The Best Places to Drink in Tempe, by the Record
The best places to drink in Tempe, by the professional record: Foodist Awards, Eater, and Phoenix New Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Four Peaks Brewing Company comes out on top.
Casey Moore's Oyster House and Devil's Hideaway hold the next two places. Phoenix New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner: The Joy Bus · Favorite Local Craft Beer
- Eater The Best Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 2. Casey Moore's Oyster House
Seafood Cocktail Bar
An old house in Tempe that may or may not be haunted, depending on how many drinks in you are. Casey Moore's is a seafood and oyster bar that's been around forever, and it draws the full cross-section of college town life, from freshmen to people who were freshmen here decades ago. The patio, the well-priced drinks, and the raw bar keep everyone coexisting peacefully, which is harder to pull off than it sounds.
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Neighborhood Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Neighborhood Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Bar · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 3. Devil's Hideaway
Cocktail Bar
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Rank 3. Low Key Piano Bar
Cocktail Bar
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Piano Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 3. Palo Verde Lounge
Dive Bar
Cash only, dark inside, and on any given night you might have to squeeze past a metal band unloading gear in the parking lot just to get through the door. Palo Verde is a Tempe dive bar where construction workers in hi-vis vests share the rail with ASU newcomers and neighborhood lifers. Drinks are cheap and poured strong, and the bartender has your order memorized before you've taken your jacket off.
- Phoenix New Times 2023 · Best Dive Bar · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The Top 100 Bars in Phoenix
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Rank 3. 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 2025 · Best Rooftop Pool · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Rooftop Bar · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 3. The Chill Room
Coffee