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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Phoenix New Times. Updated August 2026.
Little Rituals · Downtown Phoenix
Phoenix New Times: 4th-floor Marriott bar, quietly named Best U.S. Hotel Bar at the 2025 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. Fresh-squeezed citrus, house syrups, crafted ice.
Carry On · Downtown Phoenix
Phoenix New Times: the 90-minute airplane-simulation bar. Boarding passes, takeoff/landing window views, 2025 Best Bar Design Award from North America's 50 Best Bars.
Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour · Downtown Phoenix
Phoenix New Times 10 Best Cocktail Bars. Globally inspired cocktails inside the Luhrs Building. The annual illustrated Book O' Cocktails is the calling card.
Highball · Willo
Phoenix New Times 10 Best Cocktail Bars. Upstairs Willo cocktail lounge with Ben & Jerry's- and elote-inspired drinks; nationally recognized program.
The Ostrich · Downtown Chandler
Phoenix New Times 10 Best Cocktail Bars. Basement speakeasy under Crust Simply Italian, Prohibition-era cocktails under bartender Brandon Casey.