The Top 100 Places to Drink Near Harlem Coffee
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Rank 1. Sauvage
Natural Wine Bar
Sauvage is a natural wine bar tucked into a historic cottage off McDowell, the kind of place where the person pouring your glass actually wants to talk about what's in it. The selection leans toward obscure regions and funky bottles you won't find at Total Wine, and the owner is genuinely good at reading what you'll like. Grab a tinned fish snack and let him guide you. The room feels like someone's very cool living room.
- Esquire 2024 · The Best Bars in America
- Eater The Best Bars in Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Bar Team
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Libby Lingua
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 10 Nominee · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Libby Lingua
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Rank 3. Barcoa Agaveria
Mexican Cocktail Bar
Two bars for the price of one, and both are worth your night. Barcoa is a mezcal and agave cantina where the crowd genuinely knows their spirits, not just the ones with pretty labels. Upstairs is lively, with a patio and a food truck parked outside for tacos. Downstairs is darker, quieter, and reservation-only, the kind of basement bar that makes you feel like you discovered something.
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner · Outstanding Bar/Nightlife Experience
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Finalist · Most Creative Handcrafted Cocktail Program
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Agave-Based Cocktails · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 5. Chilte
Modern Mexican
Modern Mexican in a converted motor hotel on Grand Avenue, and the kitchen's attitude is basically "we don't care," which only makes sense until you taste the food and realize they clearly care a lot. The menu rotates seasonally, the team pulls in guest chefs, and Food and Wine named the chef one of America's best new talents. The crowd skews creative-class Phoenix, the kind of people who'll try a grasshopper quesadilla without being talked into it.
- Food & Wine 2024 · Best New Chefs · Lawrence "LT" Smith
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist · Emerging Restaurant of the Year
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Rank 6. Rough Rider
Cocktail Bar
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.
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Underground Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Imbibe Where to Drink in Phoenix
- Eater The Best Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 7. Carry On
Cocktail Bar
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.
- 50 Best 2025 · Best Bar Design Award
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 10 U.S. Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best New Bar · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 8. Gracie's Tax Bar
Beer Bar
A faded pink dive bar in a former tax office, which honestly explains the vibe perfectly. Cheap beers, a jukebox worth fighting over, and a crowd that'll challenge you to Scrabble before the night gets away from you. Later on, the patio turns into a full-on DJ situation, just smokier. They also throw stuffed animal contests and reality TV watch parties, so check Instagram before you go and lower your expectations for productivity the next day.
- Imbibe Where to Drink in Phoenix
- Eater The Best Bars in Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
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Rank 9. Futuro
Mexican
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Third Space · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best coffee shops in Phoenix
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- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best New Coffeehouse · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best New Coffeehouse · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
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Greenwood Brewing is the antidote to every dark, loud, aggressively masculine taproom you've ever been dragged to. Woman-owned and designed to match, it's all globe lights, brass accents, and airy vibes on Roosevelt Row, with two outdoor courtyards that stay comfortable year-round. The crowd skews creative and friendly, the beer is genuinely good, and you can order food from nearby spots right to your table.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Unusual Beer: Mango Lassi · Best of Phoenix
- Imbibe Where to Drink in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 13. Killer Whale Sex Club
Cocktail Bar
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.
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Finalist · Top Mixologist/Bartender · Brenon Stuart
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Cocktails With a Side of Tasteful Nudity · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 14. Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour
Cocktail Bar
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Hotel Bar
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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Rank 15. Little Rituals
Cocktail Bar
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.
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Winner · Best U.S. Hotel Bar
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 4 Finalist · Best U.S. Hotel Bar
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Rank 16. Pretty Penny
International
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.
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Finalist · Top Mixologist/Bartender · Brenon Stuart
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Coffeehouse · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Coffeehouse · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central Best downtown coffee shops for working or studying · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
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Rank 23. Mis Raices Café
Mexican Coffee Shop
- AZ Central Best Grand Avenue coffee shops for meeting friends or making new ones · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Mexican Coffee Shop · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 26. Arizona Wilderness DTPHX
Arizonan
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Winner: Vegan Bahn Mi · Best Vegan Delight
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Finalist: Refuge IPA · Favorite Local Craft Beer
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
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Rank 27. Bikini Lounge
Tiki Dive Bar
Phoenix's oldest tiki dive bar has been around forever, and it has absolutely no interest in impressing you, which is exactly why you'll love it. Frosted beer glasses, kitschy tchotchkes behind the bar, pool tables, and a patio for a smoke. Show up on a Tuesday when a DJ spins vinyl and the whole place turns into a dance floor. It's cash only, so hit an ATM first or just stand there looking embarrassed.
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 28. Stardust Pinbar
Cocktail Bar
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.
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Dance Floor · Best of Phoenix
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- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Place to Get Coffee and Flowers · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central Best downtown Phoenix coffee shops for more than just coffee · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Peonies and Pick-Me-Ups · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 31. Valley Bar
Dive Bar
Finding Valley Bar means following a sketchy alley off Central Avenue while seriously questioning your life choices, but the basement dive waiting at the bottom is absolutely worth the commitment. Cheap beers, cocktails named after Arizona politicians, a dance floor with live DJs, and a back room with skee-ball and shuffleboard keep the crowd loose and loud. The hanging mobile above the bar commemorating a local murderess sets the vibe perfectly.
