Bars in Phoenix

DeSoto Central Market is Phoenix's most vibrant food hall and bar — a Central Avenue market hall presenting outstanding local food vendors and cocktail bars in a beautifully designed space. Phoenix's extraordinary food scene (it has more James Beard Award nominees per capita than almost any Sun Belt city) and DeSoto's role as a gathering place for Phoenix's creative class create a bar experience of genuine Phoenix cultural vitality.

Phoenix's Arcadia neighborhood bar scene serves one of the most affluent and active communities in Arizona — a lush green neighborhood where citrus trees and outstanding craft cocktail bars create a bar culture of genuine Southwest warmth and quality. Arcadia's combination of New Mexican and Sonoran culinary traditions and its growing craft cocktail culture create a neighborhood bar scene of authentic Arizona character.

MacAlpine's is Phoenix's most extraordinary bar — a 1928 soda fountain converted into an outstanding cocktail bar presenting craft cocktails in an extraordinarily preserved 1920s pharmacy setting. Phoenix's remarkable architectural preservation efforts and MacAlpine's extraordinary historical character create a bar experience of genuine Arizona historical significance.

Phoenix Public Market is the anchor of Roosevelt Row's extraordinary culinary and bar scene — a farmers market and café bar presenting outstanding Arizona craft beers and farm-to-glass cocktails made with local Arizona ingredients. The Roosevelt Row Arts District's remarkable transformation into Phoenix's most creative neighborhood and the Public Market's role as a community gathering place create a bar experience of genuine Phoenix agricultural and urban cultural significance.

Phoenix's Melrose District bar scene is the city's most LGBT-friendly and creative entertainment corridor — a 7th Avenue neighborhood where outstanding craft cocktail bars, vintage shops, and independent restaurants create the most walkable neighborhood entertainment experience in Arizona. Melrose's extraordinary LGBTQ+ community and its vibrant creative class create a bar culture of authentic Phoenix urban character.

Wren House Brewing is Phoenix's most acclaimed independent craft brewery — a West Phoenix neighborhood brewery whose extraordinary hoppy ales and creative seasonal beers have earned it national recognition as one of the Southwest's finest craft breweries. Phoenix's remarkable craft brewing renaissance and Wren House's consistent creativity and quality create a brewery taproom of genuine national significance.