Eat
The Churchill
Shipping-container courtyard of small local kitchens and a shaded bar. Everybody finds something.
Roosevelt Row
$Indoor + out
Last Minute
Open late, walk-in friendly, no tickets required.
October · Peak Phoenix
October is the payoff. Trails, festivals, rooftop everything — go outside while it lasts.
Eat
Arizona Wilderness DTPHX
Arizona-grain beer, a patio with misters that actually work, and a kitchen that takes itself seriously.
Downtown Phoenix
$$Indoor + out
Eat
Diego Pops
Brussels sprout nachos and frozen palomas. It's fine, you'll order both.
Old Town Scottsdale
$Indoor + out
Eat
Postino Arcadia
Bruschetta boards and the $25 board-and-bottle deal after 8pm. Still undefeated.
Arcadia
$Indoor + out
Eat
Doughbird
Rotisserie chicken and pizza — the peace treaty for a table that can't agree.
Biltmore
$Indoor + out
Do
Topgolf Riverwalk
Misted bays, bad swings, good queso. Works for a birthday or a Tuesday.
Scottsdale Riverwalk
$$Indoor + out
Do
Stand Up Live
National headliners in a low-ceiling room downtown. Two-drink minimum, worth it.
Downtown Phoenix
$$Indoors
Do
Crescent Ballroom
The best-sounding small room in the state, with a taco bar in the front half.
Downtown Phoenix
$$Indoors
Do
Valley Bar
A bar, a music room, and a shuffleboard hall — all in a basement down an alley.
Downtown Phoenix
$Indoors
Buzz
Fall restaurant openings
September through November is Phoenix's opening season. Everything delayed by summer lands now.
ValleywideSep 1 – Nov 30
$$Indoors
Date to confirm
Buzz
Rooftop season reopens
The heaters come off and the rooftops fill back up. Reservations get hard again around Oct 10.
Scottsdale & DowntownOct 1 – May 1
$$Outdoors
Buzz
The happy hour report
Summer happy hours ran deep and most haven't ended yet. The list of what's still discounted.
Valleywide
$Indoor + out