The Best Places to Drink in Phoenix, by the Record
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Rank 67. Seamus McCaffrey's
Irish British
Pint glasses hang from the ceiling and dollar bills plaster the columns at this Irish pub tucked into the back of a downtown Phoenix hotel. The menu runs shepherd's pie, fish and chips, and beef stew, with Guinness on draft doing most of the heavy lifting. A jug of apple pie shots on the bar suggests the night can go a few different directions. Phoenix New Times named it one of the top 100 bars in the city in 2025.
- Phoenix New Times The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Irish Pub · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 67. Sidewinder
Diner American
Palomas come in tajín-rimmed Jarritos bottles here, and the bartender's expression suggests you should feel lucky to have one. Sidewinder is a diner-bar in Garfield that leans hard into the dingy-vintage aesthetic, the kind of place where a $3 Bud Heavy and a sloppy joe feel like the whole point. It was opened by the team behind an upscale French bistro, which explains nothing and everything at once.
- 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 67. Six Byrd Cider
Cider Beer Bar
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Rank 67. Skysill Rooftop Lounge
Cocktail Bar
Eighteen floors above Mill Avenue, this open-air rooftop bar and pool lounge sits atop The Westin Tempe, claiming the highest perch of any outdoor bar in the Valley. The bar itself is the only covered spot up there, so order first, then wander the full 360 degrees: A Mountain one way, the Mill Avenue Bridge glowing at night the other. Seasonal cocktails and local Arizona beers do the heavy lifting, with flatbreads and tacos for ballast.
- Phoenix New Times The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Rooftop Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Rooftop Bar · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 67. Swizzle Inn
Dive Bar
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Rank 67. The 480 Bar
Dive Bar
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Rank 67. The Bearded Barber
Speakeasy Cocktail Bar
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Rank 67. The Boom Boom Room
Cocktail Bar
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Rank 67. The Brickyard Downtown
Cocktail Bar
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Rank 67. The Chill Room
Coffee
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Rank 67. The Dubliner Irish Pub
Irish Dive Bar
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Rank 67. The Greedy Hamster
Wine Bar
- Phoenix New Times The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Best Second-Hand Name · Best of the Valley
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Rank 67. The Ostrich
Cocktail Bar
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Rank 67. The Silver Pony
Dive Bar
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- Phoenix New Times 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 67. The White Rabbit
Cocktail Bar
A red light on a side street marks the entrance, and from there you're following the speakeasy script to the letter: website password, narrow hallway, bookcase door. What's behind it is a dark cocktail bar with leather seating, Victorian details, and locked cabinets of private-label spirits. The drinks lean technical, with bacon fat-washed bourbon and toasted tortilla bitters among the building blocks. The kind of place that makes suburbanites feel delightfully conspiratorial.
- Phoenix New Times The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Speakeasy · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 67. Three Beans Cafe
Coffee
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Rank 67. Title 9 Sports Grill
Beer Bar
A photo wall of Diana Taurasi greets you at the door, which tells you everything about what kind of sports bar this is. Planted in Phoenix's Melrose district, Title 9 is a beer bar and grill built around women's athletics, with imagery spanning players to sports journalists across every wall. The color palette reads as a quiet nod to the lesbian pride flag, a detail that fits the neighborhood perfectly.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best New Sports Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 67. Upstairs at FLINT
Cocktail Bar