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  1. Address
    159 W Commonwealth Ave, Chandler, AZ 85225, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–11 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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  2. A big patio courtyard anchors this laid-back sports bar on Lemmon, where misters and shade trees keep the crowd functional even in a Texas August. Inside it's dark and comfortable in the way a good neighborhood bar should be. The bar food runs better than the setting implies, with the pizzas pulling more orders than you'd expect. Service is quick and genuinely warm, and regulars have a way of making newcomers feel like they've been coming here for years.



  3. Rank 11411. The Monica

    Mexican

    String lights turn a downtown alley into a courtyard, and that outdoor patio is reason enough to seek this place out on a warm Tucson evening. The Monica is a casual Mexican restaurant where the kitchen plays with familiar forms, running tamale dough through a eggs Benedict riff that shouldn't work as well as it does. The room reads urban but unfussy, the kind of spot that pulls in a mixed downtown crowd without trying too hard.


    Address
    40 E Congress Tucson, AZ, United States · Tucson
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Saturday 8 AM–11 PM

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  4. Aerial performers suspended from the ceiling set the tone at this live music and entertainment club on Main Street. The owner is Allen Falkner, known as the father of modern suspension, so the programming leans toward the spectacular. EDM nights gave way to a rotating calendar of live acts, burlesque, and aerial shows. Tacos are available when the music's running, which is a practical detail worth knowing before you hit the dance floor.


  5. Rank 11411. The Old Crow

    Dive Bar

    Plywood floors and neon signs for Busch Light and PBR set the mood at this Greenville Avenue dive bar, and the mood is firmly "nowhere to be." Cheap beers, darts, and well-priced shots are about the full extent of the program, which is precisely the point. The kind of place where regulars need no introduction and newcomers feel at home by the second round.


  6. Rank 11411. The Ostrich

    Cocktail Bar



  7. Rank 11411. The Peak Inn

    American Dive Bar

    A neighborhood bar where the kitchen runs until 1:30 a.m. and happy hour stretches to 10 p.m. on weekdays, which tells you everything about who this place is for. Service industry workers fill the stools after their shifts, drawn by strong pours and a late-night burger that gets talked about seriously. The jukebox swings from Lizzo to Jerry Jeff Walker without apology. Cash in hand, no dress code required.



  8. Address
    10301 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Saturday 7 AM–9 PM

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  9. Address
    6335 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Saturday 9 AM–Midnight

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  10. Rank 11411. The Royal Room

    Cocktail Bar


  11. Rank 11411. The Rustic

    Texan American

    Texas tchotchkes cover every surface at this sprawling Uptown bar, and a live music stage ensures you'll be shouting over something with a twang before the night is done. It's the kind of place where Texas beers on tap outnumber your options for conversation topics, which is probably the point. Big, loud, and unapologetically themed, it draws a crowd that came dressed for exactly this.




  12. Address
    620 W Dobbins Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85041, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Saturday 8 AM–1:45 AM

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  13. Rank 11411. The Skellig

    Irish Pub




  14. Books hang from a clothesline in the backyard, which tells you most of what you need to know about this Oak Cliff bar and coffee shop tucked into a charming old house at the edge of Bishop Arts. It doubles as a bookshelf-lined indie bookstore, with foreign titles and small-press finds sharing space with your pint. Shakespeare in the Bar happens here, as do concerts and readings. Bring the dog.




  15. A dark, cozy cocktail bar in Oak Cliff with a faint old Hollywood atmosphere inside and a sprawling dog-friendly patio out back that leans more Sunday afternoon than Saturday night. Happy hour runs seven days a week, which is either generous or a cry for help, and the classic cocktails are priced accordingly. A tight food menu punches beyond bar snacks, with scratch-made pastas showing up alongside the usual suspects.


