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One Night Stand in Phoenix/Scottsdale
The Places to go When You've Only Got One Night in Town
Fun
and eager to party, the girls of Scottsdale like to rock.
So,you've only got one night
(or so) to spend in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area.
No sweat, though. Not even in the desert. PubClub.com
has the best bars to hit to maximize your time in this happening hotspot.
In fact, metro Phoenix is one of the most happening places in the entire
southwest US.
Actually, it's a series of hotspots It is comprised of
three different areas:
• Scottsdale
• Phoenix
• Tempe
• And each January, the area's biggest party is the Phoenx
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Scottsdale Bars
The happening party in Phoenix is in Scottsdale.
This is by far the most happening area in Phoenix. The
beautiful and upscale crowds bounce around from bar to bar in the Old
Town Area. The best place to start the night, regardless of the day,
is Kona Grill in the Scottsdale Fashion Mall.
After
Kona the choices get tougher. For dancing head to Axis-Radius
or around the block to Six. Some other great bars in the same
area are; The Drift (with the coolest wooden patio chairs in
town), Suede, Mickeyıs Hangover, Devil's Martini (nice patio,
combines dancing with a nice bar area and scene, crowd is late 20s to
late 30s) , Sand Bar (more casual dress becuase of its a beachy
bar/club and is generally considered a "younger" bar),
Sugar Daddy's and Dos Gringos whose slogan is "a great place
to day drink."
Other, more "relaxed" choices with a 10-15 minute
walk or short cab ride are Mickey's Hangover, a dive lounge with
couches, big screens and porch. It's around the corner from a cantina
called Giligin's, which has goldfish races on Tuesdays and offers
shots from a large spin wheel (3 for $5).
This dive is a real
hangout for the bartenders.
And speaking of dives, if ever a name described a place
it is the Dirty Dogg Saloon. It may be across the street from
the semi-elegant Devil's Martini, but this is a whiskey-swilling, beer-drinking
rock 'n roll honky tonk that just happens to feature scantily-clad bartenders
swinging from the rafters. As well as well-lubed female patrons jumping
up to dance on the bar as if it were Mykonos.
The crowd is about what one would expect but there are the
occasional later-night prizes on patrol.
And then there's the Coach House, the oldest bar
in the area. An old, well, coach house, it's a cool dive with lights
hanging from the ceiling and, a patio. This is a Scottsdale tradition.
On Sunday night hit Cateye, which is co-owned by
Jenna Jamison and is where all the freaks show up.
For a little something out of the ordinary, head to north
Scottsdale to Greasewood Flats. This cozy outdoor old western
bar has been around since the early 1900's and still has the same feel
as it did in the old days. The Satisfied Frog out in Cave Creek
has an incredible Bloody Mary bar and is worth the trip to hang out
for a long brunch.
This restaurant
turns into a dancing club after the diners have departed.
Barcelona's is probably the hottest club. It's
a restaurant, then a club/bar. The best time to go is on the weekend
for dinner and stay through Happy Hour, say 11:ish. It has live music,
(10pm a DJ takes over) great atmosphere, a huge patio with misters,
(a must) and the building is a great set up with thee very large bars
so you never wait long for a drink. The crowd is higher end, some say
very LA wannabe. The staff is great, no attitude whatsoever, which makes
this high-end looking bar as friendly as Phoenix pub.
'O' short for opium, is an upscale lounge with
very little clothing being worn and very snotty but beautiful inside
(people and decor).
For bars on specific nights of the week, Sundays afternoon
at Dos Gringos patio goes off, Sunday night the place is Cateye.
Wednesday nights at Six and Thursdays at Suede rock. The other
nights are a bit more calm, but on the weekend all these places are
packed.
An up-and-coming area is North Scottsdale. Jetz Americana,
San Felipe Cantina just opened next to Flemings in DC Ranch,
Eli's (an older crowd) are all good It's just that the drive is
difficult. Jetz is the new attempt at recreating the old Stix/Jetz that
was all the rage a few years ago.
While people dress stylish in Scottsdale, there is no
formal dress code. That's because it's usually so warm. Once in a while
a place will require slacks, but jeans work most of the time. The bar
crowd varies by location – some places are the 21-30s while others
are more upscale and cater to the 28-40+ patrons.
Most of the Scottsdale bars are within close cab proximity.
Anything else, North Scottsdale, Central Phoenix or Tempe are pretty
far away. Its a bitch too, because there are not that many cabs around.
Phoenix Bars
Central Phoenix covers a large area and sports many more
bars than restaurants. Around the Biltmore area try the Merc Bar
or Rosie McCafferty's for Friday happy hour; Aunt Chiladas
at Squaw Peak can't be beat. If you find yourself downtown check
out the Arizona Center or Alice Cooper's AliceCooperstown.
Dan Majerli's is a happening sports bar between
Arizona Center (a shopping center) and the America West Arena Phoenix
Suns' NBA basketball arena. Bank One Ballpark – which has a pool
in the outfield and a lot of bikini tops to distract the opposition
as well as the host Arizona Diamondbacks – is bringing bars and
baseball close together.
Tempe Bars
Tempe is the usual college town with fairly young crowds
that roam along Mill Ave. and University in downtown Tempe. A couple
of worthwhile bars are The Library (where the waitresses dress
like school girls and dance on the bar) & Have a Nice Day Cafe because
of the atmosphere and strong drinks.
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