The Top 34 Cocktail Bars Near Highball

Updated July 16, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Highball

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    1514 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  2. Rank 2. Rough Rider

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    You take the middle elevator down to the basement of an office building, the doors open, and suddenly it's 1890 and someone mixed you a very good drink. Rough Rider is a genuinely moody speakeasy-style cocktail bar with wood paneling, high ceilings, and candlelit nooks that feel made for people who don't want to be seen. The cocktail list leans Victorian-inspired with a wink, and the kitchen is serious enough to keep you planted for the night.

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    1001 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  3. Rank 3. Carry On

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    A cocktail bar inside a mock 1960s first-class cabin, where the flight attendants check you in, a beverage cart rolls through the aisle, and the "windows" show sky. People show up in vintage fits and take the whole bit very seriously, which somehow makes it better. The cocktails are genuinely great and genuinely pricey, reservations drop weekly and go fast, so treat this like an actual trip: plan ahead, dress up a little, and enjoy the ride.

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    2 N Central Ave, Ste 101, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  4. Rank 4. Little Debbie’s

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    1001 N 3rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  5. Rank 5. Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour

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    1 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  6. Rank 6. Little Rituals

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    Voted the top hotel bar in the country, Little Rituals sits on the fourth floor of a downtown Marriott and somehow completely transcends that sentence. Push through the beaded curtain into a room of glittering lights and plush chairs where the cocktail menu reads like an illustrated storybook. The crowd is a good mix of hotel guests who got lucky and locals who definitely made a reservation. The bar snacks are serious enough to call it dinner.

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    132 S Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  7. Rank 7. Killer Whale Sex Club

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    The name isn't a bluff, but it's not what you think either. This dim, tucked-away cocktail lounge on Roosevelt Row is run by serious mixologists who keep rotating in genuinely interesting new drinks. Look a little closer at the walls, though, and you'll notice the polaroids, all shot right here, all tastefully not-that-tasteful. It gives the whole moody room a wink that somehow makes the experimental cocktails feel even better.

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    922 N 6th St, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  8. Rank 8. Pretty Penny

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    Roosevelt Row has no shortage of spots, but Pretty Penny is the one that actually feels like an occasion. It's an upscale dinner-out kind of place, forest green and sleek, where you're greeted with a pour of bubbles before you've even looked at the menu. The cocktails are as serious as the food, so don't skip them. The crowd is date-night dressed and ready to spend, which is the right energy for a room this sharp.

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    509 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  9. Rank 9. Stardust Pinbar

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    A pinball arcade and cocktail bar hiding behind a fake freezer door inside a pizza shop, because Phoenix apparently decided subtlety is for other cities. One hard pull and you're in: glowing dance floor, disco ball, machines to lose quarters in. The crowd is wonderfully random, goths and Disney adults and post-concert indie kids all sharing the same floor, which somehow works completely.

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    401 W Van Buren St, Unit B, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  10. Rank 10. Platform 18 at Century Grand

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    A Spirited Award-winning cocktail bar built inside a replica Presidential Pullman train car, Platform 18 commits to the bit fully: wood paneling, digital windows showing rolling landscapes, Prohibition-era drinks, the whole deal. The crowd dresses up a little, leans in, and genuinely plays along. Book a reservation ahead, because showing up without one is a lot like missing your train.

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    3626 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  11. Rank 11. Sazerac

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    821 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  12. Rank 12. Luckys Indoor Outdoor

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    817 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  13. Rank 13. Cobra Arcade Bar

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    A vintage arcade bar where the walls are covered in murals and the cocktails have names like Garbage Pail Kids. Weekend DJs keep things at a pace that suits the vintage fighters and shoot-em-ups lining the walls, and the crowd is exactly what you'd expect: nostalgic millennials, the artsy crowd, and a few people who are genuinely very good at Pac-Man. When it fills up, the anime-themed overflow lounge next door has Japanese import games and drinks in fugu-shaped mugs.

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    801 N 2nd St, Unit 100, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  14. Rank 14. Grey Hen Rx at Century Grand

    Chinese Cocktail Bar

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    3626 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  15. Rank 15. UnderTow

    Tiki Cocktail Bar

    The whole place is built to feel like the cargo hold of a 19th-century ship, which sounds gimmicky until you're actually sitting inside it, sipping something tropical and elaborate through a porthole view. Phoenix has caught up with the whole immersive-bar thing since UnderTow pioneered it, but this one still does it better than the copycats. The cocktails mix tiki classics with more inventive stuff, and the crowd is mostly people who came for the vibe and stayed for the rum.