    Address
    2901 Thomas Ave, Dallas, TX 75204, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Saturday 2 PM–1 AM

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  16. Rank 11411. Three Beans Cafe

    Cocktail Bar


  17. Rank 11411. Three Links

    Beer Bar



  18. Address
    320 Wilson Rd, Humble, TX 77338, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 AM

    Saturday 6 AM–2 PM

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  19. Rank 11411. Tom Ryan's

    Dive Bar


  20. A tea shop on Speedway with a drive-thru and a menu that branches into something like 4,500 combinations if you're counting. The drinks lean creative and a little tropical, built around named blends like the Rainforest or the Bayou, pineapple and dark cherry meeting lime, white peach cutting through raspberry. You can get your tea as a soda, latte, chai, or snow, which covers most moods and most temperatures Tucson throws at you.


    Address
    2645 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Saturday 7 AM–6 PM

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  21. Address
    2033 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–Midnight

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  22. Rank 11411. Truck Yard

    Beer Bar

    A massive patio bar tucked off Lowest Greenville where the menu is deliberately short: Philly cheesesteak, a sandwich, nachos, and that's the whole argument. The beers on tap include brews from their own By The Horns brewery in Mansfield, which gives the place a little more personality than your average outdoor bar. It draws the kind of crowd that would rather eat outside on a Tuesday than anywhere fancy on a Saturday.


    Address
    5624 Sears St, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–Midnight

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  23. Rank 11411. Truong Tien

    Vietnamese

    Tucked deep inside the Eden Center mall, this Vietnamese restaurant operates on the assumption that you came ready to work for it. The staff speaks limited English and menu descriptions don't give much away, but the rice-cake and tapioca-dumpling appetizers, some banana-leaf-wrapped, some chicharrón-crusted with tiny shell-on shrimp, make the ordering process forgiving. The spicy lemongrass noodle soup with rustic meatballs in a rich beef broth is what regulars are usually after.


    Address
    6763 Wilson Blvd, Unit 6D, Falls Church, VA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Saturday 10:30 AM–8 PM

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    Website
  24. A two-story craft beer bar inside Tucson's Metal Arts Village, with a sprawling patio equipped with misters and a clear sightline to the Santa Catalina Mountains. The taps rotate through local and regional brews, and the bottle list wanders into sake and Mexican wine, which keeps things interesting. Pizza comes in from a neighboring spot, so the food situation is handled. It's the kind of place that's genuinely hard to leave once you've settled into a corner.


    Address
    3230 N Dodge Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Saturday Noon–11 PM

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  25. Rank 11411. Twilite Lounge

    Cocktail Bar



  26. Rank 11411. Union Public House

    Gastropub American

    Thirty beers on tap and a whiskey wall that takes a minute to read: this is a gastropub in St. Philip's Plaza with exposed brick, wood beams, and a patio worth claiming on a good Tucson evening. The kitchen grinds its own burger meat, finishes it with bacon jam, and handles brunch on weekends. The bar runs late, closing at 2 a.m., which explains the crowd still there long after dinner has become a memory.



  27. Rank 11411. Upstairs at FLINT

    Cocktail Bar


    Address
    2425 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Saturday 4 PM–10 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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  28. Address
    222 N Fifth Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–11 PM

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  29. Rank 11411. Westbound

    Cocktail Bar

    Two repurposed shipping containers in the MSA Annex form this open-air bar, with shaded communal tables, a fire pit, and a walk-in bottle shop stocked with beer, wine, and spirits. Draft cocktails rotate through things like a Mai Tai and a Cactus Wren, and the crowd tends to bring food over from the neighboring stalls rather than going anywhere near a kitchen. It's the kind of place that makes an industrial parking lot feel like a deliberate destination.


  30. Rank 11411. White Bear

    Chinese


  31. Rank 11411. Wild Garlic Grill

    Californian French


    Address
    2870 E Skyline Dr, Unit 120, Tucson, AZ 85718, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–10 PM

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  32. Address
    5223 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–11 PM

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    1211 Gerritt St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, United States
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Saturday 9 AM–4 PM

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