The Best Dive Bars in Tempe, by the Record
Tempe has sent exactly one place into the record so far: Palo Verde Lounge, honored by Phoenix New Times.
-
Rank 1. 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