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Basement Bar · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner · Top Chef · Ivan Gonzalez
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Beef Wellington · Standout Signature Dish
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner · Most Creative Handcrafted Cocktail
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- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Wine on Tap · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
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Tucked behind Lom Wong, this patio bar is where you cook your own dinner on a tabletop grill set into a pot of bubbling broth, which sounds chaotic and is, in the best way. The mookata setup means you're basically running your own little BBQ-hot pot hybrid while sipping craft cocktails. Come for the full cook-your-own-meal situation or just for drinks; the crowd is here to have fun either way, not to impress anyone.
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Cook-It-Yourself Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Cook-It-Yourself Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
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- Imbibe Where to Drink in Phoenix
- AZ Central Best Uptown Phoenix coffee shops for meeting friends or making new ones · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
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A brewpub that takes its beer as seriously as its food, which in Arizona is rarer than you'd think. The rotating taps lean seasonal and locally inspired, and the kitchen matches the ambition with oversized burgers and duck fat fries that make the whole thing feel like more than a beer stop. The crowd is laid-back Gilbert locals who know the difference between a good IPA and a great one, spilling out into the beer garden when the weather cooperates.
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Winner: Vegan Bahn Mi · Best Vegan Delight
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Finalist: Refuge IPA · Favorite Local Craft Beer
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Birthday Beer Deal · Best of Phoenix
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- Phoenix New Times The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
- AZ Central Best Uptown Phoenix coffee shops for working or studying · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best coffee shops in Phoenix
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Rank 39. Dark Hall Coffee
Plant-Based
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Rank 40. Platform 18 at Century Grand
Cocktail Bar
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.
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 10 Nominee · U.S. Bartender of the Year · Nicole Giampino
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 4 Finalist · Best U.S. Bar Team
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Rank 41. Sazerac
Cocktail Bar
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Rank 42. Luckys Indoor Outdoor
Cocktail Bar
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Rank 43. Cobra Arcade Bar
Arcade Cocktail Bar
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.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Bar Makeover · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 44. Sana Sana Cerveceria
Beer Bar
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Rank 45. Grey Hen Rx at Century Grand
Chinese Cocktail Bar
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 4 Finalist · Best U.S. Bar Team
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner: Barter & Shake · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner · Most Creative Handcrafted Cocktail
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Rank 46. 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.
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Top 4 Finalist · Best U.S. Bar Team
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner: Barter & Shake · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner · Most Creative Handcrafted Cocktail
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Rank 47. Kid Sister
Wine Bar
A neighborhood wine bar on Seventh Street that actually feels like somewhere you'd want to hang out, not just somewhere you'd end up. The menu of small bites and pours changes often, which keeps the regulars coming back and gives first-timers a reason to return. Desert-toned walls, a crowd that ordered without overthinking it, and spritzes that justify the trip on their own.
- The Infatuation The 20 Best Restaurants In Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
- AZ Central 2026 · The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
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- AZ Central Best Uptown Phoenix coffee shops for curling up with a book · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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- Eater The Best Bars in Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner: Barter & Shake · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Eater The Best Bars in Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
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Rank 52. Seamus McCaffrey's
Irish British
Tucked into the back of a grand old downtown hotel, Seamus McCaffrey's is the kind of Irish pub that feels like it's been there forever and has the dollar bills on the columns to prove it. Pint glasses dangle from the ceiling, Guinness flows on draft, and the shepherd's pie and fish and chips are exactly what you want after a long day. The crowd is relaxed, the vibe is unpretentious, and nobody's performing for anyone.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Irish Pub · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Irish Pub · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 53. Sidewinder
Diner American
A gloriously dingy vintage diner-bar in Garfield where the bartenders serve you with what can only be described as polite contempt, and somehow that's the whole appeal. The team behind a proper French bistro built this on purpose, so the cheap beer and messy sloppy joes are a choice, not an accident. Regulars who look like they live there will not move for you. Go anyway.
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Trendy Diner · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Trendy Diner · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Trendy Diner · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 54. Floor 13 Rooftop Bar
Cocktail Bar
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Rank 55. Melindas Alley
Cocktail Bar
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.
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Finalist · Top Mixologist/Bartender · PJ Vader Baron
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Speakeasy · Best of Phoenix
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- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
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- Phoenix New Times The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best coffee shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Neighborhood Coffee Shop: Phoenix · Best of the Valley
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Rank 63. 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.
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best New Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 65. Valentine
Sonoran Mexican
A wood-fired all-day cafe in the Melrose District that has turned Arizona sourcing into something close to a religion, and somehow made that feel fun rather than preachy. The room shares space with a vintage furniture store, which tells you everything about the crowd: creative types who dress well without trying. Come for brunch when the menus overlap, and don't skip the attached speakeasy, Bar 1912, hiding in the back.
