Phoenix
Polished, precise, civilised. Phoenix's best hotel-bar drinking — picked for craft, not concierge buzz.
Old Town Scottsdale · $$$
Citizen Public House Phoenix draws a steady local crowd in Old Town Scottsdale. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the e
Old Town Scottsdale · $$
The Coach House draws a steady local crowd in Old Town Scottsdale. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $$$
Hidden House is the Old Town Scottsdale speakeasy concealed behind a working barbershop — push the side door, into a candle-lit basement room with brick walls a
Phoenix · $$$$
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar draws a steady local crowd in Phoenix. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Camelback · $$$
The Gladly draws a steady local crowd in Camelback. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Phoenix · $$
The House Cocktail Bar draws a steady local crowd in Phoenix. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Paradise Valley · $$$$
The Living Room at Mountain Shadows draws a steady local crowd in Paradise Valley. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in th
Old Town Scottsdale · $$$
The Mission Old Town draws a steady local crowd in Old Town Scottsdale. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $$$
The Womack is the Melrose-district mid-century-modern cocktail lounge — an unapologetically retro room with curved banquettes, a long teak bar and a Rat-Pack-er
Arcadia · $$$
The Vig Arcadia draws a steady local crowd in Arcadia. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Hotel bars solve specific problems. You need a bar near your room. You need somewhere quiet to take a meeting. You want the drink right the first time and you don't want to negotiate a wait. Every recommendation below clears those three bars. Most are open to non-guests; we've flagged any that aren't.
Best for: business travellers, late-checkout drinks, hotel-room negotiations made civilised, anniversaries that deserve a hotel jacket. Pricing skews higher than the city average — that's the trade. The rooms below justify it.
Civilised, polished, not pretending to be a club. Pick by neighbourhood and proximity to where you're sleeping.
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