The Best Places to Drink in Gilbert, by the Record
The best places to drink in Gilbert, by the professional record: Foodist Awards, Phoenix New Times, and AZ Central have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co comes out on top.
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The outdoor bar lives inside a repurposed shipping container, which tells you something about this brewpub's sensibility. Arizona Wilderness pours a rotating slate of seasonal ales alongside house classics, and the kitchen keeps pace with oversized burgers, an Arizonan hot fried chicken sandwich, and duck fat fries that have developed their own following. The vegan options are less afterthought than actual draw. Bench seating, a beer garden, and desert weather do the rest.
- 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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Rank 1. Woodnotes Cellar
Belgian Beer Bar
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Rank 3. 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