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Typical price: $12-16
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A desert-pink margarita built on the magenta syrup of the prickly-pear cactus fruit, tart and faintly floral, the Valley's signature patio drink.
Prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus, ripens magenta across the Sonoran Desert in late summer and has flavoured Southwest drinks for generations. Phoenix bars turn its syrup into a vivid pink margarita that has become the regional patio cocktail, served everywhere from cantina patios to resort bars during the cooler months.
3 editor picks for Prickly pear margarita in Phoenix, ranked by editorial score. All Phoenix signature dishes · Prickly pear margarita across every city.
Order The tableside guacamole and the slow-roasted pork shoulder; Carter won the 2024 Arizona Food Pioneer Award.
The Mission in Old Town Scottsdale is Matt Carter's modern Latin room, drawing on Spain, Mexico and South America in a dark stone-walled dining room.
Order The traditional chile relleno, then the Mexican chocolate cream pie.
Los Sombreros in south Scottsdale has served Oaxaca-inspired Mexican food since 1994, in a cantina-style house with a patio and a menu that includes moles.
Order A trio of street tacos with a frozen margarita on the patio.
Joyride Taco House on Central Avenue is a bright patio taco room from the LGO group, pouring margaritas alongside street tacos under string lights.
Editor tip. Real prickly-pear syrup gives the electric pink colour and tart-floral edge; grenadine is not a substitute.
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