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    3626 E Indian School Rd, Unit 100, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  16. Rank 16. Floor 13 Rooftop Bar

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    15 E Monroe St, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  17. Rank 17. Melindas Alley

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    Tucked beneath a downtown hotel and only open two nights a week, this subterranean cocktail bar earns its reputation for making guests feel like they stumbled onto a movie set. Everything down here glows red, the vintage velvet seating is genuinely plush, and the rotating cocktail list changes before you can memorize it. The crowd tends toward date-night energy, everyone dressed a little better than usual, quietly pleased with themselves for finding it.

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    50 E Adams St, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  18. Rank 18. Coabana

    Cuban Cocktail Bar

    Rum deserves better than a can of Coke, and this Cuban cocktail bar in downtown Phoenix is making the case. The pink tiles and gold palm fronds set a festive Little Havana mood, and the drinks list follows through with serious classics alongside some wonderfully named tropical originals. The crowd looks like people who showed up for the vibes and stayed for a second round they absolutely did not plan on ordering.

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    1 E Washington, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  19. Rank 19. Boycott Bar

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    4301 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  20. Rank 20. The Boom Boom Room

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    1544 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  21. Rank 21. Bar1

    Cocktail Bar

    A laid-back gay cocktail bar that skips the theatrics and just lets people hang out. The candlelit room is full of folks actually talking to each other, which feels radical these days. Grab a craft cocktail or a specialty shot, play some pinball, or drift out to the patio. Daily drink specials keep things interesting all week, and the happy hours are generous enough that you'll probably stay longer than planned.

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    3702 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  22. Rank 22. Upstairs at FLINT

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    2425 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  23. Rank 23. Tell Your Friends

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    You descend a staircase, walk a red mirrored hallway, and suddenly you're in a velvet-draped, gold-ceilinged cocktail lounge that has absolutely no business existing under a north Scottsdale restaurant. It's a proper speakeasy vibe with live music and bartenders who take their weird seriously, mixing sweet-savory stuff that sounds unhinged on paper and works anyway. Budget accordingly, because the upgrades are real and tempting.

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    17797 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ · Scottsdale
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  24. Rank 24. LON’s Last Drop

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    5532 N Palo Cristi Rd, Paradise Valley, AZ · Paradise Valley
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  25. Rank 25. Butler’s Easy

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    8375 N 7th St, Unit C, Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix
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  26. Rank 26. Devil's Hideaway

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    401 S Mill Ave, Ste 101, Tempe, AZ · Tempe
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  27. Rank 27. Low Key Piano Bar

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    501 S Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ · Tempe
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  28. Rank 28. Poppy’s Office

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    34422 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 160, Scottsdale, AZ · Scottsdale
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  29. Rank 29. Skysill Rooftop Lounge

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    Eighteen floors above Mill Avenue, this open-air rooftop bar at the Westin Tempe holds the claim to highest perch in the Valley, and the views back it up: A Mountain, the bridge, the sprawl of the skyline at night. Grab your drink at the bar, then wander around and take it all in. The cocktails shift with the seasons and the crowd is exactly who you'd expect, hotel guests and first dates hoping the altitude does some of the work.

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    11 E Seventh St, Tempe, AZ · Tempe
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  30. Rank 30. Espiritu

    Mexican Cocktail Bar

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    123 Main St, Mesa, AZ · Mesa
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  31. Rank 31. The Ostrich

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    10 N San Marcos Pl, Chandler, AZ · Chandler
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  32. Rank 32. The Brickyard Downtown

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    85 W Boston St, Chandler, AZ · Chandler
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  33. Rank 33. The White Rabbit

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    A speakeasy that actually commits to the bit: find the red light on a side street in downtown Gilbert, get the monthly password from their website, descend the stairs, find the hidden bookcase door, and land in a dark Victorian lounge with leather seating and locked cabinets of serious spirits. The cocktails are the whole point, and they're genuinely clever. The crowd tends to dress up a little, which feels right.

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    207 N Gilbert Rd, Ste 002, Gilbert, AZ · Gilbert
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  34. Rank 34. The Bearded Barber

    Speakeasy Cocktail Bar

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    3434 W Anthem Way, Unit 122, Anthem, AZ · Anthem
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