of the Garfield neighborhood’s newest vintage diner. The […]

Sierra Bonita Grill

Dine at the Sierra Bonita Grill and you’re guaranteed to fall in love – with the Sierra Bonita Grill. Formerly the Copper Queen, it’s been redesigned in a beautiful ranch-house style featuring Cherokee red flooring and brown-black wooden beams above. The food is Southwestern all the way, with many of the flavors of Oaxaca and […]

The Silver Pony

It’s a shame that the Silver Pony doesn’t have any windows. The country-tinged dive bar in South Phoenix boasts excellent views of South Mountain from the parking lot, but in exchange for some scenery, patrons get a watering hole that feels like a home away from home. What kind of home? The kind where the […]

Simple Machine Brewing Co.

Simple Machine’s modern, bright, clean decor exemplifies the bar’s name – simple. But this north Phoenix brewery’s creations are anything but. Head brewer and co-owner Marshall Norris has a skill for taking simple ingredients and transforming them into flavor-packed beers, such as the aptly named Cucumber Crusher blonde ale, the cinnamon-and-vanilla-infused Dulces Suenos nitro porter […]

Sky Lounge

Exotically bumpin’ beats and other tropical rhythmic treats await nearly every night at Sky Lounge, where the steamy and sultry Latin club serves up two floors of local DJs spinning cumbia, bachata, reggaeton, and other jams en espa

Slices

Some of the best, NY-style, thin-crust pizza in the Valley. The motto is ‘Shut up and eat’ so we’d advise you to do the same. Form follows function when it comes to atmosphere — just tables and stools and windows looking out onto the street. See, in this pizzeria, it’s all about melt-in-your-pie-hole-good triangles of […]