Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Phoenix for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Phoenix for grown-ups.
Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour in the historic Luhrs Building is Ross Simon's downtown cocktail lounge, open since 2014 with a book-length drinks menu.
Signature drink: Globally inspired cocktail menu
Food: Asian-leaning bar bites
Order: Whatever themed cocktail is on the current illustrated menu; the list reads like a book.
Tip: The 160-seat room fills on weekends; the upstairs lounge is the quieter perch.
UnderTow on Indian School Road is an immersive below-deck tiki bar in the Century Grand building, an Arcadia rum room on the World's 50 Best Discovery list.
Signature drink: Rum-forward tiki cocktails
Food: Tiki snacks
Order: A rum-forward tiki cocktail served in the ship's-hold room.
Tip: Reservations only and timed seatings; the room is built like a ship's hold below Sip Coffee.
Little Rituals is an award-winning cocktail bar on the fourth-floor terrace of the downtown Phoenix Marriott, pouring seasonal drinks with a city-view patio.
Signature drink: Seasonal craft cocktails
Food: Small plates
Order: A seasonal cocktail on the open-air fourth-floor terrace.
Tip: Take the hotel elevator to the fourth floor; the terrace is the seat at sunset.
The Womack on North 7th Street is a 1960s-style cocktail-and-music lounge, a tribute to the historic Phoenix room Chez Nous with classic drinks and soul.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
Order: A classic cocktail with a soul record on the turntable.
Tip: Live music and DJ nights run late; the room nods to the old Chez Nous lounge.
Tarbell's the Tavern on Camelback Road is Mark Tarbell's casual bar next to the flagship, pouring from the same deep wine program with a tavern food menu.
Signature drink: Wine by the glass and cocktails
Food: Tavern plates
Order: A glass off Tarbell's deep list with a plate from the tavern menu.
Tip: A couple of doors from the main Tarbell's; the bar is the walk-in option without a reservation.