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.
OrderWhatever themed cocktail is on the current illustrated menu; the list reads like a book.
TipThe 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.
OrderA rum-forward tiki cocktail served in the ship's-hold room.
TipReservations only and timed seatings; the room is built like a ship's hold below Sip Coffee.
$$$$Cocktail barDowntownTue-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-01:00, Sun 17:00-00:00
Little Rituals is an award-winning cocktail bar on the fourth-floor terrace of the downtown Phoenix Marriott, pouring seasonal drinks with a city-view patio.
OrderA seasonal cocktail on the open-air fourth-floor terrace.
TipTake the hotel elevator to the fourth floor; the terrace is the seat at sunset.
$$$$Cocktail barCentral PhoenixTue-Thu 16:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00, Sun 14:00-20:00
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.
OrderA classic cocktail with a soul record on the turntable.
TipLive music and DJ nights run late; the room nods to the old Chez Nous lounge.