Rott n’ Grapes Wine & Beer Bar

Thirsty? Rott n’ Grapes Wine & Beer Bar can fix that, with a selection of more than 80 wines and 65 craft beers to quench even the most persistent thirst. While you’re there, take advantage of the tapas menu, featuring a healthy charcuterie board, flatbread pizza, Italian meatballs, as well as hummus and spinach dips. […]

Rough Rider

Tucked into the basement of the Ten-0-One Building, this downtown Phoenix speakeasy lives up to its classification. Those in the know head to the elevators and take the middle one down to the basement. When the doors open, you swear something magical is about to happen in Rough Rider’s dark and brooding space where the […]

Royal Taj Indian Cuisine

Indian food just tastes better when it feels like you’re on the enchanted subcontinent. Take a trip in without leaving the Valley by stepping past the threshold at Royal Taj. The interior is decorated with elegant Indian furnishings and d

Royale Lounge

The Royale is a straightforward dive, good for long nights (or a lost weekend) of casual drinking. Cruise south on 16th Street past Thomas Road, look for its iconic red neon “Cocktails” sign, and head inside to revel in the dingy, no-frills splendor that’s been keeping people coming by for decades. The libations come cheap […]

The Rum Bar

There’s more than just Bacardi being served at this cozy rum bar attached to Jamaican eatery The Breadfruit. Much more. Like a treasure trove of 108 brands of exotic, aged, vintage, and premium rumbullion, to be exact. A rustic wooden wall behind the bar contains shelf after shelf of snazzy bottles filled with amber-colored delights […]

Rum Runner’s Bar

This pirate-themed dive in the Sunnyslope neighborhood in north Phoenix opens at 6 a.m., and if you make it there that early, you’re rewarded with a complimentary dish of biscuits and gravy with the purchase of a beverage (there are also burgers, corn dogs, and soft pretzels). This joint is a little more polished than […]