ArizonaEntertainment

Bar entertainment in Arizona

  1. A

    Mad Italian

    Across the street from Mia’s, the Mad Italian is much loved among NAU students for its ambience and atmosphere and is one of the best local spots to drink, dance and shoot some pool. On most nights there’s a DJ playing dance music, but occasionally there is a live band. If you don’t like large, fun-loving crowds, avoid going on the weekends.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Kon Tiki

    Never mind the strip-mall setting. Once inside this tropical tiki tavern with its reed roof and palm fronds you’ll feel like you’ve apparated straight to Tahiti. Drinks look girly, but don’t be fooled: the trademark ‘Scorpion’ will sneak up on your brain cells without warning.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Che’s Lounge

    If everyone’s favorite revolutionary heartthrob was still in our midst, he wouldn’t have charged a cover either. A slightly skanky but hugely popular watering hole with $1 drafts, a huge wraparound bar and local art gracing the walls, this college hangout rocks with live music Saturday nights.

    reviewed

  4. Rough Rider Saloon

    For a drink and browse of Teddy Roosevelt memorabilia, pop by this small saloon. Lug your beer to the stone patio behind the lodge, where rough-hewn rocking chairs face the rim and a blazing fire on chilly nights. Rangers offer talks. Espresso drinks and breakfast pastries are served in the early morning.

    reviewed

  5. Rusty Spur Saloon

    Yee-haw it up with the grizzled Budweiser crowd gathered for good times, cheap drinks and twangy country bands that’ve been around the block once or twice. It’s in an old bank building that closed during the Depression; the old vault now holds liquor instead of greenbacks.

    reviewed

  6. Rough Rider Saloon

    Peruse Teddy Roosevelt memorabilia while the bartender pours your microbrew, then head over to the lodge’s back patio where rough-hewn rocking chairs face the canyon rim. The saloon also serves morning coffee and pastries.

    reviewed

  7. D

    Surly Wench

    This bat cave of a watering hole is often packed with pierced pals soaking up $1.50 bottles of Schlitz in careless quantities, giving the pinball machine a workout or bopping heads to deafening punk, thrash and alt-rock bands.

    reviewed

  8. Grand Hotel

    On Thursday nights Grand Canyon park employees head to Tusayan, just outside the park’s South Entrance, for drinking, dancing and live entertainment at the Grand Hotel.

    reviewed

  9. E

    Jade Bar

    A swanky hotel bar on the side of Camelback Mountain, it's shaped like a long patio so that as many people as possible can marvel at the fiery red sky as the sun sinks low on the horizon.

    reviewed

  10. Olde Sedona

    There’s always something rockin’ at this restaurant-bar, from Monday’s poker night and jam session to karaoke and live bands on weekends.

    reviewed

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  12. F

    Roosevelt Tavern

    Handcrafted beer, choice wines and comfort food in a historic building.

    reviewed