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Top 10 U.S. Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Crystal Kass
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Rank 66. Copper Star Coffee
Coffee
A converted gas station in the Melrose District that somehow became the neighborhood's unofficial living room. Copper Star is a laid-back coffee shop open early every day, with a drive-thru for the rushed and a shaded patio for everyone else. The bagels are homemade and genuinely good, and the breakfast sandwiches are the kind of thing you didn't know you needed until you're halfway through one.
- AZ Central Best Midtown Phoenix coffee shops for meeting friends or making new ones · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best breakfast spots in Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
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- Phoenix New Times The 10 Best Coffee Shops in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best coffee shops in Phoenix
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Rank 68. The Little Woody
Dive Bar
The Little Woody is a dive bar that can't quite decide what it wants to be, and that's exactly why it works. Red lighting, pool tables, darts, an arcade room, and decent cocktails all coexist without any of it feeling forced. The crowd on weekends is young, loud, and very much here to have a good time well past midnight. Order a specialty cocktail, grab a flatbread, and let someone beat you at darts.
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Winner · Outstanding Bar/Nightlife Experience
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
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- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Coffee Flavors · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central Best Uptown Phoenix coffee shops for working or studying · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Music Playlist · Best of the Valley
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- Esquire 2023 · The Desert Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Finalist · Most Creative Handcrafted Cocktail Program
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
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Rank 75. Boycott Bar
Cocktail Bar
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Lesbian Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Lesbian Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Lesbian Bar · Best of Phoenix
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- AZ Central Best Uptown Phoenix coffee shops for meeting friends or making new ones · The ultimate guide to the best Phoenix cafes
- AZ Central 2025 · The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
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Rank 78. Wren House Brewing
Beer Bar
A brewpub that actually feels like someone's house, because it basically is one. The taproom is tiny, the community table makes strangers into friends fast, and the rotating taps give regulars a reason to keep showing up. Bring takeout from nearby or catch a food truck out front. The Spellbinder hazy IPA is the one everyone talks about. Neighborhood crowd, no pretense, plastic dinosaurs on the windowsill.
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Spellbinder · Favorite Local Craft Beer
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Brewery · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Brewery · Best of Phoenix
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- Foodist Awards 2024 · Finalist: Genuine Concepts · Outstanding Hospitality Group
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
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Rank 81. The Boom Boom Room
Cocktail Bar
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- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Chicken Tecolota @ Requinto · The 10 best bites we tasted at Phoenix restaurants
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Rank 84. Rips Bar
Dive Bar
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Rank 85. Title 9 Sports Grill
Beer Bar
A sports bar in Phoenix's Melrose gayborhood built around women's sports, which sounds like an obvious idea until you realize nobody else bothered. The walls are covered in photos of athletes and journalists who actually look like some of the people in the room, which is kind of the whole point. The crowd skews welcoming in all directions, and the vibe is genuinely celebratory rather than performative about it.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best New Sports Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Place to Take a Wine Geek · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Wine Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Place to Take a Wine Geek · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 88. 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.
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Gay Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 89. The Greedy Hamster
Wine Bar
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Second-Hand Name · Best of the Valley
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Rank 90. The Dirty Drummer
Dive Bar
A genuine Phoenix institution that's been around forever, The Dirty Drummer is a dive bar and live music venue where the boots are real and nobody's performing irony. Expect country, honky tonk, and rockabilly most nights, with line dancing that looks intimidating until your third beer. The bar menu runs wings, burgers, and nachos, and happy hour runs weekdays if you're watching your tab. Sports on TV, cold drinks, zero pretension.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Bar Food · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Country Bar · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
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- AZ Central 2026 · The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Off-Label Use of Pickles: Dill Pickle Pizza · Best of the Valley
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Rank 92. Chopper John's
Dive Bar
A proper dive bar where the walls are literally wallpapered in dollar bills and Christmas lights never come down, which tells you everything you need to know. Local rock bands take the small stage most nights, the barflies are the friendly kind, and the vibe is very much "we've been here forever and we're not changing anything." Shoot some pool, catch a game from a good bar stool, or take it outside to the patio.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Rock Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 93. Upstairs at FLINT
Cocktail Bar
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Rank 94. Swizzle Inn
Dive Bar
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Rank 95. Six Byrd Cider
Cider Beer Bar
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Rank 96. Nutowne Saloon
Beer Bar
The Valley's oldest gay bar has been around forever, and it shows, in the best possible way. Think grandma's attic crossed with a dive bar crossed with a fever dream: there's a plaster rooster taller than most people you know, a fortune-telling machine, and a miniature Eiffel Tower on the roof. Regulars shoot pool and nurse cheap beers while the decor quietly dares you to ask questions. Come as you are.
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Gay Bar Decor · Best of Phoenix
- AZ Central 2025 · Best bars in metro Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 98. Tell Your Friends
Cocktail Bar
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.
- Industry Excellence Awards Bar of the Year
- Sunset 2025 · Better Bars · Where to Eat and Drink
- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner · Iconic Speakeasy Experience
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Rank 99. LON’s Last Drop
Cocktail Bar
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- Foodist Awards 2025 · Winner · Outstanding Bar/Nightlife Experience
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Scottsdale