14 editor picks in Tucson.
Tucson's drinking scene is rooted downtown, where historic buildings have become bars and breweries within a few walkable blocks. The Owls Club and Reilly Underground occupy old downtown spaces, while Hotel Congress Tap Room and Club Congress carry the city's longest barroom history. Pueblo Vida Brewing and Tap and Bottle anchor the local beer side, and Penca and BOCA Tequila Bar bring the agave spirits front and center.
14 cocktail bar places in Tucson we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tucson · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Drink Whiskey-forward house cocktails
The Owls Club on South Scott in downtown Tucson is a Food and Wine Top 10 US Bars 2026 cocktail room set inside a former funeral home in the Armory Park area.
Drink Tap Room house old fashioned
Hotel Congress Tap Room on East Congress in Tucson opened with the hotel in 1919, one of the oldest continuously operating bars in Arizona, open until 2 a.m.
Drink Local craft tap pours and house highballs
Club Congress on East Congress in Tucson is the live-music venue and late bar attached to Hotel Congress (since 1985), with rotating local and touring acts.
Drink 40+ rotating craft beer taps
Tap and Bottle on North 6th in Tucson is the downtown craft beer bar and bottle shop (since 2013) with 40-plus rotating taps, food trucks and trivia nights.
Drink Italian-inspired cocktails and house amari
Reilly Underground on East Pennington in downtown Tucson is the basement cocktail club beneath the pizzeria, with Italian-leaning drinks nightly.
Drink House IPA and sour beers on draft
Pueblo Vida on East Broadway in Tucson is the downtown brewpub with house IPAs, sours and lagers, a long industrial bar and a busy patio nightly.
Drink House saisons, hazy IPAs
Crooked Tooth's taproom on East 6th, a block off Fourth Avenue in Tucson, brews Congress Unfiltered, the house pale ale made for Hotel Congress.
Drink Casa Dragones Joven sipping tequila
BOCA's bar on North 4th Avenue in Tucson is Maria Mazon's 40-tequila program, with mezcal flights, Mexican wine and a counter that runs late.
Drink Mezcal flight, agave-forward cocktails
Penca's bar on East Broadway in downtown Tucson is the Mexico City mezcal counter with agave flights, sipping mezcal and a Mexican wine list.
Drink Dragoon IPA and house lager
Dragoon on West Grant Road in Tucson is the industrial-park brewery and taproom (since 2012), with the house Dragoon IPA and craft pints on a long bar.
Drink Barrio Blonde and Tucson IPA
Barrio Brewing on East 16th Street in Tucson is Arizona's oldest craft brewery (1991), employee-owned, with the Barrio Blonde, Tucson IPA and a full pub menu.
Try Cup Cafe shared menu and craft cocktails
Hotel Congress Tap Room on East Congress in Tucson is the 1919-era historic hotel bar open daily until 02:00, with craft cocktails and Cup Cafe shared menu.
Try Whiskey-forward cocktails
Owls Club on South Scott in Tucson is the Food and Wine Top 10 US Bars 2026 cocktail room open until 02:00 weekends, with whiskey-forward house drinks.
Try Local craft tap pours and snacks
Club Congress on East Congress in Tucson is the live-music venue attached to Hotel Congress (since 1985), open Wed-Sat until 02:00 with house tap pours.
