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.
August · Survive It
Late August in Phoenix is an indoor sport. Everything below is cooled, shaded, or scheduled after sundown.
Eat
Arizona Wilderness DTPHX
Arizona-grain beer, a patio with misters that actually work, and a kitchen that takes itself seriously.
Downtown Phoenix
$$Indoor + out
Eat
Diego Pops
Brussels sprout nachos and frozen palomas. It's fine, you'll order both.
Old Town Scottsdale
$Indoor + out
Eat
Postino Arcadia
Bruschetta boards and the $25 board-and-bottle deal after 8pm. Still undefeated.
Arcadia
$Indoor + out
Eat
Doughbird
Rotisserie chicken and pizza — the peace treaty for a table that can't agree.
Biltmore
$Indoor + out
Do
D-backs at Chase Field
The roof closes, the AC roars, and $4 hot dog nights make this the cheapest good time in August.
Downtown PhoenixAug 20 – Sep 27
$$Indoors
Date to confirm
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
$$Indoors
Do
Valley Bar
A bar, a music room, and a shuffleboard hall — all in a basement down an alley.
Downtown Phoenix
$Indoors
Buzz
The happy hour report
Summer happy hours ran deep and most haven't ended yet. The list of what's still discounted.
Valleywide
$Indoor + out
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Kai
Arizona's only Forbes Five-Star dining room. Indigenous ingredients, ceremonial pacing.
Chandler
$$$Indoors